New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-14


satire be was indeed master; and upon '"e ""'' '
mind very much resembled that OF Voltaire artv ,o
,h amonnI of abo1t two million pounds sterling WHEN
he beqneathed chiefly TO his wife, leavng
t,i,nt,ons 81 Wamburg without reference TO their re-
Hgious denominations lie also ioIgaNe nl' ,s more
'ty rer Who had been the habit Of adj
yaneiug money 10 many needy persons
Inst before the close Of the American civil war,
Mr.. Ward fell IN with his old friend, Baron oero',
which gives occasion to an interesting ot OF pono'
history.
s an fortunate M 70 meet at Berlin my friend B1-
ron de Gcrot the Prussan envoy at Washington, VINO
had lust returned home on leave OF absence We See
always foretold would end in the diseomIture OF te
Southern states and the reestbIshmenI oi uv I'm h
American Union. Having resided 20 years az Washng
ton hs sympathles entirely with the North ana ne
knew the strength and resources OF nc no wI
tory over the Insurgents when he arrived IN Berlin
NM was given him thar the King well the princess,
mad wished to the cause OF the southern Saes
aud would lave gladly seen aienerai 49,, Svt
under jefferson DAVIS, believing the heu Oh uie i
10 lie more Of gentlemen, more etnseryatlt'' anu
altogether better allies, thal the iuhseos VI oroIt
vas not deferred by such considerations from
speaking his mind freely both to the hlng anu 70 VA
canT and ofcia circles IN Berln and the result showed
that he Judgment which he had formed was tne corec
one | confess that my own sympathes, ike tnOso vi
The SIDE 81 fhe sontb We saw the proceedings OF the
United States legislature an infringement OF the %
tutona rights OF the Southern members OF lue Co t
and wo did not sufficiently calculate upon the .ase
power of the republic. or upon tine urn @ % n
of its leading statesmen. Baron 6eIOt h"u ptou Ia
friendly terms with several successive Presidents anu
Secretaries of State, and described his post rs an
BILE one the whole though he had nau gIeat ue1 %
trouble with questions OF naturalization such queS
lions are happily set at rest b0t lor SeLlnahy
England, by the respective conventions wilc9 oi h
apped to their subjects dOmciled In the Unea stalco
the laws of the country, according 70 wdn s mind
with geology and other branches Oi naturi ciSnoe,
kept up correspondence with learned men ~ NC aSci
Which was doubtless not less interesting IMAM nls ~
dispatches. He had likewise studied inc Question Va o.
international coinage, and made some tiemePt Of
on the American monetary system. ING s az
Baron Gerot, which took place very Iatey' ws la
was dean Of the diplomatic corps anu sehcr"nS ~
speoted. -,
About the same time, he had an interview with
the King now the German Emperor, who certainly
laid aside all regal ceremony and treated his EDgsn
visitor as q man and brother
As British Plenpotentiary it was REQUISITE tna'
should solicit an audience of the King, which was az
once granted and went accordingly IN uniform 10 tne
private palace en aem h"ae 20 h confined 10 re.
side since accession to the throne the spacious roy
fesfivtes on large scale King William alone IN
his cabinet aud received me graciousy AileI eApreI
ing his satisfaction with the occasion when had bOugnt
me 10 Berlin His Majesty inquired how long had been
In the diplomatic service and what post had held P
yous to that OF Hamburg UndeIstanuing t lS h h
been twenty-five years in Germany, he sald, linen ~
this time you ought to know something OF our sips u
foreigners TO understand U.S. Iuo
King then asked me how liked Hamburg SAYING teIo
many friendly people there ana leaThe1 1ev va9
forget he added, "my visit to Hamburg in lsls,
in order to embark there for Ega1a Inc o nem e aud
SO were also several OF the citizens" On my SAVING
remembered NJ. de Hanein when was residing IN HAM
bIrg in Istl the King remarked, then hope you dned
with hIm, for he gave excessively gOOd ohneIs' tne
however is no uncommon thing In Hamburgi they Keep
good cooks and know how to give entertainments
Whom do you suppose SAID the Ling 70 D9 Ine r ,
banker; but that NJ John Henry schrJder, NJ Gottheb
Jenisch and several others, were known 10 DC very
wealthy, and it was difficult for q foreigner
like myself TO form correct Judgment
of peoples property. "Ohp said the, kihg
only mean with reference to common report Alter
some further remarks about Hamburg AFFAIRS, the con-
yersaion (which wasin GermanD ended, anu inc king
dismissed me. He was writing when entered a9d he
then stood up and remained standing during the inter-
view, resting and then against the edge OF tae
Nothing said about England OF LnglSh concerns
winch / presume reserved Tor Tue Ambassador
King William, who was at tRlS uyle III ms 9oth year,
elasticity about hlm he might easily have passed
for being ten years younger than he actually was.
Our readers must not suppose that the contents Of
this volume are limited to mere rehearsal of per
sonal and official gossip, for interspersed with its
free cooqual sketches there is good deal Of grave
political disqujsition on the various public ques
tions which were current in Germany during the resi-
dence of the author in that country. His comments
are always pertinent suggestive, and marked by
rare good sense as well as knowledge of affairs. One
noticeable feature in the expression Of his views is
the low estimate which he places on the diplomatic
profession. Having been so long behind the scenes,
he has learned to rate the wisdom with
which the world is governed" at its true value.
"There is a great deal of smooth talk about triaes,
much running about to hear what Is passing and to
hunt up secrets, and many long-winded dispatches
without any point The activity of the smaller di-
plomatists is amusing enough. They cater for the
ambassadors and ENJOYS of the greater powers, and
are rewarded by their patronage and invitations.
But all this hustle usually comes to nothing. What
is wanted is more reflection and political sagacity.
1t is easy enough to talk and write but to think
well is another matter and without much thought
it is not possible to hazard q prediction of coming
events"
Crossing the atlantic, illustrated by AUGUSTUS
HoPPIS u. r. Osgood Cob is such excellent bur
lesQue on the humors OF seavOyage, as TO make one
laant that n "a not NJ In mt IN thu nocket and