The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11

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,,saress;; the eas52 On 19Ga
nhorarfer and the aims Of Count blsnlaish s,
NJ Nh ISavre notes tlfe esia points Of his Ilvai
nh ail tie freedanf 6f' o special coIIes.
,so,ss5ont THE GerIisan Chancellor should ng
s,ia,sei be this portrait Of his impetuos1Ss
y q G.;,nt RAuarcs seemed to be full q T,
y;oor his tail figure, his powerful heael anE
Of ronoiy remarked features, impressed one VIII
n sense OF strength y at tho same LIFE, nts
manners were stamped with sirnptcay ane
.aeuiality. His bearing was graYe ana e0ol..
focus. entirely free from arfectation Az III
.rn,, obness, From the commenc emeng o. our
intercourse his manner was friendly anxeoA.
.,,,rnt ca1rs. aid this tone he nlaintalned
.t tI Doubtless he considered me, as
- az dinlomatist. entirely unworthy Of lhlpf eql
- iinG tbe Doliteness to endeayor TO hide tnts
fcoiinr. and was apparently touched Dy lily ~
te;ncerifv AS for me, i was at once stfu1qh Y,
NV tha :elearness Of his ideas, by ms g9od
ssnsn AND. bv the originality Of nis M llltl
Hs frecdom from all pretentio BUSINESS was no 10
lose ternarkabIe. as man OF business II
f Far him perfect, recognizing facts as they
Isl 4 nfnrested only in practicak ana posi-
five solutions, Indifferent to everything tn1e
did not lead to some useful result. sfneaIl-
r,,ense, mower which he has welded has mace
hjnr neither naughty nor vain but me nous
that mower firmly, and he cares MOI 10 hiae
the sacrifices which he has matte 70 refalh ".
Nervous and impressionable,h ne Is not always
oble TO suppress bis impetuoslty.+i had
heard much of his extreme eleYerness, Dllt
be never, deceived me, although he often
wounded me. While repealed by his persist
ency and hardness, tn great things as wen as
small / eyer found him exact and pune
tilious." r..
NJ. Favre gives some EXAMPLES OF Count
Bismarck's blunt frankness. Ii VIII fpe e.
membered that the Prussian government
was accused of seeking to restore the mpe-
rial dynasty in France, and the french tnsi-
lister limited that such was his own OPINION.
But the Count stopped him with lively pro-
test. "What matters tito us" ne salo, ING"
YOU govern yourselves Ii we 6eheEed VA
poeoil to be more favorable to our. INTERESTS,
we would bring him back; but we leave you
to choose ain administration Tor yourseRss.
What we wish is to besafe, ana we cannoa De
safe until we get the key Of the mousse. "a.
Favre urged that if Germany wouio grah'
generous FIRMS the majority of the Frenchpeo-
99faf world soon see the wisdom of seeking to
win her friendship, and the aim would be so
favored bv q wise statesmen" as to make
new war impossible. Count Bismarck's re-
sno,,se was eninently chara cteristic. The
pfu,pstion is how to find these wise statesmen
and T am convinced that no such men eXlsClll
Fr,nceu e.Butw the Count added, "yOu
express noble sentiments, and if YOU were
fbe Master of France I would at once Ieai
with you.w At another interview NJ. Fayre
again limited that Count Bismarck was the
only tool of TINT Imperialism which Prussia
meant to irnpose upon France. The reply L
not only marked by the blunt frankness
tbn sneaker but it assumes historical import
ance by the light which it casts on the view:
and political creed of the Count and his mas
| ter. s,'s4 -
"You deceive yourself. have no reason
to like Napoleon LII. I do not deny that
would be more convenient for us to keep hin
on the throne but personally l have n!
| reason TO praise him. If he had SO Wllled
the two nations could have been SINGERS
allies. and acting together they could nav
given the law to Europe. He has tried t
deceive everybody, and never trusted him
mt T did not wish to fight him, as l PROVED
in 1867 during the dispute about Luxem
bours. All those about the King demanded
war. and alone resisted him. Ieven ten
dered nv resignation, and thus cast slur OF
my own reputation. tell you ALI TINS oni!
to prove that had no wish to 60 to war, ant
war would not have taken place II 1t had no
been declared by.you. 1t seemed to me ina
France was determined to fight. When
| heard the anger Which was shown abou
fine eanddature of the Prince Of HohenZo
Iern1 r was alarmed at the determination
vonr ambassador. NJ. De Benedict, to trea
I with the King alone. He troubled IN
King: and knowing this, advised
DoIicy which should give you satisfaction
| when l learned that the King, follow
inc nv advice, had obtained from his cousl
the withdrawal Of his name as 4 candidate,
wrote to my wife thata was over, and tina
| should Join her in the country. Great
however, was my surprise when heard thu
The trouble had commenced. Our side Gil
not show systematic hostility like the F'renc
Government, which was determined TO hay
war. The cause was to be the huiniiiatlo
of the Kipe-a humiliation to which he colil
not submit. And to this moment l calino
understand such inCatuation, especially wle
Displayed by such men as N. De Gramont all
NJ. Olivier The former was always Sc
cond-rate dplomatist, and NJ. Olivier was a
orator. but no statesman. l have alread
told YOU that, had it been to our interest I
reUstablish the dynasty of Napoleon, W
could have done it, or we could have set u
even the Orleans Princes, or n. De Chan
bord, who was more to our taste-at least t
that of the King, who thinks much of hered
ta1y right. AS for me, | am altogether III
PARTIAL am even Republican. No 90
vernment is good which does not satisfy tn
wishes Of the people, H.. 5lsr