The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-27


The American demonstration to exempt the ships Of the
States from the payment theound dues future
FIRST anticipated Fears beginning DO felt In
lain high quarters of Brother Jonathans fulfilling his
CONVOY their merchant vessels .hpourh the sonas
without paying the toll and steps being taken in
uist manner to meet the emergency Some guns of
heavy calibre which have been lying unmounted for
many years on theramparts of the citadel, have been
aken to Esnore, and mounted there, TO command
my ships passing the Sound, whilst the garrison has
Peen increased by couple of hundred artillerymen.
N Looking at the question from the most impartial
Mr. President psrcs makes out his caso Of the
plegalty of the Sound dues, how he expects to
place his flag better footing, from giving notice
That the treaty with Denmark is to stop and cease
hfter the expiration Of twevemonth. There IL no
teason in existence why the United States should be
han any European dag According to the sD laws Of
aations when the United States Of America had
Esned their independence, and admitted
er OF the great republic OF sovereign States they took
hpon themselves, matter Of the
Ind disadvantages pertaining theretoin other words
they were not admitted in order to make laws and
impose theories the older States, but
nowledged on the tacit understa ndng that they
Wiling 10 take things they found them and not at
Tempt to upset old laws and set aside long existing nst
buttons.
When the treaty of the Goth April 1926 betwe an Den
bot acknowledgment of the legality Of the Sound
ues for they had previously virtually acknowledged it
Ply paying them without making any difficulty, but TO
place the American dag the footing of 'sthe ia
Fored nations" This position they enjoy by virtue of
the oil the latter they
bust be placed where they we're previous to S26
If the Americans intend TO go further aud convoy their
ships through the Sound without paying the dues 1t will
decided breach Of the laws Of nations declared act
hostility towards Denmark and open insult to the
rest Of Europe, who could not be expected to stand i'm
ha ssvey loOk ing at such fragrant attack on VIVA
nust stl be considered the legal property Of an allied
Flower with whom they are ut peace.
will not attempt to anything in pallaton of the
Sound dues. which certainly intolerAbe incubus
the development of the Baltic trade and there
be doubt that dag suffers more from il than the
British.
the present state OF society this great nuisance
tan only be done away with by Negotiations aud with
he consent of Denmark itself, else plunge back
the broad Wight Of the essnth century into
he darkness Of the MIDDLE ages Denmark cannot afford
relinquish the arising from the Sound dues,
(which produce couple Of million of dollars annually,
without receiv ny equivalent in way other
and this only be effected by negotiations, between
ersef and those countries most directly interested in
obtaining relaxation from the payment OF these
Various voices have been raised from time to time
chiefly in the German press, inveighing against the
Sound dues as a restric lion to the Baltic trade no
longer to be tolerated but those voices have
Hound sponding echo from the organ Of any
Herman government The last cry that raised on
THE subject during the revolutionary struggles In
Especially Dantzc, Stettn and Memel-tried all in
ther power induce the Prussan TO take
1.-THE matter in hand, the King thought 1t much de-
(srabls TO patch up matters with Denmark, and with
drew his troops from Hostein and Schleswg, and told
THE deputation that 'the time had not yet arrived
If the American government push the affair to crisis,
and really send strong squadron to convey their Gag
Through the Sound without paying tho dues-as they
have threatened dot will be tantam6unt TO de-
caratien Of war; for according TO the regulations OF
service at ksnore any vessel in passing the sound
not 'alute the Danish flag by lowering her oretop
saiamo inconvenis Mt and dangerous manGuvre
by the way, in smart head gale and lacking TO wind
ward in the marrow channel-and send boat shore
with tie hips papers, cannon ball IL seat the
vessel ana she then does not obey the signal second
ball fred into her. which seldom fails to succeed in
making her bring up II the American return the fire,
would amount to open warfare II is however, not
likely that the Americans will push the matter TO such
extrenies, they do send their threatened
squadron It is much likely that when they and
difference between Denmark and their latest achieve
ment, Japan, they viii begin TO negotiate, and perhaps
purchase for a round the exempti Of their flag
from the future payment Of the Sound dues.