The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21

win do 80 with al frankness. ! have Al;
m moth aware Of her sentiments FOR me
a feeling OF true respect Although, with her
about the Franco-spanish invasion OF Mexico,
which discrcGlted The empire and prepared ITS
ruin--although she desired the war OF 1870, rom
which the Emperor instinctIyely drew back-al-
though she has contributed TO establish and gener-
alze In our country the habits OF luxury and the
rage for appearances" which have SO deeply
tainted public unconstitutional for these reasons
have doubts as TO her soundness OF mind-i nave
looked upon the Empress as a resolute character,
capable OF sacrifices; and retain this opinion, III
spite Of the unheard-of violence OF her proceedings
and letters. With regard 10 these last stu tiMk
that she respected herself less in writing them ana
communicating them TO journals than lnysel have
always respected her,
TIE pocuMENTs PRODUCED AGAINST ME
are, in the first place extracts irom pamphlets or
journal articles published at different times during
the defence of Paris and since But what authority
SUPERIOR for instance TO that OF the Ffaa,o can
be claimed by these arpreeiators OF my principles
my intentions, my, character and my conduct
What right have they TO be considered as my
judGesS And what will men OF impartlality and
good faith say when they learn that these Judges
regards some of them, are known 10 me, but on
which am silent; for reasons Which, as regards
others, are unknown TO meIeither my personal
names, without, think, emitting any of them
General vinoy, ex-senator; General Pajo ex-Ade-
de-Camp Of the Emperor; NM de pene, Journalist;
Sarccy, journalist; De keratry, eX.Preiet de Police
at the beginning OF the siege.
At the conclusion OF his book the Genera, pub
fishes IN eatenSo copy Of his last Will and tesla
ment, as written by him at the outbreak OF the
war; and the four codicils which he added during
the struggle. One passage having reference to his
relations with the Emperor, is worth quotIng:-
TRoCHU's RELATIONS WITH TIE EMPEROR.
Many OF my friends he wrote believe and i'm
" 10 m First Tue because when he came to
power as President OF the republic declined the
honor of being attached to his person; second be-
cause he looks upon me an Oreanlst; third, be-
cause published a book on the army which greatly
dispeased him. think, then, ! am authorized in
stating that the Emperor Is well disposed towards
M. Here is a sonce7iT introduced with double
object, which win be readily understood
ne no oS but had IN aSs six
twenty-sly living children, all OF whom were, like
myself without fortune. One OF my brothers
died that same year, leaving me his widow and
eleven children, among whom were seven unmar-
this family and obtained for it from the State to-
bacco ONCE for the widow a relief from the Legion
d'Honneur for the daughters, and relief from the
Minister of War for all. ] was at Rennes after the
death OF my brother when stranger presented
himself with the Emperor's compliments to my
wife, who was in Paris, placed in her hands the sum
of 200OOf for the widow and her orphans and begged
her TO sign the receipt. Although surprised and
hesitatng, Nine. Trochu gave her signature and in
ing day arrived IN Paris, and by the medium ofmy
old friend, General de Glaubert Ade-de Camp of the
said TO him. ''the Emperor has heard or the trials
which have been sent to me, and he has desired to
help me in a manner which fills me with gratitude;
but have already obtained from the Emperor and
his government the grants OF assistance to which
the widow and her children were entitled by law.
1t is upon me that falls the duty of doing the rest;
and am come to entreat His Majesty to take back
the important present which he has offered to
them. have concerning it the most unsurmount-
able scruples; and II, which God forbid, the En-
peror like his predecessors on the throne OF France,
should meet with great peris, the devotion which
should have to show would no longer possess
any value in his eyes or In mine, for 1t would not
be gratuitous." The Emperor, with great kind
ness and insistence but with marked establishment
and perhaps, shade of discomfort, endeavored to
overcome my scruples, but he did not succeed. l
withdrew, leaving, under his eyes on The table
over which he was leaning the bank notes sent the
evening before to my wife, This account does not
contain anything new AZ regards the well-knOwn
liberaty Of the Emperor; but 1t proves that In
spite Of the bad political reputation which has been
given to me by his cOurtiers, he had great good
which must not disslmuiate In telling this story.
1t occurred to me just as was rejecting on my
political and military testament. 1t Is, ''that I
have never received back the receipt which propriety
and respect forbade me to Gain from the En-
peror IN exchange for the sum Of money which re-
turned.n
Done with my hand. in Paris, the 21st July, 1870.
GENERAL TROCHU.