The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

of L'omark, and no objection, unless they are very
much to see Denmark again,
io in the last
two centuries, go;erned entirely by Germans. Will
the Dance submit to be thus disposed of, ast:unaing
Germany willing to charge I.l:rself with her future _
Assuredly not. But in that cab.) their wishes wilt
count for nothing, The Confederation would teo take
care to maintain the King on his throne, the pi-ile.:
having nothing to do but submit, and llttie reason•
to complain, inasmuch as the bulk of them would
be quite ready to get rid of King Christian and
unite themselves to a Scandinavian kingdom. The
matter therefore rests with Herr Von Bismark.
The Austrian Government is no longer Cf any ac-.
count. A few years ago indeed no member' of thot
German Confederation would have dared to taker
any practical steps to increase its territory. The
Confederation existed by virtue of a European act,
which defined its limits, aii (I any alteration, increase,
or diminution needed the app: oval, and would hardly'
have received it, of England, France, and Russia..
When the National Parliament, in 1848, pretended
to incorporate the non-German provinces of Prussia
in the Confederation, the Great Powers said "No,"
and their "No" was heeded. Bu: now they have
nothing to say. The English Mioistry and the
English Parliament have succumbed to the influ-
ences which, if they had possessed a spar.
k of honour
or patriotism, they would have spurned in.
iignantly
and, having lost all power in Europe, have ,resolved
that it is inexpedient to try to-exercise any. Rus- 6
sia, which still has some influence, would be o.nlY
too much delighted at a consummation which would
dispose for ever a the idea of a Scandinavian king?
..
dom, and make the Daltic her own lake. France
Well, France has powe.
and influence; but France
t
has deliberately adopted the policy that Denmark,
her old ally, shall be sacritLeed as the penalty for
trusting to England instead fto her; and, Ger-
many anticipating destiny in th,l north, may anti•
cipate it in the west also, and blin,d France to the
aggrandisement in the north by cessOns upon the
Rhine. It will be fitting that this atastrophe
should be worked out, if come it must, dn."lng the
Administration of Lord Palmerston. The
noble
lord commenced his career as an advocate for the
spoliation of Denmark, some fifty-six years se,
and it is but right that he should be ita
at the death iu which he has had ea'
large a hand. It will be a fitting close too to e•
career which posterity, uninfluenced by the social
qualifications and empty " Buncumbe" which have
given the noble lord his popularity, will pronounce
to have been one of unmixed mischief. Examine
all the great European transactions with which the
noble lord's name is closely associated, and you will
find that each one has been a sacrifice of English
honour and a betrayal of English interests. The
noble lord's career will be worthily closed, there.-
fore, if under his Administration England is a party
to the destruction of the independence of Denmark
by her absorption into Germany, and the Radical
party will have been but consistent with its acts,
although false, as usual, to its professions, in keep-
ing the noble lord in office to assist at and in the
overthrow of the only real democratic constAntioll
of Europe.