The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-22

position IN GerAsAy which lifted before her eyes
Ike . vision N 90. me death Of tho King Of Den.
mark the WY In the Duchtes and the falling 70 pieces OF
nifty sAs determined BE-, and in point Of fscs she
the exclusion Of the Diet and The Federal forces Aus
ira unwitsiney played hsr game for whls but when
max was dytpr 4 shs tSouSnt bish time TO cut IL
and claim share In the Intervention, but did not at r
any more than Prussia make any account Of the Diet
After Denmark had been completely whipped by
overwhelming numbers she compelled by the treaty
which put end TO the cede the Duches, not 70
the Gemanic Confederation but 70 Prussia and Austria
Internationally. Next came the conquerors not being
able 70 10 the division Of their prey or even
temporary joint occupaton) the Convention OF Gastein
BY wh ch it was arranged provisional measure that
Prussia should occupy schleswig and Austria Holsein
tra suspectng. and believe rightly suspectmg that
Prussia and Italy backed by France are In league against
her. changed her tactics and set about paying her court
70 that Germanc Diet whose jurisdiction she but
. little while ago ignored She has secured on
her side q majority OF the minor States Of
Germany, encouraged them to to the utmost extent
Of their means and Juno took the decisive step Of
invoking the Intervention OF the Federal Dict to decide
the difference between her and Prussia the Schleswlg
Hosten question By SO doing she set Prussia at de6
ance and committed distinct breach Of the treaty Of
Gascin, which she had signed. Here, then, perfectly
clear Issue Is joined Prussia Is determined not to SUBJ
init the question to the Diet at present constituted
She has already solemnly demanded the convocaon Of
German Assembly elected by universal suffrage, for
the purpose Of reforming the Federal consttu-
tion. Everybody knows that Blsmark, who has been
taking lessons in the working Of universal
suffrage from very great master OF the art, TO
wit, Napoleon III, expected to get together a
constituent parliament which would have made
the King OF Prussia practically IL not by name Emperor
CT Germany. Austria which is essentially conscrva-
tive Power has given notice that she has convoked the
States Of Holsten send in their wishes the des
tnaten OF the Duchies to the present Frankfort Diet
and has fixed June II for the meeting Prussia says
this easW oe and promptly acting upon that opn-
ion she has sent army into Holsten to prevent the
States from meeting. SO stands the quarrel and be-
lievc torrents Of blood will flow before 1t is settled
Since writing the above have despatch
dated Vienna this day, which shows that events
arc progressing swiftly Austria takes the legal
point that tho decentralization" Of an interna-
tional treaty does not imply its immediate
annuation. Although the deGnitivc solution Of the
question Of the Duches is referred to the Diet Austria
claims maintain for the present her right to the excu
sive occupation Of Hosten under the Gasten Convention
and unless Prussia Immediately withdraws the troops
she has sent Hosteins thing which Prussia most
assuredly will doAustra will consider the step she
has taken q beLfl
Under these circumstances II is fully TO be expected
that Austria will forthwith invade Prussia with the
tensibe purpose OF sending sufficient army TO assert
her right in Hosten, unless indeed srateelcal consider
atoms should suggest the expedoncy OF commencing
hostilities in some other manner.