Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-04
The BISMARCK AND COUNT ARxIn
0VARREL
New York Times.


have lust received the Poster Lord,
and on glancing over il 1 find something
about the ArnIm- Bismarck affair which is
too long to translate, but which embraces
few striking remarks. wrote you some
days ago that, if my private Information
upon The subject was correct, the documents
sought for were four private letters relating
10 Prince Bismarck's difference from Amin
on matters of policy. 1t is now said that
these letters were couched in the most vio-
lent terms, and that the Chancellor was
very abusive when reproaehing the
ambassador for not doing his duty
by his chief The Poster Lloyd
saws that, according to the general
belief in diplomatic circles, Count Arnim
is a victim to the rdiSoR fetat, and that
there are motives for his arbitrary arrest
which do not appear, and which the Empe-
rOr and the Prince would both hesitate TO
make public. And what are these motives9
We can only conjecture, Of course, what
they are likely to be. A year or more ago
there were rumors in France, said 10 have
been sent BY the French diplomats at Ber-
lin. that there was considerable feeling be-
tween the Empress and Prince Fritz on the
one part, and Prince Bismarck ON the other
The Emperor sided with the Chancellor;
but his wife and son were strongly opposed
to Bismack's religious policy.
| heard this before going TO Vienna last
year, and at the Hofburg Palace l saw the
Empress Augusta 60 directly up to Cardi-
nal Rouscher and tale his hand; then her
Majesty sat down beside the Austrian Pri-
mate and remained conyering with him
for long time. Since then nothing has
been said about the Empress or Prince
Fritz, but il is said that both have sided
with Count Arnim, and that the latter was
about TO lay his letters before them in or
der to ju tify his own policy, and to solicit
their sympathy and aid. But this does
not refer to the four private letters Of which
have spoken, at least not directly, for
they were written after the quarrel over
the religious question had broken out, and
when there was bad feeling between the
two men. The letters referred to the pol
icy of Germany with respect to France.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Vienna Nelc Free PreSs-the same
that has made so many reyela-
tons heTetofOre-Rolv giUes the naked truth
IN all its brutality. The Prince lCrOte to
Count Ar7lim that he lcds blind man or
a fool not to see that Germany tDds not sure
Of Russia, and could not count upon her
friendship, but so long as the republic
could be nlaintGiRed IN France there l0Ould
be no danger of a Franco Russian alliance,
and hence Il ,0GS to GeTmIlys interest that
she should do all in her pOioer TO encourage
he Republicans, and to aid them against
the ,MORdrchiSts or InlperiGiiSts. There
we have the story, L think, or the elements
of it, and the main reason why Prince Bis
marck wanted to get hold of these letters,
for, as no copy of them exists in the EN-
bassy at Paris, and nowhere except in the
Princes own copy-book, Count Arnim
could not furnish proof Of his statements
to the Empress and Prince Fritz if these
letters were taken from him.