The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12
SCHLEsVvIC-HOLSTEIN.
An Explanation Of tile Question.
Prom the Cincinn atti Gazette


| From the CINCINNATI Gazette.
Denmark has $4,000 square miles, an
population, at the present time, of abou
2,S00, ,OOVpeople. 1t lies entirely on tn
deep tide water, gulfs, bays and inlets O
the North and Baltic seas. 1t is, therefore
easily defended by England against al
Europe, if she chooses to do So OF tha
hereafter. The government of Denmark
mas been the most despotic in Europe
but 1t should be mentioned to the credi
OF Its kings, that they have been tive cen
turies trying 10 make it better, aud what
ever liberal Institutions the country ha
are due to its monarohs, As is the cas-,
with Russia.
1t isfor doing just that, that the kini
OF Denmark has now got himself fint6 diff
Guilty. There is no dispute about ssligion
Tor Denmark is Of one epanien. 9th th<
exception of. y tsry few Catholics anc
Jaws, Denmark is Lutheran. What, then
I is the metter7 1t IS this:
! Holstein, making about one fifth oi
Denmark in population, is German prov
ince, and some of the privileges Of its aris-
tocracy are guaranteed by the German
Diet to the Holstein no5lesse, are there
called liberties. Great syn, pathy is got
up in Germany under the idea that their
HoisteIn brethren are, as they assume
to be deprived of some of their liberties
1t IS exactly the same sort Of liberty
/ which the barcns OF England contrac cted
! Tor with King John-the liberty of the
afistccIacy TO hold the lands, castles and
emoiuments of the country, while the
poor Saxon laeorer was haTlessed in with
oxen to plow the land for Norman knights
II - certain, however, that il is the priyi-
iescs Of the iIolstein noblesse, which were
guaranteed by the Gsrmanic confederation.
But what makes the political controversy ?
Is not HoIstein part Of Denmark? Ger
iainly. No part of Denmark is more
part Of it, or owes It's allegiance 10 the
king more than Holstein. Holstein has
been a part of Denmark 2J0 years, the
kings OF Denmark being dukes OF II olsten
Ioa simple minded American this is
enough. What right has anybody TO in.
,erfore? What claim can they set up
Why, by process of political lezerdenair,
whica. exists nowhere out of Germany
1t is simply this; though Holstein is
a6solutely parto Denmark, We; Holstein
IS also member Of the Gefmanic conied-
Grafton. Holsiein was German prov
ince, and as such is q member or the
German Diet, and the king OF Denmark
Of Holsteln. The German Diet, in its fed
sral relations, is composed of seventeen
classes, each having one vote. The tenth
class is Holstein, voting by the king of
Dshnafk In the general council there
are slxty>nins votes, of which three are
cast by Holstsin through the king Of Den
mark. Hence, IN this view Of the case, i:
is entirely reasonable that the German
confederation should held the king of
Denmark responsible fer bis federal obl;-
cations IN regard to Holstein, If there has
bcea any violation oftheIa EDt how does
that consist uiih his sovereignty over
lC.stc.n c. - absolute part ct Ais eomlH-
lens !. does net consist 81 sli. The
actuai collision has occurred thus The
king Of Denmark has attempted 10 give a
i.sw Caa-.;ty:iO7, or new laws Of some
sort 49, slsisiis Of v~hici, r~ c,o no. i<rJsrs,
10 li.s |oar!aiJns, ilo.s;ein iEcluGsd IL
Is .a'd ta@t these a:c IN conflict with priv
I'-gcE traateed Ly the German Diet
The Fsrm.n IgSt, ilsercfore. calls upon
tha .lsC o. benR,af. to withdraw h's OBJ
uaxiou- Institutions; the king Of Denmark
rsn.t ia f.. Ike German Diet says, you
snail the King says. we shall ss- about
t.at.. Then tue Diet fun.es and !Fcts,
GAIA :Gt i'- contingent, and maj iches Sax
EEr- ~ 'a..I~i~Li Li-NfIs ana LfssiaIS on
iLe E.ic. IN the mean time the great
powers sse there IS likely 10 ce a large ire
there. Austria i. rrs=iden, and Prussia
vice pre.Idort cf the confederation. 90
they step forward and say. Get out, yo1
sa.l! puppies, we great dogs will settle
''-.= question N-.- viii they settle i; ?
u7',;cju is aH nmpi;eious animal VIII
Toy orsn !; into The water. or on the laad ?
I.ey dare rot take Hoi,te;n from Dcn-
mark. ra- that would bo fatal p,ecedea;
a-ai"st Tic nonarehs. .Ecsiacs his, Eng
laHd would BOT te likely 10 a!.oy. Prussia
10 % rcrt'I Of the Ellie. Then, again
t'.rr- i Sweden aud Russia. Rat what
can they DO with this German Diet?-
Russia VIII cock up some sort OF COM
promise. which VIII amuse and mean
no;hing in fact