The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-21 00:00:00

The President of the Lower House made a most

admirable speech in proposing his MAJESTY'S
health, and it cannot be tuo much commended,
being at the present juncture a very suitable ex-
pression of opinion. He began by alluding to the
difficult and dangerous times in which the KING
had assumed his power. Yet he did not allow that
there was no prospect of a safe outlet to these
troubles. On the contrary, in earnest and emphatic
words, he told his hearers of the intrinsic resources
that were in the country, owing to the free and
independent spirit of the people. This is the true
way to meet the emergency, and it is the right
means to adopt to defend the country, to fall back
upon the native daring and indomitable resolution
of the people. This is the sure stronghold of the
Danes, and, relying on this defence, they may defy
the most irascible of their foes and keep at bay
their most powerful armies. There is no surer gua-
rantee for the stability of an army an its ranks
being filled by men of goodwill and earnestness.
What a contrast does the Danish army assembled
at the old Danneoorke present to the forced troops
that are taken from Poland to swell the hosts of
their oppressors. The vital breath, the native air
are wanting in such an assembly. How different
to the thrilling eagerness with which the indepen-
dent sons of war rush to the contest and stand firm
in the defence of their Fatherland. Well did the
President put the case when he declared
that privations, sacrifices, and hardships were as
nothing in comparison with the principle that
informed and the idea that actuated them, " that
they were in arms for the right of his MAJESTY and
the nation." It is, indeed, most sincerely to be
trusted that there will ho no present occasion and
no immediate necessity to give an instance of the
spirit of the army of King CHRISTIAN ; but if it
should unfortunately turn out to be so, it
may be relied on that the enemies, wherever and
whoever they may be, will not find their task of
conquest so easy as they may imagine in the in-
tolerance of their pride and the might of their
assumption. The President concluded with fitting
allusions to the exalted destinies which the two
eldest children of the Royal House had been called
upon to assume, truly saying that the foreign lands
to which they bad gone received them " as the hope
of the future. The mention of the hope that ani-
mated the whole Danish people was the desire that
is the best one which well-wishers can utter for
those who are placed in arduous situations at
critical junctures,—namely, that Providence might
give the KING strength to meet the shocks of for-
tune." The conviction of a ri,ht cause, and the
knowledge that the issues at stake are important in
the extreme, and may influence the destinies of
after generations, can often inspire a zeal and
kindle an ardour in the minds of those on whom
devolve the responsibility of guiding the helm of a
State at critical times, and swaying the
passions of others who, excited and violated,
are not in a fitting state to command, or
in a right spirit to obey. So far as appearances
exhibit, King CHRISTIAN seems to possess the right
feeling to impress those under his rule, and to in-
fluence them in the way they should go, while his
own instinetivo perception of the exigencies of the
case will servo him in good stead, and add addi-
tional confidence to all with whom he

comes in contact. VOLTAIRE'S description of
HENRY at the head of the two armies
aptly designates the secret of success ill a
commander, En gagnant tousles cceurs ei les a tous
PPe,irs to possess this
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faculty to a great extent, and it is to be hoped that
its exercise wilt lead to a happy issue. The at-
tempted 127.1liation that has been offered of the 13:-„sty
and, unseemly exit of the ambassadors fre,ca Copen-
hagen dues nothing in reality to :allay the alarm
that has been. -unnecessarily excited. On the con-
trary, it seems but a subterfuge to put people off
their guard. This impertinent interference on the
part of these two Poweis suggests the idea that the
policy of reciprocation might be tried with advan-
tage. Let Earl RUSSELL recall our ambassadors
from Vienna and Berlin until such time as the un-
fair detnands and unwarrantable attitude of the
Germanic Confederation shall cease, and it would
soon be seen that these wise and upright judges
would reconsider their decisions. It would be a
positive relief to witness some decisive step of this
sort taken, and to have the satisfaction of beholding
the might and majesty of oar country in the ascen-
dant, warning the tyrant and encroacher not to
Proceed too far, and to take heed lest the thunders
of Our a.v(niging wrath hurl destruction on their
path. If our Cabinet do not wish to stultify them-
selves as statesmen, and to abrogate the right of our
interfere
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vigilance, care, and promptitude. It is idle to con-
ceal any longer the fact that an'occasion has at last
arisen for the display of energy, and the evidence of
some definite opinion. The doctrine of non-inter-
vention has been carried out ad nauseam in the
American affairs, and in many minor instances
signs of laxity have been exhibited, which are alike
unworthy of the position of the country, and fatal
to the interests of those connected with it as allies.
Sometimes a serious event or au important crisis
will arouse the tardy action, and stimulate the
lethargic tendency, and it is to be trusted that the