The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-09

by the Times. suDJoln you the dlucie, winch, ~
Il emanates from the foreign Office is of great i'm.
portance, as giving the view taken by the English
government. The Globe of the 9th Gays |
+" morning eotsmp orary has published what pur.
ports to be narrative of the at cabinet
council held Yesterday We are told that the minis
try met to deliberate certain announcements made
by the Rufsisn and French governments. Those an
nouneements concerned the intentions OF the two
frontier unless Prussia frankly gives over the ensou
ragemenG she still holds out to the insurgents In Ho
the .ubstituton FOR these warliSs measures Of
to be addressed separately by each OF the
three powers the court of Prussia This latter state
ment can be only lucky guess, strengthened, per-
haps such information as was at the disposal OF the
French and Russian embassies. Assuming the aceu-
racy OF the step stated TO have been taken oy the s
ter II was easy to reckon the only answer that
could BE- made by an English government;
We shall dwell upon the causes which would ma
turaly dincline the gish cabinet TO entertain any
such extreme proposition said to have been laid
before It, Nor point cut the obvious interest
of two conservative in placing their attack
. suspected neghbor on the most plausible aad popu-
lar ground 1t enough Tor us that the
Prussian court has given too much Justification for
the measures present in agitation, and that IL the
swerd were drawn by Russia and France IL wculd De
in defence of treaty obligations and guaranteed
BY the treaty of last July the contracting powers
bound themselves to do all in their power to put
stop to the raging beyond the Eyder. The King
of Denmark was permitted by that treaty to reduce
schlesg by arms but not to enter Holstein without
q previous appeal to the German confederation That
treaty received the ratification Of all the Ger
governments.
has borne all its burden and reaped of it's ad
vaHtages. Yielding to the solicitations OF an ally
who was anxious TO respect even the sus
capabilities of Germany he has RETAINED from calling
on the confederation to use even its preliminary
efforts Tor the reduction of Hostein He has scrupu-
lousy respected the frontier that separates the
Duchiee; while his antagonists have had full liberty
OF entering scheswg, and retiring behind the Eyder
10 reft ar recruit themselves ground which a
for the treaty Of July ha. rendered sacred from
Danish foot Meantime, can Prussia be fairly said to
have done her be It or anything like it, to carry out
: hat ia
insurgent army is Prussan. Not day passes with
out the spectacle Of some hundred Prussian soldiers
in full uniform crossing the frontier to enlist In the
Holstein army Out of the sixteen officers In one re-
giment who fell in the attack on Fredrichstadt no
f.wer than eleven were in the Prursian service. At
this Office is open in Berlin under the very
eyes of the Prussan cabinet, for the enlistment OF
volunteers for schlswig olstein. All this say,
| is eminently dscreditable to a power which has
itself to endeavor to restore the peace between
Denmark and the Duchess that need not wonder II
other courts seize upon so weak point In the chaac
ter of rival France and Russia hold themselves
bound by the treaties OF the last century to
Schleswig the King Of Denmark and operations for
the msintenagce OF that guarantee could certainly
not be met Ms violations Of national law.
| We deeply regret that the Prussan government has
failed to discover how powerfully their connvance at
the continued prosecution of the war in Holstein
tends TO ALLEVIATE English sympathies Prussia may be
quite sure that the public opinion OF England has all
along been adverse to the German invasion Of the
ment will never acquesce in the reduction Dem
mark to position Of such insgnifcanceas would vir
tssly, make her dependent Russian prineipsiity.
good will to her constitutional and Protestant ally
We have done by dissuading the King Of Denmark
from attempting the military conquest of Holstein.
We have done second time by substituting pacific
rsmonstrances for the measures recommended BY
this good will part will net be perpetually avail
able silence the just plants OF other powers
and honest policy can only end in being subjected
very disserseabe pressure on the part OF France
and Russia which, With all It's favorable dispositions
the Engsh cabinet have neither he will nor the
power TO prevent.
All the morning papers of to-day, (Frday) de-
vote leading articles to the subject, and copy the
article from the Times.
England, you observe, refuses TO use a threat
towards Prussia, being aware that Russia and
France make the Danish peace pretext for fur
thering their own Interior views The invasion Of
the Rhine provinces by French army, would BE-
most popular in France and smacks Of the Empire.
/ Louis Napoleon might then count upon the army
10 surpcst him. Russie has had an eye before
/ this To the Seslan provinces.
However this may be, do not hesitate to say,
| that nothing will tend so much to unity in Germany
as this threat, ifcan,d into execution. You will re-
member how in ISL, when there was a rumor of
an invasion of the kheinish provinces of France,
the popular feeling manifested itself in every
State of Germany twas then that Becker wrote
his celebrated song
Sic sallen Inn mich. habsn,
Den iriSn deutschen Rhein A..
fox which Louis of Bavaria. (the ex.king.) Pre-
sented him with a beautifully chased goblet in
gold. was in Germany, at the time, and will
never forget the expression of feeling then evinced
ioreigs wer would relieve Germany from her il
teInal tmbauassments.
IL would be wrong 10 draw any hasy con ,lusion
as 20 what will take plaee-ihe spirit OF peace Is
strong in this century. The more prepared States
are for war the less chance Is there of II. Ne ris
paceU, para bclipm, was never so fuiiy eXempii-
lied, US Il mas been within the last twevemonth.
The other Qucstion--which IL one OF civil war
in Germany, has also reassulned an ugly appear.
ance. The Elector retains Hassenpiug; he will
not absicate-the passive resistance OF his sub
iects sui remains within the bounds Of con5tiiu-
tonal legslity. Austria and Prussia have t~o pow
erlul s1mes ready 10 advance ~ months notice.
Bavaria, SsSony, and Wartemberg, are equally
| prepared TOR every eventually. Austria, backed
by these three latter states has declared her resdi
e. enfo.Ce the injuactiOns OF the Diet, which
\ Prussia is equally determined 70 oppose was
decided, in Il cabinet council, at Vienna, that II
\ the Electcr had abdicaied, Austria should &C.
! curry the Electorate, at all risks. The question
has been referred TO Grhiraton-the En-, eror of
Russia tHkG. upon himself the Office of mediator.
The Emperor, in psrsoa; Count Nesselrods, his
minister; Prince Schwarzenberg, (Aus:rieD aad
Count Braudenburg, CPrussia;) have met for this
yurrcse, IL warsaw
The latest atvices from Berlin are up to the 22i
inclusive. Everything as regards Iiesse Cassel Is
in Sfsfu quo In e recent cabinet council. held at
Berlin, ihc Prince Of Prussia (heir 20 the CROWN
expressed himself warmly in favor of opposing
Austria by war, il necessary. IN Hanover the
Sure ministry has resigned This IL SD far inn
portant. as the new ministry will, il is said, be
favorable TO Austrie, which will throw the balance
decidedly in her favor. IL will then be Austria,
Bavaria Ss1ony, Wur'emberg and Hanover,
aPanst Prussia and the small States.
From France the intelligence OF the week is
second only in importance To the facts related in
the commencement oi my letter
The Alpha and Omega of the French political
alphabet ~ the present moment, are LOUIS Napo.
leon and General Changarnier The fret fears tue
latter. The hfibe Of marshal's baton has been
ed 10 he Wa kpels
his views to himself, and sides with the Assembly
in appearance at least-and will, II s said, oppose
the prolone alton Of the powers of Louis Napoleon.
Some cay he hopes the presidential powers will be
conferred urep himself
General d'Isutpoul, the Minister 81 War, has
been removed 60 please Changuner This is
looked upon as a defeat OF LOUIS Napoleon, who
did all be could TO prevent II. II was General
IN Ln.nr-L.r w hn allnyrnl LIZ.