The New York herald., 1870-10-22

nectlon with the Duchy OF HOlstein, which was
Il happened, uniortunately that this scheme Of
policy was made pretext by Prussia for the attack
on Denmark In 1854, which resulted IN tle
monarchy. The party was sheved for while
after the fatal year OF 1864; but very lately
through the coalition between their party and the
liberal landed proprietOrs, and II has constantly
enoyed the support OF the educated middle classes.
groups, right and "left centre,' and while In the
Landsthing these groups make essentially one
In which assembly the fright centre" forms the
right wing OF the .'Thing"a proper right oeing
ana a 1he iny IL narticuary
by the small pr0prietors OF the SOIL the "B0ndes.n
THE FRANCHISE.
The Danish peasants, who up to the close of the
last century were little better than serfs and only
In lS4S received equal rights with the other estates
one could be found In the kingdom who could not
read and write. They are consequently more than
any other class liable 10 be led by men who
not always by knowledge or ability are entitled
to the amount Of influence they exercise
The party OF the left is again divided In three dis
tinct groups one, which has Its headquarters among
the Jutish pcasants another, which heads the pea
santry or the Danish isles, and third, which has
taken It's name from tnat OF the poet and theoOgian
Grundtwig, whose peculiar religious and political
tenets have been adopted by II. The common name
for members OF these three groups IL the B0ndeven.
are the whole rather cosmopolitan In their views
and the most radical Of the three branches. The
followers OF Gr9ndtwig are. on the contrary very
the middle ground between the two others. Last
year, however the three groups amaigamated
FoisennS, which @ Is made MAJ p patent .a to-day by BY
ssctn the sassr and the
wing Is in the direction OF country reforms and to
some OF It's members also radical ecclesiastical re-
o an s
Danish radicals s that they do not subscribe to
Of the dogmas which are the main pillars Of strength
royalistic In their tendencies. Republican ideas,
which, on the whole, lind but little acceptance in
Denmark. are indlnerently represented In the LETT
centre and by the followers OF Grandhwig.
PARTY LEADERS,
The chiefs OF the right wing may be said to be the
greatest landed proprietor OF the Kingdom, aud the
former Minister OF the Interior, Estrup. The &C.
knoWledged leader OF the national liberal party IL
the present Minister OF Education, Hall. Other dis
tinguished men Of the same party are--the present
Minister OF Justice, kreger; the Minister OF Finance,
Fenger the TWO editors, Bile and Plough the former
OF Dagbadet, the latter OF Fad7etdudet, and Prot.
Fredericksen Tie most influential men or the left
arc J. A. Hansen, emphatcally sell-made man,
TO his present position solely by his own exer.
nons and ability the old lawyer, b. Christensen, and
Colonel Tcherning. ~. -@->~s s'-s
81. VISIT FROM FRENCH 'sRED.n
Denmark has Ill these DAYS been visited by one OF
the red republicans Of France certain NJ rIuillier
formerly an officer In the navy, who achieved some
notoriety during the empire by challenging number
OF editors and by his letters to the French Minister
OF Marine, which resulted IN his being arrested
After the republic was proclaimed he was appointed
colonel OF battalion OF National GUARDS, recruited
IN one OF the artisan quarters in Paris ana associated
himself With General Cluseret lseems, however, that
the provisional government found his presence incon
venent, and, TO be rid OF him. he was sent TO C0pen
hagen on errand TO the French Baltic 1eet, which,
In the meanwhile, had been recalled without hls
knowledge. When he arrived here he found that the
fleet had left, and thar he had been sent on ioo's
errand. he first turned up III the town OF Aarhuus,
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being arrested. After his liberation he proceeded to
Copenhagen, where he stayed for week or sO saun
tering about on the streets In a semlmilitary COS
tune. lie has now LETT the country LII steamer for
England on his return to France, where he, no
doubt. intends to have reckoning with the govern
ment which sent him on this wild goose chase TO the
North.