The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28
For the Southern Pre@.
The Crisis in Europe.

The telegraph news by the steamer Arctic is
all important. Ii discloses the arrival Of the cri-
sis which has been apparent TO all penetrating
minds for a considerable period. The truth Of
the proposition so consolotary to republicans, is
no clear, that the kings of Europe all hang
ing by hair; and that the triumph OF self gov
eminent at hand.
We offer brief appreciation Of the Ariic's in
ielgence. First, of the deporabe case of thu
Duchies'of Schlsswig Holste'n. The fat Of roy
atty in Berlin, as well as in Vienna, at London
as well as ST. Peersburgh, had long since decreed
the sufiocation Of constitutional liberty IN Hob
stein, "a portion Of the German people with whom
Schieswg makes common cause IN nearly the
same ight Of an ancient charter, against the ALSO
lutte King Of Denmark This miacreant has mar
r ed y m iner, which extinguishes his heritable
bio d and he has for consideration paid and prom
lsed. coded his kingdom and dependencies on the
q Id coast OF Africa, to England and Russia The
4 tier will nsme the successor from her own
pr noes, and England will get tariff and other
rights, under and open treaty articles OF ar
ra gemeot with the Emperor Nicholas. The
Duchies apperIan to the kingdom of Denmark !,
but have been asserting their constitutional rights
by force of arms, against the sovereign who has
violated them for several years past The strug
gle was still continued when the Arctic left. but
was nearly over. Prussian and Austrian ennis
saries, called commissioners" were advancing
in front Of "an army Of execution" sixty thou
sand strong, from the German side; md on the
Danish side. Rngan had supplied the absolute
oppressor Of his people "by the grace OF God"
with 40 900 stand Of muskets and bay onets. On
the same side, Russia has been showing her fero-
cious sailors on several ships Of war, and actually
debark ed IN disguise, thousands Of soldiers who
turned the fate Of the sangulnary batte of lstad,
VIII re 5000 OF the combaan,s were Killed out OF
SIXTY thousand; in other words, two great armies
were compelled, by their officers, to decimate
each other, that legal controversy might be set
ted The 80 called high contracting parties Of
England, Russia, Prussia, and Austria who are
helping on with this work of popular destruction,
nvok NOT r. ccn treateslik that Of Nicaragua, but
treaties which were old a century ago. In the
eyes Of these precious coniederates. age adds
force to every obligation which can be interpreted
so as destroy their declared enemy, the people.
IF there were any chance Of the lsihmus conven-
ton lasting long enough, it would be invoked and
construed against the interests and rights Of the
republicans Of Central America, when We are in
our graves. The same powers are IN concert TO
consolidate the came interest for the same purpose
in Central Are eric ', in The ddle Of this century,
that tied up III. passage Of the Ia sh sound in
the beginning OF the last. The Duch'es must
succumb; re'ie cannot reach them. The commits
oners have ere this done execution. twas barely
posa bic that bait between Austria and Prus-
STA would save ihem; but that hope is past.
Second, of the caucus at Dresden. This is a
self styled congress Of a score OF crowned heads,
met by Russian summons at the Saxon capital, to
cffsce The year lS48 fl ON he C, endar Of Europe,
and to make political events date back to 1918, the
year in which General Jackson gave a coup de
grace to the attempted dopnntion, by the lea Ter
in the ~ sent usiness at Drtsien. at New Or
le ms. There are rurors Of strife among the
members oethis oval conspiracy against rance,
Switzer'sni. beraI GERMANY, ltslv, Turkey and
Ill other countries where there is actual progress