Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-23
War in Europe-Its Inevitable Con.
SenuenCeS.

From the New York Herald, February 23i
The blow has been struck. Germany, with
her thirty-two millions of population, has
invaded and attacked Denmark, with her two
millions of people and her little army Of forty
thousand. The latter, however, has not re.
coiled from the attack, but stands braye!y up
to defend what she deems her una!terable
rights. The Danes are so small anation that
all comparison between them and their ene-
mics is ridiculous. TAey have, as we stated
above, but forty thousand troops, and can
expect but twenty thousand from Sweden.
The Germans, hence, to take military view
of this conflict, may look upon their prey as
secure, the more so as England. spite Of her
evident desires in the matter, cannot act
alone in favor OF Denmark, and that France,
for purposes OF her own, will not ac; jointly
with England in this question. II Is evident
that Napoleon wishes. to show to the world
the want OF power and influence which mars
the efforts Of England, and at the same time
cause all Europe to feel that France is the
controlling Power. If England will consent
to Congress, then France will speedily
arres, this wal, as, joining with England, she
could dictate to Germany.
Prussia would be influenced By France and
England, because she is now making war
against the will of her Legislature. II will
be borne in mind that the King dissolved the
Chambers because they refused to vote the
war appropriations, and that at present
Prussia is making war upon what small sur
plus Of former sums devoted TO that purpose
may still exist. II, however, Germany, I'M
checked BY France, conqucrs the dnchies,
it must not be supposed that the matter
could there end. The Danes would, sooner
or later, make such alliances as would allow
md lttgr-
land, whose pride will have been humbied
in this matter, will find the means to punish
Germany. There can be no doubt that con-
sequences Of the most important character
must follow upon the capture and occupa-
ton of the dLchies By the Germanic Conied-
Grafton. A general war in Europe would
seem, then, almost inevitable. Jealousies
and anger will have been aroused which
naught but war can satisfy, and those nation
alities which now sigh for reform will under
take the achievement Of their desires, and dis
orders and instructions will become gen.
eral Austria will see an opportunity OF be:
coming the head of the confederation, aud
will intrigue for it; Russia will see in the
troubles OF her neighbors an escape from
her own +; France will see the gain OF those
Rhenish provinces she has SO long coveted
and thus, once war is well begun, no one
may say where it will end.
All these arguments will be as patent "a
Europe as here, and hence we may ekpee'
to see inal effort made to ward 90 on Tue u"h-
rors n arise from serious conflict between
" a. a. and Germany. These efforts fail
eN nc we NAV expect state Of anarchy and
naSf,S;on NY, 10 ensue in Europe which shall
,erm;nare but with the entire change of its
arnsant political aspect aud the downfall Of
tbe rotten monarchies which have so long
retarded the progress of the people. There
is now every probability that we shall be at
peace at the very period when all Europe
will be convulsed with war, and that we
shall have the opportunity Of applying to
our own purposes the decisions Of our Euro.
pean rivals upon matters OF international
interest.