The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-17


$4,000 and to SO 600 when the division of the army
only says that showed great neglect in executing the
orders had received but also very clearly hints did
General Lamoriciere, M Barthelemy st Hilare says
We systematically avoided collecting great masses OF
other accusers consider dlsobedient inapt min
ister, having acted with the sole view of further
ing my personal ambition: my honor is engaged In
II am accused Of dishonorabe act, | shall after
having spoken the language of advocate to
their accusations, speak that of soldier (Appause1
i have already said that the means for susmenting
the number Of In each barrack had been ncreas-
ed, and shall now ask, upon that subject Of my ho-
norabe friend Gen Bedeau, If 1t Is not true that we
both spent considerable time and pains to accom- psh
that end
Gen. BEpEAu-I beg to say that this ia perfectly
true.
Gen. CAvAIeNAc-I have demanded copy Of the
orders issued relative to the increase of the garrison
of Paris This copy is official copy from the archives
verify the exactness Of that statement authorzs my
colleague the minister at war; and pray him. to
allow them to obtain whatever proofs they may think
proper to obtain from him. The orator then read a
vast number of extracts from the archives, all tending
to prove that from the month of May, he constantly
aimed at collecting great number OF we'll disciplined
troops in the barracks of Paris that 1t with this
intent he sent troops from Paris In order to have them
replaced by troops from the provinces, that TO
that he replaced copscripts by old soldiers he himself
pre- sided the movements OF the troops To
tend the garrison of Paris from fourteen to sixteen
regiments have proved, continue Gen. Cavaig nae,
that left untried in order to make the esc
tive amount to $4,000 men, But, positively, this is
perhaps the first time in city, where ak is we'll
ganized, that doubt can be raised relative to the
effective Of the garrison The committee of nq uiry
neglected nothing In order to ascertain the state OF
where they were informed that on the I'D June there
were in Paris, with the exception OF those men then
lying In the hospitals or on furlough, % 800 aud
between Paris and Versailles, and Saint Germans,
29929. most vigorously put the orders of the Exc
cutive Commission into execution, and think not
N ted ha of mmt lint
ALTO those of M. Lamartne. appeal to the good
of all Who believe that the executive would have
as must have been shall not spare those wao
have said but, for the moment, am but advo.
cate plead Doubtless the memories Of my aaver,
executive can have preserved minister who refused
to obey heir orders But let US leave this question Of
the effective garrison; consider it to be fully
planned and Judged "a Yes.') now speak OF the
letter written to me by Marie, in the night Of the
ed | do not know whether | am not about to fur
nish my enemies with arms against me- if / ware
obliged to say, from memory, what did ON the I'D,
and in the night from the 22d to the 23d. Conse.
written statements. 1t did not happen, even once,
that the troops arrived an hour and half, hour,
rival But it has occurred that in presence of the
multiplied demands OF the project of the police OF the
dries Of Paris, the Executive Commission and some
times Of the minister Of finances have observed tho
dema nds exceeded the limits, CT the regular service
And 1t may thus occur that some replies of mine to
that effect may be found In the process rerbamr Of the
Of the 22d. M. Marie wrote me tho owing letters
at eleven O'Clock at night to inform me that in all the
mob meetings q rendezvous had been given for the
morrow at the Pantheon, to 60 from thence to the
Luxembourg and he requested me to send thither as
early possible regiment Of ntry and two
rons Of cavalry. There was already at the Luxem-
bourg battalion of infanty Of the line, battalion Of
the mobile forming the ordinary guard Of that palace
squadron Of the 9th lancers sent at the request
of the project of police. am not surprised that my
when speaking OF things they but little
acquainted with should have thought they dema nded
when they nave Iny T
ing to the letter ! had rsceved And when a@ &C;
the streets Of Paris to be deluged In blood
M. BARTnELEMY ST. HILAIRE.-I did not say SO.
Several voices.- You said so.
GEN. CAvAioNAc.- am happy in being able to pro-
uce this important letter, the original of which re-
fused TO give up; but If the Assembly doubted
emily; but am far from calling noisy ma nesta-
ton to my help. | do not insist The Assembly has
u Understood me; merely add that would rather be
besides this proof of my having fulfilled the orders Of
the Executive Committee, could even indicate the
number OF the corps which ! sent thithsr Another
from NJ. Rartheemy st. Hilaire who informed me- in
bis name, Of the facts M. Marie had stated to
hs letter. and In which he demanded troops for the
Pantheon sent the troops demanded; but as it was
the Luxembourg the seat Of the government which
vas to be attacked sent those troops to the Luxem
bourg. ! have no wish to busy myself in the least
with the manner in which the troops sent by me were
employed. arrive at the system Of defeuce adopted
and consequently I did not improvise it, or two
things, one must have occurred; either the commits.
sion found it bad or coed ifthey thought 1t good 1t
his colleagues judge it to be bad. l have always
thought and declared before the Assembly ITSELF that
the most important thing Of ALL in order to defend
city against emeute, is unity of command. have
also main tanned this opinion in the bosom Of the Ex-
ecutive Commission though, doubtless with less re.
serve-in more solderly manner, II you like; would
not expose myself to the possibility that, in given
any one could spit in my face, tear
of my epaulets, as WAS done to general shall not
name-but why should not name him Ito Gene.
raj Tempoure One Of the principal causes-I do not
speak of moral causes-one Of the principal material
causes which have caused the fall of the two last
arches the dispersion Of forces Conseq
was determined would undertake nothing without
having all the forces concentrated in my hands,
go be able concentrate them likewise in Paris
II the Executive Commission, before whom laid down
my plan, had thought otherwise, they had but to
change their minister, They did not do SO; conse-
quentlylet no come and say they disapproved Of
my system. Besides, | submitted that system to the
Generals Lamorciere, Bedeau, and Fouehe, days
previous to the combat, and they all approved of it.
consider their silence as an assent to what advance
Without entering into any technical terms you can
conceive that the dispersion and insulation Of troops
would result in their being forcby dsarmed and that
in what happe ned to the troops the Place
des Vosges, where they were at distance from all
order, all instruction and all assistance. Engaging
troops separately In those quarters where the emeue
raging would have exposed them to be surrounded
md consequently lost Do not al the returns Of the
police state that barbados being erected all
sides! How could troops, sent in separate forces,
nave been aOie TO act OF OF the
Perte St. Denis just mentioned, where the barri-
cades once destroyed, were not rebuilt. | easily
conceive that it was the head quarters of my friend
General Lamoriciere. tLaughter) The honorable
member terminated by protesting against the words
Of contempt he is said to have pronounced in
speaking Of the Parisiaus. He proved that they
fought heroicay on the 23d Of June, and that,
consequently, every measure had been taken to pro-
tect the government and nation. The honorable
general then explained the absence he is reproaced
with that day, and concluded by saying think
have proved by my words that lay aside feelings
which easily excited within But do not wish
to omit certain part Of the debate to make easy
pleading; had but to expose the facts; the country
will have to judge between you and me- between your
story and mine. Now, say If am an ambitious man
in your eyes, IL have sacrificed my duty towards you,
towards the nation; to combat your accusation have
dem nded n public debate. have desired that the
that the nation, should hear us When
truth Is there before 1t easy matter to prove
II. There is a grave question pending between you
and me; question Of honor again ask you IL you
ish to speak; and ask you that question: 1t is be-
cause there is point which do not wish to attack
but at the last when forced IL by YOU