The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-03
Bismarck is the Devils Head Clown.

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.. weary; confess it," said Prince Bismarck. 81
10 not only republics that ere ungratefnl; bu
, have never cared for gratitude. despise
see that am becoming unpopular, and that
may ere long find it expedient to withdraw al
together from public life, that Il have grow
weary, nor is 1t that an becoming old. True
am almost sixty; but there is my Imperia
master who is seventy-six, and the Pope, wht
10 eighty-one. That Pope, by the way, will h.
live foreverf It seems 80, does it mott How
ever, 1t is not disgust at ingratitude, nor cha
grin at loss of favor, nor old age, that makes
me weary-but weary I am."
had not seen Prince Bismarck until the day
when this conversation occurred for ore than
two years. As sat opposite to him now and
looked steadfastly in his face, l saw there what
gave me pain, for he has always been my
really helpless WEAKNESS of spirit-such an
| expression as remembered having seen years
ego IN In the eyes of maufin the penitentiary
prisonment for life, and to solitary confiue-
ment, and when saw him. he had been tbus
imprisoned prison for moro than fonr years.
wen, then" continued the Prince, you
VIII ask what it is that makes me weary, if it
20 none OF these things; and you have right
20 ask. also have right not to answer; and
know well enough that you do not need an
"The truth u.s." said the Prince at another
Stage OF our conversation, "there are not half
dozen men in Germany-on our side, mead
who clearly comprehend the real meaning of
the conflict in which we are engaged and in
which, notwithstanding our success thus far,
1 now believe we shall be beaten. The EN-.
would change sides in Q moment. The Crown
win put himself on the other side, if, indeed,
ne be not already there"
don't know that I thoroughly understand
YOU" said !, with o half-smile
Yes you do" replied the Prince; "you un-
uerstana me well enough. What was it that
you said to me when we were last together,
two years agoT
l. remembered every word of that converse
ton, and my notes OF it are now lying before
What we both saw then we both must see
now still more clearly. Our fight is q listie
more , IN the open now than it was then, but it
~, The fight of the Empire against the
That definition is faulty, because the linn
the fight of the State-Empire, Monarchy or
Repubiic-against God !; and in this fight the
S ed VIII get the worst of it, unless it sue
ing itself in His place. Men saw that t thev
must have something to worship-well then.
let them worship the State; let it be all in
all let 1T take the place of the family as well
as Of the Deity; let it Do the Diety; let it be
she only Providence; let it provide everything
for and exact everything from the indy iduai;
let lt prescribe how and when he shall be con-
ID ucated in his youth, how long he shall serve 4
As soldier, what shail be his other life, when
and whom he shall marry, how many children
shall die.n ~, "A'D Ho
Good for the State, all that" said 1, "but
~neT good does the individual get ont of it :"
princ aeT Rsm Is where we shall falh" replied
ail II we could educate the people in the right
way ior two generations, without tho iuterfe-
a nns {; OF Eeiigous teachers! In two genera
We could 80 obliterate the idea of God and of i.
ne mag nary rights bestowed on man by him
~ tneir creator, that the substitution of the :
,tate In his place would be effected, aud the
't "a as In pagan Rome, be all in ali" /
,o lou now use tho very phrase that you en- T
'loyed two years ago the imaginary rights =
estowed by God as the Creator.'h y
Yes that has becbme q formula of mine
no IL expresses much Tho man who believes +
1o GOD reasons thus: God made me for his =,
Tory and for my own temporal and eternal 81
appiness that may gain this, he prescribes -
10 duties that owe to him, and the rights p
,aI am to possess; no one must prevent my h,
gifts; they depend on no human sanction y
"a can be infringed by no human authority Ga
ms ths reasoning is all faIiacious, but the idea
ons for personal freedom. 1t is the root of '"
hat one OF your American demagogues years T.
90 60 called ale the higher law When one knows on
at God does not exist, then he knows that y"
such rights could have been conferred and
Snch duties imposed; in a word, that men or or
rht,, no rights and are subject wholly and Ki
sr.J 70 sne eompulsion of force-be it force ed
law of blood aud iron if you please" - is
Here Prince Bismarck, rising from the sofa. see see
whicn ne had been reclining paced rapidly u
ana down the room, pouring out sentence 'oi
er sentence of the most remarkable reason. ,
and philosophy to witch have ever lis. w.
ed. have written, for my own future 4 90 ~ w."
nous notes of all he said but do not here tin,
nscribe them, partly because of their length ar
partly because of their highly metaphYsi !: I h
character which renders them unfit for TIE ~
lmns OF news journal. The seminal idea SIp.
she whole was that the aspiration for lib. th Ia
? grew out of the belief in God that il t tlo
I'D be impossible to make perfectly sub. VIZ.
'ient people ont of men imbued with the wiz
ma of Christianity: and that, while nil are
MS OF Christianity were alike fallacious he POS
ID to war against none but that of tho Ro- ~ .
Catholic Church, for the reason that it t ZEN
70 was formidable. He said: oueS
Nothing has amused me moro than tn, a. !.
SEES which l have received from the Prot W w. u
MT Christians of England aud America. nav
asses! have wished to crush Rome that th tes
ght crush Christianity. They praise me S nU
ny services in the cause of what thew call Hm
'med Christianity! If anything couH t puat
ole me for the chagTn which / foresee / | a. W.
o endure for some time to come, it would NJ =
70 witness the amazement of the good o. o. " !"
n mi rV,o IL