Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-12-10
PRESIDENTS MESS AGE.


and House Of Representatives
The brief space which has cllpsed since
the close OF your last session has been
marked by no extraordinary political cy-
en,. The quadrenual election Of Chief
M,ristlate has passed of with less thau,hc
u4uGl excitement. However individuals
aud parties may have been disappointed in
the result. it is nevertheless subject Of
national couyraulation that the choice has
heen effected bv The independent &utiuges
Of d free people, undleturbcd by those in
nuenCes winch IN othl! counties have too
ofen affected the purity Of popular cleo
lons.
Our grateful thanbs are due II an III
merciful Providence, not only for staying
the ppstilence which in different forms has
des olAted some OF our cities but for crown
inr the lubors Of the husbandman with an
abundant harvest, and the nation generally
with the blessings OF peace ana prosperity.
Within few weeks the public mind has
been deeply all ctuI 10y the death Of Dan.
,rI Webster, filing at his dcccase The office
Of Secretary Of Stale. His associates in
lie IIAtC ulIN Z XIV u lll'lN IbNt NIIl'Itl\
sy,npathlzed with his family and the public
-.nerally on this mourniul occasion. lis
commanding talents, his great political and
professional eminenue, his wel-lricd pairi-
utlsm, and his long and faithful services, in
the most important public trusts, have caus-
ed his death to be lamented throughout the
country, and have earned tor him LASTING
place in our history.
In the course Of the last summer con,ld,
cradle anxiety was caused for short time
hv an official imtlmHtlon from the govern
ment Of Great Britain that order. had been
gwen for the protection Of the fisheries up
on the coast Of the British provinces in
North America against the alleged EN-
CroachmentS Of the fishing vessels Of the
United States and France. The ahoitneSs
Of this notice and the season Of the wear
seeme1 to make it a matter Of urgent inn
pcriancc, 1t was at first apprehendcd that
an Increased naval for !e had deem ordered
to the fishing grounds to cary into effect
the British Interpretation Of those provi-
sions in the convention Of isis. in reference
to he true intent Of which the two govern.
m hts differ. II was soon dis, uvcrod that
such was not the design Of Great Blituin
and satisfactory explanations of the real
objects Vi! the measure have been given
both here and n London.
The unadiusied difference, however, be-
tween the two GOV crnmcnts as to the inter-
probation OF the first article Of the conven-
ton Of 1873 is still matter Of importance.
American fishing vessels within nine or
ten years have been cXcludcd from waters,
to which they had free access for twenty.
five years after the negotiation Of the
treaty. In l5i3 this exclusion was relax
I'd a, far as concerns the Bay cf Fuudy.
hut the lust aud liberal intention Of the
]Ipne governments in compliance with
Vh We think the true construction Of the
convention, to open all the other haIs 10
our hshe rmen, was abandoned, in conse.
qu"uce OF the opposition of the colonies.
y Notwithstanding tins, HE United States
have, since the Bay oi Fuudy Was rooycu-
Cd 10 our fishermen III lslJ, pursued the
nnat liberal cour,c towards the colonial
Ii liug interests. l;y the revenue law ",
20. the dali.S on colonial fish entering
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