, 1863-09-26
The Schleswig Holstein Question,
Prospects Of a Danish War,
Correspondence Of the New York He1a1d-1
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Correspondence Of the New York Herald-1
ALroAA, Holstein, Aug. 81.
Among the questions of importance nov
agitating the mind Of Europe is another at-
tempted settlement Of the Danish Sch1esTIg
Hulstein difficulties, which, If broug ht to 4
WaE, God only knows where It will end The
crisis which is now at hand has been incuba.
ting. for some considerable time; bat the
shell WAS broken by the action Of the recent
Congress- OF the crowned he Ids at Frankfort.
You haye seen from statements In the Ger
man press TINT Denmark and Prussia declined
the invitation Of this royal conclaye-refnsed
to become parties to their deliberations, on
the plea that, Prussia having the largest ma.
jo1fty Of German populstion, the prior claim
tell to her In the organization or calling to-
gether Of such convention. However, the
result is, so far as the German States are con-
cerned, nothing could be decided upon with.
out the consent Of the absentecs, an unaui.
nous vote Of the Bund being necessary to ef.
feet change of the constitution.
Hence, falling to accomplish their object Ia
the construction Of German whole State,
they concluded {in spite Of a note from Dem
mark stating that any executive act touching
viewed as IN oct Of hostility, and treated as
such BY the Kings goyernment,) to demand
Of Denmark m immediate surrendering of
the duchies to o provincial form Of govern
ment, based upon former treaties, and more
In consonance with the feelings and desires
Of the people. The result Of this action on
the part Of the Diet elected an immediate re-
would only yield to this demand at the point
Of the bayonet; and to day 1t is rumored on
Change at Hamburg that the Diet have or
de1ed troops into Holstein. I, however,
doubt It; but It may prove to be the case. If
it is, the Danish troops now in camp at Rens..
burg and Kiel will retire into schleawig and
ported by their formidable works at Fredrick-
stadt, and then blockade the ports Of HAM
burg, Bremen md Lubbock.
nm informed Denmark has formed an a1If.
ance With Sweden, and that Swedlah soldiers
will march into Jutland and garrison all the
forts, 50 that the entire Danish army will oc-
fought and the strife be the hottest.
Tbs Danish army Is composed Of 80, 600 reg
ulars and reserve force Of $1,000, now In
camp. A large number Of these, however,
are drawn from the disadected duchies, and
In case Of hostilitles with other German States
are not to be relied npon, particularly as 1t
p1esD ps t ey Would BE- 5r s1s Wh the
best friends. In fact, the Danes do not trust
their German soldiers, even in times of peace,
but send them to foreign stations or to gar
rison duty in Jutland and Denmark proper,
placing Danish native troops in schleswig
and Ho1stein.
The difficulty complained Of By the duchies
Is one Of nationality, rather than opposition
to the Danish government The estates hare
German population, Holstein entirely SO,
and perhaps two thirds Of schleswig likewise.
In tie latter duchy Danish magistrates, cler-
gy, echoolmasters and police rnle throug ghout
Tie whole Of 1t, and they are compelled by
these officers to both speak and teach the
Danish language to their children. This, no
doubt, Is the CHEF fgrieyance complained Of by
the Schleswickers, and It seems strange that
arms. So 1t is, however, aud the German
States have to champion them through their
difficulty. But there is another most a,gra-
5atiog cause Of complaint is, taxation
without representation.