The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-05
The Threatened War in Germany In.
teresting History Of the Schleswig.
Holstein Question.

: that tho President Of the German Federal
Diet had notified the Danish Govornmen,
that If in threo days Denmark does not CON,
ply with tho demands of tho Dict. the Fed
eral troops will enter Holsteiu. In vow o
this threatening state OF affairs, tho follow.
sng facts, written by German, and pub
iished in tho London Times, will bo read
with interest:
Cbar'omnngo declared Holsteir q proy.
'nce OF tho German Empire (so3,) his sue.
cessors, the goat Saxon Emperors. Henry
l.. Otto J., md Otto H., conquered schlos.
wig (oSl-o75) The town of schlesvip bo.
came tho scat of q Saxon bishop. The
province itself, however, having never been
formally incorporated, tho Congress of
Denmark Inherited doubt of n ,housond
years standing. Denmark got the benefit.
II any, OF that doubt. schleswig was not
considered to belong to The German Con.
federation.
l But the connection OF lIolstcin and Scbles.
wig is older than the German Band ard has
not boen abrogated by the settlement of
1918 By the Constitution granted by Wal.
demar, King of Denmark, 1896, distinct
pledge was given "tbat Scheswig shall nov.
or bo annexed to Denmark" The Dukes
otSchleswig died out in 1875, and the ccun.
try was united to Holstein. Erich. Kin, y,
Denmark, triod, it is truo, to disturb tba,
union, and the Counts of Holstein Ina,
schloswig for tweu.y.tbree years Q4la IA.
350 but the German Hansa having como IN
the rescue King Erich lost not onlv scbles.
wlg' but bis three crowns-Denmark Sve.
den and Norway, Q439)--Ericb's nepbew
Cristoph, OF Bavaria, succeeded in Denmark
| but died without issue. Tho Danes ofr,rod
tho vacant throne, first to Adolpbus VII
Dnko OF sch'eswig Hostoin. who declined
and then TO Christian |, of Oldepburg, who
asccnded Q449) Adolphus tho VIII hay.
ing died without issue, 1852 tho schleswip.
llols.oiners elected King Christian to bo
their Duke. lle declared in bis letters nat.
ont OF li6o, that the prelates, lords. ci,io,
and Inhabitants of Schleswig Holstoip bav.
ing elected him by their own free will and
out OF good will, to be their sovereign. and
haV'ng sworn their oath of allegiance to
him, no: as King of Denmark, but rs Dpko
OF Scheswig Hols,ein. the order of spccos.
sion IN those two duches shall mot bo nj.
tered, and belongs exclusively to tho male
line, whereas in Denmark, King Juan Otto
(99l-lol4) had introduced tho succession
of females.
Tho "capitulation" upon which hc signed
Tor himself, his heir and successors, is in fact
mo "slagan Charta" of Schlesw wig II Holsteip
ors nnd their Bill of Rights Those oro
the principal rights and privileges enacted
theroln; Schleswg and IIols,eu mover TO be
separated the citizens not to do any mill.
tary service out Of thoir country; no tax to
be imposed without the vote of tho Es,a,os
In Parliament assembled no currency tn
DO introduced which is not received at Ham.
burg and Lubbock citizens exclusively to
be appointed to public functions no citi.
zen to be judged BY q foreign tribunal-no
Dane, no foreigner to be their judges the
sovereign promises to mako no war w,thop,
inc consent OF parliament parliament to
meet every year. Every successor shall
confirm these privileges by his oath should
no object to take that oath, tho schIesvie.
llosseirors are at liberty to elect anv other
male descendant of Christian l to bo their
duke.
Since 1900 Denmark had begun 20 try to
infringe those privileges but tho people,
who arc tho sons of the old Saxons. and who
claim the same forefathers as the Epplisb
resisted and witbssood all those encroach.
ments.
Inc first Danish statesman who oponly
took tho limo ofproposing tho incorporn,ion
Of schleswig, was OrIa Lehman, 1896 His
party became powerful after tho death of !
King Frederick VI, Christian VIII wa, led ,
's that party to sign tho letter patent of |
lo4o tJuly 81 declaring the Danish (female) |
'rdor OF succession to be the rule forthwith ,
n the German Duchies. This was resisted {
Is breach of privilege. Tho Stakeholder /
'oSigncd, the Duke of Augustcnburg pro. y
csted, tho estates joined in tho protest. and =
brought the question before tho German
Diet. "Hinc lille ira" War broke on. in Y
s4S, and lasted, with q short interrup.iop d
'fter tho truce of Malmo, until July. is4o b
After Olmutz Austria undertook tho settle. t
nent of that long pending quarrel, and il
cied, IN TACT, as arbiter. The Austrian and q
russian plenipo'entiaries were Throughout, t
hose negotiations with Denmark. tho smokes. n
nen of tho Diet. Peaco was made, an Aus. il
rian army taviug occupied the Ducbies
Aus'ria and Prussia promised to settle the
uccossion question according to the wishes
Denmark, and acknowledge by Euro. '
ean transaction the principle of the integ. s
Ity of the Danish monarchy, under the v
ondtion that Denmark would fulfill faith. v
ully her engagement towards the Duchies a
espect their ancient privileges, nevor try to il
eparate thcm, and mover incorporate Il
chleswig into Denmark proper. j.
Tho German powers kept thoir word d
no treaty was signed in 1862. Did the f
lanes keep theirs7 Tho Danish Mipister Of a
'oreign Affairs, N. Bluhme, who directed in n
SOL and 1852 all these negotiations, has 8
nswered that question. The speech b. '