, 1864-04-05
FROM PARIS.
Louis Napoleon on the Schles-
Wig-Holstein Question.
SUDDEN DEATH OF TIE PRINCE OF
AU0USTEMBER0.
From oue Special Correspondent


PARts, FuDAr, March 18th, 1861
Inc prospect Of general war In Europe,
which short time since appeared so ImmI.
ncnt, continues to decline in face Of tho now
better understood disposition Of the Emperor
Napoleon, and the evident dislnclination of
the chief powers to engage In conflict Of
such desperate and doubtful issue. In my
last letter pointed out the conclusions eyi-
IDENTIFY intended to be conveyed By tho French
government In Its important dispatch on tho
osnlsh question, addressed to Earl Russell.
at the close Of January, and Just now laid
before the British Parliament. The two res
olutions thus clearly indicated by II. Drown
L'Auye, on the part Of the Emperor, were.
flrst, that although he recognized and desired
TO maintain the obligations of the treaty Of
1eo-, yet thnt he so respected also the prjncj-
pie Of the " Nationallties," as exhibited In
the inclination. Of the Dnchies to draw
towards their Gcrmanlan brethren, that be
~ouia father consent to see Its terms modl-
nea 'lGn resi.t its modification By force; and
secondly, that tho march Of French army
tomarda the Rhine, would 80 substautiate
the unjust and unfounded susplcions''
Which had made the Emperor m Hobiect of
d1strnst TO Europe" and, moreover, that the
war between France and Germany would be
$50 calalnitous and tull OF hazard," that on
neither account would he be willing to en-
gage in such course unless compelled to lit Il
1n order to preserve the balance Of power il
Europe, To these clear and apparently sin
cere declarations Of French policy, made in
january, must now be added the still stronger
evidence OF pacific intentions conveyed to
us by the circular Of the French Minister Of
Foreign Afaira. addressed to his diplomatic
agents abroad, on tho eth Of February. In
this document H.. Drouyn L'Huys plalniy
tells US that although France has s.not asso-
ciatcd herself, as reported" with the t1iplo.
matte efforts Of Great Britain, nor been yet
asked to join In conference-because It was
first necessary to obtain the assent Of the
belligerent parties that when the propo-
participate IN every serious attempt at pacih-
cation." That is, that although England re-
fused to join the Congress, France more gen
ie1ous aud courteous. will nevertheless not re-
fuse to join the conference.
Now when totle new light thus thrown upon
tion and policy, We add the Intelligence, just
confirmed to us, Of the positive
OF The Conference By Austria and
Prussia The, The IN ouncement BY those
that their occupation Of Jutland is tpurely
strategic" and "make no change IN their
previous declarations,.'-when to the above
We add also the last intimation given in the
British House Of Commons, to the effect that
there Is now good reason to believe that
Denmark also assents to the proposition
the chances In fayor Of peace must, think,
be allowed to stand pre-cminent.
At the instant am writing these arrive
most opportunity, aud the piece Of intelIi-
gence is highly calculated to confirm the view
above taken Of Enropean affairs. Prince Fred
er1ck, Of Augnstenburg, the pzetender to the
Dneal tlronr. is announced to hare died ut
doubt the correctness Of the tdings. he Is
reported, from Hapsburg, to have been found
dead ln his bed, at 4. n. on the 18th inst
With his death the official question OF the
succession would BE- entirely set aside, and
the great cause Of dissention between the
different States Of Germany removed.
have dealt ut unusual length upon this
European question, because feel that at the
present moment the event Of war or peace in
the old World, may be Of vital Importance
to tue affairs and interests Of the New.
There can be no doubt that the Increasing
upon the occurrence Of every fresh election,
ls one OF the reasons which the Emperor
Napoleon desires Of avoiding further compli.
cation abroad. Two deputies are to be
elected for Paris on Sunday next, and public |
m feeling Is running vsry, high on the subject,
AAS oOfCAAAAkA+ hlIEl6 uo caQu1u4tG Oh lis
OVID, feeling that he would have no chance;
bnt 1t is showing itaeH very severe and ap.
prehensive as regards the Opposition. Every
attempt at electoral meetings has been put |
down BY the police, who enter eyen private
houses where candidate has assembled |
few electors to explain his views to them,
and order them to disperse. Thus the house
Of tM. Garntsr-Page's was entered the other {
ercning and his friends compelled to leave.
Nevertheless the enccess OF that gentleman
and Of II. Carnot is considered certain, and !
VIII prove the unmiigated hostility Of the |
Parisian constituency 10 the present state Of |
The Aontteur Of yesterday publishes cor:
repondence from New York to which it calls |
the special attention Of its readers. This !
letter recounts the late proceedings Of the !
rebel Congress, and characterizea them as
marking the "dithculties and desperate con-
dition Of Southern affairs; and Is far as re-
gards financial matters, which seems the
beginning of complete bankruptcy" Such |
expressions as these are not lightly used by
the official journal aud always shadow forth |
the sentiments Of the Government 1