The New York herald., 1869-02-26
GERMANY.
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A Review Of Count Bisniarck's Policy.
The Paris france or the 18th. under the heading
OF lies Fonds Secrets de II. de Bismarck" has q
very attack on that satesman's policy, par
tcularly IN what relates to the late measures
against the King of Hanover and the Elector OF
Hesse. After some preliminary observations the
writer says III
Count de Bismarck, we wen know, has but little
respect Tor Justice The ties OF legality. he has
aeciared, VIII never make him give way. a
prOverb says that The horse must be a very good
one that never stumDles, and the. apothegm
Is Just. Twice witlin few weeks the powerful
statesman who wields the dessinies OF the Prussian
monarchy has made o false step, IN consequence OF
his habit OF looking a. right only IA sort OF threai
TO be snapped at pleasure by the pressure OF force
He trpped IN his recent campaign against Austria,
having been obliged TO beaa retreat In presence OF
the firm deIneanor OF Count Beust; aud he has
Just stumbled again in The affair OF the property or
the KING of Hanover and the Elector OF Hesse For
surely 10 Is check for man in Count Blsfnarck's
high position to be reduced 10 hold the language
which he has recently employed. ai
The spectacle is indeed distressing. We now dnd
him pr0claiming right to be a mere thread, as II II
were not our best leading string to guide US through
his labyrinth OF violence and injustice. These
maxims OF bygone eprch these irritating express
sioDs are the less snelligible that nothing. abso
uely uofhing at the present day seriously menaces
Prussia In the poss sslon OF the advantages winch
she has acquired. What can the resistance OF
king OF Hanover or OF an Eector OF Hesie against
PrHssian omnip0tence In the confederation OF
the North2 Count de Bismarck chafes because
these princes have the bad grace not to accept
with readiness the situation created for them. But
who was the aggressorS ? From which quarter came
the spoliatIon Whether do we fnu Count de Bis
maTck defenling his property against the King OF
Hanover or the latter claiming what Is his own ron
Count de bismarck? The King and che Elector have
done nothing 10 deserve their late. There was
federal law, and they merely followed it. Count de
Bismarck pun5ies them because they would not
Join in his revolt against institutions winch ne as
well as they had sworn to defend but which ne
has Oyertnrown. Let US go step farther. what
IS the reproach which the Count casts on those
princes whose property he seauastrates? That OF
fomeniIng by subsidies, the agitation against PruS-
sia. We very much fear that NJ de Bismarck him
SELF by the course he takes, exposes himself to
similar accusation This Is dhe most delicate point
or the aialr ana perhaps Sulncient attention mas
not been given to 1t at Berlin. BY the terms OF the
law, voted by the Prussian Chamber. certain sums
are to be levied on the proceeds OF the sequcsered
property:-first,s to administer tue same, anu sec
ond, to keep watch over the intrigues OF the dis
crowned princes. What Is Llie effect of this meas
uref To place in the hands Of the Prusslan govern
ment fund which 1t employ az II plea5es, Witn-
out rendering an account TO any one.
suppose, for example, that Count bismarck should
nscribe 100000 francs or PERHAPS million, for the
expense Of supervising Guelph lntrigues at vienna,
Pesth Munich or Paris, VINO Is TO control the en-
pigment OF tnat sumf Who Will guarantee taat u
has not been applied to q very dinerent purpose
And after ali this why should not others, knowing
the suspicious and dstrustful nature OF the Prussan
Minister pay INN back IN his own coin ana accuse
hun Of Sd sidlzsng the hungarian opposition the
press of Souta Germany or perhaps, even the jour-
nails Of Parsl Might he not In this way be made re-
sponsibe for all the troubles and agitauons that may
turn out to the advantage Of PrussiaY
TIE France takes care to declare tnat IL does not
hold the Prussian government responsible Tor the
language lately used by the Worth German Gazette
Neyertheless as that Journal Is supposed TO receive
CONFIDENTIAL Communications from Count de Bis
marck, the declaration IN question must not, per-
haps, be taken In absolute sense. There are, az
is well known, two sorts OF responsibility direct
and the indirect--and persons even when freed by
public opinion from the former, have often been
found to remain open to the charge OF the latter.