, 1865-09-12
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stood In her way. Austria is not dIspos-
ell to permit this aggraniiZe ment of Prus-
STA. The balance OF power IL that mlnla-
ture Of Europe called the Germanic Con-
federation is very carefully watched. The
weight of Austria long prrponderatet,
but events have t~av0urtd Prussia almost
uniformly, till at last a praellcai equality
Is very nearly established Austria has
the larger territory, the larger population,
aud The more numerous armies, but she
has unruly subjects and v~iGiIant enemies
TO fear. Prussia is already her match f;
with the addition Of the DImsh Duchles
she might be something more. SO Aus
trla has been resisting, procrHsIlnaIinS,
and negotiating, in the hope OF striking
a tolrrable bargain in some way or other.
She would gladly have SIC" any third
party put il to enjoy or divide the com
mon prize, and would have entertained
the pretentl0rs of any Prince rather than
none. She would have protracted the
present provisional Government of the
DuchieS, or, failing all such chances,
would have retired altogether in Pru>>ia's
favour on condition Of "a little equivalent
or "rrctlicatiou" of frontier in SIlp~ia.
But Prussia knows her position too well
to accept any such terms. The conquer
ed territories lie near her own, and not
near those of Austria. Austria cannot
conveniently reach them nor NEEDLE with
them, nor is she ever likely to go 10 war
for them. Indeed, for that matter, neil
Their one Power nor the other can aft 'rd
to- fight, and each knows well that The
difference will not come to blows. So,
whereas our correspondence from Vienna
and Bertha reflects the attitudes of The
two Courts as menaclng IN the extreme,
the kilograms apnou &c that an al jlsl-
meut has been effected and that no war
need be apprrhend d. This is precisely
what might nave been anticipated. Prus-
STA is not absolutely stronger than Aus
trla, but she has all The advantage OF
position in the particular question at Is
sue. IF she will neither ylrtd to Austria
nor compensate her, Austria must give
way or ii !ht, aud fight she will, not.
Il is satisfactory TO Thick of HE unC1n-
Germ with whi.h We can regard this quar-
rel. Those who bewaiIrd the SIS 1la'lon'
of England in the Spring of last year may
now ask themselves what would have
been our plight if, Instead Of leaving The
invaders to snarl and wrangle over their
prey, we had united them in IA cordial
and compact alliance by our opposition.
Whether the DuclIies could have been
saved is doubtful, but that Europe would
be in a blaze is certain. AS ii is, Den
mark has lost the Duchies, but for whose
ultimate advantage it IS still not quite
possible 10 say. Two out Of til ee al
lacking parties undoubtedly suffered for
their pains. The smaller States of Ger
many, whose miSchievouS agitation first
kindled the fl me, have missed all they
aimed At, and have been snubbtd into
the bargain. No war could have visited
them with greater Illumination. Austria
will prob 'bty be compelled to witness HE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT If hrr rival by means to-
which she herself contributed, and u see
all that she did in the Danish war re-
dound to the advantage of a formidable
and aggressive neighbour. Prussia it
may he said, will gain; but for that con-
%cIusion We must yet wait. Certainly, her
chanre of approptiating and absorbing
The Danish Duchles appears a good one,
aud she is already threatening TO extin-
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