New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-19

ally, With soldiers feelings, towards any quarter
where it appears imminent; aud as every one,
from a greater or less experience, feels himself
more capable of Judging, he takes proportion
atey greater interest in the subject, and would
like to trace anaogies and make comparisons
between themovements and actions of those bodies
of European troops which are world wide in their
fame aud those in wktch he has been engaged. /
There are fears of great European war; fears
not without foundation, and largely participated in
/ here; and many will consequently watch with |
/ great interest the movements made towards a
solution of the present difficulties. On these con
sfdersuons, and as mentioned in one of my late
letters PROPOSE to devote the present to resume
of she cause and progress of the present status of
affairs between Austria, Prussia and Italy think
ing that, as It was somewhssobscur and probably
had been Overlooked by sosne of your readers the
A Isubjectmight interest them. In this object / am
much assisted by the speeoh of NJ. Thiers the his
torian) pronounced few days since in the corps
| Iegislatif,' which prodeoed much excitement at
] the time, and has occzpied the attention Of The
4 French press ever since. shall avail myself of
some d the information contained therein, as we'll
4 as give you some of his conclusions. First, the
II primery causes of the whole dafeulty are the
5 Danish Duehies. OF Schleswig and Hol5tein,
thoRgh they are innocent causes, and it,
is by no fault Of theirs that things are
VI coEae to their present condition. These
Dvchies originally belonged 10 Denmark, they
N being the narrow strip Of land which unites
the Danish Islands to the Continent. This strip is
divided by the Elder into two parts-Helstein,
s which adjons Germany, and Schleswig, which is
| close to Jutland. Holsteia contains fasuy Ger
mans and is by this fact, and by position, really
German province whilst sohleswig is essentially
Danish and had never any connection with the
German Consideration. Nor had the government
s of the Germaa Confederation any right to tile GOV
=; ernment of either of the Duches, except, that in
Hostein in case Of any dispute in regard TO the
Constitution Of regularity of the government, it
was empowered to take charge of it by process Of
Federal execution, and hold it until the proper
authorities could decide the matter" Over
Schleswig, however, the government had not even
this right.
In the year 1s4S an attempt was made 10 disturb
Denmark in the possession of the Duahes, but
Europe intervened and peace was concluded in
1882 King Christian {tten on the Danish throne1,
fearing that after his death difficulties might arise
in regard to the government of the DucBies called
together the different powers Of Europe, and had
the matter arranged as he thought satisfactorily,
paying one branch of She Augustenbnrg family
ten millions Of francs for the cessation OF dis
i puted right they had to the crown.
e Thus all seemed secure. Hardly, however, was
t King Christian dead, when the attempts against
t the Duehies were renewed, and the Prince Of
b Augustenburg came forward as a candidate for
L the sovereignty of Holsten. This beingin dispute
n the Diet decreed a Federal execution on the
ground that Holstein was not properly constituted,
and Hanover and Sa1oly were empowered to
f carry out the decree, and their troops entered
Holstein. Ihe Danes recognized the regularity OF
these proceedings, and accordingly fetFed INTO
schlesWlg, determined there to defend themselves
Up to this time Austria and PRUSSIA haa taken
no part In the matter put Prussia suddenly ehanges
her polley, and offers the Germans to ASSIST them
against the Danes, and Austria JOINS IN the oher
Twas accepted, and 50 Ooo Aastrlans ana Frasslans
marched against the trohtleTs OF schlesWig' "hleh
was defended by lo,Ooo Danes. Ihey Iought, and
as matter 81 course the Danes were over
4 Whemed, Az TINS polnt Europe again lhterVenes'
and at a general conference ol the powers u was
: decided 10 separate the Duchles, leaving schies-
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