The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-09

/ Danish government proposed 70 the various re-
representatives. assembled at the Sound dues
conferences, to abolish the monopoly, on re-
ceiving as 4 bonus therefore from IS, 100000
/ to $4,000. 600 thalers, to be paid BY the com
mercial powers interested. according to a table
t drawn up by the Danish government. The
proposal was accepted at once by the Russian
Representative, without any reserve, although
| Russia share would amount to about -thirc
of the whole. 1t is stated that the entire pro
| ject met with such favor from the representa-
tiyes present as to lead to a sanguine expecta
i ton ofits being approved BY the various gov
ernments. The London Shipping Gazette how.
ever opposes the scheme, and declares that
/ s'were this to be a solution of the sound dues
question, it would, at the same time, be taci
recognition of the basis upon which Hanover
i rests the odious stade-dues, and thus another
precedent would be established for taxing the
maritime commerce Of the world to meet the
necessities and form the exchequer of some pet
| ty prince or Insignificant government. The fol
lowing is the mode in which the Danish gov
eminent calculates the amount to be borne by
the several nations, in proportion 70 the value
of their trade in the Baltic:
4 England, to pay Ie, 10000 of rix dollars,
| Fl, 800, ooo;) Russia, 100000; Prussia,
i &, 00o,0 600; Denmark, 100000; Sweden say
2, 100000; Holland, 1000, 900; Norway say
| / 100000. France, 500, 900; Belgium about
| 500 900; the United States, 100000; Meek
lenburg, 500, 900; Lubbock, ESQ, 900; Hamburg
and Bremen, 700; Hanover, SO, 600; Oh
denburg, $4,000; Spain, Portugal and Italy
together $4,000; all South America, 1000;
and the other not Baltic) states, sos, 0oh col
lectively. 1t is proposed to leave it to thetop-
ton of each government to pay the amount at
once, or else the interest at four per cent. per
annum, together with two per cent. annually to
the sinking fund, terminabe in % years.
We hope president Pierce will fall back on
his original position, and refuse to pay, in any
shape whatever, the sum of half million of
dollars. Whether demanded as a commu-
tation tax or as toll-money, it can be viewed in
no otherlight than that of an extorted tribute
to the Danish government and is incompatible
with the views entertained by Americans in re-
gard to the freedom of the seas
Inspector the Washington correspondent
Of the New York Courier and Enquirer, refer
ring to the prompt action Of the house ofrepre-
sentatives on the appropriation bills, and the
unprecedented movement of the senate in orig
mating appropriation bills of various kinds-as
the three million bill for the improvement Of
fire arms, Notifications, ETC., the bill appropri-
harbor Improvements, (which the Pierce de-
mocraey declare to be unconstitutional, )and the
expected report of the select committee to in
vestigate alleged frauds upon the revenue ac-
companied by new tariff-remarks:
These things furnish illustration of two re
markable and lamentable facts: the first, that
through its own imbecility the house has fallen
into public contempt; the second, that the SEN
ate has been able, within space offfteen years,
to concentrate in its own hands all the power
oflegislation conferred by the constitution upon
congress- ! have no expectation, and hardly
any hope, that the house will even attempt to
resist these usurpations, and already look upon
that body as practically abrogated. The SEN
ate is now incomparably the most powerful re-
preventative and legislative body in the world
and having absorbed the house, must soon
swalloNlp the executive or reduce that office
70 name and form, unless in the conflict
Il shall be destroyed itself. The power of le-
Eying and disbursing all the taxes required for
5of
lodged in the hands Of such body is irresisti-
Bile.
No other result could be expected when we
take into consideration the kind of men who for
the past six or eight years have composed the
house Of representatives.
One of the religious newspapers of New Y ork
has commenced the publication of weekly
'sblack list, containing the names ofmerchants,
Spectators, artists, planters, and manufacturers
who fail in business. Some Of the particulars
of the operations of the unfortunate individuals
are given in a jocose and exultant tone, which
reads curious enough in a religious journal
This world is made up of singular stuff.
VArrEL on REoRUrING.-Vattel, the most
generally esed authority on International
law, says: Fosoever undertakes to enlist
soldlsSa1naa foreign country, without the SOW
erei commission, and in general, whoever
entices away the subjects Of another State, Vi
olates the most sacred rights Of the prince and
the nation. The crime is distinguished by the
name, of kidnapping OF man stealing, and is
punishable with The utmost severity in every
well regulated State. Foreign recruiters are
hanged without mercy, and with great justice.
Its not presumed that their sovereign has or
dered them to commit a crime; and surprising
even that they had received such an order,
they ought not to have obeyed it, their sover
eign having no right to command what is con-
trary to the law Of nations. But if it appears
that they acted by order, such proceeding in
foreign sovereign is justly considered as a
sufficient cause for declaring war against him.
unless he makes suitable reparaton.''
[(Vattel,) Droit des Gems, !, iii. oh. i, p 29s-
In tie last Baton Rouge Gazette received by
us, we find the following significant paragraph:
Who will answera-Will some one who can,