, 1863-12-30

Win ie Etau1touh NomlDatlon, voluntary
adyocAcs, and then ungracious abandonment,
Of beth Mcclellan and Lincoln, SO wildly
before our minds, we feel safe In predicting
that Grant will pc dropped before the ezpirl-
tion Of thirty days. Within that time tho
fever Of the Htrd!d, worked up to frantic
spasms only for tho object of attracting at
tentiou, will have enb5idea and it viii Be in
search Of another hero.
TIE War Eetwecn Germany md Dom
mark.
lFrom the N. 7. Tribune, Dec. 28,1
Tic long impending war between Germany
and Denmark has virtually begun. The Fed.
era1 Dict of Frankfort has ordered Federal
troops to march into Holstein, and the Dan.
lskGovcrnment, in accordance with q prc.
Tious Official announcement, regards this q.
declaration Of war. Thus another Of the
great European complications has ripcned,
in the course Of the year 1868, for solution
by the sword. 49,.
# Europe, like the United States, aaopted
as 9 rule in International wars the principle
Of neutrality, the conflict about SchlesWic
and Holstein would affect only Denmark and
Germany. iDut tho European powers, and in
particular the eo-called great powers, have q
dl1cftnt code Of laws, and III almost every
Question that dietnrbs the peace Of Europe
tley find some pretext , for interfsr-
Eemblance Of right, in tho :, complicated
Danisl-GerEan question By the celebrated
protocol Of 1859. Toreeeing that TIC royal
family OF Denmark would soon become ex-
iinft, and that in that case, If the established
]EW OF succession were not abandoned, the
.Danish monarchy would full to pieces Zone
relation Of tho last King being entitled to
succession in denmark Proper and another
| in tic Duchics,) number Of European Pow
eTs;uEdertook to set aside the succession
! laws of both Denmark Proper and one Of the
two Duchies, md to transfer the right Of Sue
cefsion in both the component parts Of the
Danish monarchy to u prince who was eati-
Denmark Proper approved Of this arrange
as The only enc that could prevent the dis
solution Of the Danish monarchy.
The people Of the two Duchies, on the
contrary, did not approve Of it, for, being
Germans, they preferred to avail themselves
Of the Glance which the extinction Of the
house ot Denmark gnyo to them, eFtn in tho
eyes Of the advocates Of the historic law, to
dissolve their union with Denmark Proper,
and to belong hcnceforth to Germany nlone.
Now that the death Of King Frederic VII has
brought on the crisis, the people Of Denmark
tions Of The Great Powers, the Prince of An
gpstcnburg, who is entitled to succession in
tie two Duchies, shall be stripped Of lis
righte, and tho two Duchies remain united
with Denmark. On the contrary, the people
Of the two Duchies insist that no foreign
power Las right to change their laws With
ont their consent, and they cntl upon the
States Of the German Confedency, Of which
Holstein forms part, to protect thcm in their
rights
duclng In Germany Is extraordinary. II tho
decision rs to what onght to be done in the
case lay in the hands Of 4 German Parlia-
support Of the cause of the Two Dnchies
would be at once resolved upon. The una
ninity Of the German people in this question
Is generally acknowledged, even by the cor
respondents Of the Enslisll papers, who vlo-
lcnt'y denounco the whole movement. Near
~ every German Legislature demands the
protection Of the two Duchies, and the nom
recognition Of tho Protocol Of 1852 The
most important Of these bodies, the Sccoul
Chamber Of Prnssia, adopted resolution de-
c]ariDg the Uuclies to be now separated from
Denmark, and the Prince Of Augustcabury
and among the latter were about thirty votes
Of the most advanced wing Of the dcmocra.
cy, which goce even further than tic mafori-
ty in IFS Willingness to support the people Of
tho Duchies, but objects to the recognition
Of the clnims Of a Prince.
II 6ympat1lZe in this question With Denmark.
All Of these powers, more or less, seek to
intimidate Germany, aud some Of them to
defend tho Protocol Of 1853 BY force Of arms
Tue German people everywhere declare them
selves ready to defend what they consider
their clear and natural right against any COM
biEation OF European princes, however pow
erfnl it may be. They are supported in this
view by number Of the smaller German
Governments, but-and here the greatest diff
iculty begine-they have not the support OF
the Governments OF Austria and Prussi:-
These two governments signed the Proto-
turn the schleswig- -Holstein movement is
now taking; for it IS clear to them TINT the
more is done and achieved in this question in
the uamc Of the German nation, the less is
done III the name OF Austria and Prussia, and
that in the same proportion in which the au-
thority of the German nation shall rise, that
Of Austrin and Prussia must decline Both
powers, therefore, are again anxious to settle
tho whole difficulty BY q compromise, and
declare their Willingness to abide by the Pro-
tocol Of 1859, and to recognize the King of
Denmark as the ruler Of the two Duchies.
But by their membership In the German
and Prussia-as long as they will not repudl.
ate laws which they themselves, In a hundred
instances, have been the first to enforce-are
to some extent bound by the decisions Of the
Federal Diet Mt Frankfort The proceedings
Of this body are, therefore, Of considerable
Importance for tic peace Of Europe As yet
the Diet has not pronounced on the question
Of succession. It has decided, with only
three negative votes, that the representative
of the King Of Denmark should be, for the
present, excluded from the Dict, and in this
1t has taken sides with the German people
against the Governments OF Austria and
Prussia, which, together with Luxem-
burg, cast the three votes Of the minor
ity. But subsequently proposition Of
Austria and Prussia to order "Fed-
cTsl execution" in HolstcIn instead OF, as
Bavaria proposed, a Federal occupation"
has been agreed upon by eight against seven
votes-the representative Of Luxemburg nb-
staining from voting. This is looked upon
as an Indication that Austria and Prussia may
yet possibly gain o majority Of the votes for
their views.
At all events, there will be In Germany It.
self conflict of far-rcaclling consequences
between the Governments and legislative
bodies which desire the execution Of what Is
clearly the national will, and Austria, Prus-
Elm, and their partizans among the German
Princes, which, for the sake of peace, are
ready to recognize the King Of Denmark as
Duke of Sch1eswig- -Holstein. The outbreak
Of actual hostilities between Germany and
Denmark will probably bring this conflict.
between Austria and PFnssIa on the one hand
and the mass of the German people on the
other, to speedy Issue.