New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
AssAILING BOULANGER.
r coryT OF PARIS on THE EXILE of
ahb rur DIXIE OF AUMALE.
,,, orr,crR's COMMISSION HIS Absolute
'"IT rTorrnTY-now THE PRINCE SECURED
MS pRoMorIoN-PREslpENr
GREvY's REVENGE.
FIR CABLE TO TEE TRiscNr.

fry CABLE TEE TRIBUNE
csuyyiglf; 1856 NORTH American oa0e ''~' WV
"TS ,5-T,e following letter has just
- rcceived fiom the Count of Paris IN reply 10
" ;noDirv for the exact truth concerhihs .ne
=" .los derrivinr the Duke Of Aumae OF his
"ortr I'e"s and his commission. 1t may add 10 inc
tnost Of tins letter to know that it is not trans
- hrt &c written in English by the count
himself: oe,oor
.Drho Grade or commission of French officer
,ben obtained according 10 the law is DIS apsoiu'o
rronerty. of which lie can be deprived ohiy 10y .ho
sentence of court martial for special onehces no
Grade observe, is distinct from the functions. luz
sns,or of Var has control over the latter notov
,he former lie refuse TO give an oihcer e'np'oS
,nont or command; he can put him out OF active
service for speciarcauses, such as some temporary
tnermity. or he can put him in what is called re-
<o,n for nernapeut infrmltes or for dement's, az
,er investigation and decision by court of inquest
.o,veued for the purpose but no Minister can de-
,;ro a French officer of his commission 1he Duo
S.,umale won his promotion very rapidly, but not
,,o,c r.n;dly than many other officers IN time OF
yor certainly not more so than General Boulanger'
,bon we find serving as captain in 1870. ana as
colonel eleven months aferward-June. 1871.
"Assuredy the promotions of the Duke OF Aumaie
were made under and according to the eAls'hs
French law which provided that the frehch
Princes could be promoted without the usuai oe-
laws. as recognition of good conduct Ill war.
Every promotion OF the Duke was won III tha'
voy In consequence of this after the fail OF 'he
.,rniro the Duke was at once replaced in the army
list from winch he had been arbitrarily ana un-
Justly struck off at the Revolution OF 1910 As 10
fho other princes, the Duke of Charues receiNeu
from NJ Gan beta in the FIaneo-GeTmah war 'He
provisional commission of Major under 'Ae as
su,ucd name of Robert Laiort and was conniEieu lh
his grade by the Commission OF Grades, commute
Zee OF The National Assembly clothed with SOW
ereign power to settle without appeal all questions
concerning grades obtained IN that war.
"Thc Duke of Alencon was made captain by a
.pccial law of the same National Assembly. These
th,ee urjnces were deprived of their active tunc-
,on in 1883 by General Thibaudcau. then Minister
nj War Who. as 4 political measure inspired by
,sappointment Of the Radicals at the repeal OF the
law of exile. chose to nfct upon them that with
drawal from the service which is generally consld-
cred tie heaviest penalty any Minister can infllct
Of his own will. But at the same time General
Ihibaudcau took pains TO declare In the House Oh
DEPUTIES that this political step was Lawful ana
within his province expressly because II dld not
deprive the princes of their commissions.
1.-The law of prescription passed June %. 1856.
provides that no member Of tie families which
have reicned over France shall be allowed to enter
the French army or navy. This is the language OF
the law, but General Boulangsr, contrary TO the
formal text of the law chose 10 coDstrue II as ex-
pellmg from the army princes who already owned
commissions obtained according to law aud he
struck of from the lists of the army the Dukes OF
Nemours. Aumae. Charities and Aiencon.
Not content with this. he dealt in
no fvn Princes
Murat. who are only connected with the imperial
Bonapalte family in the female line. and who had
earned their promotions like oil other officers. 1t
was upon being notified of his Illegal expulsion
from the army an expulsion totally unprovoked,
that the Duke of Aumale wrote his noble letter to
M Grovy, who was base enough TO take personal
revenge for it by exiling the writer. This is the
whole story of the case. Believe me very truly
yours, PHILIPPE, COME DE IAhhS'