The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-08 00:00:00

Diet, but for the benefit of the Prince whom tb
have temporarily ousted. In Holstein, however'
it is notorious that the Duchy is administered nude
the protection of G-rman troops, not for the Sovei
reign who has been ousted—namely, Christian °
Denmark—but for a pretender, who, by the asslV
ince of the Federai troops, has been able to secure
a revolution in his own favour. Denmark tn Dg'
therefore, naturally reproach England with hav,b
persuaded her to relinquish a poi lion of her doll,
nions without having thereby secured the slighteo:
possible advantage. Had Denmark contemplated
—or, more correctly speaking, had she felt assuret
—that matters would have taken their presee,
course, she would not have evacuated Holstein,n°
wilh a knowledge of what has since taken plos
would England have counselled such a step. 1t.,1,
now clear that Germany will not be content W1`);
Holstein; and if a war is inevitable, Dennitlll
Rould have been all the stronger with that 1)11°!'.,
in her possession. However, it is now idle to 113.0
dulge in regrets. We simply refer to the past 1,
order to show that, if either Denmark or Germar34
have reason to feel aggrieved by the policy hithere't
posued by England, it is certainly not the late
Power. We cannot therefore forbear expressinge,c
astonishmeet at the vislent attack made upon
English Government by the Breslauer
journal published in the capital Silesia. to'
article in question is headed the" re
English Th
and the public will be.surprised to heal' Res
that at
thus the mild remonstrances adapted by
tel
sell to the Diet at Frankfort have been charaotCrieb
by our Prussian contemporary. In a recent desls4',',
the Foreign Secretary, as our readers are 0,11:
directed the attention of the German representatived
to the existence of the London Treaty, and Warl3:ll
them that " over hasty steps" on their part lull? e
lead to serious complications. Tnis piece of advics;
which most persons will concur in thinking. /4)
very moderately expressed, the Breslauer geq4,'o.
alleges has been followed by an intimation it"
Earl Russell that, in the event of German troll
crossing the Eider, England would " not be ebitr
avoid affording the assistance requested by Pesf
mark." We are not in a position to contradict if,
contemporary upon this point; but if such a no .'4
cation has been made to the Diet by the Ferettlil
Secretary, it meets with our hearty approval. yoje
wherefore should Germany be indignant 100E0
England refuses to stand quietly by and permit 'A
disintegration of Denmark ? Earl Russell is ,1117,5,
we are told, in the same position as Herr von Ic,
mark. No, he is not ; but we cannot help °beret,
ing that our contemporary has continually SPCI,I,f)
of him as if he were. We can readily unclere`,"
that the only idea that a Prussian journalist...o
form of a Government is that of a body of l'et
acting in uncompromising antagonism to the 113,0'i
0'
of the nation. It is under the influence of this 01,
that it is assumed that Earl Russell and hi“s,
leagues do not command the confidence of the e°:,;
try, and that, in the event of their aiding De°,lll;pe
to repel a German invasion, their policy evotli'd
disavowed by Parliament. We can only ascot ,el
contemporary that the English:Cabinet is corel))°"0.
of Ministers holding seats in either House ohsve
liament, and that their tenure of office depea.os
on the will of the Sovereign, but on the appr°ba`fr
of the. majority of their fellow-senators. It is tl3,elief
fore, in the highest degree improbable that '„io
would cour3el the Crown to pursue a policy Nch'efil
would not be approved of by the country. to
her Majesty's Ministers felt themselves called olio
aid Denmark in resisting the invasion of Sehlef3 ,1)
they would do so train a conscientious belief
they were giving effect to the wishes of
English nation.