New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-25
TIE FALLEN FRENCH EMPTRE-RECENT DIsCLo-
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1t viii be long, doubtless before men VIII
know what 20 think believe about that suuoeh codse
uoachng the ever-memorable anniversaries. The
French Empire fell because its whole administration
may seem to the OOkers-On, will not satisfy the PER-
tous parties responsible for inc cat..,4 SpLe'
ever was contributed by Gen. Trochu In that two days
speech in which ne vindcaed his conduct during the
closing period OF the Empire and the siege OF Paris In
tds he complained Of the hostility eynced against him
BY the Empress-Regent and by tho Minister OF war;
,ad the latter Gen. MOntauban Count Of PalikaO re-
es Troehus statements by letter addressed to TIE
fesdent OF the Assembly, which mas just been maze
Tue Emperors famous words, Tout peat Sc rttablir"
Gave te keynote as TO the fate OF the French army
tier E0erth a5d korDacA nedahon nao ioso tne IsS
french Inc and abandoned inc sec0hd. BaIalne was
thJt mp Metz after yainy struggling TO cut his way
tioOgh te enemy Under such circumstances, Itoehu
conceived that the whole war should he reduced to the
teicnse Of Paris, with MacMahOn's army hover
he az distance round the capital till II gath
tIel strength to come to the rescue. Hls plan
vas lcid before the Emperor's Council at ChalOns;
was approved and intrusted 70 Trochu himself for
EXECUTION Troehu however found himself, on arriving
~ Fas, u subordinate position. His scheme FLASHED
VITA TIC views OF tie War Minister, which were also
Vse Oh VIC Empress Regent and Of her CABINET, VINO
he'd a that moment the supreme power Gen. PalikaO's
own Iau was 10 reinforce MacMahOn at Citations, 30
ehsme I'm 70 defend the line Of the MarDe and even
0rcovcr lost ground on the Meuse and the Moselle,
eventually advancing to the release OF Bazane at Metz
.n 4iosaus strategy might have been success
III 1an that 0. the Minister which led straight to the
sit.t ~ sedan We would not undertake affirm. But
NC evident fac that both Trochu himself and the En-
.ol conner, IN whose name he spoke. utterly
IGNORED By Pa'ikao's own admission TrOchu was
alst b place." "it being the habit of the Minister
ieyI 70 Cscus2 with his fubordiuates when ne had
.osIs 10 give tcu" PalikGo alone IS therefore, an
t"e;"Ue Tor the Plan q campaign which lost MacMa-
An's army The Neuse He however conpla,ns that
let.sel az ne moment In which Dc was tent ON for
Sadng all his forces TO Chaons Trocbu NOT only came
- nom nat camp without orders but brought
ins NIh Linn eighteen battalions OF Paris Mo-
cav as y 1i.ate ealantry under fire the General
49,, t"Otia nave performed prOdiges against the
10y 20 ilc Open" What uudiscipined rabble these
rs boys showed theueiyee at CAions we lear,ed a.
gOr grtOT ffa.rtg rlp
on ta'I exploits and PalikaO himself does Justice
ssy de1y. n he complains that Trochus return not
the peace OF Paris by bringing back
I fd~A Of Keyolu.onsts." Trochu, too, he saws
h % , matters Infinitely worse by a proclamation
s9lea be asserted that Z" the MOBILES had
ci't e,i 20 be and % stay in Paris" Possibly
f7, aud the mischief arose rs much from car
I l..oh rs from a collision OF authority. The d.
resii E, government in Paris aud the Government I'm
GeeDe we LApiess's an4 the Emper,r's Tho former
possible that the Emperor could ever return
feteo . tley BATTERED themselves thai by a heroic
b. IN D. M ne doomed monarch might at least win for
touse, . me Pans Cabinet prevailed, tine Epperor
tov ~ % sel'-iumolation, and advanced with The
tssy as Ihe ruin Of the regency and Of the dy-
60 ny, tsgce to the lth Of September in Paris we really
bach 10 M enattlJLer Of tie two Generals can look
Lad as.,ieJ poiieuet win complaccncy Trochu WHO
let i SS. 5lsso o. his respectful dev0tednessn aid
thl View o. 70 rice forth into the streets OF Paris
be Of ne %, ~ Ies as, 20 drawing his sword In de-
hste tbyo,si az But he unable 10 force mis-
hzt6n IT,, '.o thrOhg and was thus condemped ~
aonpsSTy met Jules FAyre who persuaded him TO
hona Co., I'm ~ 'he Hotel de Ville where a Proyi
EosItsG ',Vf"ueht was formed OF which r,aobr
& Br S or as he himself ssseqts @demap rSSh@
sttcnd the ,c akso mad on the morning Of that dSy
gc OF tae legislative Body lie Tjthsoodd ene
a sSd S: IRON which he made hIs escape ,V With
le found the Empress gone u a at m the
va win ~ .he palace None Of the MiBsteps Lad
tiody 10 I =. gent during the daY. There NAV hc
Iats D@he IN all this French ro' 80 ~
- blow .~'e repeatedly fallen before Witbdnt
sslreitenCe ing struck IN their defense, Tie
it.- the fibt tss at all available men were obsent
say t 10 az tho right time is. hoWeyer. snd
'Aahy he anat ILoeha should have engaged to
"0'sshissbt In the 1eorniss and .Slssd ,ss