The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-25
TRo HU AND PARIS.
The New Commander OF Paris-He Il
Virtual Dictator of the capital-A
Sketch OF his Career.

Whatever may be the truth ABOUT the Stalo
Of affairs at the seat Of war in France, there
can be no doubt that Paris has found tower
of strength for the nations need in the calm,
high-souled and resolute bearing of her new
military commander, General Trochu.
One of the recent dispatches states that the
tor. and that he Is talked Of as the prospective
Consul of the Republic. Still more definite
than this Is the information that In his proc
lamation to the people Of Paris both the Empe-
ror and Empress were Ignored, LOT Wnlcn e1,
Minister of the Interior Pinard wished 10 eau
him to accounti In the Chambers, and was WIN
diflculty restrained from doing 80. 1t Is aiso
r,,n,o ored that Trochu, when recently urged to
take the Ministry OF War, refused to do SO. e1c
cept at the bidding ofthe Corps g!slatit, which
was rather significant for ar officer OF the
personal government" but Is not altogetnec
iuexpicable If 1t be true that he Is an Orleanlss
in his proclivltles. If he is really disafected
towards the Emperor, ne prooanly sees piaasi1hy II h
enough that changes are at hand, which, II no
takes proper advantage of the rapidly ad-
yancing waves OF revolution, will bear him on
10 fortune. AS there are indications that Gen.
eral Trochu Is one of the coming men, II nos
the coming man in France, sketch OF MS ca-
reer will not be uninteresting
Louis Jules Trochu was born IN 1873, ana ne
is now In the full vigor OF his faculties. He en-
tered the military school Of st. Cyr IN 1885,
and like most Of the young French officers az
that time he engaged In the war Tor the con-
quest of Algeria, End had attained the raak OF
captain In l843, when he took part In the pat
tie of Sidl Yusef, IN which he haa MS UNIFORM
pierced in four places by rife balls. He aus
fiuguished himself at the battle Of lsly by the
BRAVERY he displayed, and was on that occar
sion selected BY the successful and able COM
mander, Marshal Bugeaud, as his aid-de-camP
He became colonel ih 1853; was placed on the
staff of Marshal st. Arnaud, and served during
the Crimean war. His brilliant conduct az
the assault on Sebastopol secured him deco
ration.
Kingslake represents him as the master mind
of the french army during the Crimean war.
and calls attention to the fact that IN al the
conferences with Lord Raglan, Trochu, rather
than st, 'Arnaud or Canrobert, was the spoKea-
man. In 1853 he was made general OF d!Vt-
sion, and served with distinction IN 1ne ltallau
war, and in 1866, after the success OF PRUSSIA
at Sadowa, he was charged with the prepar
ration of plan for the Reorganization OF the
French army, and 1867 he produced an essay
upon organization entitled ''LArmee FfGr-
caisc.a which ran through ten editions: ne
vas one of the first to foresee the inevitable
contest between France and Prussia, ana ID
recent pamphlet he gave the results o. On m
tense study Of the Rhenish frontier as ngnt-
lug uelus Dy mauy VI VIC RASAS't A.s.y
men General Trochu is esteemed to be the
most brilliant strategst In their army, and Il
has been claimed that he is the equal, II n0t
the superior, Of the Prusslan veteran, Won
Moltkc.
In personal appearance he is described as
being of middle size, elegant IN hSure, ous
strong and sinewr. He has pleasing. counte-
nance, full Of intelligence, and his address is
quick, almost warm. He has broad, thought
full forehead, slightly bald; small eyes, but so
brilliant and sparkling that they constitute are
markable feature. His hand is nervous though
small, and while his whole aspect is that OF
soldier, there Is such absence of, pretension
that one Is not obliged to address him always
as NJ. lie General. His army predictions have
not hardened his heart. though they may nave
given him stronger views OF duty. HIS Drotn-
er having died and left nine children unpro-
vlded for, Trochu took charge OF them an,
and for their sakes he has remained single
man. He is not man of extended populari-
ty, but his merits are known to the judicious
few, and by them set at an exceedingly nlsn
value.
He Is neither IL Republican nor a Royanst-
The people of Paris look upon him in the pres
enr crisis of the nation and the government as
they looked upon Cavaignac In June, 1915,
when provisional government, far weaker
and more incapable than the governments OF
Napoleon, trembled and hesitated before an
enemy more terrible than many Crown Prln-
ces and King Williams. In the event OF new
disasters to the French army, Trochu may
pass from the military government OF parls "
the head of the nation. Meanwhile his COM
mand of Paris assures to BaZaine the most per
slstent reinforcement Of his armies.