The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-15
DEATH OF GUIZOr,,


DEATH OF GUIZOT.
THE GREAT FRENcHMAS y.xPIREs AT HIS
HoME-PREP ARATIoNs FOR HIS FUNERAL
OBITUARY NOTICE.
PARIS. Sept. 13.-Francoise Pierre Gull
laume Guizot, the eminent statesman and
writer, died to-day at his residence at
Valricher. He will be buried in the st.
Ouen cemetery, The funeral will be strictly
private and unceremonious. in accordance
with the wishes of the deceased.
FRANCOIS Pierre Guiliaume Guizot was the
son of an advocate OF Mines, in France, and
was born October 4, l7S7. His father was a
man ofreputation and talent, who persisted on
the scaffold during the great revolution. His
mother fled to Geneva, and there Guizot be-
gan his education. He pursued his studies
with such ardor that at the age of twelve
years he is said to have mastered the ancient
languages and to have acquired familiarity
with German, English and Italian. In 1905
he removed to Paris and began the study of
the law, slthough, like Burke, he never
pushed familiarity with the profession far
ther than O knowledge of it's theory. The
practice was probably uncc1genial. 1t was
daring the course of his stcdies at Paris that
he made his first romantic but for
cles which ne freqHonted he became
acqustHed with Pauline de Meulau, who
was editing spaper called the Publicist, End
was on intimate terms with many roy
alrst politicians. Boring a severe illness
wf1sch overlook this lady, an unknown con-
trfoutor came forward and undertook the
greater share of her editorial labors, and the
mere gratitude given to Guizot, who had
been hergood genius did not satissySthe fond
contributor. The result was a hauDy mar
risge It may spoil the bexuty of the incident
for sorrs readers, however, to remark that
Madame Guizot was fourteen years Older
than hcr husband, and That some of her re-
luctsnce to consent to ehe matchNzas due 20
this discrepancy of ages. GuiEot's career of
authorship began early. He published
his eirst work, an edition Of "Gerard's
French Synonyms, /" ~ 1909; andt Lives ofthe
French Poets;" translation of "Gibbon's
Declineand Eall;"'TheS tateofithe FineNtts
in Francois and a work on education fol-
lowed. IrGSl2 he was appointed to the chair
OF modern history IN the Saroonne. After
the fall Of Napoleon and the return of the
Rourbons, Guizot entered INTO political life
and madevapid advancement. DE belonged
TO theliberal school ofroyslists, however, and
after the assassination Of the Duke OF Berri
in 1919 tibet party lost power, and 0be reac-
l'tionists had everything their own
way. Guizot was SO conspicuous in
opposition that he WAS interdieted
from lectslringiin 1926. During his retire
ment he contributed to the newspapers, and
published several works asneng otherslrseel-
ebrated" History of the English Revelation, -
"Memo:rs Refative TO the History Of d rance, %
and -sCritical Notes and Essays upon
Shakespeare" In lsz7 he.lsst his wife, who
embraced her husbands faith on her DEATH
bed. Eome,years afterwards he married her
niece. Both we're women OF extraordinary
talent, and achieved z respectable position
in literature. In 1893 Guizot commenced
lectuving again, and delivered a series Of dis
courses on Modern History" and the
"Hissory of Civilization iir Europe.' His
lectures on the Letter theme .censti-
tute the text book on the subject
throughout .christeRdom, sand are mod
els of accurate and exhaustive learning,
and critical insight. In 1870, Guizet ne en-
tered the political arena, and ,Hpon the proe-
lamatien of the monarchy under Louis
Philippe, after the Rourbons had been
"driver into exile for the third and last
Time" he was made head OF the citizen
kings cabinet, and inauguarsted the era of
constitutional monarchy. In sSoult's cabi-
net of 1ss2 he held the position of minister
of public instruction, and was chiet of every
succeeding ministry of that reign except
during the period of his embassy to London.
His long career of Official: responsibility
closed vita his masters oQerthrOw in IS4s.
As a statesman he has been criticised for
his weak aud almost pusillsnimoas policy
and his fame will rest on fEmer basis than
his political achievement. There were
too many of the iEdieial aud scholarly.
eleMents in his character to allow him to
make daring leader in active life. He was
a great man, bat it is necessary. sometimes,
in France, to be a reckless one. Since his
retirement he has published several supple
mentsry works on the English Revolution,
giving the most complete and unpreJudiced
treatment of that interesting period to be
found in any author, avoiding, alike, the
faults of the Clarendon and Carlyle. Among
his later works are mentioned
Memoirs for history of N.Y.
Own Time," "Diseourses before
the Academy" 1.-THE Church and Christian
"Meditations on the Essence of the
Christian Religion" "Meditations on the
actual state Of the Christian Religion, ;" .'Bio-
graphical and Literary Miscellanies," and
"Frsnce and Prussia responsible in the eyes
of Europe" The majority of the last named
works were produced within the past ten
years, and the indefatigable old man has
worked up to the eve of his death, his final
labor of love being complete history of
his n afiua land IL can ha truly said of him |