The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-10
SCHLESWIG.

bfshAkEs Confederation oFTHE GAR.
lBerlln Correspondent OF the New York
Wold.1
There seems TO be little doubt that
Prince BismArk has lately received some
very dIsagreeablo checn,, and that be 10
IN any thing but good Lumor. The
whole truth about the DaLish affair hA.
not yet come to light, but the following
acts have been Disclosed Biskmark pro-
poses to the king of Denmark ths, he
should join the German confederacy,
become vassAl Of the emperor, and NJ
low bis feet sod the army 10 be In .orpo.
ratod With those OF tbs empire. Tni,
would be very Che thing for G.rmsny
indeed, the finest Of Zoe thines. Tie
proposition made TO King Christian were
very tempting especially 10 IA poor mon
arch, but he dscliaed them. aat then
Prince Bismark made some thraats. tho
substance OF which was that II Germany
could not get VIVA: the wanted By fair
means she would take it by forcs soine Of
these fine dAys. Upon this, King Chris
,ian caused the emperor Of Russia TO be- In.
formed Of all that had passed. His anger
wa. great-this was by no meani the Q n :.
tertainment TO which he had been invit ed
when he went 10 Berlin aud swore eter d al
friendship to his emperial cousin. Which
Denmark German prov idence, Germany
woult hold the key OF the Baltic. It was
time TO check the orrogs1t designs of the
German char cellor, and the car not only
told King Christian that he would stand
by him in protecting the independence of
Denmark, but he also set to work 10 check
Bismark in another way, and sent letter
tn hnv ~. riAa l.
campaign for the throne OF Spain, and
almost promising him that If Germany in.
teriered any more In Spanish affairs, Rus
STA would interfere also, but in Don Ctrlos'
p.erist. Thus the plot chickens on every
sito II the coming war shodld break
out now, we should have Russia, France,
and Austria as allies against Germany
and Italy. Il war thus commenced would
draw every state in Europe into the quar-
rel and do not see how even England
itself could keep out Of IL.
Tne irritation That Bismark feels at the
refusal of the King Of Denmark to con-
sent to his proposals may account for the
persecusion which no is now inficting
upon the Danish inhabitants of northern
Schleswig. On the other hand it may be
possible that thoso Danes have been stir
red up 70 do thing. which the Germans
are prosecuting tom for by inspirations
from Copenhagen and St. Petersburg
that if, it may be that Russia is encoursg-
ing Denmark TO pick quarrel with Ger
many. The former is perhaps the more
correct opinion. These Danish Schles-
wigeHs are only asking-snd the Danish
government itself backs them up in ask
lug--that the fifth article Of the treaty of
Prague, signed in August, 1866, may be
carried out. There arc 100000 Danes IN
northern Schleswig. When Schleswig
was wrested from Denmark. these people
we're promised that they should be allowed
to vote as to their future destiny, and tina,
their decision should be obeyed. Here is
the fifth article of the treaty
His majesty the emperor of Austria
transfers 10 HIS maj esty the King of Prus.
STA all the rights he acquired under thu
peace Of Vienna on the 30th of October
1864. to tho duchies Of lIolstein and Sch
leswig, with the understanding that th'
people Of the northern distric, Of Schles
wig, ifby fres vote they express wish To
bs united to Denmark, shall DO coded L
Denmark accordingly,
Eight years have passed since this prom
I've was given. and the Danes have no
Q iased to ask for its fullilmcn.. 1t ha
never been fulfilled ana 1t is not likely 4
be.