New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-16

more obstinate bscause they have frequently hN
POLITICAL purpose ano i~rdenc'es' AMI have sssys
been founded on erroneous aid dspued ides
Of the right Ia virtue II which The toll 4,
leved ~ well a. OF the manner in villa
the Government Of Denmark exercises T. The
real state % the oAIe being known Only u hose Who
were rot interested Ia placing Il 10 ne true lgh,
geItTsl attention bs very naturally eesn chiefly
omected . the Obligations the toll IMPOSES on the
commercial interest, while no ore took INTO a'cczut
the uurcrous establishments Of al Kinds by Which
DepueTk hss always endeavor,d 10 fs,lla zoe nav.
cation o. the Baltic snd prevent the detention Of YES
stls At the toll station in The Sound Even forei N
governments. though slFaIs respecting The nsht ".
missing 9th D,nu srk after 20 many Sacrifices ms6s
IN tie interest OF general gesce, were oii n ami sor
n asoIs the strength OF shich cannO, perhaps
overlook unable 10 avert from Denmark re effects
Of an agitation they could rot hut recognize - uous
ard iii-iOunoed.
" The Efforts of Dranark to appes.e this agitation
resulted 81 The commencement 81 the reign ~ Chns-
ten VIII Tire angus, predecessor OF the regnns
eIogn, ID negoua.l bv.seen Denmlrs, Englanl,
and Swes en-, by which tie ancient tard % The Sound
was revised; by this measure the agitation WAS
sioppCd Tor time.
- However the Danish government by no m.ans
concealed from self that ' would LOT be long before
tie uoveuon' would be renewed sad, so.ici sting
this ,vtntuadiy, kioc Caiis;isH VII hal alretiy
conceived the dea OF folio wing up the rcy'oa decided
on in the interests Of commerce by other moo ~ atoms
Of the sr a. periods N lre or css distant ron each
other on lie pnucple a u the cues 20 % levied
should slEays be N PRO, o-ii % The ysuss o. 'he
car ocs and merchandise liable 20 the tell. i = no,
the faul. # the Dsnish government that he IN cation
Of King Christisn VII has r0' sfeady been carried
into tftca Acting on The impulse given BY hi.
srlisLteutd morarch. tie Government l0rg
time since took TIE plthminary measures re-
quT,d tor another rev ision a the tarh 6ul 81
the mo u ent the idea Of TIE late hing would have
been 7, ailed Denmark found Itself much ~ llns' s
Own wish and in cons Qrence OF events imp 1'-ibe 70
foresee involved 10 which necessarily absorbed
all the attention Of the Government, aud CD not a
low i, make the sacrlh - usepaahle from any re
ducdon whatever Of The talif then actually in opera-
ton ANer the conclusion ol pcb3e the couu.Ty sall
suffered from the Inevitable consequences OF he nter
nal comrrOtons the war could not bat have ioseri
and to he difficulties which ,hus surrounded n was
soon ADD the present var between Russia, France
ard Gland.
"If II depe nded on the Danish government Il Ger.
tsnly would Iot choose Tor the coDsicea'o Of The
question OF The Sound GUS, hne like Tie present,
when the two powers mCs' Interested IN the mfer sfe
oppoed 20 each other in h's:le camps. BIT The s;g
alton q as 10 meet leaves = no alternative.
Among all the ioreis governments, ha, S tie
United States of America alone b - contested he gi
right Of Denmark 70 levy toll in the Sou1d. and i
OF " ny that IL has istnc,y declared i,sef in
this s-rse fer, though IL l. Just TO ADM tha' be
UnteC States government nas several TINES dGTitC
the few act years ounO ed that IL 90 lj not follow
with gard 70 the tolls o. the Sound the IN crastoas
sysiem rtutrsly established in Europe, yet ne pro.
vision relative 10 The .ol embodied in the friendly
convention Of Commerce and Navigation, concluded
leo &C tsiny contains formal recognition o, the
Iis ht in question, rather han anything coniessng IT,
Ike the analogous article in treaties and conventions
of the SINE L&,ure between Denmark and the other
pOwerp
.'By a communication Of the lith of April last he
mir isier e the United Ststcs at Copenhagen gwen
notice Of The EXPIRATION Of the abOye-cited convention
which is the only written contract between DenmTk
and America which expressly mentions the tolls OF the
SOuIC and in giving this notification, the sai d olo
INF Z >
oebize before the eXpiratrn Of the treaty hst IL 10
Say before the ih CT April ,56-the justice and pro-
prety Of permit ing American vessels 20 pursue theI
commercial operations On the sea without paying
tribute 70 any one and without being inpedeo by sany
power wha.ever
"The end the United States government has had in
view IL notifying he toiRins0n OF their convention
Of Commerce with Denmark Is, there'o'e, - RELEASE
American ships frem the obligation Of paying the toll
IF the Sound. Ii e not Necessary here ID ex anime Il
q atibGmeut of this end Il the logical consequence
ofiLc e' minanon OF a convention which only names
these duee 20 assure 10 American ships In respe >
ltvyug he toll, tie privileged instead Of the non
Vrvll, god, treatment viii h would otherwise be ap
pied 10 tfem. Denmark " shes to avoid discussion
q Iii kind; and il has only been mentioned In de-
sGe'Dg the taken by the United States to de-
fine more clstry the position in which as before
observed, Denmark is psred.
"Ihls position operates in twofoId manner on NJ
6eteImir aiion Of the Danish government For not
only Ter the notice OF The termination of he convsn-
ton Of the Goth Of Az H. 1896 or, rather sfer the
deo!eIGion of the United a;es government that il
will reess American shi7 from the tolls OF iheSOund
the DaLish government il it would not confne iteIf
10 the ri ~ IL has already made 10 that decaraion
could not defer TO another period the adapte.
10 the cifcumsarce but It has AZ the tine be-
come pr0bl, mario whether the measures conienSsei
with regerd 10 the Sound dues anterior 10 the above
name declaration, would nov suffice 10 prevent
cotici and plcatous the conseq uennes OF sbicb
by tie force OF circumstances may perhaps exneal
me limiis OF discufton beween DENIM ark and the
nite6 Stares.
"lf it depended only on the Governmen, ~ Dan.
mark, II would decide vision OF the tariff of The
SOUND prlnc'p aly because this measuie could be
adopted wfhCf TIE concunfroe Of any foreiy power
arc y - conY need uhat reduced tariff regulated a..
coTdiDg TO The actual value " the merchandse would
he cs'ulsei 20 satisfy tie reasonable yisbes of the
CONNIE cial public BUt the abOye-nanel declaration
proves q at revision would 10, satisfy gres Power
with Viii u mark sincerely desires 10 preserve ts
Rerers relations Of good ilteligeLce and no. only
this, 1t a. also become more than probable IN conse
qutTCe Of the sboyeDaned 0eclara,ion-hit other
IOwer, whose views an wishes are 70 be equally con
scerei, would not be disposed to think revision
su'tite measure.
Uucer there circuns anaes the DaDi-b govern.
mem a. ceecided on submitting TO the D. Gers inter-
es'td The quest Of the Sound proposal of quite
another character. IL hores the plan Il viii propose
viii be acceptable 10 he seyers powers IL cer-
ger era ~ il hopes especially that the Un5ed States
Of Amt iCa will consicer is messurs % hs part Of
De- marx pl-dge OF ie fetne 10 re,on'iie It's own
Interests vita thoee Of Am-rca as much psssble,
o, above ell, 10 avoid difficult dis usssn, ani
IeIbBF, conflict with county which II gstly re-
Gets. In fact, IA tie Dasish government believes
i, Gus bt not 10 enter into suen discussion, is primo
a olive for TO condnDg itseii 70 the revision OK
the ter sIch had been projected ls that il does not
think u ssure CALCULATED 70 se ~ epy 70 the
course sCcpioc Oy the Uni Cd States.
In thus setting Sside lie revision, without, how
ever, absIC ipg II, the Danish goverBment scs
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