The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08
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BIISMARCkIANA.
The Prince 0f BI00u and IRON As Me Ar
peared 10 sis Ananucnsis.
N, Y. World. |

IN Y. WorlJl
"On the thrty-iirst of July. 1870. at + 40 u
m. the Chancellor, having partaken of the
Holy Communion, drove from his official
residence in the Wilhelm strasse to the sta
ton, accompanied by his wife and daughter
to proceed with his sovereign to the seat of
war. few councillors, secretaries, deciphpr-
ers and messengers Of the Foreign Office were
to follow Immediately"
Such Is the Introductory passage of a work
just published ut Lepsc, under the unassum-
ing title Of Graf Bismarck und seine Leute
wahrend DIES kriegS nit Frankreich Mach
Tagebuchsblattern Won Dir. Moritz Busch"
The author, an eminent political writer, then
employed in the German Foreign Office ac-
companied Prince Bismarck to the seat Of
war as literary amanuensis. AS Boswell
chaperOned Johnson tablets in hand So did
the indefatigable Busch hang on the speech of
his distinguished patron, jOtting down indis-
criminately all his delighted ear drank in In
the promiseuous wealth Of detail the result
of this devoted industry, the book bears the
tncontrovertible impress Of truth. Incau-
tiously candid IN other passages, it shows the
Chancellor indiferently informed on many
things prejudiced on others, but equally con
fdent on all Laudatory, the book is cruel
too; not content to portray the hero in uni
form, 1T exposes him in dressing gown and
slippers.
NAPOLEON III
OF his relations to Napoleon III. in and be-
fore 1866, the Prince said the following:
"Whep negotiating with NJ. Theirs during
the siege of Paris. the French statesman re- |
minded me OF conversation had with the |
Duke OF BauilremOnt in 1867. II is true did |
tell the Duke that If the Emperor Napoleon |
had had keener perception Of his own adj
vantage he might have done O stroke Of bust
ness In 1866. II the Emperor, at the moment
OF our attacking Austria, had taken by force
what he subsequently, demanded through
Benedetti, he might have done better for him
self. AT least, we should not have been able
to stop him; nor is it likely that England
N hnf bn |
was to act and see what would come Of IT, If
we were victorious his safest policy would
have been to support us and lure us forward
into the intoxicatiuD Of triumph
Nor did M. jules Favre succeed in gaining
the Chancellor's repect during the negotia-
lions preceding the conclusion of peace.
IN. Favre says, in his report to the French
government, that he could not help shedding
tears IN one Of his conversations with me. |
must confess he looked as If he were about to
weep, and | consoled him; but of this | am
certain-that he did not shed single tear
re tried hard. but he could not. He no doubt
Thought to impress me with his fine acting as
Paris lawyers are in the habit of imposing {
upon their audience. ] am perfectly con-
WINGED that, to add to the patfos Of the sit
uation, he was painted white on his several
time, when he had laid on an extra coating of
pallid color, the better to impersonate the
suffering and deeply moved patriot. do not. !
however deny that he felt his situation But (
~ INV
sentiment and politics do not go together /
When dropped hint about Strasbourg aud G
Metz ne looked as II he thought 1t was Joke ]
might have told him what happened to me t
n tufT1ers shop in Berlin. | wanted a fur v
'loak, and high price being asked, said to G
he shopkeeper, 1 suppose. sir. you are b
oking Never In business was the reply" t
THEIRS.
M. Theirs, who replaced NJ Favre In the a
+ rman camp, was likewise not q dipomatist n
ihAtt. 49, h..e a
He Is clever, attractive gentleman, witty. r
spirited, intellectual, but without talent for a
diplomacy. He is far too sentimental for tho I,
,rof sson Though more manly and dign- h
q than nj. F'vrn. he ia altogether unfit for i
he trade. He came to me as a negotiator. 4
when he had not gumption enough for a horse h
ealer He is easily staggered and shows It. nj
gu can worm out of him whatever you like j,
actually made him betray that Paris Ind i
Ill provisions only for three or four weeks +,
lore" !,
Of French statesmen Theirs and Morny are ~ ~
40 subjects eof pointed anecdote. Morny's II
tory has a bitter taste. -
"Of all the Napoleouic statesmen Mornv -, -,
est knew how to make money When going cdt
Vt. Petersburg az Ambassador he arrived r.
lth large number Of elegant carriages all III
Ited WITH Silks point lace and ladies' orna- If,
ents Each servant had one of these car hi
ages allotted to him; each gattache and Sec -
tary at least two; while as to the Amhassa
,r, ne claimed six ~ his share. Being an
y pa ss. he nad 10 pay no duty. few Al
'ys altei MS ARRIVAL the whole lot, carriages 80
"a az, were sold by auction and trile Of ~
OU0O rOubleS realized. But though M,uny w
vi no conscience, he was COZ tlinlv nm anna ~
g man.. 81
An Austrian diplomatist mn y bo ,oxt i,tro lilo
iced '''"' 80 ''o>' "'''o- ca
Il always listened 10 old Ne,torn;oh,s Of
cries and he loved me FORT remamhar thnt n Y
ter spending few days with him at johann stl
Sberg, tho old Chancellor said To Count iai
,un. the presiding memhar ~ Tia Diat lar
ismarck r. an excallnnt man AMI n ~, Of
MT get on with him ,ou can gat on with No da
dn .WIi In ; ~ you c'l' ger oh WIN no bri
uuy' wen, Sald L, frankly 70 nun, l Will ms
you now manage hlm / listen 10 all his ~
~ yarns, touching him NJ every now and !
en- when he seems tlaggiup Nnthing mnra
lightiul to parruus Old men e' i'''io tho
- ' - IL put
MohFkE AND THE WAR me
)ne of his witty aDprpcations of character | lag
,lally thrown Innn Count Motto ii ~ 49,, fan
, least nf n vary no,uioni ~ b. 20, W eay tho
=. 49, AZ " ,. ~ op'iilTti. III. Duscn mar tne