The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-31
The FchIeswlg.HoIsteIn Qae.tIon.


thst what is called the Schleswig Hol-
stein troubles will lead Germany into
war. We shall here state, 10 very few
wcrds, what sre the causes Of these
troubles
TIE kingdom Of Denmark consists of a
psomontery, which is almost . peninsula,
Jutting out from North Germany, and
several islands. CopenhsPen, the capi-
tai, is on the island of iceland. Tie
mainland consists of Denmark proper, to
the north, and schlssWig and HOlstein
20 The south. These two are German
Duehies. Ia these Duchies, which have
long been ANNEXED to Denmark, but never
thoroughly united, somewhat like the
connection of Ireland with Great Brit
ain.) the succession goes to male heirs
only, under the Salique law. In Den
marx, as in England, female can in
herit the crown. In 1913, the Duchies
broke into revolt 10 recover their indie
pendence, aud become part Of the German
Confederation. They were defeated and
gave in, chiefly through the Intervention
Of Russia and England, and in 1852, the
year following, compact, as to the sue
cession, was made, under which Prince
Christian, father Of the Princess of
Wales, became Ki9g of Denmark, on the
recent death Of Frederick VII.
King Frederick, who became King in
1848, had no children, and his heir pre-
sumptive was his uucle, Prince Ferdi-
nind, man fifteen years older than
himself, also childless. On their death,
the male line Of Danish sovsreigDs would
have been extinct and the Legitimate
claimant Of the DHchies (at least) would
have been Prince Frederic, head of the
Duchy Of Schleswig Holstein -Sonden-
bourg. Augusienbourg, the nearest rela-
ton, albeit, remote, to the late King
Frederick of Denmark. Bot ia 1852, a
Treaty was made-ratified by Russia,
England, Austria, Prussia, and nearly
every other great Power in Europe-by
which Prince Frederick of Augusten-
bourg was excluded from the succession,
and Prince Christian, cadet of the pre-
vious branch OF Schleswig- Holstein Son
denbourg- Glucksbourg, was constituted
heir, on the failure of the reigning royal
line, 10 all the dominions then united
under the sceptTe Of the King Of Den
mark. Il was avowed that Prince
Frederick Of Augustenbourg was ex-
Guided. though nearest relation, and
Prince Christian, of the previous line,
adopted a. heir of Denmark because the
first had taken the German and the other
had adhered TO TIE Danish side, in the
va Of 1s4s.
The Danish Parliament, very reluc-
family, and after two years delay,
adopted the treaty which conveyed the
szgcession to the German Prince Chris
tiab) The real heir-presumptive TO the
Grown died few months ago, and King
Frederick VII died early in October.
The treaty-appointed successor st once
assumed The title of Christian TX and
called on the Danes to swear allegiance
to him. This has been done, with some
few refusaIs, in Denmark proper, but the
Schleswig and Holstein Duchies refuse
to acknowledge him as their lawful ruler
and, (backed by the Dukes of Sake
Oobourg, luxembourg, and Baden Duke
Frederick Of Holsiein Augustenbourg
claims Schleswig and Holstein as right
ful heir. 1t is worthy Of notice that, in
1852, when the treaty was made giving
the succession TO Prince Christian, a sur
render Of all rights of succession was
made, for himself and sons,
by Prince Frederick of Holstein- Angus
tenbourg, TO whom was then handed over
the sum of $4,000, as the considera-
ton of this rurrender. He has had his
loaf, yet wants it again.
The question 70 be decided is wheth-
or Denmark is TO be curtsiled of Schl s.
wig and HOlstsin, her Southern prov
incep, or whether the Augustenbourg,
who sold his birth right in 1852, can
now claim 10 rute them. The inhabi-
tants of said provinces, il should be ad-
dsd, are generally in favor Of being
from Denmark and taken
into the German Confederation. The
three contemphbly. pretty Duchies of
SAKE CObourg, luxembourg, and Baden,
which support the claim of German pirnc
TO SchlesWig Holstein, have very little
means--physicaI, peounisry or moral of
backing up the Augustenburg
man. The rulers of the stin smaller
Duchies of SAxe-Meiningen, Anhault-
BerDburg, Schwarzburg Rudolstadt,
Reuts GIrez, AnhaIt- Denau Kothen,
Hesse HOmbourg, Schaumburg Lippe,
and Lich'enstein, are also in
favor of Schleswhig- HOlstein being de-
.sched from Denmark. They could
raise 10000 soldiers among
hem, if they called out their full force.
The army of Lichtenstein, one of these
little sOversignties, amounts
10 ninety-one soldiers, al told
Il Was thought probable that Hanover
md Bavaria would take part against
Denmark, and Prussia has had decided
Gaming on the same size, though she
signed the Treaty of 1852, by which
Duke Christians succession was estab-
ished, and Dake Frederick, Of August
,ubourg sold his birthright for money
Russia, England, France, and Belgium,
md probably Austria, will resist any
nfractiOn Of that tres.y. The question
tands in this very doubtful position,
md Christian TX, of Denmark, begins his
eign unauspiciOusly.-PLila. Press.