Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-04
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FROM BERLIN.
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We are indebted to Count Bismarck
for an authentic utterance as to the
chances of peace now and a few months
ago At meeting, in special commit
tee of the Lower House, to the fafthless
conduct of the ex-EIector of Cassel,
who transferred his sovereign rights to
this Government for consideration,
and wanted them back as soon as he'll
saw prospect of war, the Count ex-1
pressed himself as follows; a7.,
"The Prussian Government have re-
peatedly warned the Elector not to CON
tinue exciting ill-will against them in
the Press and elsewhere, as he has lat,
terly been in the habitsof doing. The
Elector not only turned deaf ear to our
but in his correspondence
with this Government persisted in enact
ing the sovereign of Hesse.f The more
probable war became, the more dis
courteous were his letters. must here
say there was a certain period in ,thetI
autumn when peace appeared anything
but secure, The misgivings expressed
by the public at the time were not with.
out foundation. Happily these appre-
hensions have since been removed by anil
event which, unexpected as it was. has
yet exercised considerable influence up
ON the course of European affairs Still
the ,ex-Sovereign of Hesse does not cease
his bitter enmity even now..l A few
months back, when he imagined Ger
many on the eve of great International
conflict, he published and presented to
all European Governments, and the
most influential editors, his protest
against what he was pleased to call the
usurpations of this dynasty. Now, when
he can no longer hope for an immediate
outbreak, he still causes himself to.
be represented in an anti Prussian COM
mittee established at Vienna under the
auspices of the ex-King of Hanover
This committee, which, among other
members, includes a-Dane and Ger
man Republican, who has previously
paid the penalty of his political errors
by Imprisonment in fortress, also COM
prehends a Hessian nobleman and late
adjutant of the Elector On these
grounds it has become indispensable to-
sequester the fortunes of the ex-Sov-
ereign, a measure which, l hope, will be
approved by this committee and the
House. Perhaps | may be permitted
to avail myself of this, the first oppor-
tunity that offers, to declare that Baron
Usedoni's note on the most desirable
plan of the italian campaign did not
come to my knowledge during the war.
1t was sent after me to the camp, but
lost ON the way" =aIa ~ ez-tel
The unexpected event alluded to in1
the above is the Spanish rebellion, the
lulling influence of which on the inter-
national relations of the continent, has
been repeatedly mentioned in the course
of this correspondence. The serious
nature of collision, from which England
had such a narrow escape in September
last, will excuse my pointing to the
speeeh-of Count Bismarck as a confirm
alton of what 1 felt bound to report at
the time concerning the doipgs of Aus
tria and France in Bulgaria, Roumania,
Galilia and Hungary, However, that
danger is past, and as a prudent and
even tempered man, the, Prussian
Premier prefers holding out the hand of
friendship to harboring revengeful feel
ings against those who but yesterday
meditated no good towards him. His
desire to be again, on good terms with
Austria, so APPARENT in the last passage
of the speech, was likewise evinced in
an interesting debate which was held in
the Lower House this week. The ques-
ton at issue was whether the Prussian
legation at Dresden should be kept up
or abolished. Onthis head Herr Wolfel,.
moderate Liberal, made some remarks,
which, as they brought Count Bismarck
to the front, deserve to be. briefly sum-
married.. Herr Wolfel said = is.'z' sm3
In my opinion it will be indispensa-
BILE to have Prussian Minister at Dres-
den as long as Baron Beust-( (cries of
Count, Count Dwell, then. Count
Beust-chooses. to keep the Austrian
representatives there. You all are
aware that the motive power in Count
Buest's policy is a morbid hatred of this
country and Governments hatred
which it seems he has ilatterly been UNI
able either to control or to conceal. Re
venge is his sole object. Under his aus.
pices the ex-Sovereigns of Hanover and
Hesse are notoriously urging the En-
peror of the French to go into war with
us. One of the means employed for his
malicious purpose is the maintaining
Legation at Dresden. / will not deny
that the Saxon Government have been
thus far faithful to the obligations they
owe to the North German Conrederacy,
but does this after the fact that there are
certain elements to be found in Saxony
which, however impotent to do mischief,
if left unassisted, may, by foreign agency,
be turned to account for hostile demon
strations and the like five look at
all Count Beust has, done during the
two years he has held office
at Vienna, we cannot but ar
rive at the conviction that even the mask
of Liberalism he has lately chosen to
assume-a mask SO transparent that 1t
is seen through by all except his inter
ested satellites-is mainly destined to
make him appear, in the eyes of the un-
initiated, more worthy chieftain of
Germany than Count Bismarck Well,
we are certainly not satifed with each
and every act of our Government, but
to believe in the liberal opinions of Count
Beust would be incompatible with COM
mon sense. Were Count Bismarck to
turn Liberal to-day-which l neither
hope nor fear-Count Beust would, L be-
lieve. see his advantage in becoming an
absolutist, and accordingly become so on