The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10

mAInfm0 warfare sh1A 0ecUu7c mDfe dref petwssa ne
hostile governments ks4 her foroes private pnre
being sssacked aiSwed y sssasi We hive ssvses,
tines expressed furprsctaas our Auricsa ftls
depedations Of privatees and or o regular AMY. wsy
becomes necessarily Thurman wron every psson per
ntod to take part In the sfie otsopsot TO spmnsnd
unacoustomed 10 dlsctpnns under restrarf hArsg
no nope o. superior reward add looking only 20 toe
1 ne1. sSsn spsss sssa
senpscd An this however, tir Marcy has ovsriosxsd;
pc msi.. upon he right as riost imrertant one e be
private properly on the high as whe-er an enents
or IN neutral vessels, oe respected:
All this is very sne and as mere mat or Of thcesy
We are willing to g pretty far w,s NJ cosden We db
but Is possible 70 reduce war 20 the coaditiou OF
duel between respective governments: and would
offending peoples from and nseries Of suoh
"herce Srbi,ramcntt" Bat evidently, If is 70 be
terms ID not fair foy a man who has an hs NE been
accustomed to snuff out candles with his pistol 70
mon poor fellow who knows not where the trigger s
TO an exchange OF shos; II Is not fair for who
IS perfect fencer 10 cross swords WITH
other , who Who pressnds 70 be nohing better than
the proposal of n. Marc, is specious ia theory,
on unequal tsrms For ies carry theory lis
logical consciousness II are TO respect pava,e pro-
periy on the high seAs VIII, the coAs,a-why not
lsndf impossible TO draw ine OF dstncuon thai
shall have any ground In reason The rule
are tending We are tending 10 The asarmameu, Or oar
principal forcefn the oteres Of Powers and
ososs and st opc' cur nay and we are too 70
against The strongest OF aeign5,rs may suit
Americs with her vast seaooArd entirely uaproece, IL
may suit the continental staos with their i'm
mics and feeble navies to adopt Mr. Macys Proposition
ana among themselves II may be quite fair that they
should ngnt 10 this fashion Tne question Is,
willing to fght cuei these rms Let no
one be surprised the whole oivizsd world bs against
us, and In favor Of MI Golden poicy peace All
civilized world will be gamers ony losers as
We alone have formidable navy ana f aocepl the
stone walls on nis kind OF warfare we nave had exoe
rience enough IN the late oonet aud II B aot likely toa
we shall for the benefit OF enemies consent to hgh
al such dhadvartage The truth Is, indeed, that carry
Tag this principle Of Mr. Marcy's Its legitimate concIu
sions, we should have 10 the end 10 abolish b'ockades
ana there YOU'D De absolutely no reason for the erection
OF iortnc ations enemys coast for the protsc
on OF areenss for the purpose OF armv
from landing As would be useless attack such for
esses Cronstadt our fleets therefore would become
NULL rave for cruising the hign seas where Is
no other navy oppose, a being snugy laid up behind
appears us after reoonsider,as tho subject that
IN conseDtng to respect the private property OF neurals
In an enenys vessels, aud the private property
enemy In neutral vessels, we granted all thar
can aiird Mr. Cobden argues tnAt the result Of
regulation will be simply that enemies goods will BE-
transferred 10 neutral vessels we shall be TAR
losers in trade In so arguing Hever he goes entirely
OH the assumption thAt there Is no blockade OF the
my's coast that have navy adequste the
protection OF our mercantile heeu. Tue ~isn Us father
at wh France We should have four times tho amount
OF properly the that the french have
snou therefore be four times much exposed 10 the de-
precautions OF government cruisers has not entered
INTO Mr. Coodcns exccecir gly pacific Imagination that
our property afoA wonid os four times valuable
the French would also the proportion better
protected. And the honorable gentleman Is not only
wrong his anticipation OF evil conscquooces our
trade from the declaration Of the Paris Cong ress
wrong also In his anticipation OF glorious future the
consequence OF Mr. MArcy's proposition. IL tia, pro
poeal might tend 70 nj svlae the s Of war Il woad csr
ianly tend dmillsn and 10 abolish
the OF different countres War the contrary,
would bo proclaimed more frequently than ever because
" a In IN
har OF deunci'on TO property tnsi oonauaiy resraios
Us from appealing 10 tho force OF arms; aud II that
straint OF sell interest removed should
nations freely indulge thor pusnaclty by resortng
every dle occasion 10 Blow
The Rcsi~nspssoal of tnc Seund Dues.
(From toe Paris Conttu,ionnel, Nor 40
~ annoulc that England has agreed pay TO Dsn
mark a. the price Of redeening tae heretofore pay
able oy vessel passing the sound capital cacuaed
not bad one for England for appears that Bstsh
yessels at presentpay s1ooro yery as passing tolls.
Del mark will be Compensated Tor tie by rcceivnga
capital sum. which vil safe rom the dangers OF
fnctuatrg European policy
The peculiar feature o his transaction s that before
was proposed Great Britain tou, herse consequence
tho resolution tai en- by ihe United Sates In dleana
from .hich u was diicei 10 escape Deamarx debtor
OF EDgand and the revenues Of the and dues owl
denly the oct Substantial guarantee for the pay Of
the debt To adopt the sep taken by tho Uni,sd
be to sacrifice the only pledge which Eaxlsnd AZ .
creditor, had II was clear that Denmark deprived Of
vent On the other hand vas Impossible to continue
10 pay dues wh,h another commercial nation hac shaken
on, for that would have been 10 give an important
advantage the latter Great Britain therefore, had
other TO take but TO u the capitalization Of
,htse dues especially when became csrt.n that the
United states was wing TO acoede TO the proposition.
This abolition Of the Sound dues only the arst
| stcp iu course in which will be imposst
turc mus. also In Sunderland, tho centre OF
| many interests connected with navigation q meet
mspdeo The abrogsiion Of The eaes imposed BY Holland
on vessels passng up the Ebe to tho free CONNER ,a
city Of Hamburg Formerly, ships entering the river
Obliged anchor nj the entrance, and show
their papers ashore paying toll Of haf per cent ad
ualorem Al present ves.es need not anchor, bu, tho
tolls must sun be paid at Hamburg The merchants aud
shippers OF Sunderland from being satisfied with
ihe smecratop. and resoutoy demand the abolition Of
since Hanover which receives the produce OF H. does
nothing ehcr TO maintain the lighthouses ths freedom
these charges II Is besides quite natural that Great
Britain, whose mercantile marine prepondersies, and
therefore pays the largest share Of these taxes, should
protest sgantt their continuance
When English commerce shall havo Obtained the abro.
patton npiioD Of this mpost perhaps sooner,
Will again address itself to the suppression Of the local
shipping levied BY ccr,au ports IL England itself.
Last session Of Parliament bill brought In BY SOW
eminent 70 abolish these dues by which enormous sums
are lowed on British shipping with apy return
vice whstever; but coahion OF interests caused the
70 oe "aa .se aues.on, no.eyes vs.
CATION viii emancipate itself from the burdens imposed
upon by the Tag end Of used up system Of egsaton
violent contradiction with the actual tendencies OF
The England ID studied, the more her
clear siehteduess her resolution aud ber Consistency
IN commercial policy must be admired. This " the
aspcc, which Fogsnd excels; and must he admitted
that other country equas her in a. Tue Amricans
have certainly great activity and resources always In
creaenE but these qualities spoiled by m exorbtant
mpateucc to get rioh and by too elastic conscience
England advances maeetcafiy, with firm and direct
step In the career In which alter year she makes
progress and more extraordinary. From the day
which she laid tho the rotten treo OF protection
she has not ceased clear the ground and 70 tear MP
The smallest roots winch might oppose obstacle
10 tho complete freedom Of navigation m we'll as 70 that
OF her industry and commerce Very little remAus for
70 accomplish the work Of acknowledgment
energecaly pursued In sptc OF sinister propheces and
her commercial struggles 20 end in the triumph
OF complete commercial freedom.
The Coming Commercial Storna ho Europe
The Wild speculatsops in France.
Prom the london Spectator Nov. n
The greatest danger 70 be apprehended from the i'm
pending financial pressure not lie IN the magnitude
OF lie liabilities that vi be suddenly brought 70 the teu
of reality vnst as that will ne We only form TN
ncrfnc Of the scale OF the account thnt viii have 70