New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19
FRANCE.
The Chainhord Agreement.

FRANCE. tseS
The Chambord Agreement.
LONDON, October l8.-The Times Paris
correspondent telegraphs % follows:
From exact information it appears that
the monarchical parties have come to an
absolute agreement. .-If;+ af-sS
De Chambord has made concessions which
are aetisfactory to the liberal monarchists,
and the following will be submitted at tho
opening of the Assembly: - sfFf
The proclamation of hereditary consti-
tutiohal monarchy, the King promising
liberty of conscience and equality before
the law as the right of all. -'if
The mOnarchists are confident of ma
| jOrity in the Assembly E ~ az ''
1t is said 4l6 deputies are pledged to sup
port the restoration of royalty. "a
The special dispatch to the London
Times, reporting the agreement between
Count de Chambord and the monarchial
party in the Assembly, gives the following
additional points of the programme, to be
proclaimed at the opening of the session:
The eligibility of all persons to civil em-
ployment, universal suffrage. reasonable
liberty Of the press, and the tricOlor to be
maintained as the flag of France. This last
point, however, is open to mutual conces-
siOns -t
The Times dispatch also says the Assem-
twenty ty-seventh instant. 2i-t
The report issued by the monarchical bu-
reau of the French Assembly of the nego.
tiatiOns with the Count De Chambord has
been received here. 1t confirms the state
ments of concessions made By the Count
contained in dispatch from Paris, pub.
lished in the London Times this morning.
A Protest.
PARIS, October IS.-Eighteen deputies i'm
= II, l.
have signed manifesto protesting against,
the attempted royal restoration. and de-
clarlng that they will ensrgetically resist
all such schemes
Trial Of Bazaine.
The trial of Marshal Bazaine was REQ
sumed at noon to-day. The president of the
court continued the Interrogation of the
accused. He asked why only two dispatches
one on the fifteenth Of September and the
other on the twenty-tirst of October, were
sent by the Marshal to the government OF the
national defense Bazaine replied that he
had received none of that governments com
muaications. In answer to other questions
he stated that in sending General
Bourbaki to the Empress, he sent him
to the one who in his view was the only
representative of the government He had
eral elections. The president said the Mar
shaps intention of reaching Thionville did
not agree with his theory that after the
surrender of Sedan sertie from
Metz was impossible, and he put
the question whether or not Ba-
zaine had agreed with the Prussians
to cease offensive movements from the time
of BOurbakis departure. Bazaine replied
by pointing to the subsequent engagemen nts
in September and October.
The President asked: Why was there no
serious engagement for the purpose of sup
porting negotiations Of the government of
national defense!
Bazaine-Our sick and wounded pre-
venced such course; it would have used
up the army while the enemy, at the time
were being reinforced. The Marshal con-
tinued. saying that his offer ON the twenty
ninth of September, to General Steiple, to
capitulate, was ruse. In regard
to the convention which he sub
sequently concluded with the Ger
mans, ne said: 'My position was
unprecedented. l was, in a certain sense,
tary chief, when legal government exists,
are strictly defined. l by no means con-
sider that to be the case in the presence of
an InsurrectiOnary government. There was
nogovernment; there was nothing.
The President-What, France, then, no
longer existed9 [Sensation.i
Bazaine, in explanation of previous an
neutrality for the army" he meant to OBJ
tam an armistice, for the purpose of estab-
llshIng regular government. He protest
ed against an assertion made by the presi-
dent of the court that his (Bazaine'sf
phrase that the army would maintain order
inside the city was an allusi0n to the civil
war. He declared that his proposals were
misunderstood. He never at any time
treated Regnier's mission seriously.
President-All the steDs taken at this
period, Overtures to and cOmmu MICA ti0ns
with the Germans, were most serious W hen
thinking of the admirable army " hich You
might have led to the last extremity. Z
hope you weighed we'll all the results OF
the proposed convention.
Bazaine recited that his motives weres
misunderstood and his proposals misinter-
preted
The sitting was here temporarily sus-
pended. and the utmost excitement pre-
vailed. On the resumption of proceedings the
prisoner being further interrogated, stated
that the cemmaRdants of corps were aware
OF the Regnier affair. although it was not
mentioned IN the council of war held on
the tenth of October. He considered, how
ever, that secrecy, in his negotiations with
the Germans. was his duty
Ihe Presldent-I am compelled to ask you
your acts and thoughts were for
your country and the army
DaZaine-Ihey were. L always acted
honestly according to the dictates of my
conscience.
Being asked the object of General Boyer's
journey to England in October, the accused
said he hoped the Empress would obtain
the conclusion of q convention, especially if
she could I've induced to come to Metz.
The president reminded the accused of
his military oath, and asked him whether
he observed the regulations forbidding CAPT
tulations in open tields' Bszaine pleaded
rs justification the existence of an insurrecs
Lionary government.
President-Does the imperial constitution,
10 which: you considered 1t your duty to re-
main faithful, authorize negotiation and
treating with the enemy o. you did
Bazsine-It did not.
Bszs maintained that the capitulst,oe
was compulsory. He had resisted tn the
CONTINUED ON M0HTH PAaE.l