The New York herald., 1878-11-02
OBITUARY.
LOUIS ANTOINE GARNIER-PAoEs, FRENCH
sTATEsMAN AND HISTORIAN.

LOUIS ANTOINE GARNIER-PAoEs, FRENCH
STATESMAN AND HISTORIAN
By the death OF L A. GarnierPagss. which occurred
yesterday at Paris republican France has lost one Of
tho m os eminen nj Of The members OF the amous pro-
visions al government OF ls4s. The deceased states
man his seventy sixth year, having been born
July Is, 1903 Marseiles, where his father Simon
Pages, was y professor OF rhetoric. An elder half
brother on the mothers side was that Ga-ner-Pages
who the ch ief OF the republican party In France.
who died In ls4l and whom the populacs used to call
le bon or .he good in depreciation OF the subject
OF this notice. The double name borne by both
brothers may be taken as the evidence Of deep fra
ternal eminent as the elder should properly have
been called Garuier the younger Pages. Antoine
received a careful education, became a COM
mission agent At Paris, ana was early initiated
into political lie by his brother who already enjoyed
ommsnalng influence in his party at the time OF the
.ihree days revolution" OF July. $780, which de-
throned the House OF Bourbon. In that revolution
Antoine took an active part, and threw up two barr
cades In the Quarter Sainte.Avoye. Upon the death
of his brother, IN 164l, Antoine Garnsr-Pages was
elected Deputy 10 the Legislative Chamber by inc
arron basement OF yerneu Depart ment OF Eure, and
enaeavored with success TO replace his brother
trusted leader OF shs extreme Lett He enjoy great
influence in the discussion OF al economical and
financial questions, such as tnat concerning the
national Industry OF beet sugar. the reduction OF
mes conversion Of Tho rentss, and the treaty
relations with spain which country he visited
II ls he as sss.,oa Of as Of ,sa ,Uak
part IN the famous banquet at Montpelier, and
was OF the Deputies who insisted upon csiebrat-
ing the banquet OF February 22 lS4S thereby preci
pating the revolution OF that date, when he signed
the demand for the impeachment OF the Gu GOT Min
istry He went, with Messrs Leon dc Mailevills and
Va Hotel Vile
the oath Of February, after the flight OF LOUIS Phi
ppe with the intention Of proclaniin regency but
found edihce In possession oil republican popu
lace saIuied him Mayor OF Paris and snortly
Atcrwarl member OF the provisional government
the Ministry Finance, IN which capacity he
displayed wonderful sagacity, activity and enter
but became unpopular, owing to the famous system
OF taxation known the 's45 oentimeS." Among
the notable reforms introduced by him
those which established the system OF bonded ware
houses and dock warrants. The Assembly, TO which
WAS eicctod by Two departments. unanimously ap-
proved the report winch he rendered OF his aLan-
ciai administrator, and elected him at tho head
the list as mcm0cr OF the Executive Com issioD,
giving him It's votes, wnen Lamartins obtained ony
645 aud Lcuru- Roin 453 Upon the insurrscton OF
the reds, June 3D. II WAS &srnier-Pag6s who mounted
The and cried, ave must make an end OF the
agtators |" and who nnounced 10 his appalled, COL
leagues, .Energctic measures have been takcn-these
measures are the cannon II was afterward claimed
by enemies that this display oil energy made
with tue design OF Inducing his colleagues 10 invest
him with the d,cta,srsniP. but no proof was ever
dictatorship OF Genera Cavagnac, though he
feli constrained 10 make vigorous opposition 10 the
cnicf measures OF that shortved administration
1t was q brasque attack from GARNER Pages whicn
led 10 the famous declaration BY the Assembly tnat
General Uayaignac gsc haa o., deserved well Of
OF Prince Louis Napoleon TO the Presidency in tho
following month Gnrnier-Pages disappeared from
public lie, not having been reelected 10 the Legisla
i've Assembly. He unsuccessful Candidate Tor
PARIS at the elections OF 1857, una Of tee
CANCERS Of the Demscrallc Electoral Comm tee in
eacn Of It's thirteen members condemned 70 pay 500.
fine. In March, 1864, he was eiecied TO the Corps
Leg islalf Tor PARIS and once more made lively op-
position the OF the imp perai government,
especially those OF financial character. rne chief
Project OF the Seine who was then engaged In des-
politically overturpine ana rebuilding the '.capital Of
sl,sht majority over the radical candidate N. Ras
pail, limited himself during the expert
ment OF tbs 'Liberal Empire 70 voting with
his colleagues OF the Lett. As Deputy for
Paris he otfci0 a member OF the Government
ol National Defence proclaimed September 1870.
ana Inc only enc who mad belonged 20 me govern
mcnt Of ls4a He d,d not, however. take an active
part that government untii February, 1871, when
m.nt sent 10 Bordeaux 70 outvote Gambetta IA tne
matter OF the eectivc franchise, as graphica
lated by jules simon in his recent history. NJ Gar
nerPages, strange 10 say, was not returned by any
dspartmen 10 the National Assembly At Bordeaux.
and no soon reired Cannes Tor the bsnent OF MS
mieefies OF the siege OF Paris he devoted MIN.
sell 10 literary composition with his sccustomsd
energy, refusing 10 Dc Canuluate the
Supplementary elections oil January, 1872 He was,
however, prev ied upon in April, 1876, 70 accept
canGidAcy At Marseilles. but was sgnaiy defeated
From that time he had not reappearsd in politics.
M Garnisr-Pages was tho author Of many political
essays such subjects the suppression OF psrma.
armies, stamp duty and the Introduction OF
fore,gn periodicals into France. OF .'An Episods in
the Revolution OF lS4sn us5ol being defence OF his
own financial measures; "A History OF Tho Execu-
tive Commission" (lS69), aud 'fhe Battles oi June,
lS4S (1S73); but his chief work. which will always
be indispensable TO the student OF ne period IN
question, was his voumlnous .History Of the Revo-
luton OF 1S48" (eighs volumes, lSo0-62l Though
quite out OF the current oil modern republican ISM
GARNER. ages was grand and heroic figure, ana his
asath removes one of the few Remaining LINKS be-
1880 and l848.