The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-29

l NutONka Nleoe OOunuSs anu win all tho nrO O
his nature hit about like true hussar. per.
fectly regardless OF his dative and accusntlvc
No he cried. tho French shall not reioic,
that they have fetched back thoir Bonaparto
and that they have heard OF Germans mntiny-
ing against their General. Before them and
on thoir frontiers, We arc no longer Saxons md
Prussians We are all Germans, will remain
Germans. and as Germans will conquer or die
have sworn 1t. and you swear with me will
mover cross the Rhine again except as a victor
| OF n CORPSE"
In the summer OF 1915. tho liberator- poet was
residing In Cologne. and happened one day to
witness an interesting interview between Sten
and Goethe. Ono OF his visitors. desiring to
SEQ tho great statesman. Arndt took him to the
cathedral. whore Stein was. and whom" he
continues did we see not far from him
There stood the greatest German OF the nine
teenth century after acknowledging Goethe
examining the cathedral. stein said TO his
children: Hush. nothing POLITICAL he wont
like 1t. We cannot. indeed. praise him for thu
but still he is too great" Arndt observed that
although Goethe was now His Exceency. E"
and Minister. yet hero I'm Cologne wnen some
OF the young officers who happened to be
barons sons came TO pay thcir respects to him
-" boys to whom Stein would not have uncov-
cred nor even myselr'-Goethe behaved rs II
he were quito their i1fcrlor.
In 1917 Arndt was again rnarriod-to Mamma
sister OF the woll-knOwn Philosopher, Friedrich
Schleiermachcr young woman about twenty
ycnrs his junior. Soon afterward upon the
foundation Of tho University Of Bonn. he was
made Professor Of Modern History. As soon Ms
he was fairly settled to work he built himself a
house. described In one OF his letters rs n
pleasant home on the Rhine. which had unques-
tionably the pleasantest situation in tue whole
| npiQhhOrhoo1 Hafara havavar h., h.,
ready TO move into. Arndts second son was
born. and Stein became its godfather
Arndt had not been two years at Bonn before
some OF his writings seemed to SAVIOR too much
OF revolution to the reactionary Government
Of Prussia. His house was searched his papers
sequestrated. he was suspended from his
functions as Professor and finally arrested
aud brought 10 trial. The charges against
him were secrect conspiracy. corrupting youth,
and planning to form republic and consolidate
the Fatherland. Defending himself against the
latter accusations. Arndt said that in tho dark
years 1905. 1906. and 1909 most people had
dreams for the future. l also have had mine.
IL is true that have preached tho dangerous
doctrine OF German unity. In this | was only
poor imitator. following 50 many famous
teachers; think the doctrine is as old as the
history OF tho race" 1t Is we'll known that
what had begun rs criminal trial ended
in tho form OF police Investigation No
decision was ever arrived at and the sing
er OF the German Fatheriand was never pro.
nounced either guilty" or not guilty"
But he remained silenced for twenty years.
and his entreatcs that his papers might
DO restored to him we're refused. At tho be-
ginning OF 1877 fresh dangers seem to have
threatened him. Nicbuhr writing to Stein.
says: " Poor Arndt Ia still threatened with be-
Ing driven out from here-God knows WHITTIER"
but Stems intercession prevailed. and the King
allowed him 10 remain undsturbod In his
house at Bonn and In receipt OF his stipend as
professor During these years no wrote but
little except tho "Rscollectlons Of Ny Outer
Life. published in 1870. aud which has formed
the basis OF the present compilation. In Juno
OF the same year Frederick william Ill died. |
and one OF the first acts OF his SUCCESSOR was to
restore Arndt 10 the full exercise OF his profess
sorship. because. as the order stated the King |
knows him and trusts him" The news was re- |
ceived with enthusiasm throughout the Rhine |
provinces. the town Of Bonn celebreted the
event with great banquet. and the poet now
seventy years old. was chosen Rector OF the
University. being received with great warmth
by all his colleagues. with the exception OF A.
W. schlegel. who had lately criticised Arndt's
songs rs patriotic schnaps."
1t will be remembered that Arndt was elected
to the German Parliament OF 1S4s. which hoped
to realize the conception OF united Germany
under constitutional Emperor As is well
known, the King OF Prussia received majority
OF the votes in the Assembly. and the liberator-
poet was one OF a deDutatlon sent to Berlin TO
offer the crown In the namo OF the Parliament.
How the attempt failed Is we'll known. but few
people are aware that the King had previously
been at the pains to explain tho grounds Of his
refusal In a private letter to Arndt
This remarkable man lived for decade
longer, and almost to tho end his health mp
peared unbroken. When the Goth OF December.
1859, arrived. il seemed as II all GERMANY
wished to celebrate its ninetieth birthday. The
Prince Regent Of Prussia sent him the order OF
the Rad Eagle; the people OF Berlin presented
him with marble bust OF his "invlncible
Knight stein; Cologne gave him tho freedom
OF the city. BY night and by day music and
song resounded round the house. But the
emotion and excitement proved too much for
him. Fever set in. and he lay. now in a gentle
slumber and now iancying himself wandering
In the woods with birds hopping and singing
around him. He did not linger long: on the
afternoon Of Feb. |. 1860. he was laid under the
oak tree beside Wilibald. those who bore the
German laureate to his resting place chanting
his well-known hymn. "Geht nun hin. unit
grabt mein Grab"
On the banks Of the Rhine monument was
orectod to his memory. No sooner was the pro-
posal made when not from Germany only but
from every corner OF the earth where Germans
were TO DO found. came contributions In rich
abundance. Tho memorial statue In bronze.
was unveiled in July. 1865. Beneath was the
inscription. Ernst Moritz Arndt-' The Rhine
Germanys stream. not GermanY's boundary =
who underground the iron stored cared not to
SEQ slave Erected by the German people,"
OF course there was dash OF truth in
dlsparagement OF Arndts vehement
outpourings as patriotic schnaps. On the other
hand 30 competent an expert rs Prof. Sealey
thinks Arndts personal contribution to the
literature OF the Napoleonlc age cannot be called
contemplate when we consider tho vast popu-
arity some OF his lyrics have had. 1t is certain
that the poet himself always speaks Of his per-
with unaffected modesty. But how
ever slight their worth may seem when read in
The closet and gagged by the highest critical
standard, we cannot ignore the marvellous
and almost matchless power with which his
lyrics wrought upon the pulses OF nation
when they rung out from the throats of liberia
tor armies. The splendid exploit ascrbed TO
ryrtRus Is yelled behind q cloud Of legend the