, 1868-04-14

WnOle pOpulauOn OIL THIS Island Tor the CeSSlOn
also of st. Croix to the United States of Anne
RIGA, as only thereby can we hope to attain
that total and perpetual amelioration in our
commercial relations, which is indispensable to
our existence as Sugar-producing and that our
remaining attached to Denmark after the ces-
sion of the two other Islands, must, even with
all the care that Denmark may bestow on us,
lead to a gloomy future for this Island. With
Its present high, direct and indirect, taxation
ana enormous charges on its produce when i'm
ported into characteristics a not inconsid-
cradle duty on their export from here-it is
impossible for the planters to exist. This con-
Viction is doubtless shared by the Government
here, and whereas they as we'll as the central
administration of the colonies in Denmark are
perfectly we'll acquainted with all the relations
In question in their detail, there is no need of
the Council giving a minute statement thereof:
an undertaking that, with the cession of the
Island as our principal aim, would be supelfu-
Gus. The Council acceeds in toto to the ex-
p%ressions used by its Chairman on the introduc-
ton of the memorial, which we find so pertinent
and convincing, that nothing stronger to the
occasion could be brought forward and we
think, that If this proves Intellectual, we can
have no hopes of seeing the fulflment of the
petition through any representation of the
Council.
The Committee will, therefore, submit to the
Council, that it, on adopting the memorial as
It's own, should add a request to His Excellen-
cy the Governor, that His Excellency will Law
before the Government of His Majesty the
King, first and foremost, the conviction of this
population of the unavoidable necessity for the
cession of this Island to the United States of
America in case the Sister-Islands be coded
and further, their warm wish and hope, that the
cesSlon may take place contemporaneously with
that of the two other Islands.
In the event of the cession of this Island be-
ing delayed, the Council would request His
EXcellency the Governor, that he will bv all
means endeavor to obtain from the Home-Goy-
eminent
that until the cession be effected, the pro.
duce of this Island shall, on being import
ed into Denmark, there enjoy a protection by
duty against similar products from foreign
places OF not less than 2 Skillings R. NJ. pr.
pound Sugar, and 10 Rixdollars r. M. Or. 30
ViertleS Rum
that this protection shall rule for all the i'm
portations from the beginning of this year"
The 2nd member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratclife), Speaker of the committee,
referred to the contents of the report, consider
ing further explanation unnecessary. He trust
ed, that the Council would adopt the report,
and that His Excellency would support the
matter he proposed that the report be pub
liShed.
His Excellency stated, that although the
committee had introduced another matter in
its report besides the original subject, one too of
such greatimportance, he would nevertheless ac-
knowledge, that the relations and the Whale
position in the present moment afforded ample
cause and demand but he felt in duty bound
to call upon the Council to sft the matter
we'll, as we'll as the application to himself, be-
fore the Council finally adopted it as a matter
of course he neither would nor could propose
any amendment to the report. Presenting
however, that the Council would adopt the
committees report in its essential points, His
Excellency declared, that he would support it
on its being represented to the Minister.
His Excellency then made a communication
within closed doors.
The Speaker stated, that he considered the
opinion and the calculations on the matter offered
by His Excellency very satisfactory for the
present. and that His Evoa1Ionov boa 447