Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31


Sweden, in order to bring the prestige of his name,
at the head of the Swedish army, into the field
against his old master Napoleon, which negotiation
he would only conclude on condition that the
said allies robbed Denmark of her kingdom Of
Norway and annexed it to Sweden. The enemies
Of Napoleon in those days did not stand upon
trifes and they at once agreed to the terms.
But difficulties interviewed in carrying out the
terms of the treaty of these Holy allies the bit
ter hereditary hatred of the Norwegians to the
Swedes being such that they refused to be transfer
red like 50 many cattle that had been sold {" for
price" The Crown Prince, Christian of Denmark,
threw himself into an open boat and crossed
the Cattegat in safety through the British cruisers
landed in Norway, and placed himself at the head
of the nation which had rushed to arms on the first
intmation that they had been sold. They put
Sweden and the allies at Defiance as the rugged and
inaccessible nature of their mountainous country
would have enabled them to make at least desper-
ate, and in all probability successful, resistance
Open force to subdue them was, however, not at
tempted but surer and safer methods were resorted
to. Denmark, which ,oas accessible, was sum
Norwegians to disband and disarm. The King com
piled, at least nomainauy, with the demand and is
sued his proclamations accordingly; but neither
Prince Christian, the heir-apparent of the Danish
Throne, nor the brave Norwegians, paid any
attention to the orders or proclamatons The
allies threatened yet more hardly, and further
proclamatons were issued denouncing the Prince
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not at once submit. Even this had no effect, there
being no doubt that there was secret understand
ing on the subject between the King and Prince
Christian, and that these threats and these procla
nations were merely intended for the allies. In
the mean time, the period for opening the campaign
was rapidly approaching, and Bernadotte, with the
whole Swedish army, was lying inactive in Swedish
Pomerania, ready to move against Napoleon but
when urged by the allies to do 50, he said: When
Norway is transferred, | will move, but not till
then" Prompt and decisive measures were now
necessary, and the allies not the sort of people
to be deceived by the apparent anger Of the king of
Denmark against his heir and the people of Norway.
So they moved fifty thousand troops into Holstcin,
and told Denmark they would not only take that
Province from her, but continue on to Zealand and
occupy Copenhagen. From the first of the affair
the British had strictly blockaded the ports of
Norway and prevented supplies of provisions; by
which blockade the people were reduced to the
greatest extremity such being the distress that
moss mixed with their scanty allowance of food
kinds, were ravenously devoured. These mea-
sures at last succeeded Prince Christian dis
banded his troops, and returned to Denmark the
transfer was completed, and Norway to this day re
mains appanage of Sweden. Though the
Government is not by any means an oppressive one
it is obnoxious to the whole people, who are ex
tremely DESTROYS of returning to the rule of Den
mark and this, therefore, certainly is fair sub
ject for an intervention. In this case we should
have foemen worthy of our steel = and it would
be very "pretty quarrel" as Sir Lucius O'Trig
ger says, to take in hand the FIVE Powers above
named, as well as Sweden, and make them do JUS
tice to Norway.
The next thing in order, to carry out the doc
trine would be to tell France to Withdraw her gar
rison at from Rome let the Pope take care of
himself; and give the Roman Republicans fair
chance to drive away the Holy Father and burn St.
Peters and the Vatican-as they threatened to do
when recently in power-and re-establsh the Re-
public of Brutus.
Continuing in our vocation, we should then have
a nice little by-fght with our venerable Mother
about Ireland England has ruled that country, if
not with rod of iron, certainly not with branch
of roses, for six centuries aud we think the claims
of Ireland upon us are certainly far in advance of
those of Hungary.
Then comes the Schleswig and Holstein questions !;
which, after having all the Holy Alliance on our
hands, would not be an affair of much moment, as
it would only bring US in conflict with the German
Powers, including Prussia; and we should have in
this case the advantage of an ally in Denmark !;
which, in the other instances, would not be the case
should in those be obliged to do all the fight
ing sngle-handed.
1t might be question whether we should take
up the cause of the Christian provinces under the
dominion of the Sultan; for they have been in their
present condition almost from the time that the Turk
first encamped in Europe. And we do not know whe-
Their it is reasonable to expect that our philanthropy
should stir up such old affairs. 1t may however,
be well to call attention to them, as we might
find it convenient and agreeable to take up their
cause, when, having got through with the other
more important business of Intervention, we should