The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-13

English papers are tuil to overlooking with &C
counts of the festivities.
Sunday the Queen remained in doors; Mon
day, visited the Exposition Of the Fine Arts /;
Tuesday, went to Versailles; Wednesday, break
tasted at St. Cloud visited the Exposition :
lunched at the Tuileries; dined at St. Cloud
private theatrcals, by the artstes Of the Gym
naSe.
Thursday, visited the Louvre, dined at the
Tuilleries, grand ball at the Hotel de Vile
Friday, grand review in the Champs de Mars.
lunch at the Ecole Miitaire; visit to the Hotel
des InvalideS evening, at the Opera Comioue.
On Saturday, would visit St. Germaine; Sun
day, rest; Monday, return to England.
Spain-Senor Escalante, the new Minister
to the United States, has left Madrid for Wash
ington.
The Gazette publishes the communications
exchanged between the Spanish Government
and the Court of Rome, on the subject Of the
COncordat.
The reported disturbances at Barcelona were
| not important.
GermGny.-The Wurtemberg Chambers have
been dissolved, in consequence of having pass
| ed resolution IN favor of a more liberal feder-
| al Constitution.
There are two elements struggling for mas
tery-one, now in Office, and favorable to the
| alliance of the Western Powers but without &C
ton; the other, which is not only favorable, but
desires to cooperate actively and speedily.
| Threatened Ministerial! Crisis IN -iuStrid.-
| "A letter from Vienna speaks Of the menaced
dissolution of the Austrian Cabinet
1t is said from Vienna that a concordat, be
! tween the Holy See and Austria, was signed on
the 10Th ultimo, and will be published as soon
as notifications are exchanged.
THE N INTSu SoI-N-D DT-t,s ,rlII, Cpt-pSI. ,t,
THE UNITED STATES INDICATED
From the London Gazette, August 81
In noticing, in our number of July 10TH the
refusal of the captain of the American barQue
Undne, when passing up the Elbc TO Hamburg,
to give up his papers to the Hanoverian guard
| ship, off Stade, and subsequently diScharging
his cargo without payment Of the State dues,
we called attention to these obnoxious tolls a.
restrictions upon the commerce Of foreign flags,
which ought no longer 20 he tolerated. The
| course pursued by the captain of the Undinc.
| though not in any way to be justified or adopt
ed as precedent, has had the effect of calling
public attention TO the differences which at pres
ent exist between the Cabinet at Washington
and the Danish Government, relative 10 the
| Sound dues.
The President Of the United States has given
notice that the treaty between the two countries
| which recognises these dues will he considered
| as terminated by the United States at the end
of the present year. To this the Danish Minis.
| ter has replied, that his Government regret that
| the Cabinet at Washington had not given \
longer notice of its intention TO refuse payment
of the dues, especially in the present crisis whe'
the countries surrounding Denmark are endcav
oring to draw her into war, and she could i'll
| spare the dollars which the dues brought into
her treasury. The Danish Minister also pro
tested against the spirit in which the United
States had taken up the question, contending
| that mere formal notice was not all that was
| required to terminate q treaty which had 50
| long been IN operation; that the question was
one which required the serious consideration Of
| both Governments; and that negotiations ought
to be opened previously to the treaty being al
rogated and annulled.
| The reply on protest of the Danish Minister
having been transmitted to Washington, tbs
American press have taken up the subject, and
with some warmth repudiate the construction
which the Cabinet of Denmark put upon the
| conduct of the United States.
1t is contendcd that the Danish protest is dis
| ingenious and unfair, inasmuch as ii is calcu-
| lated to produce al impression that Denmark
| has been taken by surprise, and without any
previous notice or negotiation, is deprived Of a
tribute she is justified in imposing that she is
a weak Powcr--in fact, Ill treated by strong
| Power; aud though might may be on the side
Of her oppressor, justice is on hers. SO far from
| this being the case, it now appears, that the
| United States, for more than ten years have
| been negotiating with Denmark for the abroga-
ton of these dues; and as far back as 1913, the
American Minister at Copenhagen made propo-
| sails TO the Danish Government to obtain their
| removal.
These proposals were again renewed in lS4S
by Mr.. Buchanan, when the sum of S250,0O0
was offered to Denmark; as an equivalent for her
compliance with them. In the year 1853 the
| subject was again pressed upon the attention OF
the Danish Government by Mr. Marcy, the pres
ent American Secretary Of State, but vita 10
better success than thai which had attended all
previous negotiations. Finding that there was
little probability OF inducing Denmark to take
a reasonable view Of the question, seeing that
they preferred an exaction that could not be
justified, to a compromise that was fair, the
Congress at last was compelled to authorize the
President to give notice Of the termination OF
the treaty that existed between The two Gov
ernments relative TO the enforcement of the
dues.
Regarding the differences between the United
States and Denmark as neutral party and
with every desire to take the par; Of the weak
against the strong, we are bound to confess that,
in our opinion, the course taken by the Cabin,t
at Washington is iustihabe AID COZ sect. The
tribute exacted Ivy Denmark, not only on Amer,
lean shipping, but on all, is arbitrary in the ex-
| IRENE, and no sufficient reason has ever been
shown why it was originally imposed. The
United States having tried Intellectually, for ten
or twelve years, 70 release the commerce Of
America from so Must an ilnpost, by fair offers
of compromise, and having found that t!e Ia
nish Government would listen 70 no reasonable
terrsa, cannot now be accused of taking Den.
mark by surprise, and cannot he blamed for
| relieving herself Of 2 burden which sits so uu-
easily On her commerce,
Ii the Sound dues were not in their original
imposition arbitrary, and in their retention lib
era re notice given by the Cnited States might
be looked upon as what the lawyerG call sharp
practice =" but IS the case stands, aud in all
similar cases. where unnecessary and mere local
restrictions shackle and impede commerce,
sharp should be the word. The statement said
to be in the protest Of the Danish Government,
| to the effect that America seldom contributed
| more than $500 year towards tho Sound dues.
must be evidently mistake. as tke tolls levied
| upon vessels Of the United States amount 10
more than 100000 annually. From 1923 10
| 1913, they averaged Sl07,467 a year, and for
| the five years ending l84S, they amounted to
| 570.413 Danish Bank rix dollars.
DEATH.