The New York herald., 1864-02-21

Y LEW YOKk HEitALD, SU
destructive conAsgratien. We have no dout
that one Of the immediate objects Of the Ns,,
Is to keep the Hon. Fernando and ne Hen. Be
Wood before their constituents, In view Of an
other election Of one or both to Congress mex
fall We are. however. encouraged by tn
breaking the Mozart and Tsmmany machine
In our last municipal election, with the hop
that this joint stock democratic buying ant
selling OF places and piunder is drawing to- al
end. We have surely had enough Of it, wber
This great city, which has been and is the righ
a rm OF the government in this war, has among
its Representatives in Congress such preachers
Of peace with JEFF Davis. and such teachers in
beh. slf Of incendiary riots and insurrertions in
the forth, as the Hon. Ben and the Hon Fer
nandO' Wood.
War IN Europe-Its Inevitable Conse.
quences.
The Tow has been struck. Germany. with
her thirt. v-two millions Of population, han in
vaded ant. attacked Denmark, with her two
millions o. people and her little army Of forty
thousand. The latter, however, has not recoil-
ed from th.. attack, but stands bravely up to
defend what she deems her malterable rights.
The Danes ~ 50 small q nation that all COM
parissn betv yeen them aud their enemies ia
ridiculous They have, gs we stated above, but
forty thousanR troops, and can expect but
twenty thousand from Sweden. The Germans
hence, TO take a military view of this conflict
may look upon tseir prey an secure; the more
. 80 as England, spite of her evident desires in
mark, and that France, for purposes Of her
own; will not act jointly with Englsnd in this
question. 1t 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 IL Eng
land will consent to congress, then France
will speedily arrest this war, as joining with
England, she could dictate to Germany
Prussia would be Influences by France and
England because she is now making war
against the will Of her Legislature, ~ will be
borne in mind that the King dissolved :
the Chambers because they refused tod
vote the war appropriations. and that :
at present Prussia is making war upon whats
small surplus Of former sums. devoted to that.
purpose may still exist If, however, Germany
unchecked by France; oonquers the dhchies. if
must not be supposed that ahe matter could !
there end. The Danes would. sooner or later. .
make such alliances as would allow them te (.
engage in war once more; and England whose !
pride will have been BUNDLED in this mattsr,
will find the means to punish Germany There
can be no doubt that consequences Of the NEST
important character must follow upon the cap.
ture and occupation Of the dsehies BY the Ger
manic Confederation. A general war in Euaop .
would seem, then. almost inc1itsbte. Jeat.l
ousies aad anger will have been aroAas ID
which naaght but war can satisfy: snd
those nationalities Which now sigh for
reform will undertake the achievement
of their desires. and disorders and inewrrec.
tions will become general. Austria win see IA
opportunity of becoming the head Of sber coz
federation, and will intrigue for it; R,ssla will
see in the'troubles OF her neighbors an escape.
from her own; France will see the. gain of
those RheNish provinces she has 40 long cowet-
ed; aud thus, once q war is we'll begun, no one
may say where it will end.
All these arguments will be ~ patent in
Europe as here, and hence we may expect to.
see q final effort made to ward or the dangers
to arise from . serious conflict between Deo-
mark and Germany These Efforts failing. We
may expect q state Of anarchy and confusion
to ensue in Europe which shall terminate but
with the entire change of its present political
aspect and the downfall Of the rotten monar-
chies which have 40 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 convused with war.
and that we shall have the opportunity Of ap-
plying to our own purposes the decisions Of our
European rivals upon matters Of International
interest
ANOTHER POSITIVE SrArEsESr CoScxsNwG
GEN. GRAsT--The Washington correspondent