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

of Denmark, and no objection, unless they are very
much belied, to see Denmark again, as in the last,
two centuries, governed entirely by Germans. Will
the Danes submit to be thus disposed of, assuming
Germany willing to charge herself with her future ?
Assuredly not. But in that case their wishes will
count for nothing, The Confederation would take
care to maintain the King on his throne, the people
having nothing to do but submit, and little 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 Vou Bismark.
The Austrian Government is no longer of any ac-
count. A few years ago indeed no member of the
German Confederation would have dared to take
any practical steps to increase ics territory. The
Confederation existed by virtue of a European act,
which defined its limits, and any alteration, increase,
or diminution needed the approval, 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. But now they have
nothing to say. The English Ministry and the
English Parliament have succumbed to the influ-
ences which, if they had possessed a spark of honour
or patriotism, they wotald have spurned indignantly
and, having lost all power in Europe, have resolved
that it is inexpedient to try to-exercise any. Rus-
sia, which still has some influence, would be only
too much delighted at a consummation which we uld
dispose for ever of the idea of a Scandinavian king■
dom, and make the Baltic her own lake, France ?
Well, France has power and influence; but Franco
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 also, 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 Palmerston. The noble
lord commenced his career as an advocate for the
spoliation of Denmark, some fifty-six years ago,
and it is but right that he should be in
at the death in which he has had so
large a hand. It will be a fitting close too to a
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 Englista
honour and a betrayal of English interests. Tne
noble lord's career will be worthily close d, 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
I party will have been but consistent with its acts,
although false, as usual, to its professicns, in keep-
ing the noble lord in office to assist at and in the
k overthrow of the only real democratic cons titution
• of Europe.