New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-01
From Our Own Correspondent

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\ ATHENS, April g. 1863.
Greece has, through the ndcfstgable exertions OF
the English Government, at length found King in
the person Of tho second Of Prince Christian Of
Denmark. The intelligence Of his willingness to
accept the throne Of Greece was communicated by
telegraph TO cur Government through the Hon. Mr..
Elliott, ambassador Extraordinary here, and through
our Prime Minister, NJ. Valvs, to the National As.
sembly on the Both ult.-which Assembly, on his
motion, unanimously and BY standing declared him
King OF Greece, under the title Of George l..
King Of the Creeks amid the sccl9matous and
viyas both Of the members themselves and of the
audience. Immediately after this, the Assembly
passed the following resolutions:
The Second Greek National Assembly at Athens
| resolves:
! l. 1t proclaims unanimously Prince Christian
William Ferdinand Adophns George, second son Of
Prince Christian of Denmark, Constitutional King
Of the Greeks, under the title OF "George l., King
Of the Greeks"
.. His legal Successors shall profess the Anatolic
Orthodox faith.
g. A deputaiion Of three chosen from the members
of the Assembly shall proceed TO Copenhagen to offer
10 him tue crown Of Greece, in the name Of the
Greek nation.
Soon after this the Assembly ordered that dox-
oogy should be sung in the Cathedral Of Athens,
and illumination should take place for three sue
cessive nights throughout Greece.
Thus is ended one Of the thorny questions which
occupied the attention OF the Cabinets of Europe for
the last six months. There remains still, however,
great deal TO be done As you see in the debate OF
the House Of Commons, even the Englieh Govern.
ment itself is beginning to the Importance Of
Greece in the solution Of the Oriental question: and
TO recognize her claim on rome of the European
provinces and islands Of Turkey az just. /. is not
therefore, ct all improbable that the next step OF the
English Government will be 10 advise the Sultan 10
cede these provinces TO Greece. With her bOunda-
res 50 enlarged az 10 embrace the Ionian Islands
Thessaly, Epirus, and Crete, Greece will become
one OF the strongest second. rate Powers of Europe
and will put final stop 10 all ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on
the part OF the North; and in a few years later Il
will picce her capital III COngantnOrle thus Ioe!iE
iig tois ious-cl efished dream Vi eycy G,e,L. My
60. lr3ut a. Il che great Re, urhc 0l ue West too
Biay nave riaIc "a a. Q reformation AID L-A'tn-
ue6i o. ihe i-rst through 81. can i.iI Ate AID
civilization. l hope Size will exert & r chty illu.
ence throughout The world after tlo tetiein,Dt 81
her internal difficulties and troubles.
BY the way, came near forgetting an amusiug
Circumstance which happened the other day ia our
National Assembly. Inan-an EugIsnman by
birth, but a citizen Of the United States now and
a resident Of Boston--oiiered hiuself by letter as
candidate for the throne Of Greece lie said h.
was a married man, with two SONS and five daugh.
ters-ineaning, suppose, by this, that the question
OF succession will be secured by his election. OF
course 1t excited universal laughter. TO NE, how
ever, IT was very suggestive. 1t shows what pow.
ertul influence home naming bas even in the minds
oil those who are lyIng unCer the banners Of u Re-
public. Poor Englisbmen! they suppose that The
0reeks are 90 anxious to get King that they would
accept any one VINO would offer himself as a caudi-
Gave . lucy misunderstood us very much, however,
~ !, .hey tbink we are fond Of Kings We want
h"e now lcr our convenience and VIII send HIM of
rs soon MS That necessity passes away.
Odsece - Destined for republic, and she will
So"Ie W 'na' notwithstanding the many obstacles
~ "nieu she lie surrounded. nation without the
leass .int Oh aristocracy and with such raj
ASSOCIATIONS cannot but aim ut that standard of gov
usosI winch Its ancestors attained the high
es! point oil civilization, literature. and arr.
the day before yesterday, the Sntionsi A .,or0tl,
passed resolution BY which each Of its ,nr,nbsrs -
70 receive salary OF 800 dracnunas san n,r ,Do,
This act, however, in tie present diticp, ps S
country, excited universal indignatlon winch vas
manifested in the evening by .he people who
bed In great crowds around the iouses of thoss ',
spoke IN favor of 1t In the Assembly and ,rse,.'
them with tremendous shower Of stones thai broSs