The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-31
An Interview IVltll BIsmarcIZ

An interview IyIth Bismarch. j I
GeoEge W, Shasl ley writes to the New
York IFibatae an account of a pro-
longed interview he had with the ia
nous Prime Minister of Prussia, be-
ginning with the following personal
lBketch: 5t,az q -ts,,.-,,..,
There are q few small photographs
OF bismarck, none good, and a big lith-
| ograph that Is sm0othed and softened
into simpering primness as unlike
the original as possible. You are at
once reminded OF CromwellIs fierce de-
mand that he should be painted as he
was II you leave ont a single Wart
or wrinkle will not give you shil-
Hing. OromWell's face certainly was
not a beautiful one, and I,ely. -if felvit
We're, might be excused, but BiSmarck's
face Is far bettcr one than. any of the
pictures make it. Not regular at all,
scored with deep lines, brows and
eyebrows heavy, gray eyes, full, large
anu Wen apart with caVernous
DARK circles underneath, mouth much
hidden under the moustache, the Jaw
not square but strong, the head OF ex-
| treme breadth at the temples and ris.
ing dome shaped high In the air. The
pictures do not show It fully, because
the brow is wide and highs but the head
Ike H9flGlGE. Tor
| whom the wits OF Athens were never
tired of inventing, niclz-names to de-
scribe dts helmet shape. The craniolo-
| gtstS Will be happy to find herein an
illustfatlon of their theories; there Is
no denying that both Pericles and Bis
marck were men to whom revolution
was prominent trait. 1t Is shown in
every line In this face, not less than by
the great arch of the skull. The coun-
tenanee Is genial as well as resolute;
the mouth breaks readily into smile,
and the eyes greet you with honest,
welcome, and have sunlight in them,
Head and face are carried erect, rather
more than six feet from the ground, on
broad, square shoulders; chest of great
depth rest of the figure muscular and
elastic. f%s 'lF-I-f, y. = =
In the course Of his report! of Bis
marck's conversation, Mr.. Smalley
says: .-sea5l (. --'''-+'-'-,'- 80 :
''The conversation touched briefly on
American topics. In our relations
with the United States, 1 never had a
doubt. The Tory party in Prussia, to
which am supposed TO belong, at the
outbreak OF your war, besbught the
KING to recognize the South. 1 oppos-
ed tnhextbly. To me it was clear that
the North only could be- the true ally
/ or RruSs1a; with the South we had
nothing in common. The Government
OF Prussia never wavered in Its friend-
/ snip for yours. The sentence was ut
tered proudly, and the burning ewes
named brighter, than every 1t is a,fra-
dtttonal policy with US. Frederick, the
Great, was, I think, the first European
sovereign to recognize your Indepen-
dence: am heartily glad to knowtha
America understands and reciprocatas
the friendly feeling we have steadily
maintained. q - iSi..-..-...!llilf u n =
'And here follows curious state
InenL-a iaot not known to mo before,
and, think unpublished in America.
4 AZ the beginning of the war; said
Count Bismarck, austria was stronger
itnan we. on the water, and Italy, was
NOT sure to us, 1twasaproposed to me
fthat the leading Southern naval officers
should Join;us with {, 1000 men and suit
aoie vessels. They were not to come
4 az all as the Confederate navy, but as
individuals; and the most eminenJ offi-
GERS among them were included. In the
offer. consulted your Minister to
/ Know wnether nm acceptance of this
otter would be offensive totthe Ameri-
can GoYernment. Mr.. Wright was in
doubt, and wrote to Washington. He
received instructions to oppose the
scheme, and / at at once declined hav-
ing anything to do with it. Semnes
made the proposals r.5,! 7y.,,s--jI :
DSAAOCEAIS supporting the COnBtftIls
5ss r. ttonRI IAInendment.
If the determination of the present
political,c canvass could be deferred a
afewtweeks Longer, the amendment 10
the Federal Constitution now pending
would be adopted by the Democratic
party: Governor Horatio Seymour, it
appears, has already foreshadowed this
change of position on the part. Of the
Democratic leaders, as the following
from the st. Paul PEess. clearly shows.
ana tits we'll known that he Is a man
that never stands alone: JSec5s
Governor Seympu pur WAS. urgently
requested to address the Democracy of
this place, and he refused todo so. Gov
eFnOr Seymourregards the whole John-
son movement, and johnson himself.
as humhugs, and the Philadelphia Con.
ventton as farce and swindle. He
made no secret of his opinion while
here, that no Democrat can sr1bscrfbe
to the Philadelphia platform witEont
qualification, or without cnnvicting
himself of treason and disloyaltyfn all
ms past course. Still less did he make
any secret of his conviction that the Re.
publtcans were bound TO prevail by an
immense ~ majority in New York and
every Northern State! Moreover Cow
ernor Seymour declared, in the. pres
ence OF several prominent fRentl6men
In this 6lty, that he KNEW, gof his own
knowledge; that the most prominent
and influential statesmen in the South
were IN favor Of negro suffrage, and he
himself was in favor of.it.ts.i9, ,.il.fst
IliISsHe further stated that he was in ia.
Eor OF the Constitutional amendments
as basis of reconstruction; that, the
S9uth and the country ought to accept
them, and TINT prominent men at the
Sonth were willing 10 accept them as, a