The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-17
LA MARMuRA'S REPLY.
Putting Bismarck Down Ensfiy-The
Count Usedcm Letter Produced.


From ropinione, Florence, Jan. 2sl
The following is a translation OF General La Mar
mora's reply % Prime Bismarck IN reference TO
tine recent accusations az the Prince Chancellor in
the North German Parliament
FLORENCE jan % 1874.
Having been informed OF some grave accusations
that were made az ainst me in the Lower House OF
the Relcnstag IN Berlin Oh the 10TH inst, and OF
other accusations lald to my charge in a great
number OF German newspapers, l W uld ask you
TO publish this declaration in your est.inaole
Prince Bismark, in defending himself against the
re roach that he had ut any time dreamed OF ced-
ing any part whatever OF the German 1errtoIy,
charge that mad been addressed to him in the ses-
SION oi the 10Th, has affirmed that that accnsati
was bur the ecno oil an IN amous calumny orl-ln-
ated abroad with the sole OBJECT damaging his
reputat ION. II he had been content 10 have said
that onlv my reply would nave been easy 10 make.
AS have ainrmed absolutely nothing, the accu.
sation o. calumny cannot De directed against me.
As 10 General GOvone, author OF the document
which served as q text Tor the attacks OF Herr
Malllnkrodt everybl who knows thus gen'le-
mans ceiling towards Italy and equally his re-
putation tor valor his capacity and integrity,
knows tnat though he may nave been deceived in
attrlbuting 10 some expressions of the Prussian
Minister a meaning that was not intended, he GER
tainy was incapable OF subverting the truth or OF
mventlng or expanding caiumnles no matter wDat
But the Mo,tite,tr Germany now takes the ques-
tion up on other grounds. IL now dllates upon the
note OF Count usedom, under the dare Of June IL,
1866 Ii the accusations which this paper produces
were founded fact, then this document, like
others OuaneQ IN nv DOCK, "Un P0' Plu I'll Luce
Sugn EVENT. Poliicl Mlitari del 1861 Ialsited
about ike the rest And the proof OF rs laslty
would be thai should have mutilated that note
ana entirely changed the meaning.
Resolved to MAINTAIN, Notwithstanding the in
tended provocatl0n OF the great Chancellor and
the German Official press, the calm which find in
the tranquility oil my conscience, shall content
myseu with mere reproducing In It's entirety the
particular letter that Count Usedom wrote to me,
and TINS supplying the part mat had omitted IN
my book out OF regard Tor the person named
therein. This Is the entire letter.
BY telegram arrived COUNT mare
me that he expects to commence hoslites in less than
nded TO coun. Bismarck, has recently to
Count bismarck directs at the same time to com
to u nsh Of or the
W s TO s s other hs
There would be required:-
Second-Two millions from the moment an effective
wou &c sd
Count Bismarck in case the proposition accepted
on the part OF the Italian government in order TO aid an
the shs po hs
sums and sending them forward with the utmost de.
e sa the
m so Of m n 9
As there already several Croauan regimen in the
they could make movement as soon as possible on
the other side OF the Adriauc. USEDJM
II had been the promoter OF the Hungarian in
surrection Count Bismarck would not have CON-
planned of me to Count de Baral, as evidenced by
the fragment OF the following despatch page SO,
OF my book -
On other side Will not hide from you that should
like TO the combination OF General La Marmora
Common we should be able to procure powerful insur,
rection in hungary
TO which replied the same day.
As 10 Hungary appears that they ignore the fact
Berlin that Hungary nearly destitute OF troops, and
that the people coutd easily rise II they wished.
II ] had favored the insurrectlon In Hungary
they PROBABLY would have spared me the trouble
OF receiving the note OF Usedom OF the 18th OF June
tending to Impose upon me the plan of q campaign
dictated by Hungarian enigrants and founded
upon the insurrectlon that l had always opposed,
as is notorious 10 ali.
II | may believe the communication in the
Xonfteur Germany, they have already sent 10 our
government to ask il the documents published by
and TO demand, IN that case. that they proceed to
compare the original texts with my alleged iaslf-
cation. may, therefore, declare
FirSt-That the documents o. which they speak
are not papers OF State, but letters OF a private
and confidential character. and cannot be found dt
the ONCE lor Foreign Anairs.
SecOnd-That being deslrous to render possible
the collation. which the Pruss an Moniteur calls for
have placed in the house Of Dr. PietrO Fatl0cchI,
notary, kne des Muratte, No. 20, where they Will DE
at the disposition oil the public, the originals Of the
two documents IN question, VIZ. The private
letter from Count Usedom dated June II, 1866, and
the special report OF General GOvOne, dated June
3, 1866.
/ make this deposition as reply to a public
accusation as grave as it Is unjust, though have
no need to SO justify myself before my country or
my friends and political a. versarIes, who have
always done full justice to my loyalty and as all
abroad will render justice, Ihope. who know my
nautical lifa AJ,EuNSO-IA MARMOP