New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-24

may now be regarded as fully undone, the ques-
ton arises whether King Christian TX has any
right to even the crown of Denmark Proper.
His claim rests solely upon the London Treaty.
and with the abolition of that treaty, the claims
of other, nearer relations to the late king
Of Denmark might seem to 10 revived.
We learn, indeed, that Prince Frederic
of Hesse, who in 1859 resigned his claims TO
the throne Of Denmark which accorded that OF
the present king, regards his resignation as be-
ing cancelled by the withdrawal OF the Great
Powers from the London Treaty and that in @
diplomatic note addressed to the Great Powers he
re-asserts his rights. This prince is also the heir
presumptive to the electorate of Hesse Cassol,
and should he be successful in the assertion OF
his claims, Denmark will be once more united
with a German state. It is, however, very
doubtful whether any heed viii be given to this
protest The Danish people will be by no
means eager 70 have their destiny again con
neoeed with German state, and the Great
Powers are glad TO have finally got rid OF
complication which has more than once threat
ened oil Europe with war.
These successive ;querrels are, however, well
calculated to bring the outer historical law into
contempt One of the German papers thus indi-
Gates the intrigue to which this controversy has
given rise:
As every well educated knows. my master tho
noble knight Don QuIote has promised to me ior SER
yices rendered to him, an Island and goyernoTshpi
and on that occasion (}ook L. he remarked; ."
already told you. Sancho. ,ou must not be grieved
For II the Island should ri, there - 'iU ne
Eipgdow of Denmark. etc. keyinR on TINS solemn
promise hereby protest soenny against the right
Of the IN gucksbnrg line (glnck in German meaning
"luck) 10 succession in Denmark as against aAy 81
tack attempted At Berlin. Vienna, or Frankfort upon
the integrity OF the Danish monarchy and adhrre;
with nv colleagues In England 10 tho London treaty
SAscuo PAszA eldest Preendcr 10 tho DANISH Ihione'
In Germany, the animosity between Prussia
and the minor States continues, and exciting
language is used on both sides. 1t is, however,
not probable that it will lead to q civil war.
Every German Government has too much at
stake in a civil war, not to wish sincerely that
il NAV be avoided; ard it seems-as if an esperi-
ment to satisfy all parties has been found. The
Duke of Augustenburg lays claim only
TO the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein,
hut not to tina, Of Lauenburg, which
has likewise been ceded to the Allied
Powers by Denmark. This duchy OF Lauen-
burg. which contains about $4,000 inhabitants
and Yields an annual revenue of about 2OO, COO
thalers, is claimed by Prussia rs COM
pensation for the expenditure which she has
made in the interest Of the duchies, and as
10 German prince can lay to il any reasonable
claim, the wish of Prussia will probably not
meet with much opposition. Thus Prussia
would get C. territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and the
Schleswig Holsteincrs the Prince of AuguSten.
burg.
The English and French papers which believe in
the imminence of civil war in Germany,Gs an I'M
mediate consequence of the divergng views in
the Schleswig Holstcn question, are likely to be
mistaken. For the present. ii is to all the Cow
ernments of Germany Of too great importance
TO cultivate peaceablc relations with regard to
each other, and each Of them will shrink back
from war Bot ere long the union movements
among tho German people will bring up new
difficulties.