New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-09

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TIE singing societies occupied the front seats OF the
hall ard sang. the band accompanying them, songs
which excited the audience to vehement applause.
Ate, O'Clock the meeting organized by the choice
Of LEoPoIp BIRwIRIH as President and large nun
Der Of vice.PresdeIis and Secretaries.
The President made a brief speech, closing with q
solemn pledgs OF tho German nation that the German
pcore,of Scheswig Holsten Should not be abandoned
to a Danish King
Tie PRESIDENT announced that Committee had been
appointed do whatever might be done In this country
for the urtherance Of wishes Of the German people
Il constituted follows: Leopold Bierwith Fred
erick Kapp oswald Ottendorfer. Hermann Rose, Her.
mann Raster, Alfred Erhe William 0uiernaun, Franz
Betting, c. w Lott. George Mosle. johannes Lienau.
DR.. E. Kessmann Otto Mailer. Gustav SohvGb, Wm.
Greve aud Hugo wesendouck.
Ir REISHoLp SoLGER then introduced (amid
applaase). lie said that the principal reason q the
misunders standing IN relation 70 The Sceswg uoSteln
question that the King Of Denmark had BEEN ut the
same time. the legitimate Duke Of Schiesw IL Hostein.
for the people IL Schleswig Holstein 400 years ago
elected the King 81 Denmark for their Prince. lbls
~ what In diplomatic language. In called per
sonal nnion. although properly speaking tnefe is
no such rsationshP-no union at ai-when
tho chief Of commercial honse Ia elected presi'
dent OF srarosd company II effects no nnion between
the two. 10 Denmark and schlcswig liolstein were
each Independent countries With independent constu
ton.-thr under king and the other under duke.
the king and the luke being accidentally the same per
son. Such combinations were quite common in former
ases and have not BY any means become ertinct now.
Austria and Hungary. Norway and Sweden Rnssi'
! and Poland. nrc among the more prominent eIam
pies. when. 40 years sfu. the King III Denuars
hey ACCEPTED bis election Duke Of Sehleswig
oissin Ne sworc first hat "a accepted this election
rot King OF Denmark, butts lord u these realms
secondly that the dnchirs should remain together In
.epsrshle forever. This 10 the magma charta Of the
SAlessig Holstrin duohief, and dates nom AGO. The
Premier Of England objects "a this Constitution that II
j. 20 old-s strange objection for British peer who
date. the English Constitution from tho magns
chn,A q l2la Perhaps tho noble lord meant g
insinusie that the English arstocrecy was old
AMI ro,.sn, and could not with decency
continue 10 eIist Laughter aud applause. The
question. Mr. President with regard TO the Constitn
ton 10 not how long has lasted but whether stu
he,h and living in the hearts Of tho people. a Cogs
tuition which has lasted for than four hundred
years and for which the people are stu willing to make
themselves martyrs, Is legitimate In the most eomPre
hensye Il tho term and In such Asense the Con
s,iuton Of Schleswg lIolstcin Is Legitimate
20 tho prince and legitimate TO the people Legitimate
to ito r,atiye. legitimate 10 tho radios!
Legitimate 10 the whole German nation and 10 every
German heart, Tremendous opplause.l Nor Is II foi
more than twenty years that oven Dane has dared q
call In question their leg timaoy In the year ie<. for
the frat time schleswg Iolstein rights came TO DO
Sckeswig olstsin question. In that year one ussinp
made a motion In tue Danish Assembly. calling upon
tho King to declare that lenceforth the Duchles Of
Scblcswir Holstein were 10 form with the King
dom Of Denmark ono hereditary monarchy. in
d,rt,ibls forever Any one who should dare Il
write speak Against the proposition TO DO punished
for hi gh treason. Thus or gnated tho Schlesvis Hol
stein question which has since disturbed tho peace o.
Europe 1t originated yon perceive. In TIE notion Of
the sess Danish heart that King might do with the
existence OF nation Just be liked. The King replied
after two years bis famous letters patent Of the yea
is4G that he had tried hard for two years to hunt up In
the dust Of hi, archives sone forgotten document
which would furnish pretcnt Tor complying
With tho Dani.h request, he was happy TO say
tia, with regard Scheswg he had found something
but With regard TO Hosiou, what no had discovered
va, not sufficient. However. he had TT the same time
I been busy at different European Courts. &C. Ass1
rance, witch he had received such that be hoped
he would be able 10 establish the desired integrity Of
the Danish monarchy. l beg TO remark that the non
sense Of establishing Al integrity shich did not exist
not mne but is taken from his haestys letter Neither
the motou the King loer assert that there
Ii such an hereditary Danish monarchy ne1lsencs, brt
ihe one by asking It's establishments and the other by
promlsn H. distinctly aver that the independence o
Tho Duchies as sovereign and separate States vas an
s.iom In the minds OF tho Danes ~ late as 1896 lie,
when called before the German Diet Of which holstein
IA member to justify his leior distinctly declared
TINT be never had meant to do anything against either
tls Independence the old established union of the
Duchies The German Diet took act OF this declars
ton, and declared that It reserved its competency
20 Judge tho matter. Two years later tbe Revo
round through all the capitals OF Europe. On tho 2is
OF March Danish mob besegcd the kings palace, de
democratic constitution. and at tho same time
tho annexation Of tho Dnchy Of sehieSws 70 Denmark
Danish people asked from their Danish King In the rsi
place democratic constitution. aud the Danish King
granted 10 his Dsnish people that constitution 50 far
90 good. But .. the same time tho Danish people
asked Of the Danish King tho sumo constitution
for another people ~ sovereign as themselves,
Who had given them no commission 10 do anything Of
the kind The Danish King granted this also 10 hi.
Dannh subjects Still more the Danish people asked
Of their King TO make them present Of that foreign
peoples rights and Independence TO tear t on: nom
the Federal Union 70 which II belonged AID " make
Il q pruynos OF tho Danes The King Of Denmark In
his inc grace a. anted IL ALL Grest applause
This ladies and gentlemen. 10 the ScAeswg llosten
question Tho Danish King ID years ago made present
10 his subject Of rights and Independence nay Of the
very existence Of German people, ss u the matter
vers In relation 70 distant ssvages in an nneIploTed
region OF which the European discovcrcr takes posses
sIon without ceremony In tho Of his King What
Is the Schlesw TX Hosten question (Sonsaton What
| did Germany say TO this Germany Just thea Ia
i tho throes OF her national regeneration. The Danes
took possession of Schleswg before tho Duchies wsro
allie TO organize Resistance. PruIsa charged BY
| the German Central Power TO restore tho Duchy
| ~ tho Sohleswig- Iiolstein union. Scheswig was
roaken In day. But now European diplomacy stepped
in England and Russia ordered Prussia not ~ cross
the boundaries Of Denmark proper and Prussia obeyed
conducting for nine years which. under thoso cir
1 ounstances must OF necessity DO resuess Finally
Austria cane IN TO have her share In breaking down oil
German aspirations for National Union Both Powers
ordered the Scbleswig Hosteinors TO lay down their
| arms and surrender them tor the Danes. and
| concluded peace with Denmark on the terms
VI tle usting Mepea, As ,be Jssut VI ust