, 1864-04-08
TEE MAG IN 2xNmANK.


obstinate refusal to etand In the way Of .
conference, Which 1t YVES reasonable to er-
pect would adjust the controversy on fair and
Just tcrns to all parties, and put IN end to q
conflict that could not be carried on much
longer without posing Ill Europe to the dan
gcn mud unknown disasters Of general war.
But it Is understood that the assent Of the
German Confederation must also be rrocur.
cd before the conference can be held, and
there Scans to be considerable doubt rs to the
course the Diet will deem It wisest for them
to take. It, is well known how slow the
movements Of the German Bund always are,
and it IL not thought possible that their de-
cision respecting conference can be procur~
ed under several weeks or months; and when
made It is quite uncertain now whether they
will accept or reject the English proposition
for such q Congress-
The question Of accepting the Conference
car not well fall to increase the agitation and
divisions which already prevail SO largely in
Germany, and which are separating The conn
try into excited and dirreconcilnble parties, un-
der the lead Of the great powers on one side,
the lesser powers Oh another, and the Demo-
cratic cliefs and followers uniting With
their interests and plans dictate. This quar-
e: which in eject breaks up the confeaeEa-
tion, It Is believed at Paris must extend, aud
If It does not 1t will NOT be tor any want Of
French assistance or intrigue. 1twas cher
asbed plan Of the first Napoleon to break in
pieces the German Empire, and he succeeded
90 far as to establish the Confederation Of
the Rhine in his day. The present Emperor
is not at all satisfied that the work OF his
great Uucle was brought to nought by the
arms OF the allies, aud It is one Of bis c5e7-
ished ideas TO bring aboat again similar
arrangement among the German States. For
long time he las cherished the hope OF
dividing Germany into three distinct govern
nents-Austria, Prussia, and middle Con
federation. TIE division Of Germany is BE-
1icvcd to be the best cacnicg for the never
abandoned purpose OF ra..v: to extead her
borndaries: eud whenever tic time comes
for campaign on the Ehinc, IA: :,oicoa relies
Tor succces full as much on the bitterness of
political strife ard divisions IN Germany, aud
the traditional o1st1hacy Of the German char
ac,cr, Us OH the iorcc or pro Ecss of his arm7.
TGis war with Schlcswis Holste!r, :nd which
Is apparently confined to the Daui.l Perrin
eEla, is In reality being carried Or NIL 4ov.r
tie continent. and the course it Will taa c,
aud tic manner ofits conclusion, depend ia
rtnlity very little On the rights, or claims, or
views OF either Denmark Or the DuehicE, bui
almost entirely on the pcrzonnl hop>e and
ambitions of Kings cnd Enpcrors, aud the
policy cnd interests Of the Great Powers.
THO lAELEEaIkE DELAY.
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army docs not move. The fcasoa Of Lac
present seeming military jnuctlan Is not
found iu a., rIwillsngness in tie armY itself,
neither on The part Of the rink and file or IL
cammun1 1ers. But the reason is strictly
physical ono, The experiences OF the war
have taught us-or FATHER our military men
t,at ell SCISSORS a1e not feasible for ,nove-
ncuts in the leid, ana that to n1oyc to aay2u-
tage We nuEt huve regard to the elements.
In other words Dixie Is 1nnd Of mud, and
just nj this time the powers OF that article
arc having Things their own why. Tic pub~
hc, Therefore, must expect that fo- three
Weeks 10 CORE little OF military movements
are TO DC heard uL WITH the first OF My
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now nhocf the o1scct'on OF single mind,
aho WILL move ~ Use command ol single
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