The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-10
/" MAD BISMARCK.
AN EXCITING DEBATE.

AN
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON THE WAR
WORN REVELATIONS.
The German parliament was enlivened a
few days ago by an angry debate, in which
Bismarck was the principal. A Herald let
ter says that Bismarck was called out to the
debate in very peculiar manner. Herr Won
Mallinckrodt, one of the most prominent
ultramontane leaders in the slower house. had
been speaking on the previous day at length
on education, and in the course of his re-
marks questioned the government as TO Its
conduct in institutlng an inquisition in re-
gard to the politics of Roman Catholic ele-
mentary teachers in some districts of the
Rhineland. Herr Won Mallinckrodt took the
opportunity of making very serious charge
against the Chancellor--a charge which he
had gathered from La Marmora's revelations
and which no one in Germany would have
believed evtn if it had not been at
once Indignantly denied. He said that
the ultramontanes were as faith
full patriots as Prince Bismarck him.
self, and then asked, amid great uproar,
"What must be the feelings Of those devoted
patriots on finding themselves coerced by
the cabinet-a cabinet presided over by
statesman who, when preparing for the
Austrian war, told the Italian General,
Govono, that he did not object to give the
Rhine province up altogether to France as
sop thrown to Cerberus.n Prince Bismarck
replied in a set speech. His utterances
were directed not only against Her Won
Mallinckrodt, but to the entire ultramontana
party, and in part to France. The substance
of the. Chancellor's reply is as follows:
PRINCE BIsdARcK's SPEECH.
l find myself compelled to declare that
the statement of Herr Won Mallinckrodt,
with reference TO an alleged transaction be-
tween General Govono and myself is an in
e. - n 10 Ua-,-
Mallinckrodt who told the lie. OF course
he repeated only falsehood invented by
somebody else. However, as the story has
been invented with malice prepense. it
might perhaps have been expected that Herr
Won Mallinckrodt would have reflected
twice before fathering it. / have never al
lowed any one to hope that 1 should be
able to bring myself to consent to
| the cession of a single village or a
single acre of land. The fiction circu-
lated at my expense is downright and
daring lie, got up to blacken my reputation
| in the eyes of my countrymen. prolonged
cheers.l Once upon this subject / should
| like to say a law words on an incident which
occurred at yesterdays sitting, when j was
unfortunately absent. a gentleman belong
ing to the same party as Herr Won Mallinck-
rodt choose to attack me as a man and a
statesman. He, too, did so in connection
with foreign politics, censuring my conduct
most severely, May 1 perhaps suggest to
the gentleman opposite that as member OF
government which they will be the last to
deny is divinely appointed institution.
| have some claim to decent treatment al
their hands? May lay claim to this privil.
lege, if not in domestic at least in foreign af
| fairs? Do they not really perceive that the,
are acting an unhandsome part IN
| acumniating me in connection with mat
| tiers calculated to attract the particular at
tention of other countries? Are they not
OF N
to the bird who fouls his own nest? Surely
if l am to believe that the pioIs gentleman
opposite are more especially engaged III
the defence of truth, religion and Christians
ty than others / must beg of them to be
little more cautious in repeating all man
tionable sources. am led to offer these re
! marks by Herr Won Schorlemer's accuse
tons yesterday. His first accusation wa
comparatively mild. He began by charging
me with contradicting myself He said
had formerly acknowledged the necessity O
respecting
THE DOGMA OF INFALLIBILITY,
a dogma accepted by millions of Roman Catho
lies; and he asserted, further. that was now
acting contrary to my first intentions an,
promises. The one is true; the other is no
Even now acknowledge as my duty to Iespec
the dogmas of the Catholic church as dogmas
and have never interfered with anybody TO
believing in them. But, if the infallibillty dog
ma is SO interpreted as to lead to the establish
ment of an ecclesiastical imperium in imperio
Tit occasions the setting aside of the laws O
l am naturally driven to assert the legitimar
supremacy Oh ,b the con S state; We pro Pro
dom of Prussia ought not TO be ruled by tn
Pope and we demand that you, the uItramon
tame section of the Roman Catholics, respec
our convictions as we do yours. Unfortunately
however,, you are accustomed TO complain OF op
preston whenever not permitted to Iord 1t owe
Herr Won Schorlemor main aims that though tn
. German bishops have declined to obey the law
snsl nawe ao .a
serts that I the Chancellor OF the German
empire, have proved myself the greatest revo
ton he says that destroyed the German con
federacy, that tried to fonent rebellion amonl
the Hungarian and Dalnlatian regiments o
Austria in 1856, and that / formed asHungariar
legion in the same momeDtous year. Now
declare i regard Herr Won Sshorlmer as I
most absolutely veracious individual. holc
him to be man not in the leasts degree tinct
ured with the principals of certain nonasii'
, orders, fighting with him on the
same side and deeming all means fair wher'
they apprehend their faith to be at stake. We
/ am forced to tell Herr Won scholemer that per
feet veracity, In my opinion, implies an ca mes
| endeavor TO assertsin the correctness OF tn,
, facts on which ones opinions are founded.
schoriemer's love OF truth, a man who has suci
an utter contempt for facts as he has, and VIII,
serves no credit, and must be prepared TO see hi
allegations sighted by more careful and NOR
scrupuious minds.
THE WAR OF 1866.
1t is true aspired tie the reform OF the late fed
eral Institutions but did so in perfectly lega
way, and only when violence was offered recon-
mended the lighting 1t out 1t isnot /, therefore
who have destroyed the old federal institution
but the party which includes the polltica
friends Of Herr Won schorlemer. It is, however
not true that / tried to instigate the Hungafo
Daimotian regiments TO rebellion in 1866. Her