, 1875-11-27
BlS0IA RICK.
nls Troubles on Account OF Court
Cabn1E.

Al9 VToublGH on Account OF Court
Cabnls.
London 1,mts, Nor. II.
Having failed to secure q verdict In court of
law. Count Arnim seema to have appealed to the
public In book either written Or inspired by
himself, and the account Of his relations with
tue German Chancellor roads ike bitter satre
on the vanity Of power. II any person lad boon
apked during the last aatt dozen years to point
out tho muat absolute pos0utste 10 Europe, lie
would unquesttooably hAyo named FF,uco Hls-
martk. The Car hos beou tied down by the ne
sf. e. Country, It ApSasas H. a s s Ut
years OF hs reign. HaA aold back by invis-
tblo restraints az strong az thoso that control
the moyoments 0fs 4 constitutional klnR. The
po"er to aes great nlasaea Of lnen IN motion BY .
mesa act ot tile wall, aud 10 change the face of
continent, eau exist only when 4 rato personality
wiol1s absolute forms Ut rule. and is aided hy /
strong ourfoDt OF national opinion. Such COM
bnRtlou has aetmod to exist lu Germany. Tho
0osesnnent has not yet festersa stseaf with the
moro rigid tasttalnts OF coustitutioualisnl, aud
It Las still a military character, The sovereign
IL \ soldier rather than 8tntes1nau, with Msr-
al teaduebs to solve political difficulties py the
dlfectsnplc!tY OF tue word OF command. tle does
tot need to chaago liza Ministers Ut the bidding
OF Parliamentary volo. 'ui4 policy may bs con.
aemucd At Renotal elections aud tbs sepl plassnta-
ttses Of the Ieopte naaY refuse to soee tho raq-
ustto taxes but sill he osu cling to tbs slia.a-
Tor o. has choica. Dusing his tenure Of anthori~
" Prince Dismasok haa out1gad haIt-a-dozen
English Cabinets, ! Spanish Monarchy and
Aopub'le. tho old Gernsnio c. enfederAtion. AUS
TRAN ,ouuoneo In Germany, the French Empire.
md thu temporal power. Ns has powerfully
heldsd 10 c0nplete Italian units, aud he may al-
Most be said TO hAYe united Germany. MeRa-
ure1 by tho number aud The magnitude Of tie
eyeuts Ia which he lIas had baud, hla official
hfo haa been n,krye'oas1y long. 1t might Rs any
moment have beon cltt shutk 10 doubt, by tbe
dictate ot h(1 sovereign; hut he hsA seemed
10 necessary to bis Letlon that tho prob
ability Ct such . change aeldom aueosad thu cal-
culatlona even OF hls enom.os. During Gost of
the ttmo also, 10 has lad 1t hia c2{nuaud 10 vast
= forco Of national Enthusiasm shst h0, rathar
than the Emperor. laa appeared TO ba tha abB1-
Lutte ruler Of Germany. Moas of III have Thought
!ass'y pictured him, therefore. 10 tbs act Of s4y~
lug what 4a liked and dung what 10 liked lie
has appeared to be al the tpor8 absolute 6eoAuse
ho has dXdaiaea the conventional prudence uf
diplomacy. xpd ptacticed Ap audac.ty Of FRANK
ness which takes away the breath of 1tia!stsrs
trained in tile sehool Of mystery and silence.
tlole Ut tho peculiar kind Of craft which becomes
Al scoIe4iAvtio.
Tue trt4l uf Connt Arnim might have suftacod
to show how false wAA tAst picture aud now he,
or so1ne fsispd Of his, IL tho book summsi11aa
ty our Paris correspondent tho Gkhor dAy. !sts
VI wee tho real Hiimatck hGltaug Tor bis oaea91
existence against uuurt cabals ~ fcEeslsAly ~
The Pglmb Minister of Parliamentary q 'sero.
1naut ever battled sRAIust nval. lhe tf1st
showed that the two ststesmsn bad beau jealous
Of esah other, apd the cause OF thcir mutual
anger IL made still clearer by the pubilcstiou VI
dlsEAtohss Which did not sppsaS In ths sTadsuee.