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high rank, his wealth, his devotion to the
House OF Orleans, and his great ability
soon gave him one of the foremost places
among the Royalists. He was one OF the
most ardent kusionists, and he had a large
Share in the first negotiations between the
OrIeanists and the Leg timists. On the
OrIeanist side he took TIVE Chief part IN
the making of that compact which seemed
TO promise success until the very day when
it was shivered to pieces by the Comte
de Cambord's famous letter. When he
read the ppistle, he is reported to have
said that it was a catastrophe. lie then
helped the Due de BrogIie to form q
breakwater against Radlcailsm by means
of the Septenuate; but his clear Judgment
told him that the chances OF a M0narchl-
Cal restoration had gone by tor years, P r
hapS for ever. His mind was chiefly IN
fuenced, however, by his passionate
hated of the Empire. As president OF
the Commission which investigated the
contracts for the Army, he gathered an
immense mass of facts to illustrate the
t~oulness of the corruption that had stained
the Imperial system, and he used 1t with
splendid effect in the speech which babe
the Emperor give France back her leglons.
His detestation of the Empire has ed him to
the side of the Republic, not because he
likes it, but because he believes that no
other form OF government can save the
country from falling into the hands OF NJ.
Rouher. A year ago he had the courage
to tell that fact to the members OF the
Right Centre, Of which he was the presi-
dent, and he boldly recommended that
they should cut themselves loose from the
impracticable Legitimists, for the purpose
of forming an alliance with the Conserva-
tives of the Left. His frienIs did not
agree with him at the time, and he resign
ed his position but they have now come
to share his apprehensions and tns wishes.
The Due d AuIiAret-Pasquier in fact, has
done more than any Other mar on the
Right to bring the present alliance be-
tween The Republican and the RoyaIlSt
divisions of the Conservative party.
Hence the Left was peculiarly pleased
when he accepted the Ministry OF the
Interior, and the "Chislehurstiens, as the
Bonapartists are sometimes called, were
depressed in a corresponding degree. But
at this stage of the negotiations the Mar
shaI came into the field with a veto. 1t
may be thar NJ Buffet was jealous OF the
Duke. Or it may be that the President
resents the advances which the Duke has
made to the Republicans, or that his old
connection with the Empire makes him
angry at the attacks on the system. Or
perhaps he has yielded to solicitations
from his Minister Of War, General Cissey,
who is q Monarchist, aud with whom he
refuses to part. Or General Bourbaki,
the commandment of Lyons, and other
B~onapartist Generals who are still permit
ted to retain high places OF command, may
have stated to the Marshal that their
authority would be dangerously diminish
ed if the Due d'AuIiftet-Pa>quier were
to be Minister of the Interior. Or, as
rumour states, the Duke himself may have
insisted on the dismissal of those Generals.
At al events, the Marshal distinctly told
him that he could not be permitted to be-
come Minister of the Interior, and offered
him a minor portfolio. That change was
made the more insulting by the fact that
the Duke did not seek Office, but had it
thrust upon him. His Parliamentary po-
sition would also forbid him to accept any
of the less important offices, and we dare
say that the consequence was some plain
speaking, for mis- many good qualities are