New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-26
OBIIU ARY.
EDOUARD r. L. LABOULAYE

| bDOOAhD " IL LhDOULA1E
PARIS May 25.-Edouard Rene Lefebv,.
| Laboulaye. the welknOwn French jurst is dead
Edouard Rene Lefebvre Labouaye, author hurst a..
| statesman born in Paris on January IL ,s,,
In his twentyeghth year he astonished the Iitera,
world by publishing a" History OF Landed Pronertv q,
Europe from the Time OF Constantine to the Present
the title-page of which he announced himself AZ ,
founder. This book was crowned by the Academv =,
Inscriptions ndatonce gave its authOrh STANDING
scholar and man Of letters Three years later he was
ntted to practice at the bar of the highest courts o.
France and at about the same time be published I
ume of Essays the Life and Doctrines of savionv
Two more elaborate works followed: "Researcbes in,,
the Civil and Political Condition Of Women from ,b
Time Of the Romans to the Present Qsi3, and s. -
the Roman Criminal Legislation respecting the Pc
sponsbilities Of Magistrates QSil The last-nanoos
work again won the honors OF the Academy OF nscrin
TONS and procured w. LabOuayes election 70 re,oho,
ship in that body. In 1910 he became Professor n,
Comparative yslaton in the College OF France in
which position he became wel-known Of the clear
est expOunders of legal science in Europe.
But IL is supporter OF political liberty and
republican Institutions that VI. Labouaye will perbap.
best be remembered in the United States During thu
the Second Empire he several times 10 secure
seat in the Corps Legsat but the Imperial Govern
ment, recognizing in him most dangerous enemy ex-
erted all its influence against him and succeeded in keep
American
politics and principles OF government and IN 1855 pub
llshed the first volume OF valuable Political History
of the United States the First Attempt at COlOnza-
ton to the Adoption OF the Federal Constitution" %
which the third and last volume appeared in At
about the time he translated into French the works
social topics OF William Elery Claiming, and wrOtsa
predatory biography OF that eminent divine and re-
former, and afterward lie brought Chaun.ngs
work on slavery. He also wrote Contemporary Studies
on Germany and the Slavic Countries" Religious lib
ery," and minor works Early in the late Re-
beOn in this country by voice and pen he spoke out
fully in defence of the Union and IN 1862 he pubisheds
in which he detailed and discussed the that had
led to the Rebellion and pointed out the duty OF all
FreDchmen who cherished the love OF liberty. This faith
IN and regard for America and American institutions
NAMED strong in him during the remainder Of his fe
His services to this country were recognized in
1871 by the placing OF "a fine bronze OF him tho
Union League Club house in Philadelphia
his Paris In America" brought out in 1863.
In 1858 he wrote the Programme Of the LIB
eral Party, and in 1866 and s,7 edited the Memoirs
and Correspondence OF Franklin" Early in the eveniul
year 1870 he was nominated member Of the Commis-
sion to inquire into the administrative organization OF
the city of Paris and the department of the Seine e
then severed hi connection with the OLD Oppos ton. de-
clared his belief in the necessity OF peaceful revolt
tOn," and several months before the ballot Was taken
strongly advocated Affirmative vote on the famous
plcbisctun OF May This aud his openly ayOwed alth IN
the reforms promised by Napoleon and Emile Olivier.
cost him much Of his popularity and when IN the month
OF May in that year he resumed L lectures Ia the COLI
lege Of France. dlsOrdery demonstrations occurred
which led 10 the temporary suspension 81 his teaching
In July, 1871 he succeeded IN tiug into thu National
Assembly for the Department OF the Seiuc and he voted
with the Lett Centre. lie tool part IN many important
debates since then and repeatedly declared that lie pre-
fcrrod constitutional republic to any other form OF
government for France. He made chairman o. the
Committee Higher Education and. IN 1874 secretary
OF the Committee of Thirty on the Constitution, N whicl
capacity he batted earnestly and successfully against
The nona.chl>ts OF every type The National Assembly
elected him Senator for Life December TO- 1873. Hs
appointed Administrator OF College OF France by
decree dated March II. 1876. Just year later ms
French National Committee OF the international COM
IN s'iOn for the exploration and the civilization Ot
Africa elected him one Of It's yicepresidents On Ee
ccmber g. 1877, he resumed his Lectures Comparative
Legislation IN the College 81 France. and addressed
large audience on d" AIIstOte's Politics"
Perhaps no man has ever placed before the French
people more Orcihy than di :" Labouaye the necessity
Of absolute freedom OF education. tie also active
IN adj anclng PRINCIPLES of cooperation and establishing
libraries and other institutions among the working
classes.