Year: 1874

was Informed that His Highness the Chancellor
without SO much as deigning to notice his request
lol an audience by note OF regret or apology.
Such s conduct would have been inexcnsable, inso-
Ient ana unwarranted toward q simple Consul or
attache TO legation, but was unheard OF toward
a lunctionary OF Won Arnim's public and
naturally deeply incensed against his former ally
anu, IL appears, gave vent to his Indignation in
personally, IN which he expressed his sentiments
WITH regard TO the policy pursued by Prince Bis.
marck toward the French nation with more zeal
than prudence.


The Spencer 'sche Ze,tun0, newspaper which a.
ways stndiously avoids giving offence to the
powers that De. expresses itself concerning this
correspondence Of the Count to the effect that
he was constantly harping, In botn his public and
pate despatcaes upon Tne dangers I I which must
ment In France OF republic upon a solid and
permanent foundation, and that he especially re.
r further OF co Confirmation Of ns: these IT tmorous tS
Amadeus and the he suSseauent Establishment % on" Of
republic IN Spain. The paper goes on to rdicule
these apprehensions Which, II declares. were not
ously !rammelled BY the lll-adylsed proceed
ings OF the Count It reiutes the idea OF any
possible danger to Germany arising from any
popular form OF government In France or Span
maintaining in that the experiences gone through
to foster the monarchcal spirit already predomi-
nant among the Prussian people and to dispe





in the brains OF some Utopian politicians to the
feasibility OF democratic revolution In that State
KePsoSassns the hostility shown by Won Arnm
thus:-"This anxiety about the growing power Of
Thiers is really comicai. How quickly It was con-
prompt payer and wary, experienced old politl-
clan, who ls too shrewd TO make any such stupid
mistake as war would be. What can we Ger
mans possibly IND fault with him iOr But Arnim
says liners Is republican, Well, then, would to
God that AL republicans were OF the same sort
ThtArq. OF
more conservative than Don Carlos monarchy"


SUCH discrepancy between the views OF the
Prusslan Ambassador at Paris and those OF the
Foreign Once at Berlin could not long exist With
out seriously hampering the progress OF the work
naturally OF nasty and imperious disposition ad-
dressed to the Count several dispatches whose
stern M and peremptory tone was neither intended
might exist IN the latter's mind. Still, even at
this time, 1t was thought that personal Interview
might nave brought THESE two eminent men to-
gether, and proposition was made the Count by
certain influential parties at Berlin to exchange
his Embassy at Paris for that at Constantinople a
Citation by eliminating the primary cause Of dis
pute. The Count willingly agreed to this arrange
so confident was he that the offer was made in
good faith that he actually gave orders for the
himself went TO Berlin on snort leave OF absence
to try and expedite matters, and during his stay
there avorite daughter died, an event which
in public AFFAIRS Alter he mad partially recovered
shock to his parental affections he returned to
Paris without having made any further arrange
ments men FOR % his exchange and on arriving a. this
the period OF his deep domestic sorrow and
couched IN harsher and more insulting language


This unexpected anront opened his eyes. He
saw that his political ruin was determined on and
was but lure lure to blind nim as to the real dsssns
OF his unscrnpulOus adversary. Knowing with
whom ne had to deal, ne adopted such measures
aS were IN his power to defend himself, and one OF
the most obvious Of these was to secure sucn doc
uHents as had been addressed 10 MIN In private
by the Chancellor, and which according to uni.
the regular archives Of the mission. He has
strenuousy denied that he ever mad any intention
declares he only reserved for the private
eye OF his sovereign, before whom he was OF
course anxious to clear himself. The newspapers
hostile to the Count admit his right Of appeal to
the Emperor against the Chancellor, but say that
1t would have been etiquette for him to have irst
resigned his post, to which argument IL may be
pertinently replied that 10 have done 80 would
have been equivalent TO a taclt acknowledgment
not been able to prove anything worse against
him than, at the worst, On error OF judgment; iOr
It o only % u Tn pse ay On the
ernment to any particular IN which he may find
his instructions detective, and to make such sug-
30 the guidance OF his superiors, although, OF
course, ne is bound to obey Whatever orders he
wrong. The best PROOF that the Prince cnaacellor
is himself fully aware that he has assumed posi-
tion from which IT is equally difficult Tor him to
advance with safety or TO retreat with honor may
be iound N the excuses made ior him IN the
National Zeftung, paper which has steadily sup
Of Prince Bismarck had suffered much in conse-
quence OF the superhuman exertions he had made
sna S 1s s7 'ens saa aa MS his country nerves in sss
unstrung to such an extent mat 1t became the
paramount duty OF every patriot to take this fact
possible from every undue excitement the paper
goes on to say that as far as the proprety OF the
ne has taken ~ ,S against Count Arnm s
terial. Even If the tribunals should upon techni-
cal grounds admit that the missing dispatches
not belong to the archives OF the Foreign once,
how, 1t asks, could the business OF the State be
bad effect OF the pamphlet or General La Marmora
upon the friendly relations between Germany and
Italy, and concludes by saying tnat III the judges
at Berlin are unable or unwilling 10 perform their
duty and to enforce the cause OF discipline the
measures OF the Chancellor would still be perfectly
correct when he determined to enforce discipline
at all hazards"


When paper OF acknowledged ability and in.
tegrlry descends to such snbtlety OF reasoning 1t
Is evident that the cause which 1t advocates must
be extremely weak, ana there are not wanting
those who descry In the dilemma into which his
him, the turning point In the hitherto successful
career OF one OF tine most brilliant statesmen OF





vorites of fortune have allen, victim on the
altar OF his own success.


Bismarck's Opinion or Prince Gortscha-


kofY-The Question OF the Baltic Prov


inces.


From the London Crusader English Catholic or.


gam, Oct. "a.


Like all men acting on an immense SCALE Bis
marck has been obliged to take others into his
confidence and Count Arnim seems to nave re-
ceived his general confession on European mat
ters, and especially his opinions regarding Russia
and her Chancellor. Prince uortschakon, and his
Intentions as TO future annexations in the Baltic
provinces. These are among the missing docu.
ments, and copies are said to have been transmit.
ted some weeks back to Russia, and to have
caused, ii not rupture, at least GOODNESS, which,
IN the case OF two such States, neither inclined to
conciliate and resolved to dispute The supremacy
OF Europe, and the North especially, is a symptom
no State can view without anxiety. 1t is very
difficult to see how, in case OF such a war even
England could preserve her neutrality France,