The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-06

THE PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE.
The following account of M. Theirs Is by the
Paris correspondent OF the Boston Daily Adyer-
tiser:
M. Theirs is small man, with rather an eff
Terminate voice and look, but Notwithstanding he
is man Of great capacity. He is what we eau
self-made man. He has written the best work
ON the French Revolution; he has been the
most powerful writer for the press IN France; he
has made capital and effective speeches in the
Chamber of Deputies; he is now prime minis
ter; and less than 20 years ago he was poor
and unknown, inhenting nothing but poverty
and disgrace, living in obscure lodgings, and not
knowing from day TO day when or how he was
TO get dinner In April next M. Theirs VIII
be forty -four years Of age, and in less than hall
OF that number of years he has built himself
name and developed character that may been
Wed by many an older and better man. HIS
father was locksmith and at eighteen the son
was entered as law student, and applied him
self with alacrity and perseverance TO the study
ofliterature, philosophy, and history, identifying
himself with the party Of the people, and enlist
ing himself on the side of the revolutionists.
His talents were great, his writings forcible.
He wrote theme for the prize OF the Academy
of AK, which, although acknowledged the best,
was in consequence OF coming from HIM reject.
ed, and the decision of the prize was postponed
to another year. In the meantime new COM
petitor for the prize appeared, who sent his man.
uscrpt from Paris The production eclipsed all
others, and was pronounced successful when 10!
on opening the sealed packet containing the au-
thor's name, who should it be but the little Jaco-
bin Theirs. He had written an entire new uea-
tise and having got friend to copy il and put
it into the post Office al Paris, il had, unsus-
pected by the learned members Of the Academy,
gained for him the prize.
Having been admitted TO the bar Of AK, he
did not succeed, because he was known as the
poor soon of poor man, and he concluded to
come to Paris 10 seek his fortune. He was rich
in hope, in ambition, and in talents, but even
here he was for some time in obscurity and pov-
erty But he knew that fortune was a tickle
goddess and he watched her with keen eye to
take advantage Of the first chance she could give
him. TO rise to the station he coveted. In 1923,
he made the acquaintance OF Manuel, the great
orator. and Of LATTE, and became one OF the
writers for the Constitutional, then the best pa
per in Paris. Here he shone pre-eminent for
the nerve, the boldness, and the beauty OF his
contributions, and soon he became personally
acquainted with the great men of the day.
He was frequent vsiter at Talleyrand's
and he is frequently called in derision, by the
opposition, the .'would-be Talleyrand" of the
day. He is man of great judgment and of
to escape his memory. From mere writer IN
the Constitutional he soon became proprietor,
and, fortune having gone well with him, he as
sumed the dandy, and was TO be found every
day at Tortoni's, and kept his horse to ride in
the Bots de Bologne. The Constitutional did
not suit his purposes after while It was too
old-fashioned, and he wanted something fresh
err. Accordingly in 1928 he founded new
paper called the National, which took stand
| n,or tin and IVA 10 MOI th-Dl OF
the revolutionary party. In the National, M.
| Theirs showed his industry and vigor. He at
tackled the government of Charles x, and goad-
ed on Polignac to the utmost He kept his post
when other journals were afraid to speak, and
was only driven from it at last by force. M
Theirs took an active part in the revolution OF
July, 1880. and it was he, with Laftte that in
duced the Duke of Orleans to accept the crown.
He made part Of the first cabinet Of Louis Phi
lippe, as under secretary to the minister OF
| finance. He was soon after elected deputy for
| AK, and made his first appearance in the Cham
bers. The LATTE ministry having been obliged
to resign, Cashier Perrier became prime minis
ter and the opposition counted upon M. Theirs
as their leader, but he disappointed them and
came out with an eloquent and. able speech
against all their propositions. On the subject
Of the hereditary peerage, democrat and jacobin
as he always had been, he proved himself even
more ministerial than the ministry themselves.
| His speech on this occasion is said to have been
most mastery. The hereditary plan fell to the
ground, but from this moment M. Theirs was
stamped as one of the first orators of the Cham
Der, and he retains his rank to this day. II is
useless to follow him through all the politics of
France to this time He has, believe, either
directly or indirectly, been part Of every cabi-
net since 1880 until 1885, when he was found
on the opposition benches
In March, 1910, M. Theirs became Prime
Minister, and whatever may be said of his acts,
he has shown himself so far an able one. There
are many who doubt whether he will be able to
sustain himself through the coming session of.
the Chambers, and the opposition are making
vigorous efforts TO Dust him if possible. Somuch
for M. Theirs as public man. In private he
is afiable to those he meets, and companion
whose society is TO be coveted, but beyond this
we are permitted to know nothing. 1t is said
that he has not always done what he should,
and that he was indirectly concerned in the
speculations at the Exchange about the LIST of
August; these matters Of private scandal, how
ever, are what you in America have nothing to
do with
The LATE LORD DuDLEY.-Though an only
son, yet, from infancy he never knew the happi-
ness of domestic life, having been, at the early
age Of six months, placed by his rather whmsi-
cal parents in separate house and establishment,
where they occasionally visited him; but his ed
ucation was entirely superintendent by nursery
governess and tutors, and he always declared, that
the only, experience he had of happy home was
when placed at last under the roof Of Professor
Dugald Stewart, at Edinburgh. His life of ear
ly solitude engendered those peculiar habits which
occasionally clouded the ustre of his shining abi
lilies and amonu other etra npp en- toms he acali-