The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23
Thc state OF Europe,

The King of Denmark has sigped a
treaty Of peace, and issued proclamation
by which he releases the inhabitants of
the three coded duchies Of Sehleswiy
ilolstein and Lauenburg. from the cath OF
| allegiance to himself. Thus tho last step
toward the final solution of the Gerrha n :
Danish question has been taken. aud
Europe has probably got forever rid OF
one of the most dangerous complications.
It is natural that the King aud the Legis.
lature of Denmark. on parting with pro-
vinces with which Denmark has been for
centuries united, should not repress the
wish that events may yet occur to reverse
a portion OF the treaty of peace now
agreed upon, and reuni,e the Danish dis
trlcts of Schleswig with Denmark. One
of the prominen, Danish statesmen, MIR
Hall, expressed bis belief that Louis Ma.
poleon would succeed in obtaining gen.
eral acceptance in European politics OF the
nationality principle. and thus bring about
the object so ardently desired By all the
Danes. But as the aggregate number of
Danes in Scbleswig is not very large, as
the Germsns prevail 10 all The larger cities
and as even under the Danish rule. the
Herman nationality, being the stronger
one, had steadily advanced, /. remains to
be seen whether, under the new regime
the Danish nationality will have sufficient
vitality to resist the expansion of the Ger
man.
Another European question, meanwhile,
IS assuming great Importance. The |
Italian Parliament has very empba,icsllv
declared that it accepts the Franco. I,ai.
ian Convention only with the expires un.
derstanding that in the opinion of the
Italian people the Romans, after the eyac.
nation of home by the French ,roops
should be left at liberty to choose wha,
form OF government they prefer and 70
overthrow the temporal power of the
Pope, whenever they are tired of it and
aoie TO emancipate themselves from it.
II may. therefore, be regarded as certain
Ihat, upon The evacuation of Rome bv the
French, the national desire of I,aiy for
the annexation Of Rome will manifest il.
s.if more strongly than ever before, aud
that thea the Roman question mus, at
once assume very alarming aspect. We
DO not know what attitude France will
assume In the case of another Roman rev.
olutIon. The Emperor Napoleon nm.
doHotedly still adheres TO his idea tha. the
Pope should relinquish the temporal pow. {
~ ou9 SHOULD have guaranteed to him, by a
special convention between all the Cath t
'lic powers Of The world, an entire indie.
'endence OF the kingdom Of Italy. This
'ian VIII be sure to meet with the nm.
fielding opposition Of the Pope; but wba,
louis Napoleon will then devise for the
oiution Of the knotty question no one can 2
oretell.
mere IS better agreement between s.
ne government OF France and Ttaly a. 70
ards the question of Venetia. The I'm
error desires Italy to obtain venetia. asd
MI AID her with all the influence d,ploma. r
!, can demaud. 1t is probable that new a.
O's wiii soon be made to prevail upon ,
A"a'''a to part with her Italian provincial
81 territorial compensation. lenarall
- Marmors, one of the Italian minia,a,.
urlng the recent discussions in the I,,l;' pr
a.liamsn ny On the Franco Italian con- E. &
eItiou, made the important statement )
lat ne had arguments ts use 10 Ans,r;s a
hieh would induce her to cede Vens,;a >
hese arguments can hardly have hos,
'.thing but territorial Compensation
10 this compensation can hardly be fonn3i
y where except in Turkey. It is, there.
re- oy no means improbable that to faci.
a'e the sousion Of the Italian question 1
y combinations will take place Il dat s
Torksy.-(N. Y. Tribune. $50