The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-12
THE OLD HERO OF ALGERIA.
General Changarnier and the New York Herald
The General softens, but Does Hot Deny and
Eat His Own Words-Chansy, Ducrot and
Trochu Demanding Graves in History
PARIS, June 20, 1871,

PARIS, June 20, 1871.
Ducrot, Trochu and ChanZy have won great
OratOrlcal victories, which doubtless designed
replace their records In the field. Ducrot has lefs
his name to history dead or victorious" but
Trochu has consumed two days slttngs OF the Ma
tional Assembly IN q dignined vlndicaton OF him
SELF Having been In Paris during the earlier part
OF the siege and with Chanzy when ne made his
grand taur pas at lie Mans, say this Il both Of
them, az the prevailing opinion at the time, that
there was no confidence in Paris OF any ability to
get OUT and the provinces Of any possibility
OF raising the siege. Trocnus speech must go 10
history Tor analysis, and he must find MS vindica-
ton with some tenderer man than the critics or this
century, The ceverest writers OF the Paris journals
assam him In crushing paragraphs, bat none with
more bitterness than the selcconstitutel pulyerIzer
OF the Figaro, Xavier Eyma
"Monsieur lie General Trochu mad need OF two
parliamentary days to develop In an axiomatic way
this first thesis. very much developed-T am the
greatest and only warrior OF this time. Not only am
the sole great warrior OF our epoch ana tho most
farseeing and clever, but at the same time, and
above ALL the most enormous military thinker OF tho
nineteenth century, The ex- Governor has strongly
the conyic ION that 1t Will be sad day. The mil
ilary century OF Trochu, as 1t is simply enough
SAID the literary century OF Louis XIVr and so on.
There is no lambke tenderness shown By any OF tho
prints toward the Breton General. The prevailing
opinion Is that he has suffered much from AS eX-
liaustlesS discourse.
wish to refer to the late discourse OF the venera-
bic
GENERAL CHANGARNIER
In defence or Bazalne and Metz. On the 9Th day OF
November called upon the General, at quarters
in Brussels, and there had an extended ini rview
with the old hero OF Algeria, which was transmitted
10 the HERALD by Atlantic caDie and pun Ished on
the sth OF November. When the HERALD arrived in
europe the conversation was published al over the
CONTINENT and attracted wide attention from the
important statements OF the General 1t was re-
''BAzAINE JUDGED BY CHANGAnNIEaYn
It Will be seen that but ten days mad elapsed since
the fall of Metz, and that the General fresh
the great fortress At the time his views were pub.
sned IN the HERALD they received general ere
dence from The fact that General Grant nat pre-
vi0usly lOld HERALD correspondent In Washington
that Metz had been lost from the Same reasons as
were subsequently detailed by Changaraier. During
the same week a lengthy interview was published
IN the HERALD, giving the conversation OF HER
AID correspondent wiki Marshal Bazaine. In whicn
Bazaine proclaimed his steadiast adherence to the
Emperor, boCn personally anu a. marshal OF
France, plainly CONFIRMING the criticism OF the Or
leanst general When the HERALD arrived on tnis
to read OF Cnangarnler's judgment upon ms con-
duct noticed shortly afterwards q Paragraph go
that Bazaine bad written to the General asking
what he meant by his statements The General
sent what he called at the time
AN ENERGETIC PROTEST
against The terms OF the conversation as printed
and promising an explanation OF Inc HERALD tee.
gram, which he has now made before the National
Assembly. The HERALD, In summarizing the taie-
gram, thus gives IN paragraph tine glst OF the two
column letter.
''He tChangarnier) defends Bazaine's surrender OF
Metz 1t was unavoidable III military point OF
view. The starving garrison had eaten up all their
horses, SO that II Marshal Bazalne wished to march
out toward the conclusion ana fight he could not
have either his artillery or cavalry. Changarnier
believes that he should not have pernlttei himself
to come 10 that STRAIT but wnen his army was viQ-
OrOus ana III esprit gone out boldly anu engaged the
enemy. He acquitS BaAalne OF the charge OF trea-
son or dupiicity 10 the republic, bu6 Acknowledges
that he Is a selIsn and vanglorious man"
General Changirnler'5
STATEMENT TO THE ASSEMBLY,
differs litein fact, not ut all-irOm the admirable
digest or The Whole interview yet the General sought
when he was taxed wth his own opinions to
come In .Ignant simply oecause, logsoJtl ne was
described as Old and feeble, WIN face not indicate
ing much mental force.
General Changarnier cannot though he Ia sol
dter whose WORD and character stand hlgh all
Europe, seek Co throw dscrelit upon the state
ment5 made To correspondent o. the NEW YORK
HERALD. AT the date Of his expedition the lactS
ana details were fresh In his memori; he ieiG Metz,
dlsguSted, sorr0w-siricken aud mourning Tor his
country and he spoke freely because ut that time
there was no need vi caution to prng about fusi0n5
I'm order TO advance the interests OF The Orleans
Princes. lie told what The world considered tho
truth about Metl-the only possible truth-but with
q harsher personal opinion or Balaine tnan he
dared to express IN the Assembly.
HIS DISCOURSE
was simply speech clothed IN parliamentary ana
dignfed language. HIS statements 10 the corre-
spondent OF the HERALD were collOqulai ana In an
swer 10 categorical questions. so much Tor Metz.