Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

From the New York Tribune.
England, France and the New European
-Ai2la = Compile alton.
The military enthusiasm in Europe is
rapidly spreading Its center is, at pres.
ent, in Schleswig Holstein, but thence it
communicates itself to Italy, where Gsri.
baldi again appears upon the scene; to
Hungary, where q Ceutral Revolutionary
Committee has been formed; to Turkey,
where the Government believes it sees signs
OF o general rising of the Christians. A fe.
verish excitement has seized the European
mind, aud every one believes Europe to
stand at present on the eve of q generel
and terrible crisis. es. le -.eHs .'..-
4 The progress of the Schleswg, Holstein
question shows closely democracy and na-
tionality are allied. Austria and Prussia
baye combined their utmost efforts to pre-
vest the recognition Of the Prince Of Au-
gustenburg snd TO come to q peaceful un
derstandiDg with the king of Denmark =
But their Influence and power seem to have
gone The unanimity aud the enthusiasm
of the people are such as TO make an i'm
preston even in Vienna and Berlin. Al
the Federal Diet. The commanding Influence
of the two great Powers seems likewise to
be at an end. Ia the preliminary votes,
taken on the Schleswig Holstein question
lin the Federal Dict, Austria and PRUSSIA
are known to have been in minority, and
all their threats prove powerless. Bavaria,
Saxony sndiWurtemberg have openly made
common cause with the nation, and the
two great Powers cannot rely upon the
support OF any German Government, save
those Of Luxembarg (Holand) and pre-,
hsps Mecklenburg
IL was the design Of Austria and Prussia
TO prevent, during the occupation of Hol-
stein by the Federal troops, any manifesto
tion in favor oftbe Prince OF Augustenburg
ansii q 6nai settlement OF the succession
qnestioa. The Federal Commissioners in
Holstein actually issued proclamation to
this effect. But all this Was of no avai! =
As the Dases, before the advances Of the
Federal tresps, withdrew from Holstein the
people 10 every town spontaneously rLse
proclsimed the Prince of Angustenburg
Duke of Schleswig Hoistein. Saxon and
HaDoverian troops. to which the Federal
Execution had been intrusted, did not only
not suppress these manifestations, but
openly sympaihized with them. The Prince
Of Augustenbnrg arrived in the duchy Of
Holstein, issued proclamation announcing
bis ascension 10 the throne, and expressed
the hope that the Federal Execution, bav
ing uow no longer any object, would soon
cease, and that the Federal Diet would
recognize and protect bis rights.
The greatest difficulty, which the people
Of the two Duchies, and. with them, the
German nation, will have to overcome, will
be the opposition Of England. The English
Govt regard the growth Of the ne ion, aud,
ia particular, its permanent occupation
OF the ports of II HolStein aud Schleswig, as
dangerous to the interest Of Englad, aud.
therefore. to the equilibrium and balance
of power in Europe The attempt Of the
DHchies TO assert and achieve their indie
peudence, they affect TO consider an outage
upDn the treaty Of 1852, which in their
eyes Is more sacred than the rights Of pop
ular sovereignty aud Of nationality. They
haze protested at the Frankfort Diet against
the march of German troops into Schleswig
sad announces that if the integrity OF The
Danish monarchy should not be respected
by Germany, England will aid Denmark oJ
force of arms They propose, however. "a
attempt peaceable solution of the question
by conference, at which representatives ol
the Diet Should be present, as well as those
ofAbe powers which signed the treaties
The attiipde OF Louis Napoleon with re-
gard to this war Il less clear 10 reply
70 the Prince Of ApguesteDburg be repeats
bis belief 10 tho principle of naionalities,
cod assrtes the Prince OF Augnslenbarg.
: 81 the representative ofthis principle, Of
hiesympstby.f But he states 81 the same
tim& shst IL Denmark were oppressed BY
pe~spfh ansighbors, public opplnlon 10
fr6uce Wonid incline toward bet. Ne then
agaia recconmends European Congress.
g Che best means for solving this ~ well
a svesy other eomplieatsd qpestioss,
II viii thus be seen that two great Eu,