Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-31

The FISH DIFFICULTY. 1t seems after all that
something OF serious concern may spring from the
present misunderstanding between this country and
Great Britain in respect the North Eastern Fishe
ries. The rights of this country and Great Britain
in respect TO these FsheIles, settled by treaty in
1918. American Fishermen are acting now under
the Interpretation given to the treaty at the time of
its ratification. This construction is the construc
ton of common-sense, and it has been assented to
by the British government without murmur, until
within the last few years. In 1845 there were some
limitations that American fishermen were transcend
ing the privileges secured them by the treaty. but
government insisted that they were not and there
the matter was allowed to rest. Recently however
the controversy has been revived in a manner indI
cative of resolution the part of the British Gov
ernment TO submit its Pretensons to no arbitrament
but that of the cannon. Without intimation of
its designs to insist its construction of the treaty of
18lS-without word of warning to American fisher
10 desis from requenting the debatabe waters, the
British government has detached fleet to the Fishe-
ries to seize upon all American vessels engaged in
what it chooses at this late hour, to designate pro-
hbited and awless adventures. Accordingly, Ameri-
vessels, while enjoying undisPuted rights, have
been seized by British ships Of and carried into
British ports there to be condemned and con6scated.
This outrage is unprecedented. The history of civil
lied nations affords not another instance OF SO tyran-
nica measure. International comfy and the usnges
of government require that notice should be given be-
fore disputed right is to be asserted by force The
Derby Administration is doubtless ambitious ofsigna-
LIKING its brief possession o. power by measure
which shall indicate at its true British SPIRIT
and its determination to uphold the rights real and
fictitious of British subjects. Its position is one of
desperate peril. 1t holds the rens of power against
the wishes of the British people. The recent cleo
tons have decided its fate, unless by some daring
and brilliant move, it manage plant itself upon
new and popular issue. 1t capital stroke of
policy in the Derby Ministry. to divert the atten-
ton of the British Parliament from those questions
of commercial economy and constitutional reform,
which if agitated, will result in hurting them from
power by raising another issue which shall confirm
and proong their possession of Office. But it speaks
badly for the character of the government of this
country that British Minister is willing trample
upon the rights of citizens, and insult its dig
nifty, in order to strengthen his hold of power. The
present Administration has sadly lowered the repu-
tation of this country among foreign nations. How
humiliafDg the present trucking and cowardly atti-
tude of this country, in with its proud and
lofty bearing under the administration of the ustri-
GUS Polk! The British government is acting upon
the of its late minister to this country that
the expiring wing administration is very weak con-
Germ. The conduct of the present administration in
all the foreign relations Of the country has demon
straed the justice of this mputation, and the bully
ing and highhanded measures of the British govern
ment in the matter Of the North Eastern Fisheries
are brought upon Us by the weak and cowardy man
ner in which the FIILAoRE ynasty shfunk from the
defence Of Aneiesn tights in the Cuban and Central
American dificaftiss Petersburg, D<mpe.at.