The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-12-30

An additional chapter in the history
of the world was recently published i'll
New York and London by the Freder-
lex A. Stokes company. 1t consists or
the correspondence between William L.
and Bismarck and other letters from
and to Prince Bismarck, which have
been translated from the German by
]. A. Ford, says the New York Times.
These letters, it is stated, are pub
lished by the late Prince Bismarck $
express desire, as he considered they
would show better than can be done in
any other way 1.-The unique relationship
which existed between him and his au-
gust master" The prince also desired
that certain of his personal political
letters, exchanged with his contempt
raries. should be made public, as they
were to serve to authenticate and sup
plemen. his biography. The prince
himself selected these letters, which
were found after his death carefully
arranged in portfolios.
The capture of the City of Mexico by
the French troops in 1868 did not APP
parently impress either William or Bis
marck very forcibly, to judge from the
marginal notes they made on receipt of
the news. Bismarck on July II, 1869,
wrote as follows:
Your Majesty-I have the honor most
respectfully to submit a communication
have just received from Rouher respect
ing the taking of Mexico and report
from .Rothschild V. BISMARCK.
Remark in the kings handwriting:
He is fortunateI
That William 1. had a firm hold of
the helm of state may be, judged from
letter which he sent to Bismarck Jan.
27, 1868, reading:
/ want to remind you. in connection
with todaY's battle. that today is the
birthday OF my grandson. my second sue
cessor. if God so Wills, which might per-
haps be mentioned in a patriotic sentence
if it could be made convenient
Good luck to you! Make it very clear
that the second Qower) house is abusing
it's rights and is working the ruin of the
country; that the upper house has also
used it's rights and has placed itself on
the side of the government; defect In the
constitution; that here also the king has
only to consult his royal duty and works
the machine without a budget until the
account is subsequently laid before the
second chamber and voted.
WILHELM.
How well Bismarck carried out his
masters will and introduced the pa
triotic sentence can be seen in the fol-
lowing extract from a speech which he
made the same day, Jan. p, 1868, in
the landstag. He said:
1t is a. remarkable coincidence that the
discussion OF this manifesto which is to
be presented to our royal master takes
place on the birthday of the youngest
presumptive heir to the throne In this
coincidence, gentlemen, we see a re-
doubled call to enter the lists boldly for
the kingly rights boldly for the rights of
his maiesty's successors. The Prussian
kingly office has not yet fulfilled its mis-
sion 1t is not yet ready to become a
purely ornamental decoration Of your
constitution or to be doVetailed like
dead piece of machinery into the mechan-
ism of the parliamentary regimen.
On Jan. 13, 1870, William 1. wrote
the following to Bismarck:
Unfortunately 1 have always forgotten
to give you the Victory medal, which
should properly have been in your hands
first, so 1 send it you now as the seal OF
your world historical achievements. Your
WILHELM
Bismarcks reply shows that he was
very grateful He wrote:
Most Illustrious King, Most Gracious
Master-I thank your majesty most re-
spectfully and most sincerely for gracious
ly bestowing on me the Victory medal and
for the honorable place your majesty has
been pleased to assign to me on this his
torical monument. The recollections which
this impressed document will perpetuate
among poSterity acquire their especial I'M
portance for me and mine through the
gracious words with which your majesty
has been pleased to accompany the pres
entation.
While my self confidence experiences
great satisfaction in the fact that it is
permitted to me to see my name carried
down to posterity under the wings or the
royal eagle. which pgnts out to Germany
the paths she must tread, my heart IS
still more gratified by the feeling that
am serving, with Gods visible blessing,
a hereditary master to whom l am at
| tached with a full and personal love and
to gain whose satisfaction is the reward
| | covet most, in this life. With the ex-
preston Of most respectful and unwaver-
| ing fidelity. your majesty's most obedient
servant till death, V. BlSMARCh.
That William l. was also grateful to
| Bismarck for the latter's services is
distinctly shown by his majesty's letter
of Feb. q, 1871, dated from Versailles.
He wrote:
have been unable to come to you yes
terday and today so take up my pen to
congratulate you on the preliminaries to
the peace which 1 again owe to your cir
curnspection, resoluteless and persever-
ance. Everybody except France is thank
ing you but most of all, and my thanks
/ herewith express to you in highest ap-
probation for this difficult work! If Bor-
deaux the French national assembly was
sitting at Bordeaux) listens to reason we
shall crown what has indeed been a
bloody, but a glorious and honorable
work, which Providence set us to achieve.
1 thank Providence for granting me such
an adviser and such an army! Your
most grateful king, WlLAELM.
The work is in two volumes. The
correspondence with William l. is con-
tanned in the first volume. Throughout
the volume is shown Bismarck's devo-