The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-12
Communication from Marshal u,
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AVCOulpIlsheu.
Communication FROM Marshal Ba.
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NEW YORK, September ll.-Thc
Herald has, BY cable, long communi-
cation from Marshal Bazaine. addressed
to James Gordon Bennett. thanking the
Herald in particular and American Jour
mails in general for the strong
marks of sympathy he has n.
ceived at their hands. In the American
journals he SAYS he has always found the
best defenders and most impartial criti-
cisms. He reviews the circumstances ol
his trial and conviction, and SAYS he was
made an eNpistory victim Of the faults ol
the French army and nation. lie Ssys
the Judgment against him Was invalid h,-
cause Of the composition nf the court, h.
not having been tried by \ jury of H.
peers. He Says; II have M longer hope
that strict justice will De promptly
done me. | had but two supports.
whose authority and impartiality
insured me, during the contest again !,
those who allowed me Ia b. immohlrl
in order Ia appcasc II certain. ..cutcrlc agd
public sorrow. These were the Emperor.
who is dead, and Theirs who haS been set
aside and replaced by Ma Mahon. my
former comradc IL resulted, therefor,
that alone had 10 pass through the
whole terrible completely of events.
From the day the command of the army
Of the Rhine was imposed upon mr |
have drunk the bitter cup 10 the drrg,;
but ! ought not Ia complain, Tor the I'm
pcror lost both his throne and life. and
France, Notwithstanding the bravery.
displayed by her armies, has lost three
departments. The Germans alone have
prottcd 10y the war, and with
them those who remained at
home, far from tho field Of battle
50 that they might better hattcr the pas
sions Of the people, and more easily bring
about great national calamity. ! might
truly say, with ancient Roman Justice,
that thou art hut word hw | prefer g.
await the verdict of lImc and history. |
should not even have attempted Ia cs-
cape from prison had my former rummdr
seen III to lessen the seventies of nv
captivity during my trial. ! should have
employed the same weapons that Ma.
Mahon used against me. should ha,r
shown in my defense how Mac Mnhuu
had been beaten, and evacuated Al,n,r.
will out cndcayoring tn defend Nusgr.
without re-, sting the march 81 The
enemy; without utilizing nilruad.
leaving my right uncovered, AuI
turned notwithstanding the order hr hal
received not tn .rcpn,, beyond Nancy |
should have shown him IN, iguura'r ct
the numerical strength aud movement
Of tn enemy; hI, presumption ia accept
ing battle hllndtoldrd; hl, Iupudrurr 300
risking the reputation ot III" old African
truops which be- commanded IN ou" bat
tie, could have shown CLEARLY how ~
forgetting the Gr.t duties uf u General 10
order 10 play th" part of fighting soldier.
h" must IT, regarded ~ one "f the nr4i
authors of our dIsnsirrs, but ] initiated
the conduct "f TIA" Emperor, never a'.
rusing anyone and never .rrkiug tp
throw the responsibility upon uthrr
Mac Mnhun had hrcn u, unfortunate ai
Sedan II, wns at Met, u, Trr'hn aud
Ducrrt were in Pnris. IL, B"urhphI md
'hnchant were IN ~" EH't.
He had Forgotten nII this Whr" hr
Bccanr President.
,nd his want Of memory was ihr chief
incentive to my e-rapr. Icnyy Mona
hon in one thing, aud that is tho w"und
hat hc received ut S,dan. which permit.
ted hIm tO hUnurHbly pas over a." 'piu-
mand I" ID" GENERAL WI" sgh'd the
ApltulHlI"n "i SEDAN. ana \" '''i NJ r..
'ponslbility upon th" Emperor VII" n"''
accepted 1t instead "l indulr
ng ~ r"crlmihhtI"n. ilIlnh w" "n'h
Iid hi' utmost I" succeed. fThh'', 49, 'h'.
."in"i 1" record N'''"r'r'' really b'""h,'
hat sh" c""ld not u" conquered. Nh'
had been pooled by th" '"mPhiGn'
J. Italy Ny "Ar,1'" Tor 'ngns
mg ~ p"'i'". !. that dih "' Ih
pit" 81 myself, hnd b"'a'ls" revolution
Is,- had don" 81" b"ior" ] DID. ] bad
sworn allegiance {" ih" Emperor nni The
Constitution, approved "i th" pupuIHr
vote. h'd my command FROM thr
Emperor md not from the insurrrtinr.
ary government. An unworthy fsaiDm
took ndyantng" of the nb.onoc 81 thr
Emperor aud army 4" invnd" The "rP,
L"gIsihiii. ! b"II'''h ih' fihI'i' "
Russia """'' '"'"' 70 '', .''''"
that l'Iof hiD"h"'' ".s"' ''- -
APP ana p"! ,h, "''' NJ E,n,'I,''' ,s y, ~
had contracted NJ M"/'"'" '''' '''''' ''''.'.
Mexico.
A. rrgard. Moriro the Emperor h7I
10 choo.r between evacuation aud vn.
with the United STATE. Ton,,Idau.r.
aIr he gave order 10 return. lu'
wa. unwilling either T., p.
turn a. Austria. or 10 abIicnt-. nlhough
Hr we'll understood that Napylrrn o,uh
Htato. Mn5'mlJ,"o , y IN .r' ln ho,.,.,, %, w."
extent Il each "nr ppnubuIiy III"
conclude. am fnr from |ing u'h bot