The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-12-23

Gus in the history OF the Republic.
Conviction Of Cou"i de Montais mberi.
We have European dates 10 the 21th Of
November. The most important item of
news is the announcement Of the conviction
OF Count dc MoSrALKxBxRr, for libel upon
the French government, by the publication
an article in lie Correspondent, on the sub
Ject OF free Legislative discussion in England.
The trial commenced on the 2ith ult, before
one Of the Paris tribunals, and has resulted
in the conviction Of MoSrALEMBERT, and his
sentence to ak months imprisonment, and
the payment OF u fine of 5000 francs.
We find in the Philadelphia Press of the
8th, the following article on MoNrALExBsRr:
Count de Montalember,. who has dared
to beard Napoleon IL vas born in London,
nearly forty nine years ago. but is legally a
Frenchmau. Iii, father. who married Miss
Forbes, IA wea thy Englshwoman, was an
em'gre, and head of an old fumiy of Poitou
He returned to France with the Bourbons.
was made Peer OF France by Louis XVIlI,
aud sent to Sweden Us Ambassador from
France, by Charles X. The son. Of whom
We now write, commenced his public career
about the time Of the Revolution of 1880.
then being only twenty years old At that
period, the Abhc Latncnnais, lwho died in
February, 1894 vas attracting much at
tentlon III Pans, By bis eloquent speaking
and iorcbI, writing in favor OF the suprem-
acy of the Church. In 1880, Lamennais
established journal called LAuenV, (the
Futurc,l IN winch he advocated the union
oi Catholicism with Democracy, but claimed
that the Church should be wholly indepen.
dent oi the State, that it should dsdain to
receive money or moneys worth from the
Government. that it should wholly rely on
It's own resources, and that in politics or re-
igiou. mcn should be free to publish what
they thought-though blasphemy or treason
was the result. These doctrines were de
nounced by Pope Gregory XVI as alto
gelher absurd" and Eduenu was discon-
tnuCd. Young Montalembert, who had
been one Of its editors. greved greatly at the
. prospect Of his pen being laid aside, but he
Was OF an active temperament, and turned
al orce to agitation OF another sort.
In April 1881, commencing an opposi.
ton 10 the University of Paris, he opened
what he callrd the Ecole Libre. in cor iunc.
tion with NJ. de Coux and the eloquent
Abba Lacorlaire, who had been associated
With himself aud l.amennais in the editor.
ship oi Licen,r. None of this trio show.
ed much discretion and the Government of
I.ous Philippe, which he strongly opposed
brought him before the Police Correction
ellie. While the prosecution WAS going on,
VI. de Monta!embert became Peer Of
France, by the death Of his father. and he
ajrJI,'y claimed the rgk, Of being tried by
the Chamber of Peers This right was
conccdci, and he defended himself so ably
and elcqaently that, though convicted. be
received 10 severer sentence than TO pay
toe OF 100 francs. With this. NJ. de Mon
ialeGb.Tts political career may be said to
have commenced.
Considering tha, the Pope WAS very def
Gent 10 orthodoxy, because he condempsd
the writings Of l.amenras. aud further an.
uoyol because lAcorilalre had Oeen Obliged
10 separate from l. '.irMr and the school.
and co0liue himself To lis strict professional
da,u ), NJ. &c Montalg,ab RI nov took a
bold and pr mineni stand as the champion
of CathoIicity. With his ain he wrote
ard spoke. 10 ls3f, be pab. she'd his q" Life
oG Eii@Ibrta oi ilgssary Ia which be
showed himself great p.e,I,,
In March. 1870 having attained the legal
age Il thirty VI d. Mon,aiemJrt took his
al; in ,he Caambcr Of Peers iu ls;2 he
sehemaliy oppl>ei VI. Ni..,'naiu. eiuca-
i.cua. mo4sarg, vhica ,elu.ari1ld iGsiTlc-
ton ard Published his 'aiboh Nan.
l,s,U IN ls43, 10 this !eAF, ais, hs mar
red Mademoge.e Dc Neroie, daughter OF
ore oi TIE Beigic Nnls'ry. Soou ahtr.
returning to FraHcr he mad three erAt
,p~chos, on which rcsis as tl.h reputation
Tor .Icqgenoc. rh,y s,rc .pos,a a. tie
Chamdsr 81 Peers the ssbsci. beng the