, 1874-09-12
BAZAlME.
Tho Escaped Marshal Relates tho
Story OF Ills Wrongs.
What Ho Might Have Proved Against
MacMahon it Given the 0p-
portunity.
Napoleon, N1axirni1tnn, and tho
Mexican Invasion.

IAniu u 4OHE lFQM AlNthItht 1h-
zaino. addreAsod to Jamos Gordon Bcunott.
thanking tho Herald in particular, nnd American
Journals In general, for tho strong mnrks OF
sympathy ho has reco1vol At thcir handB. In
American Iourltola, he says, ho has always found
hia best defoudors md most impartial criticisms
1Io reviews tho circumstances Of hiB trial
and conviction, 'aud snys ho was made
tho expiatory victim Of tho faults
Of tho Trench army and nation. no says tho
judgment against hin, In Invalid. hccn,,so Of tho
com position Of tho Cor1t ho not having been
tried by q Jury OF Ills peers. Ho saya: NJ hayc
no 10 ngor hope taut atrict uatico will be prompt
ly ono mo. had but two supporta wiioso
authority nud i,npnrtiality assured mo during
lho contest against those Who allowed mo to be
inundated tn order to apponso II certain coterie
and publiosor7ow. Yhoso were tho Emperos, who ~
dead, aud Thiort, who Inns boon rot naldo and
resulted, therefore. that | nlone haa to pass
through tho whole tosribio conpoxity Of oventa:
From tue day TINT tue command OF tho Army Of
tho Rlimo was impoBod upon mo. hnve drnuk
tho blttor cup oyen to tho dfcga; bnt DuEht
throno and bis lifo. aud Franco, notwithstanding
tho bravery displayed BY her armies t,nB ioBt throu
departments. The Germans aiono havo proiitod
by tho war, aud with them tl,oBo who remained
at homle far from tho fold Of baltic, so that they
might bettor flattcr tho panbionB Of tho peop}o
and more easily bring about grnat national
calamity. might truly gay with tho anctotat
Ron,nn, Justice, thou art but word hut
prefer to await tho verdict Of tine md history.
prison had nv former comrate aeen lit to losHon
tlo soveritiea Of my captivity. During
my trial should hive employed the eR1no weal-
ons that MaoMahon usod nsainst mo: I should
lnyo shown in n1y. defonso how alacafahon had
boon beato,,, and Ind ovacuated Alaaco without
ordoayorlnE to dofon1 tho Yosges, without re-
Hsttg tho march OF tho onumy, without utfliz-
lng tho railroads, leaving my right uncovered
aud turned, notwithstanding. tho order ho Ind
received not to repass boyond Nancy. T shonlti
hayo shown bis ignorance Of tho numerical
strength and movements Of tho cnonly., His
presumption In ACCEPTING battle, blndEolded
his lmpru0onco III rlsklng tho reputation Of tho
old African troops. Which ho commanded III ono
getting the first duties OF General Ill order to
play tho part Of fighting soldier. Ao
must bo regarded as QUO Of tho first
authors Of our u1sustcrs. But l1ni-
tatcl tho conduct ct tho Emperor, never
tho responsibility upon othors. 1Iacslahon had
boom es unfortunate Mt Sedan "a was ut Metz,
as Trochu ant Ducrot were III Paris. as Nour,
baki aud Clinct]nut wore IN tho East. Ilc lad
forgotten all this whom lie became President.
and his want OF memory wan tho chiof incentive
to my oscape. envy MaoMnhon IN one t!ttsg.
and TINT iH tho wound ho received at Sedan,
which nern,ttcd him to H0uurnblY nnHB over tho
can,namd IN tho t;cnerai gho sirned lie capitu-
1ntinn Of seaal,' and to cast lis responsibility
,,nn,' In Emnoror whn most gracio,,sy ncco,t.
Ut WITH + ~ fns1nad NJ in,np in observation-disclosures
t1ink IT, H. oach ] ia lie Utmost to succeoa. france
acna,st nnni to recorll yrtories. really he}ieyeI
I'm. si,n couiI nnt In connnereI. sj,o Ind beeu
spoiled by tho campaigns in tho Orimoa and
A|Mi, w a1ecuso for cncarfnp IN no1;tscs in that
,i I ~ IN s,,;tc af myseif md haca,,ne The rayo-
t.onsst. to- 1 ~ raj sinno ~ hn1oro did. Ind aworn
,iioa;anco so thn Emnernr md thu 6,nl1stitntinn
a,.i nnnrn,nd ~ ~ nnn,,3nr yntr I