, 1873-12-12
MARSHAL DAZA1NE'5 SENTENCE.

|
MARSHAL BAZAINE'5 SENTENCE.
Aftor long and very clroumstantal trial.
Naral,al Daxnino has boon found guilty OF
treason to Frnncc, ind il condemned to death,
mud degradation from his rank Previous to
execution. Although all tho members of tho
cou.t signed recommendation Tor morcy,
which the DUO d'Aumalo-probably romom"
beriug bis own troaehory to A5a-ol-Kaaer |
in Algiors- In porson to PreBldont
Aacstnl,on, tho Bcutenco is torriblo rotrlbu;1on
Tor tile oifonBo Of Which Marn!lal Dazalno WIS |
found guilty. Tho roa1 crime which lo committed
was hiu norsistout adhesion to Napoleon after tho
downfall mud exile Of tho lattor, aud hiB studied
ignorlng of tho Committee of Dofenso. That
Co,au,ittoo. howovor, was tho only Government
| which franco lad aftor tho overthrow OF
| Napoleon aud during tho aiogo OF Metz. 1t was
! tho only source Of authority, and the Gully body
competout to gEvo orders regarding tho conduct
| of tho war. 4 refusal to recognize 1t
waa refusal to rccognize tho only existing Gov
ern,ncnt of france. mud was therefore treason.
Technically, therefore, from tho irrefutabo owl
deuce boforo it, tho Court was obliged to find
hin, .uilty, a1,d declare tho seutonco prescribed
by Inv.
Tho recommendation for moroy was probably
baso1 upon two roaBonB. In tho first place,
Alurslal Da2nino Was n veteran. 1lo haa Bocn
forty-iivo yours OF active service, and Ind done
France good Bcryice In AlgIors, Turkey, Auatria,
Italy, and Mexico. He Ind boon sliillful Con"
oral nnd brave soldier, and hoh haa done nothing
degrading in tho eyes Of tho world, up to tho
time of tho surrender Of Metz, oxcopt his aban-
donment Of Macmillan to Ills fate, and
IN doing this lo waa only oboying
the orders Of Lis superior, the Emperor.
Tleso services woro evidently credited t. him
70 far as to constitute IN appoal for mercy. 1n
the second place, It is probable that tho Court.
while it was compelled to pass the technical
Bcntcuco, stood ready to asls for mercy in view
of lho uncertain threads upon which political
: aiTatrs hang in that country, whoro tue Rovolu'
tion is not only an accepted theory In al
contingencies, but palpsblo fact, Which may
manifest itself any day. So long Us the Rovolu
, ton is superior to aw, aud 50 long as all aocia
and political possibilities ara liable to DO refer
. rcd to the Revolution for solution. there il u
: dotlnitvo form OF government i'll Franco. Th
H DUO d'Aun,a1o is Monarchtst. and may DO to
b morrow Republican. President Maclahol
0 is ostonsib1y tho nopublican 1residons
:, Franco for five yours to couo, Monarchis
+, In lis sympathies, and may DO Emperor q
l. tho end OF lis term. The Assembly Itself II
l. combination Of Communists, Radicals
r, Republicans, Bonapartists, and Monarclists
II MI struggling and plotting for power, ant
l. pending these plots and struggles, Trance Is
Ii Republic by suGorance and without constitt
t. ton. AL definite planB for tho future are neco
10 sary referred to TINT indefinite time when COZ
10 stitutona1 low will be established. In this III
settled state Of affairs, the uncertainty OF po!it
ly cal contingencies must have exercised aomo il
q 1uenco upon the minds OF the members Of ii
ne Court, and helped TO induce thom to appeal +
80, mercy.
on There is good roason to believe that this nler
in will be ahown, and TINT Marshal Dazaiue's Ii
on will be spared BY Gen. nIacMahou, his asaooia
,s. in 80 many campaigns, aud himself M ardo
Ito aimsror Of tho 1atc Louis Napoleon. in wlo
ity service ho attained hiB most glorious distinction
bo But what s life to Marshal Dazaino, eveu If Il
lie mercy shall bo extended? Ho will probably
od IN e1ilo from france; ~ man without
Try country" an old soldier, who, after nearly h
ng century Of active service, in which he Inns "
my honor and reputation, suddenly finds hi
tho self degraded from his rank, strip
The Of hia honors, Lis whole record oxpungoa, q
i'll himself ignoniuiously branded as traitor.
clal u soldier like Marshal Bazaiue, who, in his o
ely language Us ho loft the court only carries
his words, "honos and country" IN his broast, 81
ting q punishment as this is infinitely worse tt
not death. Upon this account, II no other, tue
ub- poal for mercy will probably be granted. md
IL it life will be spared to 10 dragged out in the 81
tho tortureH Of Disgrace to escape which eyon dc
ub- would bo welcome relief.
, Vi | E@&.E.Nes..-ZZN-tSz.@