The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-11


respondent, the following letter written
by Professor Paul Sinding author OF
the History of Scandinavia, on the
Scleswig, Tor as we write it,) Schles-
wig Holstein question, that is now agi-
tating not only all Europe, but also at
tracing more than ordinary attention in
this country, together with the remarks
of our correspondent thereon. AS this
subject is now threatening to bring on a
general European War, it will prove
of sufficient interest to our readers to
ask for the letter careful perusal.
For cemeteries Sleswig has been sub.
ject to the rule of the Danish Kings.
Sleswig, anciently called Anglia, being
held as a Danish Province, of the Dan
ish Crown, ruled according to the code
of the Jutland law book, given by the
Danish King, Wa,demas IL. in the
year 1889, up to this very day an al
most entire Danish-speaking province,
and considered by all European pow
ers and treaties an inseparable part of
the Danish body. Holstein, anciently
called Northalbingia, being, it is true,
male fief of the German Empire, was
at times subject TO the Danish Kings
as Counts of Holstein, at other times to
Counts independent of Denmark, until
the year 2459, when the Danish King
and his successors male descendants
were elected Dukes of Holstein, an
election ratified by the German Emper-
or, Frederick Ill, who then, upon the
request of the Danish King, Christian
l., elevated Holstein from an Earldom
to a Dukedom. Violently to wrest
these two Provinces from the crown of
Denmark, to annex the entire Danish
Province, Sleswig, to the German Con-
federacy, to which it has never be-
lOnged, and by its annexation to Hol-
stein, to create large Sleswig- Holstein
Dukedom, which should have nothing
more to do with the Danish Crown,
was the object of the scandalous cru
SADIE waged against Denmark in 1s4s
and the two subsequent years, by the
treacherous Duke of Augustenburg,
the ring leader of the rebellion, and
supported by all Germany; a crusade,
however, then crushed by the undaun-
ted bravery of the Danes, and result
ing in the maintenance of Denmark's
Independence, nationality and ancient
territories, the result thus proving
that the Danes, only handful of PEG.
pie, when compared to all Germany,
had not degenerated from the bravery,
perseverance and spirit of their fearless
ancestors, the grim -visaged Sea-Kings
and bearded Vikings. But a new cru
SADIE from Germany, of homogeneous
character, based upon the same villain.
Gus principles as the former one, is now
again threatening Denmark's indepen.
dence, integrity and nationality.
The writer now proposes to let his
tory speak, and an intelligent public
may Judge for itself Godtred, King
of Denmark, pr detected the Holsteiners
then called Saxons, against Chasle
magne. His successor, Hemming
made peace with the Emperor in sll
by which peace the river Elder, which
separates Sleswig from Holstein, wa!
appointed the limit between Denmark
and Germany, and in 900, Thyre Dan
nebod, the Queen of the Danish King
Corn the Old, founded Dannevirke, {
fortified wall across Sleswig, to protec
Denmark against in roads of the Ger
mans. But Sleswig, bordering OF
Germany, the German Emperors were
continually eager of getting possession
of Ii, when, finally, in 1926, Canut,
the Great, King of Denmark and Eng
land, visited the German Emperor
Conrad the H., whom he induced t.
renOunce all future claim to ;he Mark
graviate of Sleswig, as it then wal
called. In the 18th century it was ele
waited to a Duchy, and the ducal digni
ty of Sleswig has since invariably beer
invested either in the Danish King him
self, or in whOmsoever of his relations
he was pleased to invest it, the dukes
of course taking the oath of allegianc,
to the Danish Crown. Nevertheless
this system of dividing Sleswis
amongst the Kings brethren or rela
tives, a system adopted and adhered t.
for long series of years was of course
pregnant of the most ruinous conse
quences to the solid interests of til,
Danish body. Finally, sure prospec
OF uniting Sleswig with the kingdom
presented itself at the death of tn,
Duke Adolphus WILL, who died with
out issue, 1859, but instead of incorpo
rating it as an escheated fief, Christian
l caused himself to be elected Duke O
Sleswig and Count of HoIstein, which
now, as above mentioned, was elevated
from an Earldom to "a Dukedom, tn,
Representatives of the political body o
Holstein securing to themselves tn,
right of choosing their Dukes amongs
the DANISH Kings and his successors
male heirs, according to the Salic law
AT length, all controversy concerning
Sleswig was brought to close by th,
treaty of 1920, when Sweden, who hat
sided with the rebellious Duke, pledge,
herself no more to assist the Duke, ant
England and France guaranteed t,
Denmark the whole Duchy OF Sleswig
and houpd tho Salvos ~ dofond nan