The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15

possible 20 roslss any longer ana equally tunpossi-
BILE TO force our way out n had attempted .
grand sortie must have sacrificed $1,000 men to
no purpose and liked my soldiers too well to get
them needlessly butchered."
The Marshal spoke under some excitement as he
said this. He was wearing undress uniform-tbas
Is, red trousers and blue tunic without epsulets
and in abiding to his love for his soldiers no struck
his breast. on which giittered the Gross OF the
Legion OF Honor, a. If to imply that his aneotion
for his men was well known to all whose opinion
was worth having. our conversation continued
for an hour SO but there would be no use In re-
c0rding 1t In full. now that the verdict u the court
martial has declared all the prisoners statements
co he false. Bazaine gave me forecast OF what
NJ. Lachaud has since said in his defence;
but the Judges, and public opinion along
with the Judges, have pronounced this defence
to be worthless For myself, 1 felt convinced. IN
listening TO Bazane-not that ne was guiitiess, but
that he honestly considered he mad done no wrong.
Ambition and the perpexities OF most trying
position had warped his Judgment and left him no
power TO discern his errors nor 20 understand why
these errors were impeached az crimes
DAxAMRS PRISON LIFE
After finishing our talk on the war expressed
my hope that the Marshal wanted for nothing In
his confinement and he answered readily that
every indulgence ana attention were shown him.
He complained, however. that his meals were
brought to him rom restaurant outside. instead
OF being cooked In the house, and were, in conse-
quencc, always either luke warm or 0verdOne. The
reason OF this measure was, that II there had
been cooking In the house tradesmen and servants
would have been constantly coming in and out OF
the premises and 1t would have been difficult for
the detectives to keep up strict surveillance.
The Marshal was allowed to have what books and
papers he pleased and to receive visits
IRON his friends. Hls wife and children also
came ana spent the afternoon with him
regularly every day, from one till six O'Clock.
On the particular day when visited him Nine.
la Marechale was not expected till two, but she
arrived before her time while was stall talking
with her husband, and had the opportunity OF
making my bow to her and Of shaking hands with
her children she is young enough to be the Mar
shaps daughter and her little boy and girl bear
striking likeness both to herself and their father.
They are chubby little children, who did not seem
know their father was on trial for his life and
the prisoner looked At them with wonderfully
anectionate eye, though. soldier-like he affected
to speak to them grufly. AS took my leave OF
the Marshal thanked him for the honor he had
done me and he replied, II am always glad to see
foreigners. They have cooler heads than US
Frenchmen and nudge dispassi0nately."
BAZANE SINCE HIS SENTENCE.
Since his sentence Bazaine has ceased TO be Q
Field Marshal. Ho is plain FRANCOIS Achiie b.
zaine, wears civilian clothes without decoration
and has an of1cer constantly beside him. The agi-
tation he betrayed on first hearing his sentence
cooled down in the course of few hours and
ne began to talk of his wife and children,
who will be ruined by the heavy costs OF the trial.
which the prisoner has been condemned to bear.
1t Ii heavy calamity which has 0vertaken this
family for even If Bazaine's life be spared he
can never hope that the sentence OF the court
martial will be quashed. He was not tried in
moment OF political ferment, when party animos-
tiles were raging against him, but calmly aud
quietly after long delay and the verdict Is there
fore dnal His son and daughter must be marked
to all time as the children OF "a felon aud q
traitor" for such are the terms which used In
the Indictment and they VIII not have the con-
ISOLATION which attends the children Of lesser GRIM
inals-namely, that Of trusting that their fathers
name may be forgotten. Bazaines name can
never pass out Of Frencnmens minds. Justly or
unjustly it will be stamped on the pages OF history
as that OF a man who preferred his own welfare to
his country's honor, and children now unborn Will
be taught TO pronounce it with l0athing. These
are offences which carry with them terrible ex-
piatOn.