The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-03
correspondence Of tho Charleston Couri.r.
i WASHINGTON, July 25, 1852.

Correspondence Of tho Charleston Couri.r.
WAsnlsaros, July 25, 1852.
The Sena,e's debate on the Fisheries
question, will open the eyes Of the
country TO the fact that Great Britain
has committed gross and aggravated
Outrage a, the United States, bY resort.
ing to arms, for the enforcement Of an
order, without having given any notice
whatever to the. government, Of the
order itself. II they had given notice,
there would have been all interval Tor
remembrance and for negotiation.
There would have been time, TOO, for
preparation for protection of our inter
esta against violence ;; and ,ha Ameri-
can fsshesy aeet would have been aware
os their hazard, and either abandoned
their business, or prepared ,n defend
skemselvea. The stenl,ilillcss with
which the British government managed
tho matter is surprising. Not the
clightsst intination of the order, or Of
tho means taken to enforce it was Civ
en- to this government here, OF through
Mr.. Lawrence, our Minister a, London.
Mr. Webster derived the information
from the U. 8. Consul Of Johns New
Brunswick, who had got it himself by
accident, and not by official uunluiu,i.
cation. Mr.. Webs,er's publication Of
notice to parties, the parties Interested,
OF the order, was instantly followed
by an account Of the arrival ON the
..soeae Of action If Admiral Seymour's
aeet Of sixteen sail Of Vessels of.war.
While the Senate was: amazed at the
Intelligence and looking anxious}y to
eco what the President was to do, and
speculasing upon the probability of vio-
lence on the part Of tho British force,
and oonsoling each other with the idea
that there wao no danger Of war and
no ceuRe Of excitement, the British Ad-
miral was doing his work. Yesterday
after the adjournment Of the House,
great excitement was produced by the
despatch 70 Speaker Boyd, stating that
,the captures had commenced.
'> There is-no negotiation on foot for
ahe, arrest Of the British orders. Mr..
VTampton has no powers to negotiate
on the subject The british Govern
mcnt has deliberately assumed : false
conatsuation Of the treaty, and deter
mined to expel Ea Ar4er5s from the.
izahing grounda. Tn re IS no room for
say negotiation. 1t is admitted that,
% Senator Mason declared in the Sen
ate, 1t would be degradation for US to
offer 70 negotiate in the face Of the enc
my's cannon. Mr. Champion, | have
,7esson to believe, went TO see Mr..
Webster upon business other than this
question, 90 TO which he has neither
advice nor authority.
We shall hear from tho President,
n snsweu to the Senate resolution, on
Menday- There is no doubt that the
Naturalization concurs with Mr.. Web.
cter In The opinion that the British con-
otEuction is wrong. But even that is
NO lnnger the question.
/ subjoin from the State papers the
opinion Of Mr.. j. Q. Adams, when
Secretary of State. upon the terms of
ahe Convention of 1918. That was of
eovnsa the opinion Of Mr.. Monrov's
Admfnissrntton.
The instruction to Mr.. Gallatin, one
Of tho Commissioners, was to claim
for the United States all the rights
recognized in the treaty of 1888; and
It will be eeen that Mr. Adams consider.
cd that our representatives had secured
the whole coast fishery in every psrt
Of she British dominions, except with
In three marine miles Of their shore:
The convention restricts the liber-
eiee in some small degree; but it en-
larges them probably in degree not
less useful. It has secured ,ht, whole
coast fishery in every part Of the Bri-
sish dominions, except within three
marine miles Of the shores, with the
liberty Of using all the harbors for
shelter, for repairing damages, and for
obtaining wood and water. 1t has Sc
cured the full participation in the La
bEador fisheries. the most important
part Of the whole, and that of which
1t vss st Ghent peculiarly the il,ten-
tion Of the British Government at ell
events 10 deprive US. This fishery can
not he prosecuted without the use Of
aAs neigbboring shores for drying and
caring the fish. It is chiefly carried
on In the boats close to the shores, and
the loss of it even if the rest had been
lsfh unaffected by the same principle,
wo,aaa Nave been loss Of more than
half Of the whole interest. The con
vention has elso occurred tn us the right
OF drying aud curing fish on part Of
the iulsnd Of Newfoundland, which
had not been enjoyed under the treaty
es 1883. 1t has narrowed down the
pyesenaions of exclusive territorial iu-
risdletion, With reference to those fishe
rlee, TO three marine miles from the
shores. Upon the whole, consider
this interest as aecured by the oonven-
tion Of 1913 in o manner as advanta.
geous 40 it had been by the convention
OF 1883. We have gained by it, oven
Of fishing liberties, as much as we
haye lost but IL not, we have gained