The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-31

Duo oh 6Roa1Is. s.-The following brief
history OF Duo de Btoglie, the Minister
OF Fofsigu Affairs, In the Cabinet Of the
new aeyssnment of FsSnoe. UNDER Pre-.
sidens MsoMahop, we take fron the New
York Herald: s g r
The present Duo de Broglie, who has
been offered the porte JeuiRe Of Foreign
Affairs, was born in 1885. His father
was guillotined during the first revolu-
tion in the dark days Of 1898. During
the reign of Napoleon I he was an Audi
tor in the Department of the Council Of
State. The Emperor offered him several
in the drafting of one OF the numerous
treaties OF peace which were made by
Napoleon I. The Duo de Broglie never
liked the first Emperor, however, aud
readily attached himself to the new
government of the restoration. He was
named to several embassies by Louis
XVIII in 1914, and followed his fortunes
when he went into exile the second time
On the return to France, after the finnl
overthrow Of Napoleon, De Broglie was
petted by the King, and again received
several foreign missions. In 1880 the
nnke was made q peer and took his eeat
in that body. After the overthrow Of
Charles K, in the revolution of July,
Louis Philippe. the. new King, offered
Dc Broglie the porte feuiAe of Minister Of
Public Instruction. In 1881 the Duke
de Broglie joined hands with Theirs in
defending hereditary titles, and subse-
quently formed, with Theirs, Guizot and
Gerard, the! longest ministry which ex-
lated under the rule of Louis Philippe,
De Broglie having the portfolio OF Fo-
reign Atfaira. About this time he made
the first treaty with England having
reference to the slave trade, and it was
mutually agreed between the two powers
to give the right of visitation OF sus.
pected slavers. a
At length dissensions broke out in the
Cabinet between Thiers and Guizot, dis.
sensions which it seemed could not be
reconciled, and at length the King, tired
Of the continued wrangies between these
two statesmen, appointed the Duke de
Broglie to draw Up new Cabinet, which
ne did, and was then appointed fresi-
dent Of the Council of State in 1884
While ia this position, h5 drew up the
severe lava against the liberty of the
press, bnt he was spared the main onus
OF the work. owing to the fact that Thiers
embraced the proposed law so enthusi-
astically that the main blame of the aur.
~ rested on Thiers' shoulders. When
the revolution of 1848 came. Do BrogIie
retired. and appeared again in the French
Chamber as Deputy from the Depart
ment of Eure in 1851. He appeared to
get revision of plan of constitution
80 as to abolish the republic and make
way for the return Of the citizen king,
when the coup d'etat was sprung. which
defeated all his projects. In 1855 he was
elected to the French Academy, and it
was said 10 be'more a political election
than aught else. In his speech lie made
his last defence Of tho dethroned king,
and after that retired from politics. In
1851 his house was searched by the Pre-.
feet of Paris for forbidden books. He
was subsequently appointed Grand Cross
OF the Legion of Honor. After the over
throw Of Napoleon he took up with poll.
tics, and after the Commune was ap.
pointed Ambassador to London. Re.
Gently, in the French Assembly, he was
President Of the Committee of Thirty,
and bitter opponent of President
Thiers. He now returns to the position
he held 80 many years ago.
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