The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the Anglo.
American Press

al A-s l3i lOOOs
schIesWig.HoIstein. ana the anglo
American Press
From The VolESblan, ApFl ..
Anglo.American Journals hardly de
serve censure, because they under
stand nothing about the compl1cateC
Schleswig-Holstein question, aud daily
bump their heads against their German
readers by their lucubrations on this
topic. The dynastic questions that come
into play here have nointerest for them
the question of nationality which plays
the principal part in the game. can nc
more than specifically touch them
living, as they do, in the midst of q
Republic of States, the Popnlatton OF
which is composed ofsuch heterogeneous
nationalities; and the formal question
ofright, which can be reached only. af-
ter examining and digesting the treaties
and documents centuries old, the laws
regulating the Germanic Confederation,
the 'London Protocol" and dozen
other instruments, is SO complicated
that one would have to enter upon ex-
tensive juridical and diplomatics studies
to become as wise in the end, perhaps,
us he was before. $780,.
All that the Anglo-American papers
know of this question aboutSchleswig-
Holstein they have derived from the 1n-
terested English press. That the Eng
llsh, who were enthusiastic about the
nationality and right OF tie Magyars,
that most exotic OF tribes, which only
some centuries back came to Europe
from the distant boundaries of China,
retain no affection for their own Ger
man mother country, (Angeln, IN Aois-
tein,) is no matter OF surprise 1heS
are concerned about their supremacy
on The sea, and 10th to see the excellent
- r,P fh0aa coast lands
fall into the hands of Germany, or any
German power, which might easily
convert them into navy yards Tor
powerful German fleet. This is the
chief reason why the selfish English
desire the race from which they have
sprung and to which they are kindred,
to remain under. the hateful yoke OF
little, and therefore not dangerous
Denmark.
But what grounds have the Anglo
Americans to share this wish? They
saw no objections when, upon the death
of William ", of England and Han
over, Queen Victoria seeded in conse-
'quenee of the difference in the law of
succession in the Two countries. while
the Duke of Cumberland assembled the
thone of Hanover. Why should there
be u different judgment of public opin-
ion, with regard the Schleswig-HolsIe1n
when n case exactly analogous to the
one above mentioned, has arisen IN
Denmark. AS Hanover, even after the
elector of that State assembled the Eng
liSh throne, still remained u portion OF
the Germnnic Empire, and was subSe-
quently readmitted to the German
Union and confederation, SO Holstetn
remained a portion of the German realm
oven after one of its dukes had ascend
ed the Danish thronej and as the per-
sonal union between England and
Hanover expired with the demise OF
the last English king, in the same man
ner and by virtue of exactly similar
agreements, the personal union between
Denmark and the Elbe Duchtes (Which
are inseparnble as per contract) expired
with the death of Christian TX, King
of Denmark, the last of his race.
In American school ALIASES, 1t ls
true, Denmark, Scbleswigan Holstein,
are dnubed with one and the same color
and denoninated Denmark. but that
does not prove that they are Danish
provinces. These two States are no
more, in fact fnrleSS parts of Denmark,
than Florida is purt of Spain or Louis
lana OF France. They belong to Ger
many by the same, yea, by u greater,
right by which Texas and California
belong to the United States.
It is true that the two German Pow
ers, Austria and Prussia, (the latter
with the secret design to keep these
States for herself) took this matter out
of the hands of the confederation and
of the German people, and sent CO., ,0OO
men to SchleSwig-Holstetn to drive 45,-
600 Danes out of the Danneworses ana
the Duppel Notifications, and from the
entire German territory. This may ap-
pear ungenerous to the Americans, but
il WAS tue Germans and 1.-The Danes
that were Wronged by this proceeding,
and to the former only are the great
Powers responsible for it.
Yet lay all these considerations aside,
there Is one reason yet which ought 10
suffice the Americans to side with the
Germans in this affair-the reason that
Schleswig-Holstein can not and Will
not brook Danish rule. The .WeLgetSt,
or Dame Nature, or by whatever name
YOU may choose to call il, has myster1-
ously ordained that kindred natiops
should regard each other with a certain
and Russians hate each other more pro-
foundly than they hate the Celtic French
or the Germanic English; the Celtic ltal-
ians have no sympathy for the Celtic
French, and the Celtic Spaniards detest
the latter almost as cordially as they
Clispise the Portugese, with whom they
are SO closely connected. Just such Is
the feeling between SchIeswig- Hoistein
and the Danes. The former have no
fellow-feeling for these Scandana-
yinn Germans. They accuse them,
Justly or unjustly, of being treach-
erous and designing TO deprive
them of their rights, their Language
and nationality, their honor and their
welfare. Now, the Americans, owing
probably TO slight admixture OF Irish
blood, harbor very similar anttpathy
toward their English cousins. Did not
American ladies two years ngo enthu-
siastically trip about in the salons Of
New York with Moscovite naval oth-
GERS, redolent with whisky to the spite
of all old England? And probably II
Is we'll as it is. What would become
of the liberty of the world, and the In
dependent tdeyelopment OF the nations
ifall the tribes of the Germanic family,
If the English, Germans, Scandinavians
and North Americans, were to form out
one State and power, or if Russia should
succeed in uniting all the Slavonian
tribes, and France all the so-caned
letthese Schleswig- HolsteineFs alone.
It is their will not to be Danish ana
IndlI's IUiiL Is his Hedren.
RATHER ExcLUs1vE.-A Charleston,
s. c., paper of a recent date has the fol-
lowing advertisement:
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gentleman requires partial board IN
strictly southern family, where no Yam
KEGS are taken. Terms reasonable. Lo-
cality, about five minutes walk from
st. Michael's Church. Apply by letter
only to G. s., this office.