The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-22

VI miAeu CuRfaCtef. IN the tCrm0r the
Slavic race and in the latter the Germans
predominate. Now the line leaves Aus.
trla and enters Prussia along the line of
the Oder. Prussian Silesia is more than
three.quarters German. Running North
with the Oder, the line crosses to the
left bank above Oppeln, recrosses the
river between Oppeln and Breig. md
strikes Posen at Kempin. This province
contains again mixed population, and
1t would be hard to draw line between
the nntionalities. The provinces of West
and East Prussia, formerly the domain
OF the German order, are now almost
altogether German, although they con-
tain many traces Of the Slavic race. But
these remnants of the former Inhabitants
are so scattered that we can assign them
no particular District.
In the Baltic provinces of Russia.
formerly also part of the territories of
the German order, German manners,
Language and education prevail in tho
cities. In Livonia, Estaonia and Kour-
land the educated classes, the nobility
and the clergy are altogether German;
only the rural population is non-Ger-
man, and this is particularly owing to
the efforts of the Russian Government
to make Russians out of them. Toward
Denmark, the Northern Districts of
SchieswIg contain q mixed population,
although the Danes seem to prevail
This line gives to tho German nationality
Il territory inhabited by more than co.
Oo0, 600 of people, and if King William
should undertake TO unite all these
countries under his sceptre, tho rest of
Europe would indeed have good cause
to tremble, particularly if France were
so weakened .iiat Il could no longer
make even show of resistance against
her powerful eighbor.-LouisrWc Cou-
7icr- Journal
LUxEMBURG TERRITORY NY.-Luxemburg
is bounded on the North by Liege, on
the East by Rhenish Prussia, on the
South by the French Department Of the
Nlosel!c, on the Southwest by Ardonnes
aud on the West by Namur Its area is
800 square miles, its population about
3900OO souls. It was governed for
generations by German Princes, and
then known as Lutzelburg. In tho year
1915, the Congress of Vienna voted it n
member of the German Confederation
rs Grand Dnchy, with the King of
the Netherlands as its ruler. In 1880. it
was divided between Belgium and Hol-
land, but the latter retained very little
beyond the fortress. In April, 1889, n
new treaty was made in London, by
which Belgium resigned part Of Linn
burg. to be united with tho portion Of
the King Of Holland. and which was
also made member of the German
Confederation. 1t is n very valuable
territory. The great Luxcm burg Rail
wny is finc work. The industrial re-
sources are very productive. Arion is
the capital. The Inhabitants arc Roman
Catholic in religion. The minority of
them are Walloons, the remainder mostly
Germans.
Luxemburg is German, and not
French, aud so are half dozen depart
ments of the French Empire. There
never was q distinct line of partition
drawn; and Luxembourg might be French
as easily rs Strasburg, and with rs little
violence to nationality. On the other
hand, the Germans are enabled to Sny
that Luxembourg did aud does actually
belong 10 Germany. It is only outside
the Germanic body by accident, or
pending the reconstruction Of the Con
federacy 1t belonged to the Germnnic
Empire ages ago, aud To- the Germanic
Confederation in 1866 81. 1t is still us
much portion Of Germany as Wurtcm-
berg or Baden would be had those States
abstalned from forming any new connec-
tion after the dissolution of the old
Bund. In point Of fact the Prnssiaus
look upon the Duchy much rs the Ameri-
eau Congress looks upon the Southern
States of the old Union. They deny
that it has nny right to scccdc, or form
part of any State but Germany, or even
remain independent. at public meet
lug at Berlin, in the year 1868, it w,s
resolved, not only that Luxembourg
must never be separated from Grmany,
but that it should be rc-incorporatel
"ith Germany ns soon rs possible, and
that no appeal to the inhabitants OF the
Duchy on the subject should be allowed.
This last resolution is probably less
arbitrary than il appears. It may,
indeed, be doubted whether Prussia
would willingly permit the Luxem-
burgers to become French, were they
ever SD mach inclined; but the decision
was directed, no doubt, against the
stratas'm OF universal suffrage. The
truth Of the whole story. however, lies
in the fact that the Germans. who,
before they had consolidated their ma
tional strength, would have purchased
the acqnic$c"nce Of France with Il larger
sop than Lnxenl'urg, arc disposed to