The New York herald., 1870-03-14
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Charles Forbes dc Tyron, Comte dc Monta- :
iombcrt.
A cable telegram from Iaris reports the death OF
this distinguished man-an event all the more TO be
dcplorei because OF the events which are now taking
place In the Catholic world. lie was born on the
10th OF March. 1910, In London. TO which
city his grandfather and father had removed al
the outbreak Of the first revolution III France
His father served with credit III the British AMY
but after tho BourDons had been restored 10 tnt
crown ne returned TO his native country, aud was
created peer reward for his loyalty aud ser
vices. He died In 1850, and was succeeded IN his
titles by the deceased statesman. Although then
o young man, OF less than twenty -ono
years, be had already displayed great
abilities as contributor to tho Aueni,.
the paper established by the famous Father Lanlcn-
abandoned his iegitimisL principles and espoused the
doctrines OF the Liberals, advocating the
Snpn s Of aaa
was defence OF his course In attacking the
University Of France, and although he was con-
demned 10 pay q nne OF 1000 francs. his eloquence
aud the v,gOr and logic OF his argument gained hin
considerable reputation. At this time, not being
thirty years OF aye, unable take ms seat IN
the Chamber but his writings exercised really more
influence than II he had delivered his Ideas 10 Par
liament.
the Pope the Court was stanca defender OF the
claimsset up by the utramontaDes. After he as
Certal0eu precisely now IL was their
go he cut loose from them and tnencerorward ad-
voca.ed liberal ideas IN religion in
politics. HIS writings ard speeches. which
were numerous. soon made him the admitted
champion OF Liberalism in Catholicism. During TINS
PERIOD he published a 'Ile or st. Elizabeth OF Hun
garyn s'Mednva! Arti and ellie and Times or 81
Anselin, Archbishop OF Canterbury In I8l3 he
married daughter OF the Count lie Merode, a Bel
gian Minister. and while staying at MADEIRA for the
lsheu his celebrated Letter to the Cambridge Cam
den society'' who had pad him the compliment OF
clecllng hun an honorary memDer1. designed by
hn TO disproye the ambitious pretensions OF that
society III seeking to ldeltfy the Protestant and Re-
formed Church OF England with the Church OF the
Middle Ages ana or Continental Europe. About the
same time nc gave TO the world his treatise "Du
Devolr des Catalogues dams Ia Question de
IA fibertG d'Ensegncmcntn which became the
signal for the decisive struggle carried on by
the French Catholics in favor Of religious free
dom during the latter years OF the reign OF Louis
Philippe. Returning to France, he delivered In the
Chamber OF Peers ms three celebrated speeches on
the liberty OF the Church, the liberty OF education
and the liberty Of the monastlc orders In s5T he
established a religious education work in favor OF
The Sonderbund. Fiom that date TO the present
the Count has stood forward as the most
jealous champion OF the rights OF the Roman
Catholic Church IN France, which he has
maintained at once by his powerful pen and
his almost more powerful oratory. Al the same time
he made his influence widely felt the Iirm cham.
pion OF oppressed nat!onalities, IN which spirit we
presume, he acted when on the 10th Of February
lS43 he had celebrated In NOtre Dame funeral
vice in memory OF Daniel O'Connell.
Early In 1s4S Count de Montalenibcrt, in o speech
Oh slo aNAlfb Oh SWttZerianu ICretOiu tne reVOlu-
ton which after broke out With that Of France
he sympathised, and was elected member OF the
National Assembly, representing the department. OF
Dorbs. He was no party to the coup Uetdt
although he was denounced BY Louis Blanc as an
accompllcc OF Napoleon, because he accepted MEM
Dership Of the Legion Of Honor, after the establish.
menr or the empire. In 1852 he was elected .
member Of tho French Academy aud OF the
Corps Leglslatii. In 1856 he went into opposition
to the government and during the following year
failed 10 be reelected. Since Then he had not
sought Office but mad nevertheless remained con
spicuous character IN the political and religious
world. As the leader OF the Catholic liberals nc
devoted all OF his great mental powers
to the work OF reconciling Catholicism
to the progress OF civilization. Whine he
never swcryed An inch from the atn OF his fathers,
he eloquensly opposed everything ike religious IN
tolerance, declaring that the st. Bartholomew
sacro was not ess horrible 10 contemplate than the
persecution OF Catholics in England He wrote
numerous works In defence OF his ideas on
religion, winch have gained great popularity.
Count dc MontAlembert was inncxlbly opposed
to the dogma 81 Papai nalllbility, and the time OF
his death was using MS influence against It's proca-
nation as article OF faith. lie was, altogether,
OF the most remarkable men or the age, ana MS
death must be regarded as calamity 10 religion and
10 literature