New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-16

gently to accept these propositions as, in case OF
refusal, he tho King) could not do anything FUR
ther for him. At the same time the Duke received
a similar lctter from Prince Albert ..
Under date of March 81, the Prussian Embassa-
dor at the Bundestag communicated to the Duke
the Danish propositions in writing.
According TO these propositions, the Government
at Copenhagen offered to pay by installmcnts to the
Duke of Augustcnburg for all his family estates in
Schleswig, the round sum Of 2,250,0O0 thaeH, pro-
vded the Duke would promise in his and the name
Of his family:
.'Htrer and vnde, circrmaances 10 oppose The mos
high' (ALLERHJcHsTZH Q. ROYAL) revolutions regard
ing the order Of srcctsson jor az idnds resht an"ed
under tie sceptsr of his Mssy the King Of Denmark o.
an erenssal Organization Of The monarchy"
This proposition was designated BY the Donisf
Government az an ultmatum for the acceptance OIL
refusal of which four weeks were allowed the Duke
for consideration. II in the course Of this stspa
lated time the proposition, should rot accepted
the Danish Government mould consider stse!f fre'
from any further obligation. i7- .
The question arises now, What can be tho mean
ing and purport of the declaration demanded to BE-
made by the Dukef That above all 1t does not
contain o renunciation Of any right Of succession
must be self-evdent to every one, for no mention
oven was made of the rights Of succession, much
less of their rcnunciation. The Duke Is required
to promise, in his own and tho name Of his family,
not 70 oppose resolutions In regard TO the order OF
succession, l. O., TO remain entirely passive. The
term "fan.,ly," used here, is obviously very
vague one. Are the children Of the Duke meant
by it, or also the Dukes brother and bis children,
as well as all cousins Of the Duke' All members
of the ducal family were Of age at that time. Mel
thor the Dukcrequired TO procure their consent
nor was he able to Judge for himself which persons
were included In the indefinite term "fdm2y."
The whole proposition of tho Danish Government
was designed as an ultimatum. and according to
the communication TO the Duke, he was OK
pccted either to accept or reject the proposition
as whole. Whether tho members Of tho Dukes
/" family" would consider themselves bound by o
declaration Of the Duke, which he was required to
make without their knowledge and cooperation,
was, under prevailing circumstances, TO him not
matter of consideration. The consequences have
been that the Dukes brother, as well as his oldest
son. did not consider their rights affected by that
declaration of their brother and father, and, as 0
matter of course, have protested against the new
order Of succession proposed by Denmark In regard
10 go. 10 DEHeehies Of Schleswig and Holstein.
Adjoined to the Danish propositions was lcttor
OF the Prusssn ambassador at the Bundestag TO
tho Duke of Augus'enburg, in which wss expressed
the Duke did not renornee his right
Of succession, but merely promised NOT 10 o1canee
his CLAIMS upon IL. In case Of extinction of the
male line Of tho Prince Of Gltcksbsrg, the dcclars-
ton Of the Duke should, moreover, be unpcjudicil,
and should not affect the claims of his house.
II has already been stated that the King Of
Prussia and Prince Albert had advised the Duke in
letters under their own hand to accept the Danish
Together with the communication Of
the proposition TO the Duke the King Of Prussia
more advised the Duke, through his ambassador, TO
accept the proposition, as otherwise there would be
room for srck erentuaiites Only as IL rouid be the
most hreiy wisA Of his Maesty the King to prerenf.
From other sources the Duke had boon informed
that other influential persons had made remarks
indicating that II he should not ac-
cept the proposition, means would be resorted TO
quences to his whole house. The friendly advice
of the King Of Prussia alone sufficient proof TO
the Duke that this report was not entirely un-
founded. He therefore decided TO choose the small
er Of two evils. In lettcr TO tho Prussian En-
bassador at tho Bundestsg, dated Frankfort, April
y, 1852, the Duke declared that:
Although the offered him for his estates was
much below uet sctual value. which. according to
subioinsd speeini taxation amounted 70 1900 900
thnlers after deduction Of hypothecsted debts, he
found himself nevertheless forced II accept the Dnnish
proposition In the fern communicated 10 him. bang
f"y eNars Of hs sentiments Of ne DaHish Government To-
rsrS him."
In the mean time the Duke requested the Prus-
sian ambassador to notify his Government of the
acceptance on his part Of the Danish proposition.
In Copenhagen they expected to have received
from the Duke some answer different from mere
acceptance aud q declaation, which, in form as
well as meaning, did not signify much. That this
So seems TO be evident from the fact that when
he Danish ambassador Count dc Bie-Brahe,
presented the Danish proposition TO the Prussian
Government, be tried 10 induce the Duke TO give
lis declaration in a somewhat different form from
hat in which tho proposition was made to the
Duke.
BY the Dukes declaration In writing 10 accept
he propositions PURE, the cndeavors OF the Danish
ambassador were totally frustrated.
The Danish Government had, through the Prus-
ian Government, promised to refund to the Dnko
III revenues 20 him unpaid from his estates as soon
a he would accept the Danish proposition. This
condition, however, was not complied with. When
he Prussian Government, according to the Dukes
cquest, urged upon the Danish Government tho
cccssity of fulfilling this promise, tho Minister
+ Foreign Affairs, Bluhrne, declared; Although
O could not deny that this promise was giyen.