The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-11-10
COUNT BISMARCK.

| To-Day the man who occupies the great
er part of the attention of the European
public, is the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and President of the Cou neil cf Pru, STA,
Count Leopold Won Mismarck. By his
boldness and perseverance he has worked
his way into the front rank of the mas
ters of Europe, and is now, as some per
sons think the man upon whose will de pen
the destinies of nations.
Count Bismarck was born in an event
full year-Ihat of Waterloo, when the
great system against which be has 50 un-
comPronisiDgly arrayed himself was for
time overthrown. HIS birthplace was
the castle of Schoenhausen, and his early
life was passed amid localities made mem
orable by some of the most striking events
of the Thirty Years War. After re,
ceiving his primary education there. lie
entered The colleges at Berlin, and after.
wards went to the University of Coffin
gen, the national school of a great part of
! Germany, and which is more celebrated
than any other on the continent of Eu
rope. He stood well in classes, and, al
the same time, was proficient in all the
characteristics which have made the stu
dents of Gottingen notorious. He drank
! beer by the gallon, smoked tobacco by
the pound, fought duels. broke windows
and street lamps, beat the citizens, and
did all things else considered necessary
to high position among the students.
His exploits are part Of The traditions
of the university. and are relrted by the
students with a great gusto.
AT the age of tweuiy-one Bismarck
had taken his degrees at both Berlin and
Gottingen. 10 accordance with the law
which requires every Prussiau subject to
bear agms, between the. ages of twenty;
one and twenty four served some say in
the infantry, others in the cavalry. =.
After The usual term ofservice. Bis
marck entered on diplomatic life. On the
decease Of his father, he resigned his
government appointment, and retired to
his estates, in l847 became conSieI gener
al of bis department, and The following
year was elected deputy. Three years
later lie was honored by receiving the
appointment of Prussian representative
at the German diet at Frankfort. There
his policy was so satisfactory to the gov
eminent that be was raised into position
of considerable influence. Tie strong
native energy of the mau, added to a well
cultivated intellect and warm adhe-
renee to the old policy Of Prussia, made
it plain to all that is power in the state
for good or evil would soon be felt. 10
1855, when the Russian war was Just be
ginning, Bismarck was called to the Up
FER Chamber of Prussian Legislature;
in 1859 he was despatched as Minister
PlenipOtentairy to st. Petersburg; in
1862 he was accredited as ambassador to
Paris. A few months after this he was
appointed one of the ministers Of state,
and one month later accepted the porlifo- !
Ito of the Foreign Office, and became
President of the Council of Ministers.
This position be still holds. 1t was
through his exertions that the great and
brilliant war which has Just closed in
Europe was inauguraied, and brought to
a successful conclusion. Il is said that
for years he has had fixed in his mind a
firm and settled policy the object of which
is 10 make Prussia the leading poxer,
not only in Germany but in the world
As prelude to this be exerted himself
to bring on the Schleswig Holsteiu war,
by which Denmark was pluudered, and
Prussia was enriched. Encouraged by
his success in this matter, he determined
TO push Austria to the wall, and force her
into conflict, well knowing that the fret
blow struck would shalter the old Ger
man system into hundred pieces, aud
feeling confident that the new distribution
of territory which would result from ii
would, out Of the forty four millions of
German people, give 10 Prussia more Than
one half, with a corresponding increase
of territory. He has played his game
well, and be has succeeded; but il is by
no means sure that his success will be
lasting. 5al s sl n
Lake prudent man, Count Bismarck
keeps his own counsels in most things;
but he makes no secret of his determine
lion to make his country the mistress of
Europe. He has boldly proclaimed HIM
self the champion of the cause that re
vealed itself plainly to the world in the
Holy Ailisnee-that of absolutism and
despotism. Naturally he is thus made
hostile to the French Empire which is
based upon the great doctrine of a gov
ernment existing by the consent of the
people, and rot blythe divine right of the
sovereign. He does not deny that he
thinks the system of government as prac
Used in the middle ages far better than
that of the present day, and he aims to
bring back the past in the formation of
great GeFmsnaEmpiIe Ii is said that,
Intoxicated with bis wonderful suecess,1
he openly declare that there must be but
one great empire in Europe, and that
France must be humbled into Kingdom,
and kept so'in the future He boldly cal
culates the chances of destroying the
Napoleon dynasty in France. and bring
ing back the Bour5ons, who have always
been SO ready TO ruin their country for
the benefit of foreigners.
$50 far, SO well. as the old proVerb has
.it-but what then l Eaea
Whatever may be the fate of the Ma
poleon dynasty. it has placed France be- /
yOnd the, reach of destruction. That
country has become too necessary to civ
ifzation TO be blotted from the map Of
Europe, or even humbled from its present
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