, 1865-09-25

ovcr aud peace declared, the difficult question
presented Itself Of how to divide the spoil
md the Prussian lawyers ofthe Grown there
upon step in with The strange and laughable
decision that neither Prince nor Duke had
title of title to uo]steIn or schleswig, but the
King Of Denmark alone and inasmuch as the
hitter had been deprived Of his clain1s by the
arbitrament Of war, the only parties compe-
tent to exercise sovereignty over the con-
quercd districts were the conquerors them
selves. It is the old, old story Of the right
Of the stronger :. but dangerous pol
icy for the stronger to pursue while
II stronger than he exists who may use similar
arguments to make him the sufferer The
French papers lost no time In asserting that
Nhpt was correct in Denmark must also be
correct in Rhcnish Prussia; md they gaye
Germany due warning that the policy In
sch1cswig might be pursued on the Rhine.
when favorable opportunity presented Itself
The late division OF the spoil, under the Gas
tein Treaty, is not looked upon BY France and
England with favorable eyes; and VIC feel but
little establishment, therefore, at the reply
lately made to the Court Of Vienna by Earl
Russell in answer to the official declaration of
the Austrian Government. The treaty Of
Gastein is therein asserted to be merely pre-
liminary; but everybody understands the
preliminary TO mean the habEtuatIon Of
European governments to q state OF atnirs
which, after a necessary lapsu Of time, will be
consolidated. A leading Vienna paper, the
Nous Frrmseubldtt, declares that Earl Russell
expresses his satisfaction that thaf provisions
OF the treaty are "only Of provisional and
transitory character - and lnasmuch Us the
e r0T ftffT
pressed the same feeling, and gave the same
covert warning, only short tino ago, the
German Powers are therefore brought tace 10
face with an alliance opposed to their policy.
Russia has not yet spoken. She may, or may
not, he really. favorable to the claims Of the
events. Is certatn-the Danish question Is not
settled get, and trouble promises to grow out
oft
J. Collateral events certainly point to re-
opening Of the question as m European one.
The Government OF the Emperor Napoleon
has always used the NATIONALITY" idca and
! universal suffrage ~ as champions Of his pol
icy; and this plan Of operations seems now
to be pursued In reference to the Danish tnl-
broglio. 4 grand demonstration Of i've thou
penhagen, and We are given to understand
that other depntations from schleswig and
Holstein arc shortly to visit the Danish capi-
tai. Of course the Intention is to prove that
The separation Of the Uuchies from Denmark
Is antagon}stic to the wishes Of the popnla.
tsons and Glt once be conceded that Eng.
land and France were opposed to the Ger
mani1ing Of the Psincipalitics, and are nolo
united In their policy on the issue, the result
may easily he OWNED. Your. renders will
doubtless rccollcct that, At :hc period Of the
Danish wnr, England and France we're eertnin.
ly cool toward each other. Both govern
ments and people strongly commtssesated the
Danes, and each accused the other Of q selfish
policy On the question; but both courts have
come together again, and are now better
friends thnu ever. The newly established
entente eordiale means business, and
| the Empcror's organ, the -nohileur, cannot
use language too strong to express Its grst{ii-
cation at tic alliance between the two gov
etuments. Wednesdays -llonneuy confirms
! the following crow" which Is evidently m
| advertisement to "wh0msoeyer IL may con-
cc1n," not excepting Prussia and Austria.
tIt affords Us Great satisfaction to cali ~ mind
viii, wnat courtesy thc Government, The people,
nee1 IN England. Tie entente eo7siiaie which pre.
fraitfal throsagb 1s I the polly Il he Emptre Taa
friendly relation. e1sating between F1snco and Eng
oP11 pnbs s laW icy vaiod dns saother d ls!n,
terr.tcness to insure the Independence Of the OF
i,aly. England On ber part determined no longer to
retain the ioman Ialands, md consented that they
should be restored to the origin Of thelr nation
alitJ.''
There nre many European questions which
still remain unsettled, as, for instance,
"Rome," "ycnicc, ~ :" the Danubian Princi.
palities," and, above all, the IlectifcatIon oil
The French frontier" ] am confident that our
country will move no further In any Of these
| matters than by assisting France morally In
their solution; but shall not be surprised to
see the Government Of Great Britain acting
physically as we'll as morally in the final set.
Element Of the Danish question.
Mr.. ReEBUcE on THE "aREAT POWERS"
| ills the policy of certain people In England
to prove that the newly strengthened alliance
Of The Western Powers hns covert reference
to your country. Mr.. Roebuck, Of whom
more anon, has Just delivered himself Of q
talk at Sheffield, which Is likely to be much
commented upon In the United States. He
took upon himself to declare the following
"Apd NOW allow nc 70 Gil. yonr attention e |,
| Portsmouth. We have had our old enemy and NOW
our ally. the French, meeting as In friendly con
81 bcsss a a
not fact significant 10 the world! Il Is fact k5g:
nl8cant or thu, that vhile England and France hold
be ouiistng populations Who wish to disturb d.
| peace or the world. hut they Will be Kept doun by
The dominion and force OF tie two crest nations Q.
whether they ue On the otheI side Of the Atlantic
or On ihls, they must obey!"
Now, think you know as well as do, the
value Of any political statement coming iron,
Slr. Roebuck- We laugh at him here, and
many look upon Lin US simply unreliable,
blathe1skiten and ycnal. he was formerly
radical in profession, until visit to Vienna
produced mountcbank change In him, and
he has since been a defender Of dcspotisuu
on the continent Of Europe, and IN
earnest supporter Of toryism 10 Eng: ;
speochee on your struggle; and I need
only add that 7 you wish to understand tue
feeling OF the English people md the feeling
Of our majority In Parliament, you hare no
better guido than by taking, the exactly op-
posite Of M1. Roebuck's assertions. II tue
moment, of France and England, have nlteri.
or designs, there Is III it NJ reference, SO far as
| we arc concerned, TO American alfnirs; and
do not believe that Louis Napoleon, eyen, has
any intention Of making that alliance ayailar
bic across the Atlantic More kicks than
so fnr from his base and were be even desf-
rous of dragging MS anew into his Mexican
troubles, all the Koebucks In England would
never persuade our people TO provoke IN.
friendly feelings with the newly established
Union. We sec our error more and more
| every day and when our people can speak
through their representatives In Parliament,
YOU will be compelled to admit that, on Amer
lean affairs, Koebuck d Co. arc IN contemp.
tible minority. .
QUEEN T1croRtA's RETURN TO ENGLAND. j
Queen Victoria has returned to Eng1anl,
after her German Tour, and the various mem
bers Of the royal family are dropping In one
by one. Ministers are returning to town, md
everything looks Us though political affairs
will shortly reassume their usual interest.
II is indeed high time, in a" correspondents =
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