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

The troubles Of European diplomacy are endless.
The difficulty of the Danubian Principalities, not
yet dhpo,ed Of, is crowded by that of Holsteln,
Scbeswig, Lauenberg-yet more complicated, and,
perhaps, more menscug. Among the prominent
features Of this Scardioavo German question: is one
81. wig to what extent the policy Of European Cabi
nets is composed ofcontradctons. The same Pc Ters
which support certain principles in one conPlca'
top, oppose them in another. Thus France and
Russia prominently, and Prussia partly, wish aud
attempt to create on the Danube new nationality,
and to some ext ut an Independent State, while
Austria and England oppose it. In regard to Dem
mark and the Dachies. the question now feeding
protocols, notes, circulars, and other diplomatic
machinery, as we'll as the European press Austria
ard Prussia, in the name Of endangered German ma
tionaIty and interests make every effort to destroy
the unity aud eventually the integrity Of the king
Tom Of Denmark. They am to forcs upon the
King tie recognition of distinct Constitution, ad
mnistraten and official nationality of language for
his German dependencies, all Of which Austria
denies to Hupgarians aud to the Sclaves, and Prus
.ia to ibe Ducby of Po.en. England, France and
Russia support Denmark in virtue of former trea-
ties, as we'll as of the protocols of London and
Warsaw, signed by them in common with Austria
ard Prussia in 1550-jI.
TIE question Of the Hol.tein Duchies enjoys all
that confusion which is natural to every question
having German professors for godfathers. /.
reaches, in one direction, down to transactions col
cuded under medieval tenures, marriages inhsri
tauces. enteoTments; and, in smother, to more
modern notions Of races ard nssioualities. By the
former, the Duchies were unlt.d TO the Crown of
Denmark centuries ago; and By the agency of the
latter those lands On the Ei1er-the cradle Of our
uythical ancestors, the Anglo Ssxons-are to be
loOsened from their allegiance. Holsteln and
Lauenberg, beside belonging to the King Of Den
marx, form a part of the German Federation, and
ON this account not the Duchies but the King is
represented in the Diet, in Frankfort By special
diplomat acting as his, not their, attorney. Soon
after the revolution of Jaly, 1880, but, above al,
between le4O and 1s43 nationaties ia general then
national language, in many cases and In many prov
iuces different from the official or ruling one,
formed the shlbboeth Of Liberals in various points
Of Europe Mott noisy of all were the rationale
ties belated in more than one respect, almost for
gotten in history, ever charging and left behind BY
the onward cour,e Of events. Others, alive and
conprehendiDg clusters Of existing Independent
States sought to extend their characteristics over
sutdued races. Such a one is the German, and IN
the epoch between 1880 and lSi6, the Scandinavian
nationality, politically similar to the German, also
came into notice. The idea Of tn is to embrace,
in harmonious unity, Sweden, Norway and Den
m.rk-countres which notwithstanding their COM
mon orisin in the remotest ante historical times,
have stood on terms Of deadly epmity throughout
the Christian or modern era. Out of this general
Scandinavian nationality sprarg the special Danish
family, which, it seems is busiy engaged In spread
ing itself over its German dependencies. Already
some years previous to l-iS, German professors
and universities raised their voice in defense of the
Hosteiners, deploring the introduction there Of
uniform official language and administration, and the
old King Louis Of Bavaria joined in the chorus.
Pamphlets, songs and tOasts ovefaowed Germany
in favor Of the jeoparded nationality Of the Elder
A distant collateral branch Of the reigning House
in Denmark, that of H5lstein Augustenbu-g, pre-
fered claims to the sue .ession of Denmark after
the eventual extinction Of the present lineage; and,
for want Of better fortune, would have been salts
fed with detachiDg the Duchies, and becoming
their independent sovereign. The thunder Of 1915,
stirring up real and imaginary 'itaites, made
Schle,wig Ho.tein the reserved guard for German
Liberalism. Holsteiners were forced to take up
arms. German forces then came in from al sides
10 reconquer them for the then projected German
Umpire, and thus deadly war ssainst the Danes
ragged during that vivid epoch Of regeneration. The
soveregns Of Germany participated ir and led %
this national excitement, having soon discovered