Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28

DO. .SchlesW1g .3bO,OOO
DO. Hamburg 100000
DO. .Lubec. 4O,OOO
Aggregate population ...............s 100000
These elements yield only moderate distributive popua-
on which, in country long inhabited by civilized and
provsrbsy active people, presupposes not generally very
productive SOIL The surface is mostly fiat gently slopng
much Of mashy But such " this country has
again became the theatre Of renewed display Of its share in
the great drama Of the world the people retaining the dis
ncve character which has strongly ndividuazed the
nations of insuar and peninsuar Europe. The combined
history Of this part of Europe is with the stamp of reality
continued epic The and before would
splendid landscape in the dark the by flashes
of lightning in night Whilst the great nations of
Western ASIA Southern Europe, and Northern Africa
rising and falling, deep mists hung nsular and PENN
sular Europe But if the Mortimer then barbarous
they were not idle. The spirit alive which, in after,
times brought into existence and maintained such kingdoms
as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Great Britain The
then living Of those who have exalted
human reason in modern ages.
Though volumes Of epic history have recorded dynases
and their deeds long anterior to the closing Of the age Of
Charemagne, that epoch may be taken that from which,
the present me the nations of Northern and Southern
Europe have acted and reacted each other In D. Sl3
the last year of his life, Charemagne entered into treaty
with Hemmng, Danish Prince, STIMULATING that the Eyder
river should form the boundary between Denmark and the
Fnkish empires the Danes abandon their conquess be-
yond or south Of that river
Anterior the Carlovngan age, Christianity has shed
some faint but benefcen beams the dark regions Of
Scandinavia and from the date Of the treaty have
ced the Gospel Sun never again entirely beyond tho Bal
tic but fearful and potraced struggle continued be-
tween humanity and barbarsm. The Scandinavian nations,
and
Improvement but their progress unsteady, slow, and
painfulsanguna every where else under similar cir
cumstances With Christianity political science advanced
provinces gradually coalesced into kingdoms commerce,
agriculture the mechanic arts and law assumed regularity
commerce supenduced cities, and slowly Hamburg
Atona Lubec Schleswig, Roschid, Copenhagen &C., as
marts which have survived the revolutions of thousand
years. This period is not fancifu but real II was about
A. D. $780, according the most accredited historical re-
cords which Denmark assumed to great degree the form
and extent has maintained to the present Time United
with Sweden and Norway and with England under
one monach at one epoch each remained whole in ITSELF
common frontier with Germany has at all times exposed
Depmar much more than Sweden to the influences Of Gen.
trail Europe but truly interesting to find that the present
posture of affairs only the repetition Of effects from
malous connexon Of the two Southern Provinces with, at
the same time that Kingdom and with Germany. What
pears as sudden outbreak only one Of seesof sangunay
conflicts on the ground, and from the cause de-
fecve and those defects pepetuated from age to
age by ill-defned political union.
The preceding suggests e-suggess arefection have
often made that in reading history the progesso time
tally but little regarded Events changes characters, all
pear to the mind in rapid succession and pass Ages
are reduced years. and years moments Thus what de-
manded ages and many successive generations to accomplish
appear to our rapid and unreAecve mental vision sudden
and what were the effects of adequate regard for
tuitous.
Three hundred and passed away from
the date Of the treaty with Charemagnc A. D. sl3, fixing
the Eyder river the boundary between the Dane and the
German The changes of nations had not in this long Pc
Rod stood still. Canute W. King of Denmark in 1889,
following the absurd and not yet entirely extinct custom Of
weakening kingdoms by creating ppanages in favor OF minor
branches created his brother Waldemar Duke Of Seswig,
having two years before bestowed him the dignity OF
knghhood. The feudal system had already taken deep
root in Denmark, it had 10 most parts of Southern
Europe and them in all after ages every where within
sphere of its influence contributed to sink the people to ser
ude and increase the facous power Of sacedota and
territorial nobility.
As far history has thrown light upon times and events SO
remote, the seeds war wsging in Southern Denmark
though before sown speedily vcgetaed vigorously and
then scatter noxious fruit The administrators oflhe Duchy
of scheswg proceeded they regarded oppression Of ne
people necessary policy, and in pursuit Of such views pro-
duced rebellion During the minority Of Duke Waidemar'
the administration of Schleswig committed to Bishop
waldemar Of Canue the First and who acted in 50 FAC
ious to induce the King to deprive him OF the
government Another rebellion the consequence Duke
Waldema made alliance with the Duke Of Hosten claimed
the Crown of Denmark, and continued if did no, commence
those discussions between Northern and Southern Denmark
which, from like have been often and recently cali
ed into mostdes,ructve action This wasfercey waged
and most angunsry in its progress but terminated by COM
pele victory the side of Denmark and the result was
illustrative Of the then CA. D. lls) condition Of that