Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-08-22
BaZaine the Adyenturcr.

1t would be curious to inquire
whether Marsh Il MacMahon, when
,conmu,ing the death sentence OF Ba-
zuinc, ever thought what woull nee
Z sarily be the consequence Of the
Mar>hal's Imprisonment in the Fort Of
Ste. Marguerite. The President Of
Tie French republic is am1n So simple
J-indcd that We may assn le that he
did not think ANYTHING at al ,nul that
hu comuu'el the sentence simply be-
C luse he considered it unkind to exc
caie brother in arms and a friend
If, however, he had been capable Of
justly aprreciatiug the CIRCUMSTANCES
ol the case, ne would have seen .ha,
tlcre could be but two is.ues to it,
either to shoot Ba1aine ,as a soldier
who, tough not exact ii traitor, had
done erough to forfeit all the hvaors
that. Ma past success i,atl brought upon
l;tA and w4ose lite would Aeucetorth
be- 'elissrsved; or else 10 de exactly
wir.t 4.,S been done, tlsai is to say TO
.loch him w ia sucn way that l4e
could make his escape the very mo-
mrht polmia4 ey.llcMeat had cooled
down.
lA4s.ts ;ass Mye&i par IA dealing
viii. 5s.'dtllral ayasrr;vrc'S jim tir4e> ol
greet l,e.!i'io>4 CRISES. srlrano, G,'r
!t1at j, rr,lr, MAlIini, aHcl &cSsn>
upon dozens cf Hlnor pcli'ical herceS.
have all in thcir terra hrer cee lcm ned
70 death, locl>et "p, an.3 m&J. soo,l
+hc!r ESCAPE.
That B,z,ine WAS N,r>hal cl
France and comm .pdrr.in chief 81! ,I,e
army u.aies no Inference fer notwsth
standing the official l43hit,cs he held
under the cn|'ire lie WAS never aay-
thins but mIitar; bravo AZ Tic ser
wee Of y sovereign Who ws% an advrn-
tnrer himself. lle sup,,osiljon tl.s;
Baz inc escaped from Sic. Marguerite
an order TO lead more comfortable
lie at large is absurd. w. shall not
have to wait long before We learn that
hr has embarked in some new under.
taking, or that he has sat down to
write his memoirs, which if outSpukcn
will certainly be the most interesting
contribution to the modern history OF
France that has eyer been published.
There is not mnch chance, however, OF
his taking 10 this last sort OF pursuit
for he is barely slxty-three years 0:
age, full of health, ambi ion, and ev-
ervthins else that makes IL man g
ahead; and there are countries like
Mexico Spain, aud Egypt, where he
can find plenty of work and plenty Of
opportunity to make the world talk o
him.
The supposition of several of oul
con;pmporIrie that he is Il deal man
and that he will not find any country
in-the world to live in, is very childish
lie is no more OF :. hero than he ever
was, and he has by his side heroine
instead Of the Mexican woman who
WAS very much disliked in France
where few could forgive the fact o
her having married the nun who's,
first wife WAS SO ill-treatel as to com
hi, suicide. 1t is the general belle
that Dazaine, through the rude treat
ment of lis former wife. drove her Il!
most mad, caused her in II moment 0
despair a,d uuder the influence of lii
infd-iav, to seek refuge in an aIiec
tion which she ought not TO hnv,
sought; and when the fact Was dis
closed 10 the husband he assumed a,
attitude which left tue poor woman
no other ESCAPE but suicide. And ;
few months later rich Mexican tool
Ler place by tue side Of tie Marsha
But these are revolving facts o
which VIC have just nov quite cnongl