The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-03
The Danish Question.

IRON the LoooOn Times, March 81
The DANISH government has, as we had antcj-
pated. given formal notice to the Court Of Berl,n
that the armstice OF Malmo shall expire on the
26th OF this month, and that the Danes are not DIS
convention beyond the period OF seven months for
which it was originally concluded 1t Is to be
hoped that since the term of the armistlce IS now
fixed, and the labors of The mediatny agents are
therefore confined tO definite PERIOD thu result of
theI exertons may be, at least the prel,mnaries
OF peace; and th'sexiecIHti0n is encouraged by the
modified tone OF the last commun,cat ema.
mating from the governments both of Denmark
aud Prussia. 1t Is sufficiently dscreditable to the
authors OF this unfortunate dispute, and to the
parties who venturtd to mix them selves up with
it, that six out Of the seven months for which the
arnlstlce OF the 18th OF August was concluded,
should have elapsed without any strenuous effort
10 settle the controversy. the sta,e OF Schl-swig
has continued throughout the winter to be deplO-
rable. The passions and disaffectIon called forth
by this war have lasted with she'd WIZ
lence IN the truce. The charges imposed nv this
state OF AIMED and uncertain peace. on the finances
OF Denmark, are exceedingly onerOus, and there
hide prospect OF any adequate comp, sst,on TO
her tor the rights which have been ndced and
invaded.
1t however. vain to regret the time which has
already been wasted For all practical PURPOSES
three days are as good seven months ia such
negotiation; and as the Prussian Minister in thus
country 10 armed with full powers, ii rests with
HIM 10 rescue his country from the very emb4r-
RAISING position in which II has been placed BY
the German faction IN Schleswig, and by the Ger.
man radicals. The declaration If Denmark tor
the termination of the armistice, and the attitude
Of the Northern powers, are significant intima.
tons that this question must now he settled and
the German parry have established no case, either
by argument or by arms, for interfering at all be.
tween the KING Of Denmark and his su6je cts north
OF the Eyder. The jud'cious course will be to
drop CLAIMS which It Is impossible to support, and
which have only been raised by representation
and excited national feelings; for the case IL one
which admits Of no CONCESSIONS of territorial
right, the authority Of the King OF Denmark being
IN Schleswig complete and lndef-ss,ble. All lhat
the cabinet Of Copenhagen, like that of Naples, re-
quiYes, is to be let alone within Is own domin.
ions; and setting apart the enormous quantity of
defamation sDo Indiscreet pledges to which the
Occupat.t of the Duchies by German troops has
gwen rise, there is nothing in the matter which
any two well ibtentioned ministers could not set
tie in quarter of an hour. The question of sue.
tssion, which is the only intricate part Of the
case, is not now open and has not been seriously
Taised and in all other respects the rights OF the
present King OF Denmark IN SchIeswig and Hol.
stein precisely what those of his father were
since 1915, and they are little open to conten-
ton as the rights of any sovereign in Europe.