New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-18
IN THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR.

IN THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAX
A, the coronation of William III of PRUSSIA IN
1861, Marshal MacMahon was the representative
Of the French Emperor Soon Thereafter "r SUI
,eeded Canrobcrt as commander OF 'he i"''u
Army Corps and then went oacK ~ N'sei'"
as Governor General. This was III 'oo1' ON
years later re was third time recaileu oy MA
poleon 70 lead army in great VA, .'iS
time In Of defeat and disaster, ne Wa
made commander of the Army OF 'ne SCUM
ard with Characteristic energy pressed forward
20 the German frontier. But the iniscIao'e mn mn,
,ary administration OF the fnpiIe nOpe'
handicapped him. At Woerth ne H'tt WIN
crushing defeat, which Is not. however. 20 pc
charged against either his courage or MS Skill
Retrcating to Nancy, he collected ana ieorsah-
lied his army, and prepared TO max Intensive
stand against the conquering invaders Napoc
leon however ordered him 10 the reliei oil
Bazaine, at Metz which errand ne promptly
undertook He thus entered upon cam
paign which ended at Sedan. At the beginning
Of that battle he seriously wounded by
she'll and for some time was unapie 10 take
part In the war. But he recovered III seaSo' 20
conduct the operations at Paris against the
Commune and rendered invaluable services In
esta blishing the spublic under the Presidency
Of Theirs.
CHOSEN TO THE PRESIDENCY.
The soldier ,henceforward served the Republic
faithfully as he had served Emperor and King
before It, In May 1873. after period OF asita-
ton. the Monarchcal party in the French FAR
lament forced President Theirs to resign ana
Immediately elected MacMahon TO succeed MN;
The change In the Presidency was accomplshed
without disturbance though whom the result
in the Assembly was known the streets OF YER
sailles and Paris were filled with excited people
who shouted 'Nive Theirs and ,Nlve ID ne,
publique.' The Republicans urged peace and
adherence to the law. and the Radical Journals
discussed the situation with prudence Mar
shall MacMahon accepted the PRESIDENCY on
mil
the Assembly the depository of the National
sovereignty 1t is a heavy responsibility: but
with Gods aid and the devotion OF the Army
will continue the work of hoerating the
territory and restoring order and will main
tain tranquility and the principles on which
society rests. To this pledge my WORD as
an honest man and a soldier.
HIS RESIGNATION AND CLOSING YEARS.
MacMahon's administ ration was an honest but
a stormy one. He made no secret OF his SYM
patty with the Monarchical party. and OF his
dctestation Of Radicasm. In turn he was made
the object of persistent and relentless attacks
by the Republican groups under the magnetic
leadership Of Gambetta. There was serious
struggle in May 1877, when the President
against the will of the Chamber. dis missed the
Cabinet Of NJ Jules Simon and appointed new
one under the Duo de Broglie. In the CONNECT
MacMahon triumphed. but only for time ana
Presidency and was succeeded by jules FreNy.
After that time the veteran soldier liN"d IN
Ia ppy retire ment with his family about nm ail-
parentlV cherishing no animoSitcs, ana d"Not'u
MS a private citizen to the general into rests OF
the Fatherland he loved so well and to when
he had given the best services OF "A long ana
active career lie wrote. in the closing years OF
his life n voluminous autobiography which
doubtless contains many matters Of great his
torica interest. 1900 q,
Marshal MacMahon Yin March. 1854. married
Elizabeth Charlotte Sophie de la Croix de
Castries who survives him. There are also
three sons and a daughter living. The ducal
title dcscends to the eldest son. Marie Armand
pairice dc. MacMahon who is in the French
Army.