The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-17

so many bard fought battles
by no,a ana aeio rom 20. avs smas ,v ns ne
of Old tae land and thous nds OF her nvincbc warriors
in ,sos pert Of tho slooe, u may be saia that
In honors eause his life was passed,
la hosor's cause be falls II iast,
For England, home and duty.
the memory OF ths great hero, who nov quietly sleeps
fss seep, viii long be embalnei In tho memory Of
bis countrymen nrst and then In that Of all true men
Who know bow TO nohor courage, devotion and deermi
nation whs manifested la such remarkable manner ~
il the case OF the smentcd dead
LORD Cochrape leaves ave children, the eldest being
Thomas Barnes Baron Cocbraue The saooesssr 10 the
family Donors titles aud estates born IN the year
ASIA proper age he eniered he army 10 which be
q captain and he eocys the reputation q being COOL
determined and courageous officer.
The writer u tas sketch had the sssure Of seeing the
robe Earl during the period Of his Command Ell tho Bf
18th North American squadron. He v~s then hale and
Hearty old with sivered hair tall Of stature and
ca~oh ng look, and, when follower by rapng crowd
l~s seemed anxious 20 get ous If pnelo oosery 9t,n
be officers and vpder hs command always spoke
fhim with sres. respect the period OF his service
the West liz ds station vas remarkable only Ior the
he raw Tor the best and happiness OF the Of the
OF which no 90 rare an crnR nent
PIKE pEcAzEs, IN. MINISTER OF THE NTgaroR AND
|. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF LOUIS xvIiI.
Oar foreign advces the fac. that another Of
the d,s,Bs u.hed public OF tho last IA century h.
gone 70 biz hong accountable Duke Decesooe Of the
mos. active among the scive individuals Of that stormy
iatrigues and sADguinary wars.
Elias, Duke Decazes, was born September % $780, AZ
g. Martin de LAye, Lbourne (Gironde>, where bis
father Lieutenant 10 the presdiL court he de-
ssended HON an ancient Gascou family, ennobied BY
Henry w. ~ 1896 and commenced his studies in the mill
tar, sh ,ol OF " ntome ia 1870, flushing them al IL
bourne whore he establisbed himself advocate
Under the Consulate BIO 10 Paris 70 seek . higher
destny. He employed in the Ministry Of Justice
when he married the daughter Of Count Murarc, 6rsi
Precedent o. the Court Of Cessation This marriage open
ed to bin In he msgstrscy. Appointed almost
immedsiey 10 the tribunal the Seine, he became Coun
selor the Imperial Court In 1869; but the year
he Was called 10 holland by the confidence
Of King LOUIS that honest sovereign, who preferred
rather sbdicatc throne than 70 sacrifice tho interests
OF people the political views OF his brother sot
~ Decs zes, bis confidential adviser sustained him,
said that resolution, and aroused on that account
against himaen the dspoasure OF the Emperor. After
having accompanied tho exKing TO Bohemia and Austria,
be a,sahed in 1871 to the service Of the Empress
moiber Madame Letia, ~ counsellor and secretary.
On the Restoration he rallied with enthusiasm 70 the
support OF The Bourbons and the constitutional charter
He remained faithful 10 them during the Hundred D1ye,
Anj pattiSs himself ct the head Of company OF the Ma
tsoaa Guard, be efersd his services 10 the King, who
soon found himself compelled 10 retire 70
exile " Decazes offered the address which the royal
court, OF which he was a ember, drew up Of
Napoleon, who bad Just returned from the island OF Eba
Syom pnss 70 Tsts Of the Emperor ,es,,ma,ed his re-
accession 10 the throne be replied with tba, Ing which
has since become celcbrs.cd-Jen ne sacais pu que Ia T.
on,tts aie priz dc Ia c0asc'i did not snow that 10
eimacy wss the price OF speed" He paid for this
mark BY the oes Of his title OF Counsellor and again
exied from Paris. n Decszes went TO Lsourne to wait
the Second Restoration Amer the disastrous day OF
Waterloo be fastened TO Paris, where the provisional
committee bad just dissolved Here, by mis-
ihoriiy the Of the King he took the post Of
pref OF police and In the absence OF the troops main
!slned TIE tranquility Of The city si'h the Ma
In the midst a the general change OF public
administration which then resalted. From tRAt
want boundless esteem and confidence; but on Ne
part Of many opposed 70 the government he Oh
In measures Of vioence while The yats
charged him with placing Oh tsces u the way OF the gra
res onsitlty In great Of the executous Of
Eey Lbedoy@e, uonion Davernet, the bro hers Fsd.
sestous cries laws suspendiDs individual ber,e. and
the liberties OF the press the banishment OF regcies
the establishment Of provost eoars and the bloody sup
preston Of The troubles NJ Gsenoble and Lyons From
project he became minister general Of police and the
24th Of September, With hrs colleague tho Count Of
Barrie NArbois he vas denounced 20 the King by
mittec Of the Chamber having lost tho condolences Of
The country Bat, sus,ained BY the s1e;sion o. Louis
w II the accusation Was Withdrawn.
On September S, 1916 an ordinance pssAed which
only dissolved the Chamber, but modified the eec.
ora system. and took from the Chamber the members
above iory years OF sre reduced the deputies 1, The
constitutional number oftwo hundred and ATTY sx among
whom the derry hsccracy Of the emigration had longer
. msoriy. n. Decays, who only thirty sir years |
OF found hmsef one OF the arsi victims OF thai
form bat the king compensated hu by raising him 70
the peerase. with the title OF Count
From 1871 TO 1919 he engag led In the parliamentary
troubles which vexed that period--onc Of the laws
which he w instrumental In passing being TIA, for the
In 1915 he the Cabinet Minister o, tbs late
terror the place vacated the Duke dc Rohsc1 By
him was re established the qunqucnniL exhibition Of
rational industry.
In 1890 the ministry having been Dissolved in ccnsc-
n. pcafcs formef and presided a ministry,
and was charged with completely IN the assassination
WAS excited and n dc 81 nj 1uire Who had lately &c,
come bis iaihsr NAV Was 20 aroused that be made
You must either oS.sn the head Decas or your Own
wiz forever hang 10 irfamy" No direct completely.
Ii, aosn es e,,%s ~ ss.S
moved by This event. and the Count dArtos thrcaenei
TER The King, however, CONSENTED 70 separation, sc
cited b. peazes, N cnsieanbriand dared 70 bad
bis eeparlare win Tbs srD'l saying Which Ia, sises
King, however IN recognition Of his services and
testimony Of his personal esteem raised him 70 the rank
Of pake, and appointed him Ambassador 70 Loudou de
kept this position until The a. of the Duke de Richie.
heu (cc4 mber, ls2) his ancient colessue sucsss
uy Of vineis be ios bis cmbssy, saa, resarn.
ing 70 France, resumed bis place In the Chamber Of |
i.sux siass Win The liberals In several measures b.;
did net attach himseh permanently 70 that party. |
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military code In 1890, being aoseut from PAss
tine OF the revelation be publicly deporcd tho cs,sro
phe which overlook the royal family but after cards al,
tached himself 70 the fortunes Of The dynasty which
be served vi,h grea. re though keeping acof from the
minister al nHgucs wn1ch cnsoed.
10 1884 he Was made tho Grand acfercndAry Of ths
Chamber OF Peers To him the Palace of Luxembourg
na parl ameatAry chamber. its library,
argement md In the new nursery the spleadid gather
rs OF vises and plants smoog which 70 be found he
representatives q Almost every spescs In the world
he revoutlon ~ Tccruary, lsts removed hu forever
ron public fe Res ncn hare ocen The suhlecs Of
goo than the subject Of tbs sketch.
ne fact that be enabled 70 mantan q position In
he political world during HE long career and especially
during the last nve years OF the vgn OF Louis The
Eighteenth, In The fac OF The Snrarying hostility Of
bis MES and onen ~ the OBJECT Of the grayest
charges show IL that he posecssed knowledge OF men
that peculiarly adapted him " me period and
Nc Oct q which he lived aud this, combined with
suppleEsss u l1d certain fscuudify Of
eKgsdenu arcntences, and ~ toe use, drmness
o. character, an Amenfy OF msaner aad charm 81
veFsAtcn, espa ne In rprd We gres, ss0odeacy be
Wa cusnkd 70 maintain over the mind Of ths. mouNrch