The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-27
OBITUARY.
Tho Duke Of RroRiIe.

rr. Tho Duke Of BrogiIe.
me cable announces the death OF this dlstin-
guished French statesman who was born December
I, 1855 Soon after completing his education, he
began his administrative and diplomatic career,
being entrusted with different missions in Ilyrla,
spain, warsaw, and as member OF the suite OF the
Abbe de Pradt in leq-19 at the Congress OF Prague
After the rest 9rston or the Bourbons he was made
peer by Louis XVIII, and In this capacity sat In
Judgment on Marshal Ney, speaking earnestly in his
faVor and voting with the minority against putting
MIN 70 death. He married the daughter OF Madame
de Stael. who had just then written her franK and
powerful work on the French Revolution. Al
though his wife was jealous Protestant, and
the duke as jealous Roman Catholic they lived
happily together until her death In 1888. His arst
political acts necessarily threw him into the opposl-
uon. He supported, against the various ministers
OF the Restoration, different measures of reform,
and advocated with great eloqueuce freedom Of dis
cussion and freedom Of the press. In q multiplicity
OF questions he showed himself a good economist
and jurist, UhIe the sincerity OF his
convictions and the vigor OF his logic,
Joined to certain sharp irony, estab-
lished his reputation as an orator In 1928 he
founded the Repue Franoaise, to which he eontrl-
trtbuted several articles anonymously The revOlu-
tien OF July made NJ de Broglie doctrnairs through
out the whole OF the reign OF Louis Philippe. He
did not fear liberty but he afraid OF the demo-
cratic tendency which the revolution had encou-
ragged. He acted for few days as Minister of the
Interior, and yielded his position 70 his friend M
Gul2ot, boider organ Of his own ideas, contentng
himself with the portfolio OF Public Instruc ion in
the 1rst ministerial combination attempted by Che
new king Both men were obliged to give way to
the Lafitte Dsisistry, then better suited to the
temper OF the times. Associated with NJ
Guizot, NJ. Thiors, and Marshal Gerard, he
ne formed. october H. 1882, a ministry that had a
longer existence than most OF those which held
ONCE under Louis Philippe, and IN this cabinet he
NS,VgA lfN
act in that capacity was the arrangement with Enp-
land for the suppression OF the slave trade lie re-
tired from the ministry April d. 1884 In consequence
of the rejection OF the law on the American indem
nity but recalled by the king the month after Co
the portfolio and with the title OF President OF
the Council. II was under his presidency that the
famous laws respecting the press called the laws of
September Qss5, so contrary to the principles he
had maintained on this subject under the Re,tOra-
ton, were passed.
In 1886 ne retired finally from ONCE on account Of
an adverse vote OF the Chamber, and thus caused
the dissolution OF the ministry. NJ de Broglie with
stood every solicitation to take ofiice again With
regret he saw the destruction OF the royalty he had
assisted In founding In the revolution OF February,
lsAS. For time he silent, but after the election
of Louis Napoleon, ne entered the Legislative
Assembly, and proposed the law for
reyisal Of the Constitution, in the
hone OF reopening the door Go
monarchy more In harmony with his choice The
corp detat brought about an order OF things he
never expected and he has since lived In retirement
In 1856 he was admitted into the French Academy.
His election was viewed as q political triumph "a
he had literary claim TO distinction NJ de BrooIie
In june 1861 prosecuted the PreTect OF Police for
the Illegal seizure OF work on which he had lona
been ocoupied-'consideratlon on the Government
OF France, but which not Intended for pubIica
tion. He succeeded IN recovering the greater nor
ten OF the copies which had been seized at his
printer's who lin presence OF N. de Persgnys harsh
construction OF the laws the press was not sorry
TO be rid Of such perlous matter.