, 1875-11-27

Count Atnin'4 n,istocratic lineage, llfs polished
1nannfH his h1 ili.aut tn',al qnRIitins his aynr-
ta:lly with tho fcusl sile Of l'ruHafnn lilo, and
hin ti'dpUhted Political ntulItt Inadn Inn ia
vorltc a. Gours, a.sd sconei to mark him out fur
The future lender of tho Conanf fyattvrs. Whcn
no went to For'H. n'tor The var, ho aoon show cd
determination to net iuisncntly Of Tao Chan.
crotor.. lilo orpoaed N: Thers horanHe hs
tr',4it that Tho s,,t.cts OF IspuLiio in Franco
wu lid wahken tho mouarcli,o. ..of Europe,
wheteas Prince Dinna, ok bels vcd that II. The,s 4
would weaken France, aud thus do aerylGe 10
0' rnlany Tho Cnsucellor sent rebuhea OF ~
tnnia',ing ftankness to tho Ambassador. and
AFniin ,plead"d Ills nwn eauso in lsttors nd
d'ehsod to LIS royoIeien. Still less reg1-
~ court'y influence vas enllstcd on
found h'nacIf detloa b. one OF lls own Hubordi.
Mates. 1le could Hcoid Count Arntm ancor at
tie !utf'nitv Of Ma Judgment, and trent linn az n
wlltil scltooIony; but remove him from his post
"hlcl, is nov made c'oar bv DESCRIPTION or oue
OF tue most strpriAtnE interviews thai was over
held between q Minister and an AmbnEFador.
Two years ago tho Connt called on tho Prince to
learn tho cn,i.o OF their ostrsnEement, and then
tho aecros "ae les ont m1th ali tho ftankness Of
tlc Chance!lor'a na.uro. You cotlsdra with
,ha Empress" ho aatd, '.nnd you nil moi rcst
TIL you s!s he,c az tho table 4 whIrh
n,. ii s sas sas.y .aa as ve,sion II ''' " .p4t iii
even nt that table. II hayu found Tint
it Ia not worth hav!nx." Then comes a vollsy OF
HccnBatlonB Rga'nAt Count hrnin1 llJmso1f, -
lsase known you IRON youth. In every superior
-ns you naid yhars ago-you sec a natutnt
enemy. At this mouant am that enomy. You
Ilavo accused me to tho Emperor ron have ro-
lations at the Court which have previously pre-
vented mo 4 on, sumtnonlng YOU htIler." 80 the
autocratlc Min!ator wac, afscr ALL m uncertain Of
lis OWL postion as II ko hud been dependent on
tho nero so.o Of Parliament. Nay, llo was moro
uncertain. Tor tho career OF Pitt shows how
steadfastl7 popular Eajorittes mag abide by
Ntrfo NH sS1f
Tic tino TINT Prince Disula'ck appeared to 10 tho
,nca.nato will Of Germany tlo ras doHed BY
QUO Ut Its pubordnaten. au1 ho haa 10
light against tio undorhand tactics OF Tho
worst enemy. and tho Emprces used her ia-
nuenco on the same aldo. Nothing Ia 10 oYaa-
porhtng to resoln.o will, or 30 tends to nn-
nervo It, as nnderhand intr1gne. for the strength
1t slwavs 10 bafiioa by tho *earons Of III imperi-
GUS nature. Hepco 1t may mako such nature
yehomont in rather weak ~ny 1t IS nolan
cholv to ace the most dlctatortal spirit and the
greatest Minister ln Europe pouring forth sIlr;l
complaints tl!at the wEotohed lntriguea Of court.
icrs baSo Ina1o hts power not worth having, and
havo Threatened to da8tros 1t nitogothu-. Wo
read the saulo kind Of grievances in tho gosHp
Of more nutocratic tn1cs than these, and they
arc quito n keoping viii, tho usual elai actor Of
frivolous Courts, bat t''ov tar on tho car 10 tho
records OF q naticn strung Into a tension Of
earncstnees BY a Rrnat struggle for u.,Itv,
II Count Arnim t1ialts tsla. he thus awakcns
SYMPATHY for hlmsolf Or caats tidicue on p,inco
Bismarck, he eatrnys that tnfrmIty OF Judgment
which mars his brilliant qualities Tho Chancel.
lUrs explanation of bis conduct bonrs tho stan1p
Of truth. ana its veracty was coni,med BY the
evidence ta.en at tho trial, Conscious oF posdcss-
ing trauHcculent ability, ho has. Of course, beon
greedy OF power. All such men flBye tho satpo
passion and 1t ia vol for mankind TINT t!oy are
10 eAgor 10 take caro- Of its interests. Ho lad
also formed aorics OF great ueaignp al marc or
loss hanglua togoter, aud all liable to 10 defeated
Ii ho should DO driven into private lilo. VIC noed
not stop to ask whether he has n'wavs or often
been Ecrnpnl0us a. to tno means OF executing his
purposes. Such men usually un!earn with con
splcuons slcceEs Furitlnla ideas Of polite II
n,uralstY. It ia mora important 60 remember ~
present that Prince bismarck has had to fight
crowd OF hostile influences a. homo as we'll ~
abroad. Tho ola CONSERVATIVE party, which Ravo
him start in ltfo. became lis determined foe
when 1t found tllut hs waa no party man IN tho
narrow senso OF the word but that no would up
Ceal to tho Ltbcrafs, or even 10 tho Democrats.
II he could thus moro quickly unite tho Gormtn
tue modsratinE tu,luence which has checked ita
ptof. ranco Tor tho swift coursa Of uGrs battle
md dIctasion. France. It Ig Hupposed might
have boen snbjeet,d to les Illuminating eondi.
Pnss sss y psnpppsss sssn connsels 0' had 'f beea
saef'' as also eas: ssFs' paay q; the acs,ss esa1.
in bis war; reHont1ng. perhaps, bis imperlous
luuHuGlE, NlatIuHlDH LIE EEElGoIuHtlEHi WGA3uEEs
aud fearing Tho Democratic tendency Of his leg
sslation. He would have been dismissed foHg
ago that party bal bean able to get rid OF hi.p.
Not tho loaat Of hIs Nals has com fronl tho Pc
cultae temparnneut<pf sovereign who haA
noyer, indeed. forgotten the sutorlative gfta OF
Buch a ssrsaut, md who haR u1nafuiiy refused to
cast him off ut tho prompting Of courslsrB but
whose essentially military mind must often have
mado 1t d.iilcult for political intellect to lead
lin Into the tedious wavs Of peace. Perhapk
the violence of tho Princes policy ls In aame
degree the result Of that cauao. TIE Em-
poicr seems. ltkswiaa. to llaro llssened
10 tho counaels OF Count Arnln, ir-
Htoad Of requiring them to bo HoDt through tha
Chancellor; nor would to Bauction tho rosecu
tion OF tue favori.e diploma.tat Until an attompt
had BEEN mado 10 koop back official documents.
THIS technical of1enbs tho Empnior could UNDER
stand and bo ready TO punish; but ho appears
to havo seen nothing wrong In thu far Eraver
btoach Of daty which Count Amin committed
In passing BY bis Official ohlef AMI carving talra
to tho head OF tho State. That ps,nce Dismasck
should lnya Beon rlvo1 and fearad a surcesaor
In tho Count was inevitable; that Le should
have been ua~ill-pg t. leave bis vast schemes
haf dons Was worthy Of praise; aud that ho
should havo tried TO dofeat what aeoDod q has.
tile intriguo was quito natural Count Arnm
viii loso rather than gain by bis revelations.