The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-11-18

necessary TO make it, the Prusslan Crown
would have to be melted, and do not
,elieve that this can be done" There
we're none of the national aspirations OF
iermany that he did not oppose with rage.
lie defended the rights of Denmark, and
ondemned the war of Schleswig. Prus-
ia, in sustaining the Hessians, was betray-
ng the principles of Monarchy; and ac-
'ording to his opinion. it was better to
'ield to Austria. and to try, with her aid,
to extirpa;e all revolutionary fermentation.
&" | do not understand" cried he, why
the title of German State should be re-
fused to Austria Is she not the heirass
Of the old German Empire, and has she
not, on more than one occasion. carried
with glory the sword of Germany?
He never regretted the day of Olmutz,
the remembrance of which was so bitter
to all who wished to see Prussia at the
head of the Confederation, and during the
sessions of 1850 and 1851, he gained the
royal favor by the naughty fanatieiSm Of
his mOnarehical opinions, and his implaca-
ble hatred of all novelties. In 1851, he
was sent to the Diet of Frankfort, to rep
resent Prussia. No better choice could
nave been made, at that time, when old
abuses were to be restored.
So far, Mr.. Won Bismarck appears to US
as an exaggerated type of that party of
aristocrats t,Jl1ikr1partsi,) which tried to
conceal, under a military arrogance and a
naughty mien, the narrowuess of its ideas
and the insufficieney of its resources. Il
adhere" said he 4" TO the opinions of the
Middle Ages, or of darkness, as they may
call 1t, and | have sucked its prejudices
with my mothers milk" Such Con-
servative as was then Mr. Won Bismarck,
must needs have been fond of Austria,
that gothic Empire, hostile to every kind
of heresy and innovation, but he was alto
gether out of place in Prussia, which, born
from a religious insurrection, has grown
under the auspices of Frederic the Great
and of Stein, by adopting the new ideas.
The supporters of the Past are always in
a difficult position. for the very Past they
invoke rises against them.
However, during the eight years ls5l
to 1882 he spent in Frankfort, Mr.. Won
Bismarck's opinions underwent complete
change. He had arrived there full of re-
specI Ior Austria, and of hatred against
the Unity scheme, and when he left that
city he was determined to favor the latter
and oppose the former. What was the
cause of such an extraordinary change
There are but few indications in this re-
speet-a few anecdotes, extracts from let
tiers, and some allusions to his former po-
litical opinions on the part of the present
Prussian Minister, who speaks of that
time without any diplomatic reserve. He
came to the conclusion that Austria
aimed at rendering Prussia her vassal ;
that the minor States aimed at keeping
alive the fire of discord between their two
powerful neighbors; aud that the Diet
was an absurd Institution, (UnsilH,) nox-
ious to the country, which might lead to q
European war for the mere satisfaction of
Austrian interests. He thought that the
only means of maintaining the independ-
euce of Prussia was to place her at the
head OF Germany, and in letter dated
April ID, 1883, he indicates the best way
of obtaining that result, viz: the consti-
tuition of a Custom Parliament (ZoHparIa-
mszt)
In the beginning of 1859, just before
the war of Italy, he was of opinion that
Prussia, instead of assuming towards
France a menaeing attitude, should turn
against Austria, and profit by the situation
to re-organize Germany. He expressed
that idea so violently that the Prince
Regent called him frou the Diet, and
sent him to ST. Petersburg He remained
there till the Spring of 1862, about which
time, it seems. the Emperor of the French
intimated that he would see with pleasure
Mr.. Won Bismarck the representative Of
Prussia in Paris. After six months stay
in that capital, he was called to Berlin, in
September, and empowered to sustain the
Ministry in their memorable struggle
against the Chamber of Deputies. 1t was
then that he inaugurated that system Of
politics by which, under the appearance Of
an extreme Conservatism, it was sought
to carry out, through violence and force,
the revoIutiontry programme of 1s4s-
He evidently wished to resume the de-
signs of Mr.. Ton RadoEitz, and to lead
Prussia to the accomplishment of what
she considered her historical missisn-'
But it was first necessary to give her a
better frontier through annexation of some
of the neighboring territory, and then to
put her at the head Of recognized Ger
many. In regard to the first point, Louis
Borne had formerly said " Prussia, with
its ll-defned and extended frontiers, is
Ike young man who wears garments too
Iarre for him. but wait patieutIy. and be