The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-10
The Fishery Question.


TIE POLICY OF GREAT BRlTAIN-vIEws OF THE
PREss-THE NEW YORK HERALD-THE NAVAL
| POWER OF ENGLAND AND TIE UNITED STATES.
From the London Sunday Times August 10
When The present administration was first formed
many persons appeared to delude themselves into
the persuasion that it would only be of few
weeks duration, and pass away like the plague or
the cholera, any other drefu visitation, without
leaving any permanent traces Of its passage cur
national interests. Let Lord Derby, they cried, be
allowed fair trial, because HE incapacity must
soon pc made evident, after which bis overthrow,
and the elevation Of sound statesmen to Office must
| follow Immediately, Us a matter of course. We
rever were Of this opinion but insisted strenuously
On the necessity of turning ont the proectionsts
once, since they could lot. We contended continue
in power without endangeripg the best interests OF
! the empire, both at home ana abroad
As Ter as concerns the domestic sources of mis-
chief, abun dant proofs supplied during the &c
neral election, when bribery and intimidation, and
ty poclsy, and persecution of all kinds carried
to their utmost pitch, So as to degrade and 1emori
hze utterly 'whee. sections of the population In
the perpera'ion Of these delipquences the govern.
inent vas Enthusiastically detected It's agents for
the spread Of CORRUPTION were found in oil parts OF
the country while members Of the administration
directed their movements by letters written with
their own hands, and signed with their initials
The poor voters were purchased in shoals, and the
dishonesty and immortality of the lowest classes
were upheld and kept in countenance by the immo-
ratles Of the aristocracy and the government.
which exhibited themselves with an eifrontcry and
cynicism wholly unparalleled in the annals of
party strife. Fresh illustrations Of these facts are
daily making their appearance, and we cannot en-
terrain the shadow Of doubt that, before the meet
ing Of Parliament the amplest possible materials
viii be collected for making out strong case
against the government, preparatory tc its being
PEELED from Office.
But by far the worst and most dangerous of its
proceedings remains to be pointed out. We mean
the wanton attempt Of Lord Derby to involve Great
Britain in q war with the United States. 1t an.
pears that, for thrty.four years, the fishermen Of
fhn liz L..
certain distance from the coasts Of the British colo
nes in North America, and special permission to
do 60 in the Bay Of Fundy was granted by the GO
yernment, Of which Lord Derby formed q part, in
Is4o III was at the same time stipulated, that if
this privilsge-for it was only privlege-were at
any time to be withdrawn, due notice of the inten-
ton OF Great Britain should be given to the govern
ment OF the United States, to avoid causing unne-
republic as might happen to be engaged in the
fisheries. In violation of this agreement, Lord
Derby has sent out powerful feet into the North
American waters, net, perhaps, for the purpose of
ousting the American fishermen, has been stated,
but certainly with the intention of withdrawing
from them, without due notice, or the slightest ex-
hlbihon OF courtesy, certain concessions formerly
made to them by England.
1t is confidently reported. moreover in the Unit.d
states, that Lord Derby has another most offensive
object in view, namely, to force upon the republic
the acceptance OF " reciprocity" treaty, Tor the
purpose OF establishing protection in disguise But
y
Prise, ana as Lord Derby must be well convinced Of
the absence of all such hope, we forced to the
conclusion that the rash aud insulting step taken
by our protectiopst ministry aims at accomplishing
something else-namely, by plunging this countryin
a war With America, 10 arrest the spread and pro-
gress Of democratic ideas. When the revolution brebe
out in France. we were plunged into war with
that country for precisely the same purpose,
and the vulgar were taught to hate the French,
in order that they might extend their hatred
to the principles Of liberty then possessed AMI advo.
Gated by them III NE present moment the political
and sotiai tff'touce Of The Eniied States upon the
pto,ie Of tbs couaby is incaLuoJie. Their ex-
ample is perpetuaily inirc MS mouths their freedom
from the curse OF arisocracy, from State church,
and from the enormous pressure Of taxation, is adj
duced as an argument in favor of democracy To
put stop to this state Of things Lord Derby and
his colleagues would not be reluctant to pick quar-
rel with the United States so that in the blaze Of
angry passions which would inevitably ensue on
both sides Of the Atlantic the people here might be
made to retrograde 10 political ideas while the cit
zens OF the Union could hardly fail to acquire deep
rooted and stubborn prejudices against us. We
know OF no language efficiently strong to charac-
teIize the atro@iy Of such an enterprise No friend
Of industry, no honest man. no Christian can ever
desire to involve Great Britain in war with the kim
cred States of North America We are but two
sections oil the same people, divided by the Atlantic,
and by O certain amount Indifference in the govern
ments Of the two countries The Americans are
more liberal. and possess greater freedom than we
do, but there, as elsewhere, the ommon people,
however well informed, may easily be betrayed into
rage for war by false representations. But in the
present case, unhappily, the exciting and offensive
representation need not be FALSE because Lord Derby
and bis colleagues have been careful to furnish the
Americans with real grounds Of complaint. STILL
no true friend of the republic will seek to seize on
the pretext just offered for engaging the two eoun-
tries in hostilitics and. therefore, strongly
denim the tone adopted by many. members Of the
Senate and the Congress, at Washington, during the
late debate on Mr.. Mason's motisn The majority
were highly njudicious, though their intempcrance
may possibly DO accounted fer by the position n
which they necessarily find themselves the eve OF
a general election. Let the press Of this country