Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-21

Parliament to add TO their defences by estab-
fishing militia and it is great party ques-
tion in that kingdom, whether the safety of
England shall be secured by such an increase,
or whether it shall be left exposed to an in
vader.
What is the condition of English power
in Canada, and in the British Provinces! They
have never since the war Of 1912, had 80 small
a military force in those Provinces as now
The Imperial Government has maintained
heretofore some show Of naval defence upon
our Lakes. But within the last six months it has
broken up the whole naval force there, and now
none whatever exists. While thus showing the
supposed motives to peace on the part of Great
Britain, | confess that peace is no less the in
terest and the instinct of our own country. The
United States might aggrandize themselves by
war, but they are suresto be aggrandzed by
peace. thank God that the peace of the world
is largely subject to the control Of these two
great Powers; and that, while they have COM
mon dispositions toward harmony, neither has
need of war to establish its character for firm
ness or for courage. Each has had enough of
"Tho camp, the host, the fight, tho conqucrors ca
rcer."
Some honorable Senators have averred that |
they could not trust this Administration, be- |
cause of it's antecedents; that Britain was in
i
by triumphs which she had obtained in nego-
tations with this Administration. One general
remark meets all these objections; and that is,
that they are extraneous issues, each one suffi-
cient for discussion in itself Any Senator,
who thinks the interests of the country have
been sacrificed, can bring it before the Senate
and the country, and present it distinctly for
examination.
But sir, what are these charges in regard to
Cuba? Why as understand, that this Admin
istration interposed to prevent an expedition,
which it was alleged was fitted out in this
country for that island, in violation of our neu-
trality laws. Was this all! If it was, let
Senator'S dissatisfied repeal the neutrality laws
if they can, and not censure the President for
executing them What complaint is made in
regard to Mexicoq Why, that the Secretary
, of State employed British banker, as an
agent, to pay the instalments on the debt of
this Government payable in the city of Mexi-
co. ! see nothing wrong in that. An agent
was necessary, and foreign one believe
the money was honestly paid to Mexico, and
that she was satisfied But it is said that Brit
ish creditors got portion of the money.
know not what obligations we were under to
take measures to defeat British creditors, or
any others, or the British Government from
obtaining satisfaction of any of their creditors.
Indeed, in some of the States there is a system
of remedies founded on the principle that the
creditor has right to attach money belonging
to his debtor in trdnsitu
What has the Administration done, or neg
lected to do, in regard to the Sandwich Islands?
It's understood that this imagined shortcoming
of the Administration consists in the Presidents
not having entertained, as is supposed, a propo-
sition from the Government of the Sandwich ISL
ands to put themselves under the protection or
subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States. Isubmit to honorable Senators, that
they begin at the wrong end: 1t was settled
by the last precedent that the business of an
nexaton belongs not to the President, but,to
1 Congress. Congress have power to admit
new Statesn Let Senator'S who desire annex
alton, introduce the bill. | am ready to enter
tain the question for examination, and to act
as prudence wisdom, and the great interests
of the country, shall be found to require. But
| cannot PREJUDICE question so great, 30 mo-
mentous.
These alleged and mistaken triumphs of
England. then, form no cumulative evidence to
support the censures bestowed upon the Ad-
ministration in regard to the transaction in
question.
And now, what is the real question before
Congress in regard to these fisheries? That ques-
tion is simply this: The British Colonies insist
upon the rigorous construction of the conven-
tion of 1918, so as to exclude us from entering
the large British bays, and distract and annoy
our fishermen; and the people of the United
States resist that construction, and they never
will yield it, The British Government approve
in words, and yet so far as their acts are con-
cerned, refuse to support it. The controversy is
thirty years old, and seems an endless one
While that question is kept up, the American
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condition, are comparatively stationary or de-
cining, although supported by large bounties
At the same time the Provincial fisheries are
gaining in the quantity of fish exported to this
country, and largely gaining in their exporta-
tons abroad In 1874. those Colonies sent us
products of fishery valued at 1864 900; in 1851,
the value of their fish which we received was
S78l 900. In 1874, they exported through our
ports to other countries, fish valued at SO, 900
in ls51, the exported products were valued at
Sl730Oo
Our fishermen want all that our own construc-
ton of the convention gives them, and want and
must have nore-they want and must have
the privilege of fishing within the three inhibit-
ed miles, and of curing fish on the shore.
Consider for a moment the magnitude Of the
interest of the isheries-that it employs
feet of twelve hundred sail, managed by twelve
thousand men, and capital of four millions of
dollars and that, together with the whale
fishery, it constitutes the basis of our naval
power.
Shall we not try to quiet and end this long
and injurious dispute, and to procure for the
fishermen not only peace and security, but also
an extension of the fishing ground and its priv
ileges That is the question, and am Tor 1t;
Sir, there ought to be decision on TINS
matter some time or other At all events de-
{ Law is Injurious and dangerous. We think the
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