His career as a soldier being finally over, Carrel decided to devote himself to literature. He went to Paris and began as secretary to
Augustin Thierry, the historian. His services were found to be of great value, and he obtained admirable training as a writer, and lead himself to investigate interesting events of British history. His first work of importance (he had already written some historical abstracts) was the
History of the Counter-Revolution in England, a political study of the events that culminated in the "
Glorious Revolution". He gradually became known as a journalist for various periodicals; but it was not until he formed his connection with
Le National, a daily founded in 1830, that he became a power in France. At first,
Le National was a collaborative effort by
Adolphe Thiers,
François Mignet, Auguste Sautelet, and Carrel; but after the
July Revolution of 1830, Thiers and Mignet assumed office, and the entire management of the publication was left in Carrel's hands. Under his direction the journal became the foremost political organ in Paris. His judgment was unusually clear, his principles solid and well founded, his sincerity and honesty beyond question; and to these qualities, he united an admirable style, lucid, precise and well-balanced. As the defender of democracy, Carrel faced serious dangers. Once, he was sent to
Sainte-Pélagie Prison, and he appeared several times before the
Tribunal of Paris to answer for his journal. In July 1835, he was one of a number of newspaper editors and writers arrested in the aftermath of
Giuseppe Marco Fieschi's attempted assassination of King
Louis Philippe I. ==Death==