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London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

of Denmark, and no objection, unless the)
the last
much belied, to see Denmark again, as in.
s are very
Will
two centuries, governed entirely by Germat •
the Danes submit to be thus disposed of,
aat, •um
Germany willing to charge herself with her ft, 'tu
will
re
Assuredly not. But in that case their wishes
take
count for nothing, The Confederation would ,
care to maintain the King on his throne, the peoille
having nothing to do but submit, and lttle reaso:l
to complain, inasmuch as the bulk of th,9132 woure
be quite ready to get rid of King Chris,'lm
ands
unite themselves to a Scandinavian kingdom,. The
matter therefore rests with Herr Von Biklmark.
The Austrian Government is no longer of any ac-
nannt. A few years ago indeed no member of the
Geria:an Confederation would have dared to take
any practical steps to increase ics territory. The
ConfederatiClexisted by virtue of a European. act,
which defined ii.a limits, and any alteration, inc reuse,
or diminution neede:l the a
t, pprova!, and would hardly
have received i
When the National Parlii;meht,
of Wieland, France, and flussia.
in 1848, pretended
It; incorporate the non-Gerint.'n provinces of Prussia
in the Confederation, the Great .
Powers said "No,
O and their "No" was heeded. B now they have
nothing to say. The English ~Ntillietr)l
English Parliament have succumt,ed to the
r
ences which, if they had possessed asr ark o. F bon and the
or patriotism, they would have spurned jndih.eall, tild
and, having lost all power in Europe, hay: res.'"ve
that it is inexpedient to try to-exercise any. h,;
sia, which still has some influence, would be oeL.:
too much delighted at a consummation which wojtlo
dispose for ever of the idea of a Scandinavian king
dom, and make the Baltic her own lake. France F'
Well, Franca has power and influence; but France
has deliberately adopted the policy that Denmark,
her old ally, shall be sacrificed as the penalty for
trusting to England instead of to her; and, Ger-
many anticipating destiny in the north, may anti"
cipate it in the west 1080, and blind France to the
aggrandisement in the north by cessions upon the'
Rhine. It will be fitting that this catastrophe
should be worked out, if come it must, during the
Administration of Lord Palmeiston. The noble
lord commenced his career as an advocate for the
spoliation of Denmark, some fifty-sia: years ago,
and it is but right that he should be in
at the death in which he has had ee
large a hand. It will be a fitting close too to 0;
career which posterity, uninfluenced by the socle'
qualifications and empty " Buncumbe" which have
given the noble lord his popularity, will promoueee
to have been one of unmixed mischief. Exaeliee
all the great European transactions with which 1.1
noble lord's name is closely associated, and you wil•
find that each one has been a sacrifice of English
honour and a betrayal of English interests. The
n,;ble lord's career will be worthily closed, there`
fore, ii under his Administration England is a party"
to the desti
!action of the independence of Denmarl,
_n into Germany, and the Radical-
by her absorpti,;
n but consistent with its cote,
party will have be."
although false, as usua2• to its professions, in keer
log the noble lord in oilaCe to assist at and in the
overthrow of the only real a;moeratic constitution
of Europe.