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may. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that

it was lawful to wrest from Denmark the fairest

portion of her possessions, it can scarcely be called

honourable where many triumph over the weak,
and armed hosts gain the victory over armies
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suade themselves and others that nothing
was further from the intentions of the aggressive

parties in the strife than to follow up any
advantage which the chances of war and
the superiority of power might present to them.
They may now learn that " expectations" hed

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been formed of some such final glory to the

warlike venture. The enchantment whit!' diE-

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them, upon a nearer approach, but, on
the contrary, they seem inclined to follow Earl
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of this whole passage, it would be the explanation

of the means that have conduced to the happy
issue. It is, then, to the courage of the allied

troops that the Germans are indebted for their
gam and glory. If it required such a vast ex-
petditure of this quality to face foes when the
odds were so much in their own favour, what

will they do to get up a sufficient supply if the
day should come that calls upon them to meet
foes equal in strength and numbers, to say nothing
of those superior in both. It is paying no com-
pliment to those who fought under the lags of the
allied armies to tell them that they have done won-

dens, and are greatly to be respected in consequence.
They must have been carpet knights and fair
weather sailors, if the army and navy of gallant but
weak Danmark had sufficed to withstand their
troops or annihilate their ships. While Europe
was almost bursting with suppressed rage at the
c:mel treatment received by the Dines, we find that

their oppressors have been proclaiming themselves
to be heroes, and now wish the admiring world to
weave the laurel and prepare the bay. The Aus-

trian EMPEROR must follow the example of his
august federal ally, the King of PRUSSIA," a craven
himself, for neither will the voice of popular opi-
nion nor the feeling of influential individuals be in
his favour. The “dolutiou" of the Schleswig.

Holstein question is, we are told, glorious and
happy." The affair is about as happy for the Danes
as it is glorious to the Germans, according to the
light of reason and the immovable decrees of right
but the language of the Allies is quite another
affair, and cannot be influenced by such high-
flown sentiments and antiquated ideas. The EM-
PEROR went on to state that the unfortunate events
that had occurred in Holland had compelled his
Government to take " exceptional measures." He
may well add that he regrets the stern necessity
when we call to mind that one of the " exceptional
cases" was to condemn a young nobleman to twelve
years' solitary imprisonment in a dungeon in chains

It is held as a doctrine that is of infallible truth
that it is not lawful to do evil that good may come
of it, but, according to the Austrian EMPEROR'S ac-
count, all the bad actions and unjustifiable regulae
lations of his kingdom produce the best effects, and
secure the most desirable ends. It is most discou-
raging to those who act in conformity to the
scruples of conscience and the claims of j'istice to
learn how the works of darkness produce such
great and glorious results. Besides thb benefits
and blessings that have accrued from the Deno.
German war, the means adopted for the suppress
cion of the Polish insurrection have, we are told,
seen eminently successful for the security of the
imperilled interests" of peace and the prop
tection of the peaceable population. His Ma-
jesty concludes by wishing that he may receive
the assistance of his Reicharath, and feels con-
fident that he will succeed in conducting
the empire entrusted to him by PROVIDENCE " with
a strong hand towards a fortunate future." If these
fervent aspirations are fulfilled it will indeed be a
dark day for progress, and a sad era for the lovers
of liberty. Hope must bid the world farewell for
a season, while a brave people are trampled upon
on one side, and freedom may shriek while patriots
are tortured and their country converted into a
slaughter-house. It is sad to think that such an
address should emanate from an EMPEROR, the
dawning of whose reign promised so well, and held
out such a cheering proapect to all who desired the
improvement of the people and elevation of the
country. Bad is finances have been at work to mar
and deface the goodly edifice of constitutional free-
dom that seemed about to become the bearer of pro.
gress, and the herald of reform• It is all very well
for Emperors to discourse to their senates, and
Kings to hold forth to their armies, but the philo•
sophical politicians will distrust the seeming
strength of such boastful asseverations, for the wit-
ness of history and the experience of ages assure
them that the strongest Governments are not the
most austere and arbitrary ones, and that in times
of trouble it is not the throne based on tyranny that
survives the shock of revolutionary tactics. On the
contrary, at such periods it is often seen that the
self-sufficient are the first to fall and find their
boasted resources collapse around them, while their
power crumbles into dust, and conscience, at last
arousing from its lethargy, informs them that those
who sow the whirlwind must reap the storm.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 1864.

If there is one quality that more than another
seems to distinguish the members of the Great
German Powers from Emperors and Kings down
to meaner individuals, it is that of self-satisfaction.
All that they do is right, and all that they under.
take seems to prosper, according to their showing.
Events that would appear untoward to a easua'
observer, at all events in their consequences, are
considered perfectly justified, and the maxim seems
to be to let the end sanctify the means. The Em-
peror of AIISTRIA is an exception to the rule, and
those who peruse his speech at the opening of the
Reicherath will be of opinion that his MAJESTY is
tolerably welt satisfied with himself and his belong-
ings. Everything was couleur de rose, and he had
only to rehearse a series of events which redounded
to the credit of his family, the honour of his king.
dom, and the glory of his reign. His felicitations
as to the selection of his brother to the Empire of
Mexico were very natural, and so far we can go
with him in his satisfactory survey of recent events.
It is, however, difficult to read with patience the
sentence with which he introduces the summary of
the war which has taken place this year. "A sub-
ject of dispute for many years in the north of Ger-
many has just been settled in the most honourable
manner." It must be on very high authority that
we rely, if we are to credit such a description of a
contest, whose origin excited suspicion that its pro-
secution more than realised, and whose issue roused
the indignation of all honest minds in the nations
that witnessed it. It is reported that a monarch
of France insisted on returning to captivity, be-
cause his ransom was not paid as was promised
upon his liberation. When they tried to dissuade
him from his notion, he declared that if truth and
honour were baoiAted from the rest of the world,
they ought to be enshrined in the breasts of princes.
A very different code of morality and standard of
principle would seem to pervade the purpose and
actuate the spirit of the rulers of the German
kingdoms nowadays, and the words once held as
sacred in their meaning and import are now twisted
and travestied to serve the turn of a° hour and
suit the exigencies of the moment. It would surely
have been more consistent to have said successful
or satisfactory, or any such like word, rather than
go out of the way to assume a virtue which cer-
tainly had no foundation i❑ fact. The EMPEROR
has given the war a name which had no local habi-
tatiJn, regArd it from whatever point of view we

Within a very few days we shall probably re•
ceive from New York the intelligence of the result
of that great election which has been foremost in
the thoughts of all American politicians for many
months peg. Not in Americ t alone is its issue an
object of excitement and anxiety, but throughout
Europe it is looked for with deep and earnest inte-
rest. In many quarters it is regarded as the
national declaration of the North in favour of
peace or war, and the solution of the great problem
is supposed to be in the ballot boxes, notwithstand-
ing ITCLELLAN'S declaration in favour of the Union
at all hazards. • But, in fact, the solution is not so
simple. In the first place, no one for a moment
questions that active interference on the part of the
Federal Government is likely to exercise a material
influence on the elections. Mr. LINCOLN, in fact,
is hardly at the pains to conceal his readiness to
resort to any means that will enable him to keep
office; and the device of the Governor of Tennessee,
not only to secure votes for his patron, but to sup-
press those intended for that patron's rival, was
absurdly transparent. In Louisiana and Kentucky
it has been easy to find excuses for putting the
polling booths iuto the bands of soldiers, while New
York itself has witnessed the arrival of the obnoxi-
ous BUTLER, who is temporarily to supersede Gen.
Dix, retaining his co-operation. No official reason
is given for his presence, but it is not hard to supply
the deficiency. Meanwhile, the Government is pro-
pounding a new and striking theory, which really
for its boldness and its novelty deserves at any rate
the credit of originality. They have suddenly disco-
vered that there is imminent
g
Canada, and, wonderful to relate,dan danger of
s a raid from
actually ascertained that there if ia conspiracy'
among the Canadians to fire the print. pal .w
pha
Northerns
cities on the day of the Presidential e'ection ! It is
certainly a most singular coinciden t. that the pro-

posed incendiaries should have fixed upon that very
day, and of course it will be necessary to be armed
at all points to repel the invaders—those formid-

- -
able Canadians who are thus about to rush headlong

nto the very war which they profess to be most

_ .
anxious to avoid. The Secretary of War very kindly

,nformed the Mayors of New York and %Buffalo

of the danger, but the Mayor of the former city,
strange to say, did not appear conscious of the
risk, and the Democratic press openly charge the
Adminstration with fabricating the report in order
to give the necessary excuse for putting cities under

martial law. Of course, when the great event is
well over, it will be easy to say that the intended

scheme was frustrated by the wise piecau:ions of
the Government, and the same excuse will probably

serve to account for General BUTLER'S uvex

petted presence. It is possible, indeed, that there
may have been some collision between the civil
and military authorities on the great day itself, for

Governor SEYMOUR has declared that military in-

.erference will be resisted with the whole force of

,he law, and great discontent is felt at the unblush

ng tyranny exercised by the Administration.

ministration.

General Dix's proclamation, announcing that no
military will be embodied round the polls, but
that the military will, if necessary, assist the

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

POLAND.

civil authorities, may be taken for what it
is worth, and is not very likely to impose

upon any one. Under these circumstances, it is
idle to take the result of the election as a fair test

of American feeling, or to suppose for one moment
that it actually represents the wishes and opinions
of the Northern States of the Union. If the popular
sentiment were really in favour of LINCOLN, he
would not need to resort to such devices, or act

with a despotism as unscrupulous as it is oppressive

Th© ballot itself is no protection in such a state of
things, though that fact furnishes no argument for

its adversaries, since most assuredly fair open
voting is equally impossible. No olvil and consti-

tutional arrangements are subject to a fair test
under martial law, and it is virtually an armed
despotism which rules in the once free States. The
people, sick and weary of the war, may yet find it
difficult to give legal expression to their feelings,
and the unscrupulous hypocrisy with which the
LINCOLN Cabinet professes even now to be repre-

senting the real wishes and sentiments of the
nation will scarcely fail to supply them with suffi-
cient effrontery to declare LINCOLN duly re-elected.
Like the lion in the fable, their real excuse lies in
the reckless exercise of their power. Individual
opposition is hopeless while the gates of Fort
Lafayette stand open ready to receive any too free-
spoken adversary of the Government, and until we
see an extensively organised opposition their pro-
ceeding will be difficult to check.• But we very
much question whether, after all, the Presidential
election may be held to decide the policy of the
Federal States for the next four years; whether the
issue of peace or war lies between LINCOLN and
M'CLELLAN. If ABRAHAM LINCOLN were elected
twenty times over, he could not go on playing his
desperate game without materials. Men and money
are the first requisites for every campaign, and the
North has well nigh exhausted both. The last
conscription nearly aroused New York to rebellion,
while gold stands at a premium hardly credible
even for American recklessness. When taxes are

MEXICO.

THE BRAZILS.
(By telegraph from Lisbon.)

mposed at a rate, and with a comprehensiveness

that even raises lucifer matches from 8 cents. to 60
cents. a pack, and the national debt is increasing
daily by a sum that would once have been sufficient
For the debt itself, it is a strange time to talk of
prolonging the war four years. The North must
inevitably come to a standstill, sooner or later, for
lack of men and of money, and such a termination
will be more inglorious than a defeat or concesi-
zion. We are not to suppose that the Northern
people will always Submit to the despotism of the
LINCOLN Cabinet. Though the States are far
from acting on the principle which makes Paris
represent France, yet New York alone is powerful
enough to overthrow the dynasty if it would. The
commercial interests engaged in the maintenance
of the war,the rapid fortunes made by unscrupulous
speculators and contractors,all influence the people.
There is no one brave enough, wise enough, and
above all public spirited and disinterested enough
to stand fer ward as the WASHINGTON of his time.
Yet America has produced great men, and can pro-
duce them still, as the Southern leaders testify.
Where are they, then, in this crisis in the North ?
Meanwhile the Richmond Sentinel, the Confederate
cffizial organ, recommends the arming of the slaves
—a piece of intelligence no less important in a
social than a military point of view. It is the first
step towards the recognition of the rights of the
African race, the first step towards that ultimate
emancipation and abolition which every well•wisher
of the South must solemnly desire. No doubt it
will for this reason meet with strong opposition ;
but JEFFERSON DAVIS is not a man to be easily
shaken from his purpose, and the necessities of the
war are paramount. By this bold move he will so
greatly strengthen his forces as to be able to under.
take a decisive movement, and the Federal generals
will not easily obtain reinforcements to match him.
The military news brought by the Belgian is not
important. It records the advance of HOOD in
Tennessee, with what result we shall probably
hear by the next mail, for the other Confederate
generals in the vicinity are concentrating their
forces, and the Southern papers are full of
confidence. One pointin the news brought by the
latest mail must not be overlooked. GRANT'S
troops are building log houses, not very significant
we may suppose of an immediate capture of Rich-
mond.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 16, 1864.—A1l letters for the
officers, seamen, and marines stationed at the new
Australian settlement at Cape York, in the vicinity
of Torres Straits, should be addressed to " Somor
set, Queensland."
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir
George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward. Card.
well, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T.
Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of
Clarendon, and the Right Hon. C. P, Villiers.

The Gazette du Midi relates the following inci,
dent which is said to have occurred on the occasion
of King Leopold's recent passage through Marseilles. His
Majesty, who travelled strictly incognito, entered the Cafe
Bodoul, and sat down at a table close by two persons who
were playing at dominoes. He appeared to watch the game
with groat interest, and even gave way to a slight move-
ment of impatience when a wrong domino was played. The
player observed this movement, and said, " Perhaps you
would not have played so ?" " No," said the King, " I
should not." Some minutes later the King again made a
similar movement, and the player then remarked with some
ill-humour, "You think I have again played wrong ?"
"Yee," replied his Majesty, "I should have played the
double five." The player felt annoyed, and, shrugging his
shoulders, said, "You are a donkey I" A moment after the
King rose, paid his reckoning, and withdrew. During this
scene the player had noticed that one of the waiters kept
making signs to him which he could not understand, and
after the King's departure he asked for an explanation. " I
merely wanted to let ycu know," said the waiter, "that
you were talking to the King of the B )Igians." " Indeed I"
exclaimed the player, " then I am afraid I have not been
over polite." The waiter seemed fully to concur in this
sentiment.

A correspondent of the Memorial de la Loire
mentions the following fact as a proof that certain journals
are ill-informed as to the attitude of persons in high quar-
ters. Betore her departure for Compeigna the Empress
desired M. Nigra to present to her his son, who is a pupil
at the College of Ste.-Barbe. The Minister of course ac-
ceded to this wish, and both himself and eon were most
graciously received by her Majesty.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1864.

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WARSAW, Nov. 10.

At noon to-day the Viceroy, Count Berg, opened
the ordinary session of the State Council for the
Kingdom of Poland with the following speech in
French.:—

" Gentlemen,—While I bid you welcome, I have
satisfaction in directing your attention to the pro•
gress made in trz;nquillising the country since your
last meeting. Evidently, however, as this is the
case, we must not conecal from ourselves that imr
portant labours still await us.
"An extensive conspiracy and insurrectionary
efforts have threatened the prosperity of all classes
of the population. The present Government of the
kingdom is called to the task of rebuilding the
shattered edifice, in order to repair the damages
Poland has inflicted upon herself.

" We must reorganise all branches of the Ads

"I invite you to commence with the examination
of the budget for the year 1865,
" You will learn with satisfaction that the
Government of this country belongs to the number
of those in Europe who are least in financial diffi-
culties, notwithstanding the losses and the extra-
ordinary expenses of the years 1863 and 1864.

"I entertain the hope that we shall succeed, in a
very brief period, in bringing the finances into a
satisfactory condition, and that our labours !n all
other branches of the Administration will be at-
tended with the same result.

VENETIA.
STATE OF SIEGE IN FRIULI.
MILAN, Nov. 16.

Intelligence received here from Venetia any
nounces that the district of Friuli has been pro-
claimed in a state of siege.

PARIS, Nov. 16.

Official advices received here from Mexico state
the condition of affairs to be most satisfactory. The
Emperor Maximilian continued his journey amid
the enthusiasm of the populations.

A great impression had been created by the cap-
ture of Matamoras. The Juarist troops had revolted
and disbanded ; and since the fight of Sept. 21,
Julrcz had with him not more than 100 cavalry.
He fled on the 27th towards Chihuahua.

BUENOS AYRES, OCT. 14.

Exchange, 49*. Ounces, 28.75. Wet salted
ox hides, no transactions, held more firmly. Dry
American, 34. Wool unchanged, no sales or stock.
Tallow steady. Lumber, 37 to 42, weaker. Flour,
6 to 61, being a further decline. Refined sugar,
19 to 29. Imports unchanged.
RIO JANEIRO, OCT. 24.

Exchange on London, 261, Coffee, good first,
6,300 to 6,400 rein. Shipments since the departure
of the last steamer, 48,500 bags, including 1,900
for the Channel. Stock, 80,000 bags. Freights to
the Channel, 6 )s.

LISBON, Nov. 13.
The Messageries Imperiales steamer Beam,
with the above mail, arrived here this morning.