Nicolas CHANGARNIER (1793-1877) general and politician. 3 L.S. "Ch." on each page (the 1st marked "Copy"), 1852-1858; 16 1/2 pages in-4. Attached is a P.S., Paris January 11, 1861 Three long letters from the outlaw on his relations with the two branches of the monarchy, the Comte de Chambord and the Orléans. Aix-la-Chapelle September 6, 1852, to Marquise Charles de Ganay. He summarizes the "piquant picture of submission, of resignation" in France, according to Rémusat, the marquise's cousin, and complains that she has wrongly defended him "from being a sphynx, an ambitious man because Frohsdorf was not understood in my itinerary"... He recalls his positions since 1848: "sober of words" as commander of the Paris division and the National Guard, "Christ" to the Legislative Assembly, most of whose members abandoned and betrayed him, and who did not listen to his advice... He cites among his opponents Berryer, Salvandy, Falloux, blames "the disastrous campaign for the revision" of the Constitution and the faults that lost the Assembly and drove him into exile. Since then, he has been approached by the Duc d'Aumale, the Duchesse d'Orléans and the Comte de Chambord, and has told both parties: "In the presence of an ignoble and insolent despotism the Republicans, if there are any of good faith enough to recognize that their utopia is odious to France, and the Royalists of all shades should rally to show our country the hope of a regular, free, and strong government that the monarchy represented by the Cte de Chambord surrounded and seconded by his cousins can alone give it"... Faced with "L.B.", the two branches should already be reconciled... He stresses the importance of a formal agreement and recounts Chambord's difficult negotiations and mistakes... Malines January 4, 1853, to Count Paul de Périgord. "However, he feels that the Comte de Chambord himself misunderstands the inalienable character of legitimacy, and that even those who made the revolution of 1830 should try to win supporters without interrogating them about their political catechism.... That the Comte de Chambord refused to open his door to the Orléanistes "before they had recited their confiteor" is a lamentable fault... He justifies Marie-Amélie's title of Queen... Brussels October 24, 1858, to Philippe-Bernard de Laguiche. Text of a reply to be made to the critics: "By refusing to give modern France the concession of the flag it prefers because it is not that of the ancien régime; by showing himself offended when his aunt is given the title of Queen, Mr. le Comte de Chambord has dismissed the men who wished for reconciliation, the coalition of royalists of all shades, without excluding the disillusioned republicans. He remains exclusively the leader of pure legitimism, and General Changarnier does not want to make an act of adherence to this party"... Attached is a P.S., Paris January 11, 1861: "Note à l'usage de ceux de mes amis à qui on demande de quel parti est le général Changarnier" (3 p. et quart in-fol., upper edge frayed).