, 1874-11-14

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Nearly half q century before the then Duohy
Of Drandenburg had c!oslol itself In the trap
pings OF full lodged Kingdom wo read OF an
Ar,llnl in tho aorylco OF tile Great Elcctor"
Frederick William, who ruled contcmporaneous-
" with tho Lord Protector" =" and the "Norry
Monarch"
Tue nauao OF Won Arnim was not entirely un-
known to fame before the prosout unpleasant
neasn botmecn the Count Harry Won Arnim aud
tho "man OF blood and iron" who wicldn tlo
powor Of both tho prussian Kingdom and tho
Gern,an Empire. Thoro was Won Arpiln eu-
gaKod In tho diplomatic soryfco OF tho 1Iohon-
Zo,lern monarchy about hsif century ago, ,Yhose
record OF travels IL still model Of clear md per-
Hpiuuous Qormnn, and hs work upon Napoleon
I.'s conduct toward rrussin, writton by Linn in
Engliah, showa that ho was hot aItoEethor de-
void OF political insigl,t. Ho was q courtly gal
lant aud, like Sir Philip Sydnoy, ho aapircd to
be a1l things to ali men, aud to mako every DO
partnolt Of knowledge hls province, and in con-
sequence bconMo tho author Of several rathor
h,dirorous poems aud OF ono thoroughly exc
csabls play which las damned him to presumably
not everlasting ridiculo.
Almost contompuraneously With this Arnm Of
mnnY parts tloro lourislicd smother Arnim,
wiloso memory IL TO doubt doar to those Of his
oouutrymen and women, whose youth WEB In isa
primo quarter Of century or moro ago. His
romaucos posaosa all tic grace aud unreality Of
those OF Dalzao, with iluyor Of naughtinesB ,,n-
happily but too common III tho iiteruthra OF hia
country, aud his vito. known AZ "Hottina,'
whose correspondence with Qoethe iu about AZ
agreeable reudnB aB ono eau wish on q summers
dNy or wiDtor's evening. bus been ,nudo famous
by her own writings, aud by hor not altogether
hlanloloaH connection with the greatest among
tho poets OF tho nineteenth coiitury.
Following l4,m-he died in 1H31-thn next AZ
MIN Of any prominence WAS tho fa:hor Of the
Count who has 1ailou nndor tho disploasuro Of
bismarck. 10 held various diplomatic poaitiona
IN the Prussian service, aud, before tho advent
dutias OF Minister Of Foreign Aiairs to tho sats-
faction Of Tho Juukor, or high tory. psrty. His
nano will probably bo but little remembered ten
years hencs; iu fuct ii it had not boeu for hts
aons preaent notoricty, the oblivion which Lad
almost enshroudca him would never have been
raised. uo WAS man Of fair, but not grcat or
brilhaut nhilitieq; = man who performs tho rpu-
tino Of his duties satisfactorily cnousl, but who
cun neither conceive nor execute entarpriacS Of
great pith aud moment, and who is sot aside for
some boulder, atoutor, and ablor stntosman NJ
BOON as clouds appcar on tho horizon ind danger
threatens tho ahip Of stGto.
Count Horny von Arnim, who lately had tho
honor Of occupying quarters i'll the Berlin police
tho diplomatic service, anu, after having held a
number Of minor posta abroad 1e waB scut to
Nona at lhe oloHe Of tho AuRsro- -Prussian war OF
1866. It was generally believed tint llo was
IaHoIlI1 OIL Df3Ilarck hnd, CoHatuerlQR Tint ue
was sent to Paris ct most critical period 1t does
not require my very groas stratch Of credulty to
supposo that tho Chancellor looked with G kind.
lY oye upon him. Ife IL man Of fine pFeaenco,
fluent speaker and Of considerable talent Da-
sidest he was aud still is very popular at Court
and In "sociosy,' and Bismarck, gruH and SELF
sufficient aB ho ia, kuowB we'll enough that ~ 90
cicty" and tho Court have still considerable in.
anence in shaping tho courao along which tho
State must ttayo. 6clf-interost, il nothingmore
generous, probably induced him to w,n yon Ar
MIN to bis side. The latter waH, no doubt, to
certain extollt uado tho confdant OF tho tol mere
plans, and. as always happens whon two inti-
n,ato frieus fall out, tbs preAeut quarrel is OK
further political advancement are very sltn, III
deed. It is tr,o lie 10 rotated by marriage to the
lloyal family but tant strange as it nhy eoem,
will not help him mueh Very many OF tho
Aruims aro wenlihy aud occupy good positions
under tho Gororn,nout but they arc not going
to rim rholr necks into = 10000 to serve al in
discreet relation. The name Of the "Stato ia
tower Of Strength in Prussia. and, az Bismarck
has invoked that HAND, III aocs not seem ut all
probable that the late Ambassador at Pnyis will
come cut of tie tight otherwise than az q politi-
cally ruined man. His fathcr-itl-law, Count
notwithstanding, Governor Of Atsace and lor-
rhine, came post haste to Berlin on learning OF
lis eon. in-laW's arrest, but q days stay there
courinced him OF tbs adysability OF returning to
Ills post and making no further fuss about tho
mattor. II le eau DO nothing who Of all tue
| Arnims ia to do anythiug?