, 1864-07-18
OUR PARIS LETTER,
From pur Special Correspondent !

A4AAes 1AAAa4t u3 II 4oU4.
England, or, at leaat, Lords Palmers:on
and Ruesen have declared that they will not
60 to war With Germany, and the Paris pa
pers this morning are filled with jibes and
sarcasmB ut this most lame and impotent
conclusion, after SO much talk and buster
ing. But it is not go much the conclusion
which has been come to by the British GOV
eminent, which is laughed at-for that, in-
deed, is generally pronounced to be ttpru-
dent" ut least, If not very honorable-it is
not go much the conclusion as the reasons
given for it and the language in which it has
been conveyed. Their Lordships 60 to the
EXTREMIST boundaries Of the earth and run.
mage Of the courts Of India, China, and even
America for motives In defense OF their pa
cihc Intentions. What is to become of cur
Indian Empire? what is to become Of our
Chinsee trade? they ask, If wego to logger
heads with the Germans, and wear away our
strength and resources In trying to drive
forty millions Of that obstinate race out OF
territories Of which they are already In pos
session. Above all, they say, look ut Amer
lea! See what prod]gious fleets and armies
belonging to her,now cover The earth md the
sea! And how long, asks Lord Russell omi-
her. In short, there is not a scare.crow,
however distant OF remote or shadowy. which
these British Lords do not con5ure up before
their disturbed imaginations to lrighten
themselves and the nation they govern into
discretion as tle better part Of valor. But,
speaking Of Imagination, 1t Is Lord Palmer
! sfon who far oufdoes his brother Peer in that
dimped that youthful faculty within his
bosom.
suppose, he Gays, that the Germans should
invest, bombard and capture Copenhagen
suppose they should carry of kiug Christian
md Lord Palmerston still stand by and look
on pacitlcally?" "oh! no." says the Dsbats
this morning earcastically, stLord Palmer
ston has swon the contrary! Only let the
Quartermsster General Of His Majesty VIII
liam Of Prussia begin to billet his men In
the barracks and royal palaces Of the Danish
capital and the world shall hear something
about the noble Lord, then he will astonish
the world b4 his decision. He will snmmop
together the Qaeen's Ministers, he will con.
suit Lord Russell and Mr.. Gladstone, an j
even Mr. Bright, the advocate Of universal
aid ecruples, he will consider with the last
3ecree Of energy what is to be done-if the
Pr1seiaus instead Of stopping at Copenhagen
ehonld 20 on to Holland scania and Blakin-
gin!"
Such is specimen OF the bantefing and
roastDg which Great Britain Is experiencing
tai press, and for turthersh share Of which she
viii doubtless come in On your side OF the
At1antic also. The French Emperor mean
while looks on with sort OF grim smile and
eileak satisfaction at the impotence OF bis
rival to effect anything Important or dnrah!e
on the continent without his aid. In all this
shabby history Of European bullying on the
one Eide. and pueillanimity on the other,
there is but one satisfactory point Of view,
which is the following: 1t does appear upon
man In heart, and not Danish, and are very
unanimously opposed to DANISH rule: And
therefore although Prussia has acted Ike q
big bully, although poor little brave Dem
mark haB been hardly used, and England has
played shabby part, yet at least the result
Is, that the people Of the despotic territory
viii be allowed to follow their own inclina-
tlon-