The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-15
Death of Theirs.

Paris: All the Journals announce that
ex' President Theirs died quite sudden.
ly at six O'Clock yesterday evening at
st. Germain.
Louis Adolphe Thiers was bora in
Marseiles, April 16. 1897, and was
educated at the Lyceum of that city and
the law school of AK, where he prac-
ticed at the bar from 1918 to 1891. He
then removed to Paris and began his
career as IA journalist by writing for the
Constitutional and other journals. His
ability soon won him powerful friends
and he became the favorite OF Lafitte
Talleyraud. Between 1927 he pro-
duced his celebrated history of the
French revolution, in ten volumes. In
January, 1880, with Mignuet and Car.
rel, he started the National, which
promoted the change of dynasty effect
ed the following July. When Louis
Philippe assembled the throne NJ. Theirs
became an official Of the treasury and
was elected to the chamber of deputies.
lie was offered the ministry of finance,
but declined in favor of LATTE, although
he really administered the office. He
retired March 81, 1881, but in October
of the following year took the post of
minister of the under the Soult cabinet.
1t was while In this office that he pro-
cured the arrest of the Duchess du Der.
ri, an act he deemed necessary for the
pscification of the Vendee Mt a time
when all the military resources of the
nation were needed for the relief of
Antwerp in the interest of Belgian in
dependence. AS consequence he
| quilted Office, but soon took the port
folio of commerce, where he distin-
| guished himself by securing large ap-
| prupriations for public works. Early
| In 1894 he returned to the interior de
| partment, and rendered himself famous
by surpressing TIE bloody instructions
| in Paris and Lyons. After Quarrels
with Soult ard Mole, he finally retained
his office under the Duke de Brogie,
and In December (1884) took his seat
in the French academy. The attempt
Of Fieschi upon the kings life in July,
1885, caused him to support the restrict
tive press and jury laws known as the
laws of September. After once re-
signing, in February, 1885, he became
premier and minister of foreign affairs,
but in August following he again re-
tired because of the kings Intervention
in Spain. He was offered, but refused,
the mission to Russia. March, 1S40
he was rrinstated as premier, but his
policy for the armament OF France and
the Notifications of Paris being resisted
he was succeeded October 30 by Guizot.
He now began his great work In TWEEN.
ty volumes, 1.-THE History of the Con.
sulate and Empire" upon which he
was engaged from 1S45 to 1862. At
this same time, as the recognized leader
of the opposition, he advocated enlight-
ened measures of education and progress
and opposed political corruption and
ultramOntane schemes. Shortly before
the revolution of lS49 he made series
OF bitter attacks on Louis Philippe, ad-
vOcating political reforms, but not a
republic, yet when the republic became
a fact he accepted it and was elected to
the constituent assembly. He support
ed Louis Napoleon for tine Presidency,
and fought duel with Bike, who had
asserted that he deprecated Napoleon
election. In the assembly he was one
of the most active leaders In the reac-
tiOhary movement, but In January,
1851, alarmed at the removal of Chan
GARNER, he raised voice of warning
against second Napoleonic empire
He was arrested on the coup d'etat OI
December 2, imprisoned until January
8, and Oanished until August Z, 1852
He kept alOOf from politics until 1868,
when he was returned to the corps leg.
iSlature by the Paris liberals, despite
the opposition OF the government. In
the assembly he denounced the extrava,
gance of the empire and opposed its
war with Mexico. In 1866 and 1867 he
exposed the blunder of the emperor In
permitting the aggrandizemsn Mt of Prus
sia to the detriInent of France. In 1876
he opposed the declaration of wal
against Prussia, main aiming that the
government beirg unprepRrpd was rush
ing to certain defeat. He urged The
TiOgOrus defense of Paris and visited
the several courts to secure their infu-
ence in favor of an armisticp, his efforts
increasing his popularity sud adding t
his high renOwn for statemanshi D
February 6, 1871, he was elected to the
assembly from twenty'slx province.
and nine days later the assembly made
him chief executive OF the nation. liz
negotiated tie peace, crushed the com
mune and initiated the measures fol
paying of the national debt and the in
demnity. August 81, 1871, his term o.
office Mas increased for three years, bu
the defeat of the taIiff bill (he was al
ways protectiOnist) aud the oppOsi
tiOn in the assembly caused his resigna
tion, May "a. 1878. He was succeed
ed by Mac Mahon and the septenante, !