New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-03
DENMARK.

From The London SAIp''g "aie'Ee'
We announced in our impression OF saturday that
tie Conference at Copenhagen, upon the Sound Dues,
had beer again adjourned, in order TO gain Tine HE
American Government, it appears, has consented 70
prolopg the obligation of the treaty existing between
the United States and Denmark, which was about 10
expire on the 18th OF April for further term OF two
months on the express understanding that something
will he done in the meantime toward the abolition
nj tie Sound Dues. We trust that Denmark viii be
able TO comply with the terms OF tbs uoders'1ndihg,
and that the concession on the part OF the United
States will meet with that success which II seems 70
challenge.
Al he same time W. must protest against the rec
concentrations on this subject in The Tunes of this
morning to the effect that because the Sound Dues
are the staff OF he TO Denmark, and the bread by
which as nation she EXITS and further, because q
Great mart Of the DANISH foreign debt has been con-
racted in tss country and assigned to Brt'sh bond
holders-tLat therefore this country should consent to
pay Denmark large sum of money to effee. the abo-
Itou of the Dues. Has our contemporary taken the
trouble 10 ascertain whether Denmark Is entitled 10
levy these tolls at all We are told that II the
$500, 600 rix dollars demanded by Denmark for the
capitalization Of the Dues be paid British shipping VIII
benefit in In glsh money IN the proportion OF between
Cos COO the present sum paid by this country In the
shape of Sound Dues and 900, the interest OF the
sum which it Is proposed England shall pay by way OF
capital zaton.
iLterest surely. Upon what principle can Govern
ment usti, tie bill which they have just host, for the
abolition OF Passing Tolls levied in this country on
Shipping il they should De induced to determine that,
with respect to foreign Passing Tolls, not only COM
ponsatiou shall be paid, but be paid by the shipping
interest We believe, "a We have affirmed on every
occasion the subject has been under discussion that
Denmark had never any right, except by treaty, to
levy these obnoxious tolls aud that at the expiration
OF the treaty now in existence, British ships would
have right to pass into the Baltic without leave OF
Denmark and. of course, without submitting 10 be
taxed by that State
Are tie United States going 20 pay their share Of the
sum demanded for the capitalization of the dues; or,
when Denmark las exacted all she can from European
commerce are American ships TO ride through the
Sounds free from the exactons from which other mari
time countries have had to purchase exemption This
question which rasst be answered before the SUBJ
ec. of compensation can DO permitted to be opened IN
this country.
Whatever the issue may be ii must be perfectly un.
der,tood that British ships will longer submit to pay
these Passing Tolls foreign States, will the ship
ping interest consent to be saddled with the cost Of
compensation to foreign powers for the abolition of
such impCsts our Government has admitted, IN the
present session, to he inquitous and unjustiabe az
CARDS the Passing Tolls shipping levied at own
ports.