The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18
The Question Between Denmark IN
GERMANY.

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active and very drm.
The Question Between Denmark and
Germany.
The latest advices from Europe show that
England has at last openly taken stand on
the Schleswig- Holstein affair, and has virtually
protested against the occupation Of these
Duchies by the Germans.
As this question bids fair to embroil the
nations Of Europe in a struggle, we deem II of
importance that the public should have rs
clear an understanding of it as we can obtain
from the mass Of contradictory matter which
now foods the European journals upon the
subject. We append q map Of schleswig-
Holstein and explanations, ybich will,
| we hope, enable the reader to come to
a just conclusion in the matter. From the
earliest time the province formerly and even
now frequently called South Jutland (Sonder-
Jutland) has been Danish in language, manners
and political institutions. 1t was on the Elder,
its southern frontier, that King Godfrey fought
against Charemagne 1t was on the SHE, on
which the town Of Schleswig is seated, that the
apostle of the north baptized the 6rst Danes,
&C., who became Christians. During the vicis-
STUDIES of the Middle Ages the Kings of Dem
mark often gave portions Of Schleswig, or South
Jutland, in fef to their brothers or sons, who
occasionally formed alliances with the German
counts of different parts of Holstein, and
fomented troubles in the State. In 1871
Schlsswig, returned entirely under the imme-
date domination of the. King, was indeed re-
stored to the Danish crown, and was recognized
and guaranteed as Danish by France and Eng
land. Such it has remained from that time to
the present day. Some of the Danish mon
archs in the present century, with the view Of
attaching Holstein to Denmark by means Of
Schleswig, organized q part Of the administra-
ton Of the latter country ia common with that
of Holstein. A representative constitut ion
having been granted to the duchies in the year
1S46, conflict of races was inaugurated soon
afterwards between the German population Of
the Schleswig Holstein aud the Danes. This
continued with more or less intensity to the
year 1913, when the German element in the
duchies, aided by sympathizers from the Ger
man confederation, expelled the Danes. The
Danes soon afterwards, recovered the greater
portion Of Schleswig, and finally the authority
of King Frederick the Seventh was re-cstab-
lished in both duchies by various conventions
held in 1850 and 1851.
In accordance with the compromise Of
1852 Schleswig preserved its separate
ministry, its superior tribunal, its pro-
vincial representation and legislation, &c.
The provincial assemblies of Holstein were
re-established by the constitutional law Of
June IL, 1854; those of Schleswig by that
of February Is, 1854. The representation
and legislation common to the whole Of the
monarchy were settled by the common con.
stitution Of October 2, 1856. During tho first
two sessions Of the common representative
assembly (Rigsraad) the Holstein deputies
attended. But, feeling annoyed because they
could not exercise superior and preponderating
influence, aud because, like members Of 9th or
provinces, their number was 10 proportion 10
the population they represented, they ended
by absenting themselves from the Rigsraad, by
organizing in Holstein systematic opposition
against the government, and by obtaining ac-
ton favorable to their pretensions on the part
Of the Germanic Diet. Influenced by the reit-
Grated mensces OF the Confederation, the
Danish government consented, on the 9th Of
November 1858, to abrogate, as far - Hol-
stein and Lauenburg were concerned, the COM
| mon constitution of October 2, 1855, which
| from that time naturally remained in force in
Denmark and Schleswig only. Thereupon the
Diet Of Frankfort declared itself satisfied and
suspended its coercive measures Tho Danish
government continued, by conciliatory mea-
ures, to endeavor to propitiate the factious
- &c - I.,t Iii A. oaco r.: -
The death Of the late King OF Denmark, Frede-
rick VII, gave the Germanic Confederation
an opportunity to trump up claim to Schles
wig-Holstein and Lauenburg In favor Of the
Duke Of Augustenburg. 1t is needless to add
that this claim is made without shadow OF
right and in the face of the treaty Of 1852, to
which Prussia and Austria were parties II is
evident that, spite of these facts, tho Germanic
Confederation seems determined to rob Chris.
tan TX. Of these provinces Unaided Den
mark can accomplish nothing with her two
millions Of people against thirty millions Of
Germans. But Sweden and Norway are with
Denmark, and 1t is believed that not only
England, bu. France, will side with the weaker
party. What course Prussia and Austria will
pursue 1t is as yet difficult TO say. The govern
ments may desire to stand by the treaty OF
1852; but the people ere nrm In their deter
mination to break the treaty, and 1t remains to
be seen whether they or their rulers will be
the more powerful Underneath this excite
ment there Is Q strong current Of revolutionary
feeling apparent, which induces the people OF
Germany to force the action Of their govern
ments. We await the developments Of this
question, fraught with menaces against the
peace Of all Europe.
| PRAcE OR SrARvATIoS-The editor Of the
Daily Progress, published at Raleigh, N. O.,
speaks right out In meeting. "Peace,r says he,