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London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

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LOYDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.

Ir is satisfactory to find the heads of both of the
governing parties declaring their attachment to a
policy of peace. The language of the Earl of DERBY
en htonday was more explicit than any which he
had before employed with reference to this war. He
said :—" I entirely concur in what the noble Earl
" (Russzii.) has said with regard to the policy of
" this country being a peace policy—a policy of
" avoiding the horrors of war." Those who have
oeasured the course followed by Ministers have
been so freely accused of desiring to plunge the
country into an unnecessary war, that this dis-
avowal was by no means uncalled fur.
Ministers now profess the most pacific sentiments.
Earl Bus-sr-Li. justly points out that war would im-
peril the splendid prosperity of which Mr. GLAD-
ri,,NE's Budget is but one of the expansions.
We are a highly-taxed and heavily-indebted peo-
ple, and we must be solicitous for our industry and
commerce, which furnish the means of meeting our
engagements, rather than yield to the temptation
to make a figure in European war. But have the
acts of the Government or its language to foreign
Powers been consistent with these pacific profes-
sions! Earl Russr.m. himself tells us, what we
knew before from the despatches, that in January
last he endeavoured to get France and Russia
to join us in giving material aid to Den-
mark, and that the reason why we did not give
that aid was not because we were committed to a
policy of peace and neutrality, but because we
found neither of the great Powers ready to join us
in a war. We led Denmark to expect our aid, and
we led Germany—or rather we used language
which would have led Germany, if the faith of her
statesmen had been equal to that of the Danes—
to expect our hostility. It is now indeed claimed
as a merit of the Government that it carefully ab-
stained from promising to help the Dania. But
we all know the memorable declaration of the
Punting that in a defensive war the Danes
should not stand alone, and the constant language
of our representative at Copenbagen was, "Unless
" you do such and such things, we cannot assist
" you." The Earl of DERBY was thus fully justified
in stating that the Government had given a distinct
and direct pledge, on which the Danes placed re-
liance.

Neither the pledges to the Danes nor the threats
to the Germans have been fulfilled, and it is of the
conduct of the Government in thus creating a situa-
tion so galling to the proper pride of every Eng-
lishman that we and those who think with us have
complained. The great mistake which Earl Rt-sezu.
and Lord PaLailavros have made is in supposing
that a Government which, like that of England, is
notoriously bound over in heavy securities to keep
the peace, can play the part of an arbitrator of
continental politics at the cheap prioe of strong
words. It seems to be the standing infirmity
of our statesmen to exaggerate the direct influence
of English sentiment upon the acts of foreign go-
vernments and peoples. Indirectly that influence
is no dnibt immense. But the effect upon the
active policy of • foreign State at a particular tuo-
went is invariably in proportion to the belief en-
tertained respecting the probability of sentiment
pulling into resolve and action. No government or
people was ever yet deterred from the pursuit of an
object on which it bad set its mind by the mere
fear of our bad opinion. When 3L DI BISMARCK.,
hesitating about the invasion of a country, is told
that the British Government will not witness such
an act with indifference, he only inquires whe-
ther the intimation is significant of war.
Bat the statesmen of Austria and Prussia know
that, so far from the British Government intend-
ing to make war, its utmost endeavours will be
exerted to save them from the consequences in the
form of war which their own aggression is calcu-
lated to produce. They see that not only we will
sot fight them ourselves, but we will, if passible,
protect them from the natural results of their own
imprudence. After all the strong language we have
used to denounce their misdeeds, we incite them to'
come into a friendly Conference and state the
terms on which they will desist from their aggres- '
non ; and it even seems from what was said
en Monday night that, pending the meeting of
that assembly, good manners require that we
should abstain from expressing an opinion on the
atrocities of which they are guilty in Sleswig.
Before the invasion of Denmark we used to say
that the German Powers must venture on that
course at their own risk and peril, and that Aus-
tria in particular would be restrained by fear of
movements in her disaffected provinces from
carrying on a protracted war in the North of
Europe. But this is precisely what Earl Itcssrm.
Breads, and helpless Denmark is being dragged
into a place where she will confront vindictive
enemies without finding a single powerful friend, in
order to put an end to dangers which are no more
aura than they are those of France, and not nearly
so much so as they are those of Austria and Prussia.
When it is • question of defending Denmark
against an iniquitous invasion, Earl RUSSELL sees
dearly, that the peace of Europe is of importance
as serious to France and Russia as it is to na, and
is content to decline the honour of measures for
preserving it alone : but that consideration does
not restrain him from employing all the influence
of England to bring about a Conference which can
have no other effect than to coerce the Danes to
accept terms they are ready to die rather than
alit. This office may be as necessary

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