The daily union., 1852-08-07

la the eonnexon. allow 10 read, for the pur-
pose Of showing The estimate placed upon these hsh
cries. not only by The English. but by the French gov
eminent at the period 10 which have alluded before
they passed from the French 10 the English jurisdiction.
an extract from report on commercial tariffs and regu
Mscgregor. In that report he says:
a. In speaking Of the nsheries De Wit says,
That the English navy became formidable by the dis.
eoveT OF tho neKpIsssiby rich fishing bank Of
And from 1918. the fisheries were carried on by Eng.
Before the conaaes, OF Cape Breton, by alone
France became formidable 10 all Europe"
their American fisheries Of more national value in
regard to naygation and power than the gold mines Of
France"
He says further:
Is very remarkable that in our treaties with France
me fisheries OF North America were made stipulation OF
considered the value OF those fisheries not so much in
commercial point OF view, but essential In providing
her navy with that physical strength which would enable
them 10 cope with other nations.
The policy OF the French, from their first planting colo
by means Of these ishsss Ia eondoons she cod
hshey third or at least quarter of the
and by they up rom four thou
sand 10 six thousand seamen annually"
beg leave also to call the attention of the Senate 10
extract from the message OF Jefferson, in the early
history OF the country, calling the attention of the govern
men 10 the importance OF this branch OF industry
quote from his message of December Is, 1902 He
says: s-4AaeH
"To cultivate paaca. aintan com ercs and nayi.
CATION in all their lawful rprises; Fisheries
and nurseries Of nayigauon and Tor the OF
are the landmarks by which we guide our.
selves in all our proceedings"
He states very succinctly the importance of the she-
ries in national point of view, school in which
to train the seamen OF and navy. This
shows very clearly the importance placed upon these
fisheries by France, by England by all great
cial nations, and by our own government. And, sir
that Importance in way diminished at this period OF
time We are 10 rely upon them and hereafter TO
maintain supremacy upon the ocean.
like lesson could be drawn from the history of Span
when her and her navy had reached its cumi-
mating point She, too, drew her support from the she
es in which she then participated, and which she then
held.
This branch of industry has always been considered
by the English government OF very great import
ance and she owes to that supremacy which, in times
past she has exercised upon almost every She
it to the hardy that she has educated that her
commerce has been found in every quarter of the world
She to this class Of that she has been
hed 10 maintain naval superiority over any power that
has ever existed
Such is the importance of our fisheries in commercial
and maritime point OF view. They are also important
when we examine them in connexion with the amount
OF means, the number of men and the persons who are
engaged in them who citizens Of this government,
The American tonnage employed in these fisheries at the
close OF the fiscal year 1851 amounts in the total, to
l46,55 S4l00 tonsa feet which, other age of the
world would have been regarded adequate the
mercia purpose of whole nation. This is classified as
follows: @
amount Of tonnage engaged In fisheries year ending
80, 1851.