New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-11

at present every thing connected with th;a
subject is interesting, and particularly the
opinions Of the English press, which are .fro,.t
unanimously, where free frosa prejudice. in favor
| Of the position taken by the United States We
extract the following from an arsiels In the
London Gazette Of the 9Th uit:
We have before US al official copy CT the last
agreement between Great Britain and Denmark
Respecting the Sound Dues The agreemeut
was signed at Eisibore in August, i84f, and
| fatihed at Copenhagen IN the mouth Of 0cfober
9iiowipg The terms Of ft are that the tariff of
onfis!ianople, settled iu the year 1916 is 60 re-
man 10 iolt force for the space of len years and
iufsner until the emf Of taefvs months after
eitner OF the respective governments shall have
given notice to the other IL it, intention no Iono.
er to abide by the agreement then ,,,s.rsd ,sta
Thus 1t Will be seen that in the month ~ M.
vemner, 1851, her Majesty's eqyernpsnt r,ight
have given notice to Denmark OF tbeintso -, oe
Engiand no longer to abide by the sreaty ~
1871, and in 1852 such treaty az between Pn,,a
land and Denmark, would have beet legally and
formally at an end. The mercantile in;srasts
OF this country have right to ask Why sush !,
notice WAS not given, and is but ill content 10
receive as an answer from our government that
sucn notice was net given " because Denmark
IS harrsssed oy domestic feuds, and her exche-
quer is low - a&
We have no desire to be hard upon Denrnark.
iiluch less any ueslre TO be unjust Although
| IN the imposition of the SQUAD dues. tbat ssa
can claim ny custom and prescription What sha
has hitherto secured by treaty vet We eg,onIT
advise, in any arrangement being etStera,i 49,,
for the entire abolition of the Sound ,iues. thai
her claim should be impartiaify consideref and
u ioand 20 exist, compromised with no niegard
hand What We prfncfpslty complain Of III ia
coudnct Of Deptfark is, the bad faith With which
she mas always entered into negotiations I'd re-
ference 10 her clsir1S--a striking exFmp!ffcatian
of which is presented in her treatment of t,a
overtures of the United States II is because
we consider the United States, previously to
their notice to abregate their treaty with Dem
mark, to have taken all LnsaMs IN their m sper tn
come to q fair arrangement With the Danish
Governments as to the dues /; because year after
year they bore with patience g vseiiistion which
they must have seen thrGugh; because the Uni
sed states were always honest ami earnest in
their negotiations, and Denmark was always
insincere in herH; because the notice which the
United States nave now gwen to Denmark,
though harsh and imperative, is Just aBt de-
seryed-it is for these reasons that we de not
feel inclined to step in to the rescus of Denmark
rather than Justify the policy Of the Cabinet of
asnIngton The last thing Denmark sfirlt to
have courted, if she wished to retain the dues.
was an agitation by such power as the United
states as 10 INC egality OF their imposition. NOW
tha- the Government of Washington has taken
up the question, it will not be Suffered to rest
until the claims Of Denmark are fairly sired,
and her right to shaekle the navigation and
CONNER ce Of the world proved or oisproved be.
yond doubt. No middle course is open, and We
hope no compromise of the main question will
be accepted Let once for ali be aseertained
what are theclaims or rights Of Denmark, if she
has any. If any such claims can be established
To- af
interested in the question, and assembled to dis
pose of it, let them be fairly acknowle dged, and
IN liberal spirit, compromised and put an cad Z
to forever; but VIII atevsr may be the issue Of the
inquiries that are entered into, let not the :
present opportunity be lost Of relieving COM
rnerce from the imposition Of {. lax which has SO
long and SO uDjusrly impeded her freedoLs,