The New York herald., 1851-09-18


The report of family compro mise having been
concluded, by which the succession to the Danish
throne is to revert TO Prince Christian, the youngest
brother Of Duke Charles of Schleswg Holstein SON.
derburg Glucksburg, has brought this question
once more under the notice Of che public. IL Is,
doubtless, an important one. The great powers,
whose signatures are appended to the celebrated
London protocols Of July, 1880, have stamped il
such, by declaring their approval Of the plaus en-
tertained by the King Of Denmark, Tor regulating
the succession in such manner as to preserve the
present Danish dominions entire. In signing these
protocols 1T must not be supposed that the several
governments were desirous Of countenaucing any
Illegal forcible measures, which the just rights
Of claimants ID the throne could be prejudiced I;
ard the selection Of Prince Christian has not yet
beenformally approved Of, the English public oIght
to learn upon what ground it has been made, ard
whether it is just or expedient one.
Doubtless the main, the ACKNOWLEDGED, mott ye
Of his selection is to dsprive the Augustenburg
branch OF the royal family Of all chan;c Of success
sion, by placing prince upon the throne who al
ready possesses three healthy sons, and who is not
without prospect Of an increase to his family But
in selecting Prince Christian, the Danish diploma
lists have sought 20 give to their proceedings the
semblance Of legality In carrying out This able
plas, they have caught themselves in their owa
trap; for the result Of their scheme is, that they
have selected prince whose claims to the throne
inferior to several dozen other members Of the
royal family. IL certainly was a cunning contri-
vance when the Danish government induced certain
heirs in prospect TO rcnounce their rig hts In favor
Of other claimants, with titles inferior to their own.
But by pursuing that course, they themselves ac-
knowledge the Justice Of consulting and the irjus-
tice of overlooking, late claimants Never
theless, this has been done, and that most glarng
ly, as can be instantly proved.
On the death Of the present hing Of Denmark,
the throne reserts TO his uncic, Prince Ferdinand
"A very old man, without children, on whose death
the Princess Charlotte would ascend the throne.
] his princess is the widow Of Prince William Of
Hesse, by whom she has several children living.
Among them is daughter, who Ia married TO Prince
Christian Of Glucksburg. Te place this Prince in
immediate succession TO the throne, Princess Char
lotte and her elder children renOunce their rights
10 favor Of the wife Of Prince Christian, who again
renounces in favor Of her hui band. But her hus-
band is not in the direct line Of succession. Between
bin and The throne, he being Of the second line Of
the junior branch, there are two prin:esses OF the
70, al house the Augustenburg family, and, II am
not much mistaken, the royal iamilie of Baden aud
Saxony. Here, then, the legality Of the Danish
scheme hssi1 most paipably But the llegality
,.s @ ssT1s which Ss'S5e1s seus. to ss the ass TSy,
sion TO the throne, the male and female children
Of the mrle shall succeed before the male or fe-
male chliror Of the female. Princes Charlotte
belongs 10 the ale branch, and naturally slc-
Gee is 20 the throne on the death OF Prince Ferd-
nsLd; bu. the case is no; 50 with her children
The wife Of Prince Christian belongs to the {" fe.
male children Of the female" ana has no claim
whatever IL there are other descendants Of the
male still living There stu living two dsugh-
tiers Of Frederick VI who was grandlatier's
half brothers son 10 the present king. TEs eldest
Il married to her cousin, Prince Ferdinand, the
heir apparent to the throne and the younger,
Who was divorced, in l-3I, from the present k,tg,
has sin,o married Duke Charles oi Glucksburg,
the elder brother Of Prince Cbristian, the prince
selected to gu the thrJne. Neither Of tEese
rrinccsscs ao young, but there IL not Iauch aiier-
enco between their ages and that Of the Princess
Charlotte, the Sccord heir to the throne, and the
mother. in law Of Prince Christian. IL, however,
either OF them survive the Pfncess ChaI. .otte,
and neither Of them have resigned their claims,
the children OF that princess are im nediately ex.
oluded by the paragraph of the royal statute just
quoted, aud the success ion TO the throne merges
into the Augustenburg family. The Intermediate
claimants have not been askedtO resign perhaps,
because The Danish government believe the sen
tcnce Of exile, which they have pronounced
against the Duke Of Augustenburg and his sons,
to quash their claims, or because they hope, By
keeping that prince out Of the posse sson Of his
estates, they may drive him, by pecuniary emblr-
rsssment, 70 cede his rights to the throne in order
10 obtain his property. There Is very little justice
in such proceeding and II the powers Of Europe
solcmnly sanction IL, they will bs aiding another
item 60 the account Of unjust and scandalous ac-
tions which is accumulating against them.
There is another point Of view from which this
question must be regarded. II arises from the die
ference of the law Of succession in the Duches Of
Schlesv ig IIolstein and in Denmark. Historical
research has cleared up al doubts with respect to
The Duchy Of Schleswig, which, like its unfortunate
relation, Holstein, can only be governed By male
sovereien. Salic law Is not recognized In either.
The selecton of Prince Christian, the husband Of
female descendant of ths royal family, is herein
more unfortunate than ever IL the great powers
ofEurope persist in placing him upon the throne,
they must cause the people Of the duches still more
firmly TO credit the assertion that their apparent
protection and support Of legal and legitimate mes
sures is only an enormous sham Their forces may
uphold Illegal king upon the Danish throne, but
they may rely upon Il that ct the very 6rst oppor
tuni'y which is afforded TO them, the duchies will