The New York herald., 1866-04-25


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tra ani Prussia must appear strangely wide OF the mark
On the only estion really at ihese documents OBJ
serve an absolute silence Neither Count Karoyi no.
Count Bsmark 30 much as mentions the name of Schles
wig or Hostein For all that the world discern in
the language or arguments OF the notes the difference
between the two Powers amounts TO nothing but Uag
and bG eess sentiment of mat at disft Each charges
the other with assuming attitude OF hostility ana re-
quests to know what such attitude means and now
can be Justified said that Prussia was calling ou
her troops and yet laying all the blame OF the pro eedng
on the government of emma Prussia retorted tnat
Austria had taken the inatv We in these armaments and
compelled her TO follow the lead But then Count ka
rolyi declared for the Emperor or Austria that he had
| not the slightest intention of attacking Prussia, and
Count Bismark, when thus challenged promptly replied
that the King OF Prussia had not the remotest dea ol
hostilitcs aga nst Austria Though, however In this
reply Prussia had given the assurance which was asked
for, IT was not accepted as salts ac|ory. Austria re-
sumed the correspondence by asserting that Count Bis
mark had spoken of war as inevitable, and that the
amaments of Austria had been occasoned by that deca
ration She alleged too that Prussia mad oeen intriguing
against her IN Italy, and demanded that the frussan
armies should be forthwith placed on peace footAg
again as evidence that no war was intended
This method OF conducting the controversy suts ne
Of toh sde for neither chooses as yet 10 speak
plainly about the true question at ISSUE Ihe reai Done
Austria holds one end and Prussia the other Prussia
d,sies ALL Recent proceedings on the part OF Count
Bismark gave reasonable grounds Tor the tna
the government of Berlin meditates the actual anneXa
tion of the two duchies by some maneuvre or other
The small force which occupies Hostein on behalf
Austria could easily be overpowered by Prussian
army and was to meet this contingency that Austria
is said to have troops the Eastern frontiers OF
Prussia Prussia replied to this alleg by SINH
lar ornaments and thus ensued the position OF affairs
which the two Powers now circuitously dis.
to do In tho paeSies and what Austria is prepared to
permit So long as there is no agreement on this ques
ton and the contingency Of war is possible the arms
mens on the other If the two Powers think of a. hting,
they are of course warranted in making timely prepara
the other the odium of the first blow
The present attitude of Austria it must be owned is
strange enough to occasion unfeigned ombarrass
that Austria after going with him thus far should
SO positively refuse to 10 any further He must have
oversho the mark in preension and menace, otherwise
Austria would never have turned rou nd with the anger
which not only her government but her people
dspavnp IL is probable that she suspected and dislked
the policy of Prussia from tho beginnings but after she
had once embraced it and 10 ned her with those OF
Prussia for the spoiaon Of Denmark there could be in
Schleswig and Noste.u were TO bs wrcstcd from the
Danish Grown and vet not asst ned under new prince
10 the Cornanic Confederaton they must deyove upon
The como lerinc Powers and Intimately upon Prussia
alone II mrht suit the purpose of the moment TO make
crna,;pn ~ ,ne nnchi,s between the two invading
armies but Austria wanted no territory in those regions
nor could Hosen be desirable possession her eyes.
sooner or later as Count Bsmark might fairly calculate
Austria would be Wiling to part with her share in
tho snoiI not indeed for nothing but for an equi-
yaIent in some shane or other Nor would Prussia
have been nnreasonehle at this po,nt of the busi.
ness Count Bsmark was ready to buy Austria out at
fair valuation Ho offered between $1,000, 900 and
E8 600 900 IN money and would have been open to any
other reasonable proposal in the way OF barter or sale
u A,t lria ha, upt al Mee c1lculat oas Whether she
has Mt length determined TO resist the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of Prussia or whsther she has been incensed by the
overbearn nsolence of her rival Is needless to
lecture; but now, at the eleventh hour she has an.
nonnced n noIicv which 1, fatal n khe erpscations of
pussia She no longer admits that the Danish Duchies
have lapsed In default of lawful claimant to the con-
nmorn po,yars Sbn ,roas ,he omesion of succession
as If il had been merely suspended and con.emplaes
the possible establishment of certain to the
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