Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-13
EX.PreSident Theirs.


ident Theirs was W hat is called IN France
dpopierie .fouar"yaaie. He was apps
rently in good health in the morning.
and took his usual walk. After lunch
con he felt SYMPTOMS of Illness, which
speedily developed into an epcrlectic
fit. He remained unconscious and died
at o'clock, apparently without pain.
No event short Of 4 cr.c T t!d' Of n
communist rising could have created so
profound an i,ntressinn Throughout,
France as will this. Its effect on the
present political crisis cannot vet he
properly weighed. nj, Gambetta is
! now without rival in the Republican
party, but his advanced views are SO
alarming to the ieit Centre that the Re-
publican party, as n whole, will proba-
bly, seek TO counteract the evil effects Of
NJ. Theirs removal by putting forward
NJ. Grevy, ex-Pres,dent OF the Chamber
OF Deputies, as 4 candidate FOR the sue
cession TO the Presidency in the event
OF President Mac Mahon's retirement.
At the time OF his death no citizen OF
France held a more prominent place IN
the eyes of his cour.-ynen and of the
world than LOUIS Adolphe Thiers.-
Though over 50 years OF age, he was in
robust health, and his intellect was a.
clear, sctive, and vigorous as al auv
previous time; and by reason Of his grca;
experience IN pubic affairs, his undoub,-
ed patriotism, his eminent services Ia
his country. and his distinguished fi,-
Far 10, I II
upon BY large majority of the Rcpub-
lICan party OF France a. the successor
OF Mac Mahon should the latter. in the
event of an adverse result 10 the pres
ent elections for Deputies to the Assem-
bly,, resign the Presidency. The fac,
that the country might RELY upon 81 safe
a man for tia, ri=h lice, n ease Of
Mac Mdhon's resignation, was indeed an
element u' great strength to the Rcrub-
iicars of France, and the death of TEier>
may, for this reason, be serious blow
to them.
NJ. Theirs was born in Marscillc<
April 10. 1897. Re studied law, and
pract!ccd from 1918 10 1921, after hich
he went TO Paris and became a writer
for the press and literature. II was at
this time that he gave ~ the world hi
famous History OF the French Revolu-
ton He entered political liic under
Louis Philippe, becoming an official in
the Treasury and member of the Cham
ber OF Deputies, and afterwards. sue
Cc>siyly Miris;c- of the Interior and
Minister OF Commerce and Agriculture
and Minister of Foreign \ fairs, his ser
vices IN the various cficcs covering
with a few gaps. ncriud nf nearly ten
years. In 1884 he vas elected 10 the
French Academy. He was warm OPP
ponent OF Louis Napoleon and after
ire coup 4 cfat OF 1852 was arrested
and aiterward bani>het. i!c did no.:
venture actively again into the political
field until in 1868, when the Paris Lib
erals elected him a Deputy. He OPP
posed earnestly the war with Russia.
and uttered predictions of disaster that
proved so true "a 10 inspire the people
with The highest confidence in hi wis
dom and foresight. His negotiations
with Bismarck aitcrward increased hi>
popularity still further, and dccpened
the public sense OF his patriotism and
stateman>hip. In 1871 he was chosen
Chiet OF the Executive by the Assem-
bly,, and IN August of The same wear he
was elected President of the Republic
for a term of three years. In Nav.
1872 he resigned, and was succeeded hy
Mac Mahon. On January 80, 1876, he
was elected 10 the new Senate. and in
February to the Assembly. He was
an ardent supporter OF a republican form
of government. lie was also a warm
prote His literary fame rests
upon his historical works.