The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-27
JULES rkVRE AVID MFR. wAsHBURA u.
Evidences of the Ex-Minister Befoi o tao n''0"
Committee Concerning Mr. w. ~nouf"0
Cowardly Questions and Ill-fo "hoSu
Suspicious Playing the Sp. =

PARIS, Marc, ~
The following reference to Mr.. Washburi 70 49,
States Minister In France, occurs in the os 49,.
Of NJ. Jules Favre given before Commits 80, .,
tho ,nsur,an,on -, Mach "a 10y, A,r,o ugh ap.
pointed to investigate definite subject til
mittee has gone into the whole history OF Fra W. W., -
MEMBER OF THE CoMMIssIoN-I should
know what we must think of the opinions - -
slvely spread abroad that the representative go
United States was charged with the duty OF 4 80
duclng into PARIS The money for the payment 81
Prussian splesl 49,,
Nj. jules FAvRE-It Is the first time nave -
OF such a thing. The Minister OF the United st 4 wa
has shown himself very well disposed towards Voc
1t Is that have seen persons whom he =.
tected In an equlv0cal POSITION caused the arr
OF the aide-de camp OF an American general, VINO
movements appeared TO me suspicious. 1t Ii &C r.
tain that spying carried on; nearly always u 10
enemy was informed of our Intentions. The 2lstA d
October the enemy was attacked AZ Malmaison. ou VI
he was found ready. Now. the night before Al
American officer went TO Rueil. 1 knew OF the fac
ana caused his arrest He was Intercepted, bul
could give satisfactory explanation Of the object
of his journey. However, as Mr.. WashDurne
INTERVIEWED, he was released; but stslL
had my doubts. This tile only fact
That Mr.. Wasnburne In relation with the Ger.
mans Is certain for he represented them in Paris;
that culpable completeness were bora OF this l
suspected but had no proofs.
Such Is the reference made to the American MIL
lister BY man only recently In Cabinet and In q
document published by the Assembly and distributed
as an official paper the tables of the Deputies-
The story OF the member as to the payment Of the
Prussian spes need scarcely be SAID Is here heard
for the first by eyeryD olse as well as by NJ
Favre This was simply way chosen to insinuate
a calumny.
Ordinarily questions asked in this document Dear
the name of the member VINO makes the inquiry;
but when, instead Of the name. there Is put as in
| TINS case the words 90 member OF the commits
sion" the questoner is one OF those snea asn 30
| pubic lie III France, VINO ike 10 HenveG
O blow only when perfectly sure that they eau re"
! celve return. I
ters brains are when we lind dlstlngu isned me M
Der OF the government of National Defence graveiy
ready at Mamalson. therefore they must
have been informed " spies that the French wers
| could ready under any other circumstances .
! part OF the common imbeclity. Surely the french
army to know that 1t, like every other good army,
always Is ready Nothing In war is more certain
than the fact that to surprise first rate army Of
veteran troops is an absolute mposslbnity yet upon
| the inability OF the Paris mob, commanded by TrO-
| chu, to surprise the German army, this Minister
| can officer who went TO Ruel, poor Fellow. TO be
near m sae see gh lie 6eeved maybe WHAT ne
had read OF the French IN the little history BOOKS
But what shall be said OF the direct allusion Of
| from him by the character or the inquiry made IL
| suddenly OCCURRED TO him that If people were 'gen-
| erayr saving things or this sort about the Amert-
can Minister II would not do Tor him, an ex-lnem-
Der of the Cabinet, to be totally ignorant on SUP.
| Further, there would be point wanting in the
character Of this man driven from public career
by the agrant ndeceaGy Oh MS private ne ;n ana
! would he one point wanting IN ms character II II
| were not shown that lie had his suspicious" OF
every honest aud capable man that came III his
|