New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-02

AIM. Duri,s the short lived ex'steece OF ire Ger
u.n National Assembly ia Frsalf.,t, tee conquest
Ct sctleswiz. Holstein uss paramount 70 ~ over
ue,s important principles AID interests. Fls'd'ag
10 tie popular question, the kings and tne'r ses'-
lnti,t or conservative sdherents led the nation ~
the nose suppressed IFS revolutionary represents
tiye. snd qusnched, q! least partially the insar'
rectionary exhaustion. Whec, 6nally, the German
attempt at social AID political regeneratioa was
subdued, the two leading German p'wers' a"ssrls
and Prussia continued to create political capital out
CT the Hol,tsin question. They forced DeuuaTk 70
make certain concessions. France, England and
Ru,s. stood By the Danish Krg aaa in the protoco''
Of London ard Warsaw pacifcaticn guaranteed
20 Holsteipers Constitutional Government But
the irritation between Danes and Hol'teners was
not s..usged. After years Of angry discussions tho
Dani,h Government and legislative body formed
Constitution for the whole kingdom; but the Ho-
stepers refused to accept it, claiming the right Of
having a separate one with distinct government
ard administration. In this, Of course they are
backed and even stirred up by Germany BY her Gov
srnment,, professors and the press The journss
i.ts sre evidently as Illogical as the Cabinets, ap'
plsudrg Austria for her efforts in strar Cling soe
nationality and independence OF the Danuoisn
Princpa ities, in the same way that they sided VITA
her in le48-49 against the Lombard Venetian ns-
tona ity and independence.
Amtpz the bones Of contention between tie DAN.
i.h Government AID the Estates Of Holstein and
Lauenbers is the attempt Of the former to intro
duce into the latter uniform administration, prin-
cpslly over the domains which in the Duchies con-
sist of haiwicks and chapters, once feudsi prop
erty of the Roman Catholic Church, but since tne
Reformation admini,tered BY corporations mostly
composed Of mobiles. These various attempts OF
Denmark are considered by the leading German
powers as violation of the guaranteed German
rights Of the Duch;es. The initiative being taken
BY Prussia and Austria, the Federation has seized
hold Of the affair, ard the Duchies have sub
mittd to the latter formal complaint. Cor
mars-the sovereigns and plebeians-proclaim
that they consider this object as entirely
within the jurisdiction of the German pow
ers, denying to those outside any right of inter
ference. England, France, Russia, do not put such
c. Instruction en- treaties and protocols, aud they
consider the matter rather as q Danish domestic
iubroalio, ard in case Of the interference of the
+. dera,ion Is On international European affair.
The Federation might not only decide against
DEM ark but order Prussia and Austria, sword in
hand 10 enforce its decisions. To this, the allies
Ct Denmark might object. Denmark refused aud
yet Iefues to yield 10 the remOnstrances Of Prus.
sis and Austria, ard continues its work Of bringing
the whole kirgdo n to administrative unity aware
that IN the present mOmi Mt Of financial difficulties
70 power will dare to be frat in drawing the
sword.
Inmen,e excitement perysdes the whole OF Ger
many being, however, fairly matched by that not
only Of specific Da isb, but Of general Scandinavia
snism, raging violently in Sweden, and considering
tie Danish bioil with Germany as involving the
great scandinavian nationality This ideal Scandi.
nayis invokes the common father and god Odin; he
viii lead bis children not only beyond the Elder, but
beyond the Ellie, to repulse the encroachments Of
tie Germans. Father Odin will surely be troubled
in his Walhalla 10 coming to decision, as the
ultra Germans aud Liberals in songs, traditions and
worship for centuries on centuries, have not only
Gatteied him as their god, but made him drink to
il ebriety their Rhenish wine, while the Scandina.
VANS can only offer bin, at the best poor potato
whisky.