Pro Nihilo

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PEG NIHILO. Up to July, 1872, the Imperial Chancellor was guiltless of harbouring any ill feeling towards Count Arnim. A short time previously, in fact, he had even officially expressed the wish to appoint the ambassador his adlatus, a proposition most readily sanctioned by the Emperor. Having on the 29th...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PEG NIHILO. Up to July, 1872, the Imperial Chancellor was guiltless of harbouring any ill feeling towards Count Arnim. A short time previously, in fact, he had even officially expressed the wish to appoint the ambassador his adlatus, a proposition most readily sanctioned by the Emperor. Having on the 29th June, 1872, after tedious negotiations, concluded a convention with the French Government for the speedy payment of the milliards and the evacuation of France ?a convention in conformity with the wishes of the Imperial Government?Count Arnim repaired to Kissingen to take the waters, passing Ems on his way, where the Emperor was staying. He was received by the Emperor with marks of distinction, and the expression of His Majesty's gracious thanks for the services rendered at Paris. The Minister Count Eulenburg and Canon Frenken, of Cologne (the latter of whom figured among the Liberal members of the Cologne Chapter, and had long been known as a devoted patriot), were staying at Ems at the same time. The conversation of Count Arnim with these two gentlemen chiefly turned upon the most rational course of action which in reference to the conflict it was on all sides declared urgent to adopt, and which was unavoidable, against Eoman encroachments?a conflict which already at that time was being waged with the most passionate virulence on both sides. Count Eulenburg and Canon Frenken were both of opinion that violent measures which would make martyrs of the bishops might effect the reverse of what the Government intended to achieve. Canon Frenken inclined to the opinion that the Catholic population in such a case would not only stand obediently by the Bishops, but would even spur them on. This convention must not be confounded with that of 15th March, 1873, destined to pl...