The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-16


lie price Of wheat last year. hs time tho cub
seaeent high prices sh"ved improperly and
vhea is just 20s quarter higher han il vas a, Va
une last year" rb.p, ~ IL to infame the passions
ne ignorant multitude he adds ''kach months con
stupton l. just cosiing The country 81 $50 0SD
han !. cid thsD aBc he implies that his nigh, b.
saved by he government obtaining accurate Bu
accurate ho9ever valuable will not add nue grain
10 he stock Of wheat and will no sduce price tn.
hac' Of farthng The cost Of bread 10 the
may be- on account Of comparative scarcity in her
countries Rom @blch We must draw plies IL not in
onr own, FL boo,C'0 month than last year bu
emopgst,hese consrmefs all the n growers anc
corn carers; ans they Mr. Card correctly states
encouraged by such prices, when they naturally
'og7ow more corn sver, man must wish that Sood q
every fipd we're chsaI-we selieve that tie farmers
high prices of bur long a. tho ia
rial scarcity IN the world and this is longer
a question own lr, duce-only hivh prices cai
rtmu'ate economy ~ make the stock b Ia out to tht
next harvest and excite industry 10 greater exert7n
increase the SIMPLY Ia future.
The Daniss. Government and the souna
Dues.
The following the text Of state paper
by he Ianish government 10 tho Cabinets of oth,
Powers interested in he question If Tho Sound Dues:
The dues the Crosn Of Donna eves on the shps
and passing the strata II the sound and lii.
Great and Little BeIs have long been the objec Of yio
lent attacks VIII ch have produced agiat the
obstinate because they have icqusn'ly had poll isl
purpose and ter denotes and have always founded
erroneous and disputed ideas Of he light virue
which the toll IL levied well Of the which
~.
Of The case bere known only 10 those who not ne
rested in placing IL In it's light general attention
has very naturally been chiefly directed TO the obliga
lions the toll imposes on the commercial interest while
no one took into account the hume establish.
mems Of oil kinds, by which Denmark has always
deavored to facilitate the navigation Of the Baltic and
prevent the detention # vessels at the to station In the
sound. fven foreign governments, though always @.
sp citing the right remaining with Denmark after
ny sacrifices made III the interest of general peace
Otter, and for the strength Of which cannot
rGhaps now overlook, unable TO avert from Denmark
The effects Of agitation they could recognize
just and ill.founded
The efforts If Ienmark TO appease this agitation re
suited, al tie commencement Of the reign Of Christian
VIZ, ne august predecessor of The Teignng Sovereign
in negotiation between denmark, England and Swe-
den, by which the ancient tariff of the Sound
,ited by this measure the agitation stopped for
time.
However,, the Danish government by no mean
concealed from Itself that it would not be long
before the movement would be renewed; and on
ticipatrg this ev.ntuaiy. King Chris ian VIII. had
already conceived the idea Of following up the
sion decided on in the interests ., commerce By,
Other dihcations Of the tariff at periods less
distant FRI esch other, the principle that the due
to be levied should always be in proporon to tn value
al The cargoes and merchandise liable TO the toll Ii
not the fault Of tie Danish government that the nten
ton of hing Chr san VIZ has feady been CARRIE
into effect Acting the Impulse given by this enlght-
ened march, the gCve nnent long time since look the
preliminary measures required for another revision of
tie tariff; but at the moment he idea of The late King
would have been realized, Denmark found itself much
against iis own wish and in consequence Of events i'm
posi- 10 10 foresee, involved in war; whch necessarl,
absorbed all the attention OF the government, and did
not allow II to make the sacrifices inseparable from
reduction whatever Of the tariff then actually in OPP
eyton AT er the Inclusion of peace the country sti
suffered from the inevitable conseq of the internal
ctnnoops the could not but have fostered; and t.
the difficulties which thus surrounded il, added
the present war between Russia, France and England.
il II depended on The Ianih government, it certainly
would not choose for the consideration question Of
the Sound dues time like the present. when the two
Powers most interested in the matter opposed Il
each other in hostile camps. But the situation it has to
meet leaves ii no alternative.
Among al the foreign governments, that of the United
States OF An erica alone has contested the legal right
denmark to levy toll in The Sound, and il ia only
Gently that has distinctly deca ed itself in this sense
for though it is just admit that the United States
has several times during the few past years
announced that it could not follow. with regard to the
tolls Of the Sound the international system generally
toll embt died in the friendly Convention Of CONNER, &c
and Navigation concluded between denmark and Arneri
ca on the eth Of April, 1885, certainly contains formal
resognifIfn OF the right than ANYTHING
cthesg 1t, Ike the analogous article in treaties
conventions Of the same nature between Denmark and
Py communication Of the l4th of April last the
Minister Of the United States at Copenhagen has given
notice Of the expiration Of the abo cited convention
which be only written contract between Denmark and
America which expressly mentions the tolls of the Souu,
pd in giving this notification the said diplomatic agent
expresses The hope that Denmark will recognize before
the expiration If the treaty-that say before the
I4ih Ct april 1s5fthe justice and proprety of permit
tpg American vessels TO pursue their commercial opera
lions On The sea without paying tribute to any one and
without being impeded by any power whatever.l
The end the United States government has had in
view in notify ing the their convention of
oprerce with Den marx is therefore to release Ameri
ships from the Obligation Of paving the toll Of the
e und Is not necessary here 10 examine il the attain
ments OF this md the logical consequence termination
Of convention which only those dues 10
American ships in respect 10 ievying the toll the priv
eged tead ofthe iveged, treatment which would
Otherwise be aIp'ed Ia them Denmark wishes avoid
discussion Of this kind and il has only been mentioned
in describing The taken by the United States to de-
fine more clearly the position in which, before oh.
served opnsrh is placed
Ibis position operates in twoiold on the de
terminals Of The Ianish govei nment. Por not only
after the notice IF the termoation of the convention Of
The .Ctb Of April 1896 rather after the decaratio Of
the Cpited States government that it will release Ane
rican sbrs from he tcls of the sound the Danish gov
eminent if would confne itself TO the reply il had
already made to that declaration could not defer 10
toer period he adapted TO the circumstance
hui ii hiss at the time become probepatical whs.
tbe the contemplated with regard to the Sound
discs anterior the above named declaration, would
suffice to prevent conflict and mplcations the conse.
quences Of which by the force Of circumstance may per-
haps exceed 'he limits Of discussion between Denmark
end the United States.
II II del ended only the government Of Denmark il
would decide revision of the 'arif of the sound prin
cipay became this could he adopted without
the Of any foreign Power and il is convinced
that reduced srf, regulated accoro ing TO the actual
value Of the merchandise would be calculated 20 satisfy
the reasonable ishes Of The commercial public Bui
the declaration proves that revision would
not satisfy great Power with which denmark sincerely
desires 20 preserve its general relations Of good nte
gence; not only this II has also become than
that other r. wers, whose views and wishes 10
equsly considered would not be di posed to think
sion suitable measure.
Under there circumstances the Danish government has
decced uimittng tire Powers interested in the ques
til Of the Sound proposal OF quite anothe character II
hopes the plan IL will propose will be acceptable TO he
raj Powe IL Is certain will be convenient
and navigation generally it hopes especially that the
United states Of America will consider this
tho part OF Denmark pledge Of its desire econcile It's
interests with those OF America much 30. sble
and above all TO avoid difficult. discussion, and per
Ia ps conflict with country which il justly respects
In fact Ms the Danish government believes 1t ought no.
70 enter into such discussion, its prin ,pa motive of
not confning itself To the revision of the tariff which
been projected Is, that IL does not think this
calculated TO serve reply to the adopted by
the United States.
in thus setting aside the revision, without however
H. the Danish acts the hypo
thesis that the other governments consider that revin
not calculated 10 prevent the conflicts which il Is the
object to avoid and have desired it TO submit to them
other propositions which, without prcudcng the rights
81 Ieumark may be Of nature more likely to un'te
the sufIrages OF the parties interested II the plao
81 revision is rejected, II IL is declared at least
IN pcitly that the only base witch the negotiation
with Denmark be entered into should be deintve
arrangement Of the question Of the Sound; the proae
To solve would be then to find expedent that entirely
puts end to the toll without thereby derogating from