Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-23

Flanders made me realize now osep-
rooted were the memories OF the imperial
regime. Either owing to the military
spirit reigniny In these provinces. or on
account OF the manufacturing interests
which dominated all others, II Is certain
that one could everywhere feel that
the people we're ill-dlsposed towards
and dIstrustful Of the royal govern
ment. T,s military men who had
returned to their homes In great num-
hers were the centre Of keen interest,
and all their grievances were poured INTO
the ears O. keen listeners. who EXTENDED
them all their sympathy"
In n report which he handed TO the
Abbe de Montesquion. only five months
before Napoleor's return from Elba, Pas
auIer expressed himself as follows:
at Is important to point out. especially
when one has been familiar with the
spirit prevalent in France eight or ten
months ago, that the army. when was
formerly the dread Of families, has be-
come beloved and popular since the
placing of men on the retired list. while
furloughs and assertions have brought
back TO the bosom OF their families
considerable number Of officers ana SOL
diers who do not cease celebrating MS
(Napoleon's) valor and great deeds, ard
do not tire OF dwelling on his dangers
and his sufferings. The army has become
the object OF a. lively sentiment OF ad-
miration, even OF affectionate regard
There Is a continual talk about Its rights
all favors not bestowed upon men not
having belonged 10 1t seemed wrongly
bestowed"
In these observations Pasquier accentu-
ated what he had previously said regard
ing the bitter hostility between the oiii-
GERS and the emigrea, the feeling growing
out OF the manner In which the most
illustrious generals were ignored In ,he
drawing-room of the T'uilleries, and the
friction engendered by the lavishness win
which the crosses OF the Legion OF Honor
were distributed. Thus and by his COM
ments upon the public men OF his uiie'
he shows how the situation was ripening
for THE Hundred Days
Pasquier's treatment of the vienna
congress constitutes an exceptionally in
terestlng chapter, and. of course. Tai
leyrand figures prominently In 1t. lie
does not spare Fouche, Napoleon's Min
lister of Police, who was all things to all
men, and whom he held In utter con-
tempt. Here is one OF his characters
tic comments upon that master or du-
plicity: Did he tNapoeon) not dare dis
miss him? Did he think him more dam
gerous out Of the cabinet than I'm the
cabinet, or was NJ. Fouche protected by
his well-known habit OF deceiving every
body? He has always claimed that the
advances and oyertures he venturei
upon were naught but manner of sound
ing peoples intentions and means Oh
rendering better service TO his master.
What IL certain Is that Napoleon was ms
dupe the mistake he made it all the more
to him, NJ. de Bassano. NJ. de Nalettee,
and many others cautioned him mces-
sanity" Yet 1t was upon Pouches adj
vices that Pasquler wrote to Napoleon.
The interview which led TO this letter Is
one of the most remarkable episodes
described in the volume. The letter re-
manned unanswered for the reason, say
the writer that "he (Napoleon) wished
me TO solicit the honor OF serving MN
again" and Pasquier retired To the
Chateau de Coulans. Here he found MINI
self in a royalist centre.
From the time of Napoleon's return
until Waterloo Pasquier crowds events
and comments He does not go into null
tary details but treats of the Influences
the intrigues of public men, and the othet
agencies that were working for the final
overthrow Of the man OF destiny. lie
gives us a clear view Of the legisls ton OF
the Hundred Days. and how 1t was re-
ceived. and, though he indicates MS con-
yiction OF restoration OF the legiuma e
,ower he confesses that "Waterloo, with
it's fatal result" was a surprise. IN &C
counting Cor this result he says: "Every-
body knows the history OF the battle o.
Waterloo, the mistakes laid 10 the ooo'
of General Grouchy. his line or delehct'
and how he has thrown the blame Tor
htrfaG r..
this NAV be. whether II is that the orders
trans,nitted to him were not sufficiently
exnlicit or that he did not understand
,hcrn or. again, that he merely iache1
the nersDicacity and the presence OF
mind necessary to modify them. accord
ing to existing circumstances, certain II
Is that the result was disastrous. III Ma
poleon sought to reward. by tins act OF
condecension, the Marshars reorehensib'
behavior at Pont-Saint-Esorit' ne was
cruelty punished for it.
The chapter following Waterloo ana
embracing the abdication Is gloomy one
and ,hance to the end OF the volume
scenes and incidents are again cro"ueu
Mn come and 20, as characters III an
historic drama, but by far the most prom
mont figures are Talleyrand and Fouche'
Pasauler inveighs bitterly against the
excuses of the troops OF occupatloh' anu
presents this picture Of the situation III
the provinces:
OF seemed az II the whole Of Europe
wished TO invade France. Though the
show of such numerous forces had De-
come absolutely useless, 1t was thoue NJ
necessary to give 10 the French hauoh
the spectacle OF the Irresistible power ~
which II was ordered to kneel NOT d
s;nole corps. Notwithstanding the rapid
&c oil n OF
Of General Butcher. notwithstanding the
occupatlon of the capital hal suspended
its march: all those, from the frontiers Oh
the Rhine. who bore a gun, all those VINO
we're not indisr ensable II the guard OF
tho States and OF the fortresses. We're
concentrating on the French terNory.
More than GD0,GD men. covering the pfo-
yinces of the East and OF the Nor'h,
soon penetrated as far as Normandy anu
the provinces of the right bank Oh t1e
Loire"
one of the chief values Of the volume
IS that. Ike its predecessors. II mas an
immense personal and political scope.
Pasduier not only studied the SITUATION
Immediately environing him but looked
far ahead. In a sense, he look III the
whole European horizon. MS h.eil'o'' :,
arc indeed "A History of My Time,
OF which only suggestive giimpses can be
given in a review. The volume closes
with a parting shot at Talleyrand ana
the formation OF the Richeiieu ministry
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