New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-10
,ur RETIREMENT or BARON GER0LT

1ur pRTJRENENT or BARON GFROLE
At the time of tho retirement OF Baron
Gerolt, TIE TRIBUNE gave utterance W Va, ~.
general regret which was felt by al in''A
gent Americans at the departure OF thls ira"h,
cordial, and upright diplomatlst. lie ha'
remained so long among us That every ouo
prominent in public life had made his ac-
quaiutance, and it is rarely that an envoy IL
any country has numbered so many trlennS
among the people where his sphere OF duty
was cast. He never ceased to be Thoroughly
loyal and devoted to the interests OF his own
Government and people, but be had tho goou
fortune to encounter during bis long Term
of service not single serious uiier-
cnce between our own Government and MS,
which could prevent his remaining at inc
same time faithful envoy and warm
friend of the United States. From the very
beginning of our troubles even before the at
tack on Fort Sumter had consolidated the
North, his sympathies were ardently enlisted
in the National cause. When almost tho whole
European diplomatic body ut Washington was
in active aud virtually unconcealed hostility TO
tho Government of the United States, Baron
Gerolt supported only by Mr.. Schleiden, stead
ily and openly avOwed himself in favor OF the
National side, and never appeared to lose con-
fidcnce in its ultimate triumph. If it is posi-
bic for n nation to feel any sentiment toward
an individual, it would be hard to indicate any
European to whom We owe moro sympathy
than to Baron Gcrolt
This feeling vas generally expressed at the
time of the departure of the Baron from THIS
country, and large number of prominent
citizens testified to tho general appreciation
in which he was held by demonstration not
usual at the expiration of the term of even
an acceptable diplomatist. Every one regret
ted that the exigencics of German politics
should seem to require the removal of per-
son whose residence among us had left mono
but the most agreeable memories. But the
feeling of general regret would have changed
70 Something very like general indignation II
il had been known that it was our own Gov
eminent which had effected his recall. We
learn from sources of unquestlQneq ac-
curacy that 1t was from officers In
our own service that the suggestions
proceeded which resulted first in Sc
we're rebuke to Baron Garolt, and aftorward
in the acceptance of his resignation. The
charge against hin was INC Vuo u'0" WIN ~
success in other cases, of undue zeal during
the late war with France in the service of his
own Government; but in this instance there
could have been no imputations upon the
honor the integrity, or the discretion, of this
veteran diplomatist and gentleman. The charge
of oyer-2cal would seem sufficiently disproyed
by the Christian charity with which the family
of the German Minister took into their hands
the arrangements for the funeral of N. Pre-
vost -Paradol, and by tho unbrokcn cordial
relations which they sustained with those
French families who had the pleasure of their
acquaintance. 1t is sincerely to be regretted
that the United States, by the act of their own
Government, have ncedlessly sacrificed the
most sincere and loyal friend they possessed
in the Diplomatic body at Washington.