New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-22

glitter, and q heavy jaw King William Is
the beau ideal of veteran culrassHer, as
ready to ride down shOpkeepers and lawyers
in Berlin as to charge the cavalry OF France
at Jena.
The hereditary malady of his family,
which carried off his father in state ofrell-
gious mania and his brother as hypochon-
Fdriac, betrays itselfin King William through
an uncomfortable worship of his place anu
prerogative. He believes in the infalnonity
of nhOnarchs as devOutly as Plus IA N tne
infallibility of Popes. So firm is his iaitn IN
the divine nature of his position that ne
keeps, and has for years kept, minute
daily diary Of everything which happens to
him, and whenever any new emergency
arises he turns to this diary to see what ne
did or did not do on the corresponding day
in all the previous years Of his life OF now
seyenty-tliree years. His contempt for all
men not soldiers or mobiles he finds it so
difficult to conceal that he did not deign to
bestOw the slightest attention last year
upon the Humboldt celebration and all the
efforts Of Count Bismarck have been needed
to make him treat Americans at Berlin with
even a show of courtesy since pleban ter
man, Mr.. Kreissman, whom President
Lincoln sent out as Consul to Berlin in
sisted. with success, on getting admitted to
his court, from which consuls had Always
been, and indeed still are excluded as alb
sOlutely as merchants, bankers, lawyers,
and tradespeople OF all sorts.
With this froward and fanatical old
prince NJ. Benedict was left to debate the
peace of Europe. NJ. Benedict, the Cor
sican son Of Greek father, was trained In
early life at Cairo and COnstantin0ple to
manage the susceptibilitles OF turkish
Pashas not whit more obstinate and
opinionated than King William. He had
acquired a great experience of European
affairs as Director General Of the foreign
Office in Paris, and Secretary General OF the
Congress of Paris, as well as i'll the post
(which he filled for three years. Of French
envoy to Turin, when he was sent as French
Ambassador to Berlin, in 1864. With Count
Bismarck NJ. Benedict had gradually OBJ
tanned a good deal of influence, and had
the Prussian chancellor been with him at
Ems, matters might perchance have been
smoOthed over again at this time between
the two states, as they were three years ago
ut the threatening crisis Of the Luxembourg
question. But King William wOutd him
self settle an affair which concerned his
own princely house. He allowed M. Ben
edetti to gain first step by securing the re-
treat of Prince Leopold from the candidacy,
and this having been done, he insisted that
Prussia had no more to do. In vain did M.
Benedict point to him that the only reason
why Prince LeopOld's candidacy was OBJ
noxious to France consisted in the fact that
as Prussian prince he was held by the
French people to symbolic hostile intent
on the part of the Prussian government; and
that it was therefore incumbent upon his
Majesty to take an official part in withdraw
ing him. The King fatty repelled the sug.
gestiOn at first, and when it was pressed
upon him again he fatty repealed the Am
bassador. This act, Of course, the precise
details of which are yet to reach us, closed
the discussion, and the closing Of the discus
sion equally, Of course, opened the dreadful
walls Of war.