The New York herald., 1874-11-07
THE Won -ARNIMS.

Who They Are and w hence They Came.
BERLIN, Oct. %, 1874.
Nearly half century before the then Duchy OF
Brandenburg had clOaked itself In the trappings
OF full fledged Kingdom we read OF an Arnm in
the service OF the "Great Electorn Frederick Will
lam, who ruled cOntemp0rancously with the
sT.ord PROTECTOR and the "MerrY Monarch"
There were then In all likelihood more than this
one Arnim. At all events. there are very many
now-so many indeed. that the 'strugge for ex.
istence," as the Darwinlans say, does not permit
them to disdain greater or less quantity in com.
pensatlon for poor days work. There are Ar.
MINIS In nearly AL walks OF lite; some are at the
top OF the ladder and some at the oottom-some
who cannot be put into the cells OF police station
house without suDjectlng enterprlsing news
papers like the HERALD to enormous charges for
dispatches and some VINO can be locked up with
out raising even q ripple on the even tenor o.
journalistic enterprise.
The name OF Won Arnm was not entirely un.
known to lame before the present unpleasant
ness" between the Count Harry Won Arnim and
the "man Of blood and ironn who wields the power
OF both the Prussan Kingdom and the German
Empire. There was Won Arnim engaged in the
diplomatic service OF the H0nenzollern monarchy
ABOUT half century ago, whose record OF travels
Is still model OF clear and persplcuous German.
and his work upon the First Napoleon's conduct
toward Prussia, written BY him in English, shows
that he was not altogether devoid OF political
insight. He was courtly gallant, and, like Sir
Pniip Sydney, ne asplred TO De all things 70 all
men and to make every de parCment OF knowledge
his province, and in consequence became the au.
thor oil several rather Indifferent poem and OF one
thoroughly execrabie play wuich nas damned him
to presumably not everlasting ridicule.
Almost coatemporaneous.y with TINS Arnim oil
many parts there 1ourshed another Arnim,
whose memory Is no doubt dear to those OF ms
countrymen and women, whose youth was In It's
q a
rOmances possess all the grace and unreality Ol
those Il Bazac with flavor OF naughuness un-
happily but too common In the literature OF his
country, and his vile, known as "Betttna," whose
correspondence with Goethe IS about as agree.
able reading as one can wish on mmer's day
or winters evening. has been made famous by her
own writings and BY ner not altogether r. o'ameess,
's Following %Ssin sn"hs died in lsslthe next Arn,m
who has allen under the displeasure oi Bismarck.
He held various diplomatic posi- ions IN tne Frus.
Bismarck in 1862, be performed the duties OF
Minister OF Foreign AnaIrs to the satisfaction OF
the Jnnker or hga tory ps as sn name ess w
hence; In fact, II 1t mad moi been for MS sons
present notoriey the oblivion wmich naI almost almost
He was man Of far, but not great or OF. brilliant
abilities; man VINO, IKE your Secretaries Fish
satisfactorily enough, but who can neither con.
ceive nor execute enterprises OF great pitn and
moment, and VINO Is set ASIDE for some Dolder,
stouter and ADLER statesman as soon as clouds APP
pear on the horizon and danger threatens the
ship Oh State.
Count Henry Won Arnim, who lately had the
honor OF occupying quarters In the Berlin police
tered the diplomatic service, and after having
held number VI minor posts ABROAD he was sent
to kOme at the close OF the Austro.P PruSsan war
OF 1865. 1t was generally believed that he was
favOrite OF Bismarck, and considering tnat ne
was aent to Paris at most critical period It does
suppose that the Chancellor looked with kindly
eye upon him. He Is man oi nne presence,
fluent speaker and OF considerable taient Besides.
he was and still ID very popular at court and IN
society ana Bismarck, grun and seli-suicient
as he is, knows well enough tnat ''s0cletyn aud
shaping the course along wnicn the state must
travel. Sei-interest, II nothing more generous,
probably induced him to win Won Arnim
to his side. The latter was, no doubt, to
q certain extent made the conadant OF the
formers plans, and, as always happens when two
exceedingly bitter, and Won Arnlm's cnan res Tor
iurther political Advancement are very slim In
deed. IL Is true he Is related by marriage to the
royal family, out thar, strange as 1t may seem,
will not help him much. Very many OF the Arnims
are wealthy and occupy good gosittOns under he
necxs into moose to serve an Indiscreet relation.
The name OF the state" Is o tower OF strength in
Prussia. and, as Bismarck mas invoked that name,
In does not seem at all probable that tue late
Ambassador at Paris will cone out OF the ngIt
otherwise than as politically ruined man. his
father-n-law, Count Arnim- B0itzen ourg, Governor
OF Alsace and Lorraine, came post haste TO Beriin
on learning oil his son-in-law's arrest, put days
stay there convinced MIN OF the advisabity oil re-
turning TO his post aud making no fufther lusS
about the matter. II ne can do nothing who oi all
the Arnims Is to do thing