Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-12-19

tFrom our Regular Correspondent
PARIS, Oct. 1873.
little book has just been published in
Berlin that will not allay the bitterness that
exists between the French and the German
peoples. Ii appears that Prince Bismark
during and after The seige of Paris. was iu
the habit OF expressing himself very freely
in regard to the distinguished personages
with whom he had been in contact in d-
plomatic political or military capacity, and
gentleman OF his personal staff was also
in the habit of writing down very freely
what the great chancellor had said; and
now the words that he spoke In the closet
are proclaimed from the house top. He is
represented to have spoken as follows of
the late French Emperor; Whatever
may be thought OF the Coup d Efdt, Louis
Napoleon is really good-natured, full OF
feeling, even sentimental; as to the inteli-
gence and knowledge (UiSsen,) he has but
little OF either. He j. particularly badly of
with respect 10 geography, although he
was brought up and went to school 10 Ger
many; and he lived in all manner OF fantas-
tic imaginations. His requirements are OF
that sort that he would Cei itaiuly be able TO
pass our examination for the post of re-
tendery. | knew this long ago, but nobody
believed me. told the King so in 1854
and 1855. He (Napoleon) has not the least
idea how matters stand with us When
was made Minister in Paris | had long
CONVEX >ation with him in 1851. 1t was then
his opinion that we should not last long
a revolution throughout the whole coun-
try, aud that II plcbscitum were held the
King would Ind everything against him. |
told him then that our people were no bar
ricade-bullders, and that in Prussia nobody
but Kings made revolutions; that if the
Ming only chose 10 endure the strain then
existing for three or four years. he would
win the game; that il his Majesty did not
get weary OF the whole business and did
not give me up, should not fall and that
II he even then appealed to the people, and
allowed them 10 vote nine-tenths Of them
would be IN his favor. The Emperor speak
Ing Of re at the time, said, &c pest pas
un homme >ereux" | did not remind him
oi this when We met IN the weaver cottage
at Donchery!''
1t will be remembered that jules Fayre
was sent TO treat Tor peace when the Prus-
slams were before Paris. The incident OF
his weeping having been mentioned. Prince
Bismark said: True; he certainly looked
like it, and endeavored to comfort him to
some extent; but when | watched him
little more closely, | came to the cOucltt-
sion that he had not squeezed out a single
tear He probably thought he could work
upon me by theatrical performance, as
the Paris advocates do upon their AUDI
ences, aud am positively convinced that
at Ferrieres he had painted his face white
especially the secsnd time that he came
to see me there. That morning ne was OF
much greyer tint than before. in order to
play the part OF one overcome by grief aud
in deep suffering. Perhaps he may really
'''N DtN tAN - i4p PpItAlt'ii
he ought TO have known that explosions
OF feeling are not appropriate TO politics.
When mentioned something about Stra>-
burg and Metz, he made grimace a.
though had been cutting JOKE. might
have told him what the great lurrer in Bet
lin once said to me. One day | went with
my wife to look out for fur coat, and he
asked me "a long price for the one which
best pleased me. You are surely jokl.. .,
| observed. No, lie replied, 'nerer il, j,,<-
ineSs.' In Versailles Favre had got still
grayer, and stouter To bout-the latter
probably on horse flesh. But he looked, on
the whole, like man who had gone
through 50 much vexation and excite.
ment tina, he did not care IA curse what hap
pened To him. It was extremely difficult
To make military matters at all Ineligible
TO him. He often remarked to me that
France was the land OF freedom. whilst We
were rcigned over by iespotism. On one
occasion | mentioned to him that we We're
in want OF money, and that Paris would
have to lind some tor US. He rejoined, that
We could issue loan replied that We
could not do that without Parliament or
the Diet. All" he cried. you can manage
to get hold of 800 millions OF francs with
out the Chambers" | answered, No; not
five francs" He would not believe me- hut
| told him that had lived for four wears in
a chronic state of war with the national
representatives but that the issue of a loan
without the consent OF the Diet had always
been the barrier up to which | had arrived,
aud that II had never even occurred to me
to step over it, This appeared somewhat
to shake his conv victions; he only remarked
that zen France OH ne Sc generait pas ~
and promptly returned to his theorem that
France was in possession of enormous lib
critics 1t is really uncommoily funny to
hear Frehchmen talk in this way especially
Favre who always belonged to the opposi-
ton. But that's how they all are. You can
administer five and twenty lashes to any
Frenchman, il you will only make him
fine speech all about the freedom aud hu-
man dignity expressed IN those same lash
es. making the appropriate gestures to your
OF alton; he will forthwith persuade himself
that he is not being fogged!"
curious anecdote about Morng is re-
lated by his former diplomatic colleague
at St Petersburg. ''When Morng was ap-
pointed as Minister in the Russian capital,
he arrived with a long procession of splen-
did. elegant carriages, and countless
trunks all crammed full of laces, silks, and
ladies' toilettes, for which as foreign en-
voy. he had no duty to pay. Every single
servant had his own carriage every secre-
tary and attache at least two. and he him
self five or six. Two days after his arrival
he sold the whole lot by auction, carriages,
lace, fashionable costumes and all, The
profits by this transaction was enormous.
He had no conscience whatever, but he
was really charming person..