Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

diers His brother, the duke, served In
the French ranks under an assumed
name and won high honor. The decree
Of banishment was abrogated in 1871,
and soon afterwarvi the Orleans estates
were restored to the family and the
count took up his residence In Paris. Al
this time he found rival to Legitimist
favor in the person Of Count de Cham
bord, grandson Of Charles X, the monarch
who was forced to abiicate tho French
throne in 1880. Four years ago the
princes were again banished and the
count took up his residence at Tun-
bridge Wells, near London.
Soon after his return to France, In
compiling his history of the civil war in
America, a labor for which his vast re-
sources, his leisure, his scholarly attain
ments and his personal experience quail
fled him. The work, now three fourths
completed, is an impartial narrative re-
markably well wrought out as to details
and abounding In frank military criti-
cisms. The book Is accepted as an au-
thority by American soldiers. .
A couple Of years ago the chapter on
Gettysburg was reprinted In English in
separate volume Probably the most
interesting portion Of the work for the
general reader is tho analysis Of the
causes of the war and tho comment upon
the state Of the country at the several
stages OF the conflict. His account of the
condition Of the American nation at the
outbreak of the war Is candid and ex-
haustive study of the northern and south
ern people. their peculiarities OF tempera-
ment, belief and institutions. His Euro
pean origin and education, together with
his almost boundless knowledge Of all
civilized peoples, acquired in extensive
travels before coming to America, gave a
zest for his subject which he INDUCED to
the utmost, and he handles the Yankee
and the fire-eater, the abolitionist and
the slave owner. the statesman, the poll
tician, tho backwoodsman and tho
simple citizen alike as some new
and wonderful specimen worthy Of q
special classification. He speaks openly
Of the virtues and the faults Of both
sides, and finds the conflict one that was
inevitable. Coming down to the out
break Of hostilities he finds the two Sec
tions, wholly unframed TO arms, sud.
denly thrown into the turmoil Of civil
war, and he proceeds to trace the prog
ess Of the divided nation under the new
conditions, the raising Of armies, the
gathering Of means, the preservation OF
local peace and order, and finally the
grand detail and science of the battle
field. His nearness to Mcclellan during
the period when the Army of the Potomac
was formed and throughout its first cam
paign and his experience and observa-
ton behind the scenes at Washington
during the first winter Of the war gave
first hand knowledge Of things that
sharpened both wit and pen, and he
wrote with the earnestness OF an actor,
and yet from a distance 30 remote that
the candor Of an impartial witness is sp-
parent at all times.
The name Of Count de Paris appears
among the honorary members Of the
Society Of tho Army of the Potomac,
and he was the choice OF nearly all the
members Of the committee on the Gettys-
burg reunion of 1888 for orator OF the
occasion. Gen. Butler opposed IL on the
speak at that time. During the troubles
of 1885, when the Orleans princes were
placed under republican ban for the Sec
ond time, several veteran associations
passed resolutions Of sympathy with the
count, referring TO the bond of fraternity
between them on account Of their COM
mon services In the Union army. Re
spending TO these in the usual formal
way, an interchange Of letters brought
to his attention the Grand Army of the
Republic, and he expressed = desire 70
join that order.
On receipt OF fuller data, however. he
found that the taking Of the oath pledg-
ing allegiance to the United States was a
bar 10 his membership. President Lin
coin permitted tho princes to serve in
the army without taking the oath. In
meeting the questions OF the times since
he reached manhood tho head OF the
House Of Orleans has shown marked
liberal tendencies.
During the cotton famine which ragged
in the mill districts Of England in con-
sequence Of the blockade Of southern
ports by our war measures, he made Q
study OF the systems OF organized aid
for the suffering workmen, and pub
lished an article entitled "Christmas
Week in Lancashire" describing the
social conditions Of that time. This was
published in The Revue des Deux Mondes
over the name of Eugene FORBADE, AZ
the imperial government would not per-
NIT 1t to appear over his proper title.
Continuing this line of investigation, the
count published, in 1869, a work entitled
"Trades Unions In England"
In a chapter Of this work he gave his
views upon the function Of government,
advocating the broadest political liberty,
an entirely free press and the unlimited
right to form associations, 10 meet and
discuss political. social and economical
questions in the clear light Of open day.
This he considered the best means Of
preventing those explosions Of popular
passion which have 80 often shaken
Europe. Repression, he thinks, drives
men into secret combinations and fosters
passionate hatred. Extreme views, il ex.
pressed, conld he corrected. He favors
profit sharing with employees.
In other writings, public and private,
since his return to Europe, the count
has discussed Germany and France.
Germany, he declared, must become q
colonial and naval power. and TO salts
fy its new ambition seek TO gain control
OF Holland. In a private letter written
during the Franco Prussian war he said
that France had Ito fear two dangers:
anarchy and Cssarism. Whatever gov.
ernment will preserve us from them will
be the one we should take and keep, be
1t republic or monarchy"
The count is an officer Of the territorial
army of France and Dcrforms his duties