Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-15
Imperial Germany--The New Emperor
and the Crown Prince.
Versailles FEB. 81 Correspondence of the Londor
Daily News. -

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Daily News. ~
[ have been, this morning sitting
with friend who, under the promise
OF the strictest secrecy, has given me
an account of affairs here [ trust.
therefore, that no one will mention any
thing that may be found in this letter
directly or Indirectly relating to the
Prussians. The old King, it appears,
IS by no means happy as an Emperor.
He was only persuaded to accept this
+ title for the sake of his son, stOur
Fritz, and he goes about much like
some English squire of long descent,
who has been induced to allow himself
to be converted into brand new Peer,
ver-persuaded by his ambitious pro-
geny. William is one of that numerous
class endowed with more heart than
brains. Putting aside, Or regarding
rather as the delusion of diseased
brain, his notion that he is an instru-
nsent of heaven, and that he is born tc
tdl6 over Prussian souls by right di-
vine, tie cid man is by no means a bad
specimen OF d aood-tiatured, well-mean-
ing, narrow-minded soldier, and be-
tween Bisn1ark and MoItke, he has of
late by 10 means had an easy time
These two worthless; instead Of being
AS we imagined in Paris-the best of
friends, abominate each other. Dur
Ing the siege, Moltke would not allow
E1smark to have seat at any council
of wat, and In order TO return the com
pliment, Bisriark has not allowed
Moltke to take any part In the negotia-
tons respecting the armistice, except
fsyl 1s1i+,4c NH ~, 1uoro flIf
afy; Bispiafk tells the French had it
not been fef Eitf} Paris would have been
utterly destroyed, while Mo1tke grum-
bles because it has not been destroyed,
an achievement which this talented
Captain somewhat singularly imagines
'#sdtsid 6ttfhgly crown his military ca
reer. But this is net the only domes-
tic jar which destroys the harmony of
the German at Versailles In Prussia,
it has been the habit from time i'm
memorial, for the heir to the throne to
coquet wisff fhs Liberals, and to be
supposed to entertaiRf Progressive opin-
ions. The Grown Prince purs9iGes thts
hereditary policy of his family. He
hiss surrounded himself with intelligent
ifien Ro'stals to the present state of
things, and WHO understand that IN the
present age no country caii bs great and
powerful where all who ere not co1fl-
try gentlemen, chamberlains, or offic-
e1s, are excluded from all share in it's
government Bismark, on the other
hand, is tRs tspteseptative, or rather
the business man, Of the saitifestehy
and OF the Vons; much in the same
way as Mr.. Disraei is of the Conserv-
atives in England. AS both men are of
genius, they in all probability both
dssrise their own friends and scoff at
the prejild6ies; q pretended belief in
which has served them as stepping
stone to power. The consequence q
this divergency of opinion is that Bis
mark and /" our Fritz" are very nearly
what school boys call "out," and con-
sequefftly whsn the old King dies,
Bismark's power viii die With him, I'M
less he is wise enough to withdraw be.
forehand from public life. "Our Fritz, y
/ hear, has done his best to prevent
the Prussian batteries from doing any
serious damage to Paris, and has not
concealed from his friends that he con-
siders that the bombardment, in the
words of Fouche, worse than a crime
an error.