The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-29
HENRY v.
Death Of the Count De Chambord at
FrOhsdOrf.
Man Who Believed In Divine
Right to Rule.
FRANOE's HENRY v.
Death of the Count De Ohambord Yesterday
Morning.

Death of the Count De Chambord Yesterday
Morning.
VIENNA, Aug. 24.-Comte De Chambord is
dead. Death occurred at 7:1O o'clock this
morning. He remained conscious to within
a moment of death.
There will be no public funeral service at
FrohsdoIf The obseqnies will be cele-
brated a. Moritz week hence
Count de Chambord's sufferings just be-
fore death were fearful, but he main
tanned his fortitude to the last The
Countess de Chsmbord was carried
from the sick room unconscious. Friends
and members of the household were
admitted to the chamber at o'clock. All
kissed the hand of the dead Count and were
deeply moved. The body will be embalmed
Sunday. Causes OF the Counts death were
cancer Of the stomach, ulcers aud atrophy OF
.he kidneys, and arrangement of the blood
vessels. The Count and Countess of Bardie
and Duke and Duchess of Madrid, were
present when the Count died.
The Leglumists propose TO hold a grand
demonstration at Moritz on the occasion of
the celebration of the ObsequIes there.
The Vienna papers praise the personal mo-
tives of the deceased Count.
The GauIois. of Paris, in announcing the
live Philip the Seventh" meaning Count
De Paris.
Republican journals speak respectfully in
regard to the death of Count De Chambord
and unite in paying homage to the sincerity
of the deceased.
The Royalist papers have appeared with
mourning borders, and are reserved in their
comments regarding the consequences Of the
Counts death. The body will be buried by
the side of that of Charles Y.
The will OF the Count will be o0ened in
the presence of the high officials of the
Austrian Court.
Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dleudonne,
Count DE, Duke Of Boz deaux. the representative
OF the elder branch o. the French Bourbon dynas-
ty called OF his partisans Henry " OF France, was
born in Paris, September %, is 0, seven months
after the assassination of his father Prince Charles
Duke of Bordeaux was gwen him in compliment
TO the legitimist zeal II that city, and that OF
Count de Chambord after tie estate of that name
He was bsptzed with great pomP with water
brought from the Holy Land by NJ. de Cha,eau
BRAND and Il e hopes of the Legitimists centered
on him. He had among his tutors the Baron Da.
mas and General d. Hsntpoul. After the Revolu-
ton of July 80 1880, duriSg which his gcandfath-
er Charles ", and his uncle, he Duke q Angoul-
eme, in vain resigned their rights II his favor
Louis PHILIPPE was called to the throne. He then
lived in exile successively in scotland, Australia
and for short time in Italy until lSi5, when he
ests blished himself In London, where the large
fortune bt qu6athed him by the Dake de Blscas
enabled him TO live IN fine style. In 1851 he In
herited the domain Of Frohsdorf, near Vienna,
where be has since generally resided. In August,
lS50. he attended gathering 81 Legiumstsat
Wfesbaden and in 1871 at Antwerp.
Upon the downfall OF the Orleans Monarchy he
fastened TO the frontiers of France and waited for
the summons to enter as ITS King, and remained
pire, when he returned to the attitude of patient
waiting and close watching.
Al the beginning OF the war with Prussia, IN
a
position Of the Soldiers and Sailors Aid Society,
together with gift Of 100000 francs. When the
troops he went TO the Swiss frontier and issued
proclamation to France, in which he promised
that the foreigners should be driven from the
land and the interiy of the territory preserved II
the People would rally TO him es ga truly Ma
nonal Government, having for its base law and for
its principle honesty" In the folio January
he protested before the Courts of Europe against
the bombaIdment Of my good city OF Paris"
Later in the same year he re scdIssse1 s,a an
offering to reoTganize the country upon
the principle of legitimate sovereignty and
The acts Of the Government to the serious control
of the Representatives freely elected" exercising
no dictature save that of clemency, because, In
ency IS always justice" The document finished
with q phrase that became famous: 1.-The word
rests with France; the hour is Gods"
1t was Impossible 10 do any ything for the cause OF
Monarchy without the union of the Bourbon aud
Orleans interests Several attempts to effect this
moved with the exception of the flag. On that
point the Bourbon was immovable, An arrange
ment had been made by which the COmte de
ChamboId was acknowledged the head OF the
Monarchists with the Comte de Paris as his polid-
cal heir, bat the former would not acknowledge
the trieolor as the flag of France, and the
latter knew IL was hopeless to rally the French
again under the white flag of the Bourbons. To
the last however, the Bourbon leader was true to
his principles His utmost concession was an ex-
preston OF respect for the ilag stained with the
blood of the French folders but he would never
tie the legitimate King OF n Revolution" and had
mo night TO reOounce the standard of Argues
Ivry" In the end ne planted himself once more
squGre]y on the principle of the divine right OF
kings to govern without giving guarantees that
lis nothing; my principle is everything. am the
pilot necessary the only one capable OF conducting
the ship to port, because have the mission and
the authority for the work. When God has resolved
TO save people, He takes care that the scepier OF
justice is not given into hands that are not strong
enough to Gerry it -
In 1873 a difference between the two branches
OF the Royal house was remecied by the ackaowl-
edgement OF the Count de Paris that Count de
Chambord was the head.
II is reported that the Count solemnly desig-
mated the Count de Paris as his successor,
The life of the Count de Chambord was essen
TALLY that OF q French political leader. For ex-
actly twelve days he was King of France.
TIE DEAD OOUNI.