, 1866-07-06
The Ambition Of PtusatA-pf0t& OF TER
fjtor1AI Aegfandixement.


II the reader viii look at map Of Europe.
be WD at once recognize The justice Of the
smile By which Prussia, IN territorial confg-
uratiun, has been COMPARED to spread eagle.
The old provinces Of Eastern Prussia toEm
The right Wlng Of the bird; the electoral ter
sitory Of BtadendutE gives the back, and sils-
eia, Of which Mr., Carlyle has ]ately written So
coplotsly, makes very good tail. But the i'm
nee,thongb really not very tanctlul Is defective
in two raiher essential particulars. The left
wing OF the bird IS separated from the BODY,
and Il has no head OF beak. The Rhentsb
Provinces lu the West would form IN excel
lent counterpart to the provinces Of Old Prus-
sla in the East, but Hanover, Brunswick. and
Hesse Castle are interposed between thus wing
nnd the body Of the mounrchy and the ACCESS
Is only by military roads secured by treaty.
In the North OR On the Baltic the case is
worse. The eagle is there seen to be headless,
and little closer attention will presently
show where the he d should De. It would
lnll esncily OF the territories Of Sehleswis aud
uolstein, lntely torn from Denmark. There
would still be the little State Of Mecleaburg
cutting right across the neck, hut that, Il
Holstein were oace acnuired, would very soon
follow, as Prussia well knows lnd austria
perfectly understands: For years past, there
Iozc, Tho ambition OF Prnssin has been direct
ed TO one immediate objcct-the acquisition
of the Danish Duchies.
:, The beginning of the plot was concerted
ge1ment among the smaller States Of the
Confederation upon the questions Of Schles-
wig. uo1stein WINS certainly Germanic terri
torp, Schleswi~ as certainly was not but,
upon the preteDce that Schleswig and Hol-
stein were iudi ssolubly united, 1t was sou.ht
TO apply ia Schleswfg all the arguments ap-
piled to Holstein. These arguments we're 10
The effect that the king Of Denmark, who
was iawiul Duke Of Holstein, treated his
German ubjec&s In the Alehy unjnstly, aud
lncditated the incorporation OF the people
with the population Of Denmark proper.
Aesjnst Ibis consunmation the Germans re-
heiled, until at length the plot was brought
to the point Of 4 Federal execution against
the Daulsh Klcg. The troops Of the Cop,ed-
Grafton entered HolstcIn In the presumed in-
terests Of their German brethren, aud then
occurred the catastrophe. Prussia instantly
seized the long coveted opportunity, drove
the Federal troops from the scene, aud occu-
pied the Dnclles herself, Anstria shnring the
work with her. This done, II remained only
fer Prussia 10 get rid OF Austria, and the
conquest would be complete.
On the other band, Italy Is preparing very
important DIVERSION An army OF SOC, 600, In
cludinE volunteers, Is ready to be directed
agninst The Austrian forces In Venetia. A
navy OF considerable strength will Cooperate
against Venice. The Italian declaration Of
l0stillties may be expected every hour, II,
indeed. 1t has not been made. In another
week Central Europe will. be wrapped In q
Var extending from the ocean TO the Alrlatlc
a war Which will change the boundaries of
SiA tes, and finally destroy al that remains Of
the Treaties Of Vienna,