Year: 1877

SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.


On a bright April morning in 1797 the wife OF an
humble trader in locKsmiths shop at Marsees gave
birth to unusually weak and little child The
parents gave up all hopes Of seeing offspring re-
main in this world for any considerable time
Yet tho baby resolved to have 1t his own
way. and has had everything his own way
ever since. His father was OF y ruined bridesmaids
family, while his mother, though Of much higher
class OF society, stood in of relation to
the family Of the celebrated root, Andre
Ch6vier This circumstance gavo the locksrnth's
son the chance OF getting, at the age of nne into the
lyceum OF his native town without payment. Ana
the boy's aptitude proved to be remarkable
that, Notwithstanding his father having died and
his mother remaining without any sort OF income
he not only enabled to finish his studies at the
Lyceum, but to enter alterward the Law School 1t
AK and was admitted to the Bar. But the pro-
vncial Bar could not satisfy the ambitious nature Of
the young man. Besides AK too near to Mar.
sees, and about the year 1920 democratic werc
already sufficiently put down In France to make an
advocate ashamed OF belonging to the family of poor
workingman.


HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE.


In Paris would know what every one knew
at AK, and the ridisulousy short and comcay short
sighted arocat with pair of big, round spectacles
hiding nearly the whole Of his very unattractive, not
to say ugly iacc, resolved to make his way to Paris
ha al n il
and intelligent student ofAix, often and nearly
always to newcomers. Theirs found in Paris his
college friend subsequently tho celebrated historan)
Mgnet to help HIM in his studies and in his private
life, Deputy Of Marseilles, NJ. Manuel to help
bin In his career. Tho young was introduced to
the editor Of tho ConStauionaet and after
q few months trial was attached to the stai
Of that paper, with handsome salary. He
wrote about everything, to begin with dry questions
OF law and to end with romantic descriptions OF a
trip to the PyreaGes and no, less romantic biog.
raphy Of Miss Bellamy, actress OF the Covent
Garden Theatre. He professcd, OF course, to be
liberal, which was not very safe thing do under
the restored Bourbons but which was by no





line Of conduct for journalist lie wrote
WELL had logic his head, allowed him.
self now and then to be bold, and every read him.
The celebrated Laftte. and the then not less cele-
bratea publisher Gotta, took fancy to the talented
young man, and his whole was thus secured as
early as 1928, when him able to travel about
Europe and to make comfortable allowance 10 his
mother. The Old Talleyrand General Foy, Laiay.
cite, Benjamin Constant and General Jomn were
among those to whom tho young journalist had
free access and whom he OF course turned advan.
tage. 1t was about that time that he undertook to
write with Felix Bodn, Of his fellow contributors
OF the Cossiutionnsl history Of the French Revolu.
tion. Bodn much better known than himself
anu it was therefore to Thiers' advantage to
have such an associate for WHILE and SO thoy
published two volumes under their joint signatures.
the remaining eight volumes being work of Theirs
alone The work had very great success brought
tho author the first rank Of living writer's:
but this not yet career up to the of tine


little man, fond OF bombastic defamation as to be
called, atterward, Mirateou msouchc.


ASSOCIATION THE NATIONAL.


The National was TO be Thcrs passport to tho arena
OF active politics When the Poignac Ministry came
into Office and it became quito clear that Charles X
had made up his mind put final check to the little
liberties which the nation still possessed. Mgnet
the old scnool fellow OF Theirs and ono
OF the most honest and most talented
men Franco has ever produced, and Armand
Carrc uhc heroic victim Of tho still living proprietor
the Lberte NJ. Emile do Girardn resolved to start
a paper, which was to oppose the government a
oaronce Timers asked TO join In the undertaking
and, 1t having been decided that each OF the three
partners should be head editor his the whole
OF year, tho eldest, n. Theirs, had 10 begin. Tho
National proved a success from tho very Grst number
Theirs article the constitutional theme OF he
King reigns, but does not govern" certainly did a
great deal toward bringing about the July revolution
But II became clear from the very beginning OF tho
paper that Theirs was not nearly anxious to servo
the nation and It's liberties as to servo the Duke OF Or
leans and himself. His connection with the landlord
OF Neuiliy became quite clear to Carrel at least and
caused him 10 completely disagree with Theirs
although he did not think patriotic leave the paper
at eucn early date and at so Important moment,
lie Knew BESIDES that should the Duke oil Orleans bo
brought to the throne Theirs would come into Office
and consequently leave the paper himself And so it
happened. On February Theirs openly proposed for
the 6rst time the Orleans candidature, from that
day the National did everything that necessary
to bring Louis Philippe to the throne OF France
1t was Theirs, too who went to Neuilly fetch the
Duke on the 3lst OF July, and being tnus both in a


literary and literal sense, the creator of the Orleans
Kingdom, 1t quite natural that he should become
an important part Of it, No sooner was Louis Philippe
king than Theirs, scarcely hrtythree years Of age
was Secr6taire General OF the Finances and Council
or of State.


HIS GENERAL CHARACTER.


1t Is from this moment that his actual political
career dates, but before entering the analysis OF
this long, laborious and by means yet finished
career let us see what the himself is Up to the
present time much has been said against NJ. Thiers
but 1t was always chiefly against the writer
Theirs or the Orlcanist Theirs Tho general
character OF his political lie was seldom spoken
Of. and his private lilo almost never SO far