, 1870-07-21
Cor.ut Won Esb~mnrk. 1'rlnse Minister
OF lsFu>%au,

OtAo. Count you Bismark- -Schonl,auset,
Prime Minister Of rrussia, anl, with the sole
exception Of Napoleon ILL.,, the most famous
man Of the present age, il the descendant Of
long line nf petty mobility. whore origin il
lost in ihe rcmotcst antiquity. Frederick the
Great, commencing life with almost rncr,Ie
tastes, and in condition Of abirct domestic
auhjection to the will Of 4 cTack-brained, &C.
4 century and half ago. Bisulark, who, b.
lis eccentricity aud irregular (Eot vicious)
habits, e21ncI for himself the dceriAiys au-
rellation of Mad EismArk. has outlivets tile
GePrcc.atory opiniuns Of his youthful critics.
aid has. by tle strength, Of his will aud the
Of German leadership from Austria.
raised Frussla to rivalry will, France !
for the premiership OF Europe, and real
ized tho dream OF gTcat German empire
Siates under the guidance Of l'rn.s.a. To
BlsmArk's towering abilities. and TO tile TIM
1ucnse strength OF his political combinations
Is owing, more than 10 ANY other tinglc OF
retsonai cause, the present var. The tradi-
ton Of French diplomacy will not admit Of 4
equilibrium Of Europe. Napoleon has found
lnmAl e1uallci. if not dominated, br Bis
marks political n,antruvre=. and neither the
ambition Of the Emperor nor tue genius Of the
French nation can tolerate such an attains on
the national honoE- I}isnark's moral courage
she is III Ibis generation. and III the accom-
rlisEn,cnt Of Lin high objects it is more tuan
doubtful whether he did not count e1mine Ma
roleon'e own plarIs. Certain it IL that his po-
nition Of armed neutrality after So!ferino pre-
cil itated the imperfect and urasatisfactory ter
minssiun Of the Itallan question. and hls sub
sequent splendid tris1nlphs at Konigsgra.z
and Sadowa were humiliatiug counter
poise to-. the imperial tlrnder- in Mex
leo: while at homo the consolidation
rf1 1,nc Inn ,F,1xz
irast to the concession OF imperialism TO libe-
ral institutions for the rake OF assuring itself
m extended lea-e Of power. Nismarks predi-
ltctionH, both personal amt ancestral, leA him
to identify himself With tie csuse OF kingly
rule in Prussia. He identified tho veal OF the
nation with the personal government br
King. He IL monarchical by instinct, aud each
concession made to liberalism has hcen WIRING
from him departure from the true princi-
ries Of all government. and AZ an attack upon
the peoples own hsppness. The theory Of
his foreign policy WAS that Austrian prepon-
le1ance was ininicai TO the welfare Of Gefn1a-
ny, And that the general interests Of the Ten-
tonic race would be promoted by the elevation
OF lI'issi1 to the 1rst place in German coun-
cia- His ansipathr to democracy was it4crCas-
cd ly the cy. n:s u lsts. and in 1851 be be-
came member Of the Pr1,rsiau Parliament,
where lia speeches the new couatitu-
tion and liz nrstccratlc loyalsm at
.1acted the attention Of the court. While on
Lis wetiliug tour he accidentally encountered
| the King al Venice. and pe1soual intercourse
70 confirmed tie impression Le hal created
| that very scen atterwArd le wAs appointed
rrureian Representative at the Frankfort 1biet-
| There IL. perhaps, no man in Europe OF whom
| better stories arr told thanof Bismark. Among
others. one ie told Of this particular epoch.
showing his eente Of his own dignity, aud Of
| the respect due to him AZ Representative Of
| 1rltsia. The young Minister paid L cetcmo-
| mal visit TO Count bEn. the austrian Minister
| and 1residen: OF the Diet. Count Thun did
not AK him to take .. rent, but continued
out his eisaE-ease, ,snd drawing chair forward,
asked The President for hight. aud fairly
smoked him into civility. In 1853 be waa re-
| called from Frankfort, and sent Ambassador
to St. Petersburg. In 1ss1, he WIS placed
in charge OF the Ministry Of Foreign
| AHAire. The whole couree OF ptslssian poll
tics Was at this time constant protest at every
| point by the Liberals and the Democratic
party against the crown and its authority.
Ihe opposition to every ministerial plan was
! viru1etk. and no kuccesa at home or abroad
modified the hostility OF the Opposition. Even
! affair brought no peace to the councils OF the
nation. The general tendencies Of Europe
we're toward an expansion Of liberalism.
Bisuark and the King believed that the nation-
al welfare lay in the consolidation Of the royal
power. in tbs control Of the press, and in the
increase Of the standing army. The dispute
With Auktria trranG out Of the increasing pre-
! pouderauce Of Prussia in all questions touch,
Ing the common interests OF Germany. The
German principalities we're being rapidly me.
distlzed into fr1tsian dependencies. The
question OF ornaments was a new jealousy
d her alliance, offensive 1nd defensive be
| tween FTussia and the new Kingdom ot
Italy, led to the wArlske movements by Aus
s1iA for the purpose Of defending her Eene
tian dependencies, which led 10 Napoleon.
l ~. %-,3 %5,o
OF 4ust1ia from l Alan sol. The sudde1
cloae Ct the 1,AliAp campaign u Solfsrino
l leaving Victor Euanue!s positi0n only hall
assured, and transferring SaFo. 70 France, VA.
hardly satisfactory to Prussia It il generally
believed that, IN interviews which Rism III
| the Prueslan favored the S,poieouic claims Il
I Rhine floptier IL set-on to Prussia's long
, iuge Tor Schleswig- -Hol=teln and Ealt'c porta
! Austr 1 now exuressed her dlsApprovI O
PEassia's asE7andizing views On the Dnchies
; but 10 these protests Bs1natk paid no atten
! ,iou, and the sastles Of SadovA and Konigs
gratz Affirmed Irusslin Hgh.s and eisuce,
Austrian remembrance After the 4ustTi8l
defeats Prussia consolidated the North Ger
man Stater, and brought them Ill Under he
! corsrc.. sub#dizicSS thsi1 princes an
, rranting them panaIous and Allowances i
ranEements we're also made With Sousher7
, German States by which theg retained thei
, rouainL independence. but Trnss,a was mad
conmandet-in. chief Of the Joint army 1p
; head CT the Customs Onion. and the line q
. tie te11itorial dema1cation completely q.
. cluded Austria from all participation IN Ii
: new Bund. The Lu1embourg aGalr. it viii b,
! remembered, originated frc,n an attempt b
| Prussia to get posse ssion from Holland o
r that fortress By purchase. This vas object
, ionsb;e TO France, and the fortress 1as eyentu
ally, dismantled and the TERRITORY neutralized
At this moment, owing to the consohdation Q
: GeImanie poWers 10 the supremacy OF P1usai
t md TO the powera granted to Won Bismark 4
Chancellor Of the Federated States, be is tn
9 most powerful Minister IN Europe, having pei
!, sonal influence and weight more analogous t
J that Of hichelieu Or kannitz than to that .
/ any modern Minister,
e Ia pesson, gon Eisuask is tall, ~el.formed
4 lair hsised, blue eyed, and Of great vIgo1. Il
3 ! aa hearty and Joyous Is be is eneFgeac an
!. determined. His tastes are simple and popu
I lar, as proof OF which the n1tions1 bees
10Th White, bosk and l.gsr; IN sIeat ;s,,n4a 1,ve
. his entertainments. He has been oncc eho
e 1t, but, though slightly wounded arrested IN