Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-10

az at the present day, lsborsd TO destroy cts-
cipliue, the respect OF authority and ihe
esprit de corps of the army, and on those ON
GERS who, to curry the favor OF the mob,
turned politicians and journalists and utterly
demoralized the service. This and sundry
other passages of the book are caculsted TO
suggest unpleasant reflections to all patriotic
Frenchmen as to whether the operation Of
the came causes be not calculated TO lead 10
similar results, and az to what would happen
If July, 1888, had in store the same thun-
derclap a. July thirteen years ago. With
St. Privat, or Grayelotte, az The Germans
call If, the fighting on large scale virtually
ceased. Bazaine allowed his lieutenants to
do pretty much as they pleased, and they by
| no means abused that latitude TO take the
| Initiative of any pushing forward movement.
The rest of the dismal story has been told
over and over again. When the news came
| of the disaster of Sedan and the revolution
of the 4th of September in Paris all nerve
seems to have been taken out Of the generals
| who had helped to make the empire and on
| whom the Emperor had bestowed all the re-
wards in his power to give. Marshal Bazaine,
however, having an opportunity TO state his
opinion ss 10 the government of national
| defense, avails himself OF it. He points out
that at first the news of the 4th of September
was disbelieyed by the army, who regarded
| it az an invention Of the enemy TO democrat
| ize it.
"Notre Ioyaute nsilitdire," says Marshal
Bszaine, could not regard it as possible
| that revolution should break out while an
| enemy was on French soil and fighting was
still going on on the frontier. We could moi
| believe that the ambition of the leaders of 2
| political party would be capable OF sacri-
| ficisg the most sacred interests of the coun-
try to grasp the power they coveted. Those
| were the traitors"
The marshal gives Gen. Boyer's account OF
| his interview with Bismarck at Versailles.
Gen. Boyer was Bszaine's first aide.de.
| camp, and after council of war was sent to
Versailles, where he srrivedon October 18th,
| TO try and sound Bismarck as to the terms on
| which a capitulstion would be granted, Bis
marck wished the army of Metz and BszsIne
/ to recognize the regency of the Empress and
| obtain her majesty's consent TO surrender the
| town, since the marshal considered that he
| had no powers to do 80. In this account OF
| the interview, now published for the hrsi
| time, and drawn up, the marshal assures Us,
| by Gen. Boyer himself, there are, though the
general DRIFT and the result are well known
many new points Of interest. Thus, Biz
| marck told Gen. Boyer that it was regretta-
bic that the navy had not shewn itself favor
| able 10 the restoration of the regency, az
otherwise, since the North and the CONNER
| cial towns like Rouen required order and
| dreaded the republic, it would have been
| easy, with the cooperation OF the fleet, to
make of Hsvre, thong ii little turbulent
| the pivot of that restoration. Here the count
| added parenthetically:
| France must choose her own government fol
herself, for viii not repeat the blunder OF lSl5
and attempt to force one upon her. The present
republic is not acting in good faith as Is shown
/ by its Sinking the elections, as 1t knows they
would go against 1t. The conservative element
which is the most numerous in France, will have
none Of this teTrorizing republic Be assured thai
il there were to be piebiscite to-day the Emperor
1 would still have large maiority.
There is nothing new in Bismsrek's rgcy
sketch Of the condition of France, bat Whsi
| impressed the iron chancellor most strongly
seems to have been the opinion OF some
| Americans VINO had been allowed to get into
Paris. Among them we're ak generals, ons
| Of them being, | believe, Gen. Sheridan. Or
| the 18th OF October he told Gen. Boyer:
| This Paris and Lyons republic is discouraginl
| even the Americans who have sent deputation Il
try 10 come to terms with the Repu blican govern
ment, and tried to interpose. 1 saw these gentle
| men. They went home again, telling me THEFT
men ef " VINO do not even Know what a republic
means. There is only one man sincere, and tina
| is Trochu.
Gen. Boyer sgain saw Count Bismarck
/ next day, when he again urged military
manifesto in favor CT the regency, az it woulC
"compromise the army with the Republican
| party" and he (Bismarck) would zee how
I the country received that declaration. TIT
narrative then proceeds in the following
terms:
| Interview with Jules Fave. His acting part
his bad faith to scissors and Mont Nalerien
| Incident of Strasburg and Toul. The count sgail
| reverts to the opinion of the American generals
They went back exasperated, saying they had en-
| tered madhouse tenanted by apes (pn hopftdt d
| t0us hdbite par des singes). Letters from Barol
| Gudin and Count de Lavalette remain unan
| swered. NJ. Theirs had asked leave to come
He had been permitted He is at Florence on hi
way from st. Petersburg, whence he was dismisset
by the Emperor of Russia with these words, 81
Austria interferes in the quarrel l Immediately
| declare war against her." NJ. Theirs has gone {
Florence to discuss the Nice question which NJ
de Bismarck won't NEEDLE with. Rome and Ital
don't concern him, he says. Narrowing detail
of the Empress departure. Letter front Coun
| de ChambOrd left unnoticed.
This, the marshal says, is not signed, bu
1 Is in Gen. Boyer's own handwriting. IL ha
been read with much gusto, especially il
diplomatic circles, where it is not iorgottel
| that NJ. Challemel. Lscour, the head of tn
"lerroriziDg republic" at Lyon, is now tn
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French
| republic.