The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-24
TFIIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, July %, 1852.
LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND BREMEN
Mr.. SEWARD presented additional documents in sup
port Of the application for line of steamers between
Brooklyn and Bremen.
MILITARY
Mr.. HUNTER reported back the Military Academy bill,
with slight amendments.
The bill was taken up, the amendments agreed TO- and
ordered to be read third time.
THE COD risrRIrs-sPEEcH MR.. MASON, or VIRGINIA
Dir. MASON, va, offered the following resolution
Received, That the President Of Uni ed States be
queeted to communicate To The Sonae IL not incompatible
shs & S 81 'g or
s lon & & lac sa9 II Sn hon Ss
1878 touching the fisheries the eoos of she British pos
United stase tpessSd in eh aGerics as secared by the
said conventions and tlat M Pesasnt be s'e requested
United taes have bscp ordered the
Eriish in North A@ers to rrt &, rights
,he Ieseint ofthe Intelligence that lars and unusual
tain rleeed rights Btsio uudr snch yenton
Mr. MASON said-I have thought it my duty consider
ing the present aspect Of affairs far they
municated to us ty the public journals to submit this
resolution, and ask that 1t be considered Immediately
We are informed unofhcialy, but In q clearly
indicating that is correct that the British
has recently asserted rights ynder the convention
1915 in relation to the fisheries of the North which
whether they exist not, they suffered from 1918 to
1s4l when tho question moved the respective
rights Of British subjects and American citizens under
the treaty of 1StS they still suffered to remain in
statr quo Sir, the British government know well that
very large and important interests embarked
by citizens of the United States in these fisheries: they
know that the barbors and coasts and of their
sessions in North America stated Of the
year and this as am informed il OF those
Of any kind we arc informed by the public journals and
semi Officially by sort of proclamation from the Secre-
tay Of State that very large British naval force has
been ordered atoose for the purpose Of enforcing
AT the mouth o tho the construction which Great
Britain has now recently determined to place that
convention Now Sir, had oposed in this civilized
age and between two such countries those Of Great
Britain and the United States, that 1t the purpose
OF England TO revive her construction Of this convention
andrequre that II should be enforced ordinary national
courtesy would have required that notice should have
been given Of that determination the part of Great
Biiain but, Sir when such notice Is given-when
the contrary the FIRST information which reaches
that Great Britain has oroered into those large
navel force or the purpose Of enforcing this alleged right
know not in what light 1t may strike other Senator'S
but itstrikes me as far higher offence than breach
OF national courtesyas one of insult and indgnity TO
the whole American people This morning in the first
paper took up rom the North extracted from
bf lie Britt colonial newspapers printed at st John.
New brunswick formal statement Ct the actual naval
force ordered by Great Britain into those 1t con-
ssts 81 he Cumberland, "a MY gun ship command
cd by Sir a. II Scy ymour who helievo is British adj
miTal commanding on Tie West India sJa'on and then
follows an enumeration q steam vessels. sioors Of
and schoorsrs tho pnr,b~r &c 70
devious there Immediately and with the utmost dispatch
For what purpose To enforce at once and with
ont notice TO this government far as am informed
and yet have information through the quasi
camaop OF the Secretary Of Stateat the mouth OF the
cannon. the CON tTuc,iuu whom the bl-n government
places that convention! do not know what view has
been taken by the President Of this extraordinary move
nent but think de know what tao American people
would demand OF the executive under such crcum-
stances. ~ there be official ctory -torma-
ton 10 The executive that this extraordinary naval
mmnin. NJ has been ordered by Great Britain into the
Non american seas for the purpose OF executing IN
ah'er ,nc ronsrsucCn VII ch Great ri'an places on
'no conNennoy. say the American people will demand
~ .ne. shecwive that all tho naval force Of the home
'"on ran be ordered there instantly to protect the
s'ltan vsbumsn. Sir have been told by the poet
Npo deeply read the human heart that From tn
,eue ToDstr, we pluck the flower safety and Il D<sy
- " that there is danger OF coiilslon so.d
nLNnrc tttrt Il no danWr and II there becomes
pae executive lmt jaeiy 'o resort that wLicht only