New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-30
TALLEYRAND'S LETTERS.

ROYAL PERSONS sQUABBLING OVER TILE
CHANCES IN A LOTTERY
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUSE.t
PARIS. Nav l3.-The diplomatic correspondence
between Lous XyIII and Taeyrand in 1914 is be-
ing drawn by NJ Pallani from the dusty receptacle
where it has 50 long remained untouched and unread
in the office of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Tho
publication Of these interesting historical docu-
ments has been coniided to NJ Eugene Plon, who
has made State paper literature a feature of his
great establishment. The Kings answers TO VI. do
Tallcyrand are also given well as those written
according 10 his instructions by the COmtc de jan
court. The adroit parsonage who represented Lonis
| XVIII. at Vienna was more than diplomat grated
upon penetrating and subtle Churchman. who
| had studied human nature in the confessional in
the episcopal palace, at court in the tumults of
volutOn and Of war; in defeat and in victory, in
! Parliament and in lobbies and on backstars. lIo
was a born statesman. He had everything which
/ intellect. divorced from hcroism. can give His
motives were selfish. but they did not get 10 tho
! point of baseness. There was never exclusively
| hrad GIFTED man who had a wider horizon or deeper
! insight Judged according to mis- Vienna letters he
deserves "A favorable verdict of the historian.
PROPHET or POLITICAL PROGRESS.
! 1allcyTand that freedom was an European
necessity and that there was no hope for the Bonr-
bon monarchy unless by surrounding itself with
j
liberal states of Europe For this reason hc cndcav-
orrd make head against the fantastic project of
| Holy Alliance, which had gfrminatcd in Madame
krudrncr's brain and been taken up and nurs,d by
the wrak-mindcd and chimcrcal Gar Alexander.
Against Russia and Prussia the inevitable allies
for the thrrcquartrrs of a century that would come
after 1911 he wanted set OF "A closely associated
| triumyiratc; namrly France Austria and England
II appeared to him. and time has shown IA, opinion
10 he wrll Houndcd one. that although Austria WAS
very conservative. there in her more Elements
OF liberal progress than in any other German state.
OF the future of Russia he wrote IN 1911 that no
| man. however far,ccing. could make forecast. It
rc~cr, eel many "A surprise and a-inni>hmrnt ior
Europe. OF Ru>sla's Emperor be- had poor
op nou which hc expressed Ia the King in numerous
anrc,utrS. all of which have yet pung'ni ilaYor.
II will Dee new 10 many Ia learn that Ca,tlercagh.
who appeared lor the Prince Regent al Vienna. did
not show himself by any means narrow Tory
there He agreed with the lrench envoy thai ont
side Of liberalism there could be no durable conN"rv-
ari,n and pl,ldcd very earnestly with the Ger and
lIapenburg for Poland, but quite unaNaillngl'.
BE'Lf>IN1 AZ EMPIRE
From the Tlryrind correspondence it also ap-
pears that the second wife of Napoleon. Maria
Louisa. couid. under the protection ot the allies,
have returned from Vienna To Paris ~ lmprr>, Res
g,nt along with her son. She almost pressed 10
take th, course. which the Gar promoted. Her
maternal affection was appealed 10. But she pre-
lcrrcd an easy life in an Italian Grand Duchy.
where She would not De- the sla,c of her grandeur.
The future of her did not appear 10 trouble her.
He was to be- brought up at Vienna under the eye
of the Emperor her father. who kind and Just
man. That was all she wanted. She never cared 10
src again the theatre of her Napolronic Ilndrur.
which she dcspiscd upstart STACEY. wanting IN
truc dignity. and-tO her AT lrast-in the highest
degree wcaI>omc
DIPLOMACY ~ 1911.
The Tallryrand correspondence opens September
-. lNlI III letter written To the k!ng 81 franco
from Vienna We are at Sncr introduced T. an hs-
toriral p,r~onagr. Caroline of Bun>wick III III
used 50 thu English supposed wife Of the Prince
Regent. lie writes:
SIRE: ouittc,l Pari, on the lGth Iarry.d here
on the ry'ning of tlr I'D. only hlllng AZ NtraS-
burg and Munich. The lrncr,, OF Nar- had ust
lrii Strl>burs. She accepted an invitation 10 =
ball given by Madame luuck. bankers
ann Whcl, allglisd she treated the actor IIuI "a
supper. Ter d"ns' At >tr'Nt4rs p'ri'ril' r>p'a'n
and 20 to Italy.
Although only couplr OF days at Nirnna when
this ciistlr dispatched. Tallryrand Lad already
taken sounding, and bearings He says again:
The plcnipocntiari., have not Vet learned 10
speak thr aueuagr of reason and uol' ration. ono
of the Russian Minister, ,aid To m' }'>irrlay:
" lhry want 10 maxi uP an A>litc power Poland
will make IL Europeans. Prussia w"Hd not Ask
better tnau Ia let Russia have lln'al Poland Tho
car helped her e. the German pros lIT~. >he
coyrt~ along The Rhine We arr - tax, for granted
that these Powers are Intimately h"nud 10 Zach
othrr an This account. lh" Russian Ministers m
,.>t AMI without ALLOW lng ANYONE Ia "trr an 0b-
u,iin ouu e., rltolal rNf'i>lpn ~ hlt would hiiLS
Russia on west to the i>tu.l. hop th' mmroL
Io ha- ali"w, mr T." ,rt forth with iran h.'-N al
that | ,lsr u-riul tor hi interest and glory. VIII
allow rr to coIbat the Russian Ministers 10
raianthrnpi,t lliupr rNrlllms against no
or ,ri,l pirii.n of Poland and plead, m favor ot
,oinplrtr >,r,itu'r to Russia. He ha. hr"n hrrs
t,ntlIA- lhe Qurrn oi Napl,> j. not rr-rit"l.
Nnfliug is lr,I,l,d Is 20 III" mIuh "i 1rll> ~ tho
congress. The English. HON iloH-hi m"th'dr,
have not any NOR than the "i'pr~ turned down
tlrir wurh. The lmp'Ior of Russia aul The King
of 'rii,-ia have arrived. Their "uir} INTO Vienna
wlS Nrr, fine. Iicy Wrrr on hoT,..hl,h ou each
side of the Emperor of Austria. some disorder oc-
cu-i,u,d Icy the prancing OF il" h"r,', caused the
considerable portion ot the WAY. lhis Wa> much
noticed and wondered at. Bat before the palace
va. reached everything again "as IN H. ptoler
IyrrgyHwS WITH RoYALrY.
OF hi,uili,ial visit, Tacyrand writes:
have Al length almost got through my 'al,> upon
tl. iif r M mcmbrI> of thr Imperial family Ii IS
very ,rlI. hiful - find ever, Wh'rr testimonials of
hish consideration for th" person "t lour Majesty,
Which are given with an accent of sincerity pre-
cluIug the suspicion Oi i"lgnr'l I"sarl. h" En-
pr.>,. who hI, been since thr 10Th rNciuslyriy
taken up with the t/arlul. assigned an hour for my
visit to-day. She was lnd disposed and caused her
mother. the ArchucIr>,. Ia receive IN her stead
everyone calling vino did not belong Ia Your
Mai. sly embassy. She questioned mr with an IN
trr'-i whi,h WIs not a mere polite >how. on Your
Mlr>ty'~ h'alih. d" r'n'mbcr." she SAID. hay-
iue sr,n the klus at Milan. | was quite little
thing. hut he Was 50 good To .nc that rrcollr"t
every Circumstance relating t. him. She spoke
IN cu!"G.~tc terms oi the Durhrs> dAn-Onlrme.
h.r virtues, her heroic tr1il~, tle impression ,hg
created - gifl N Vienna. AMI the tokrn> ii" had
lett euing to Ml;au. She asp del gurl "a >.Iy very