Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-24
THE EUROPEAN TROUBLE.

fuss IN the LSInliN, anu the QuaIIeI WINCH HAN
so long been 4 war of windy words occupying
the diplomatic pens. and wagging the am
baSsadoriai Jaws of all the nations OF Eu-
rope, has eliminated TO blows, and school
is in" Old mother-in-law Victoria GueIph
observes the strict neutrality Of the woman IN
the historic bear-6sht, and if she cares a
continental durn which whips, she does not
sbow il, This policy Of Mrs. Guelph falls
like 4 wet blanket on poor little Denmark,
who, withou, the aid of some powerful ally,
has no more show against the big German
Powers than cat in Tartarus without claws.
She will be compelled TO Succumb, and in
addition 20 the loss of the contested domin-
ions. will be compelled to pay roundly for the
expenses Of the war, and perhaps surrender
a portion of her already limited domain. She
is but a feeble power, having an army Of only
forty thousand men, with which TO cope with
two Of the greatest military powers Of Eu-
rope. The latest kilograms inform us that
the Danish forces have suffered a disastrous
defeat At the hands ii the Au>trians, and had
been compelled 10 abandon the strong posi-.
ton OF the Dlnaewerke, in the strengthening
and fortihinS OF which months OF labor had
been expended. They left in the hands Of
the enemy hundred pieces OF artillery and
many prisoners, aud had fed northward TO
Dupsl, closely pursued By the victorious foe.
Their retrel, WAS necessarily precipitats,
from the ne. Of their Lett i INK being threat
caed 5y the Prus~ians. Il is the first time
in th,ss may long years, that the din OF
warfare HIS disturbed the quietude OF the
peaceful burghers Of Narthern Europe, and
in ,hlr long pace many long scores OF in
.,rar,iou1! Il: Fcr-nce> have been figuring up,
fo- which the trun?ct's bias, and the can
mons roar wi, be the signal for settlement.
All the y ,xerS hlvs been for 4 long time
placin, themselves on u war footing, and
those armies vii. not be diS5anded and re-
turned to the peaceful pursuits OF life,
merely VI n the settlement: Of this little
three-csnt Holstein and Danish row. The
smell OF guapowier Is, TO those military peo-
pies, terribly exciting, AMI now that they
smell it in the breeze, they will not De content
until they become involved in general
melee. There will be no lack Of pretexts
upon which TO pick quarrels, and settle some
of the old scores Of half a century's accumu-
la,ion. There are scarce any two OF them
which have not, during the long period OF
peace. been at some time At loggerheads
upon one question or another. Every
few wears we have seen a "war-c!oud
rising" and have, from time 10 time,
looked upon an outbreak Of hostliitles
as imminent. They have, however,
each time diSsipated aud passed away
with a low. mutterinc growl like distant
thunder. and the political atmosphere has
again became comparatively clear. A long
succession of threatened showers generally
ends with 4 storm, and these continuous
war-clouds that have been so long threaten
ing Europe are massing into heavy gloom.
The lightning has already struck in one
place. and we look with confidence for pref
" extensive and general thunderstorm. To
be candid and honest in the matter we can
not Say tina. we are over and above sorry
about it. There is not nation in Europe, Of
anv magnitude, that the United States are
under any obligation to, for either aid, SYM
pathv, or even honest, square neutrality. ex-
cepc it be Russia; and in general scrim-
mage, we have no fears for that nation; she
is able 20 take care OF herself. We rather
think that she would like to see the Western
Powers involved in 4 general muss. 1t
would give her chance TO settle up certain
little domestic matters OF her own: when il
she had anything over" she might take a
hand on the outside, and get even on certain
triain- transactions that are within the men,
orv Of BOYS twelve years old. England, once
the big bullvragger Of the world, sings very
small about these days, and has even became
pusill1niraous. So far from being the arbite:
and dictator Of terms 70 the civilized world
she shrinks back upon her own island ano
keeps her mouth shut for fear somebody vii!
slap it. She could not fight any first class
nation If she dared. She has got some mil
lions of wrathiul Irishmen at her back-and
that is the very place where she does not
want them. They were once the right arm
of her army and navy; now they are foe
crouching for spring. They hide their
time. The British Lion has become jackal;
he fights no battles. but fattens on the
blood and carrion Of the ba,tle-Eelds OF others
We incline TO the belief, (mayhap the wish is
father to the thought that this position Of
neutrality and ind; Ference ID the concerns oil
other nltion<, 50 foreiyn 70 all the past policy
of Great Britain, cannot last long. Il she
puts no finger into the pie, voluntarily. we
are OF opinion that she will be forced into
the arena. Sha ans got neiyh5or, across
the channsi, VIA HIS mrny an old score 70
s7,t;e yt.l 'Da'i Il Is Albion" Al! that
that ne;,h5,r wants Is plausible pretex'
and Eic opportunity. Be the wish Chris
,ian or unchr;s,i.n, We hope the Gaul may
find beth. As 70 who wins the fight, Is 4
matter n. abs>.Dte indi Ference. We owe
neither ni theIa any affection. Lit them
fight, AMI ke-p ,hai: ian l. AMI Tongues and
pens out of our affairs, Amen, So mote II
be-
GOING Elsr.-Our much respected fellow
townsueu, Fred. A. B!rge, Esq. intends
leaving Gold Hill tomorrow, to take passage
on the steamer for the East on the Sd oil
April. He intends visiting his relatives at
Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time in
siteen years. lie is also going TO see old
Uncle Abe, at Washington, the Army Of the
Potomac, and the sights" generally. As
our Territorial Union Convention viii shortly
appoin. delegates to the National Convention,
we really know of no man in Storey county
WIN will hs,,er renresent nur neople In that