, 1852-10-02
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When the treaty was formed, Lord Both

When the treaty was formed, Lord Both
urst, used the following language;
"As, on the one hand, Great Britain could moi
hermit the vessels of the United States to fish with
in the creeks and close to the shores of the British
territories, so, on the other hand, it was by nd
means her intention to interrupt them In fishing
anywhere in the open sea, or within the territorial
jurisdiction, marine league fiom the shore"
Again, and on q subsequent occasion, he
said:
at is not Of fair competition that His Msles
TVS Royernmen, complain, but Of the pre-occupa'
ton Of British HARBORS AND CREEKS"
This, with the uniform practice of both
governments, and their understanding Of the
different treaties, ought to settle the whole
matter. But now it seems, the present
conservative government of England, with
Stenlay" or Earl Derby at its head, have
SUDDENLY, and WITHOUT NOTICE, placed a
new construction on the treaty OF 1918,
and are about 10 exclude us from all the
bays, gufs or inlets, on the British Amer
can coasts, and have ordered large feet oi
war vessels, steamers, &c, TO enforce their
new demands
1t must be Acknowledged thai the phra-
seology of the treaty Of ISIS, was unlor-
tunately ambiguous, and not clear and ex-
plIel as il should have been. Had any skip
per Of our smallest class fishing smacks been
present, and been permitted to tender a lit
lie advice and instruction, the treaty might
have been made to wear altogether a differ
ent appcarance-ata all events placed its Ian
guage beyond cayil. But the treaty ol
1888, together with the instructions given
to the American commissioners in 1914, and
their emphatic declarations to the British
plenipotenIiaries-tho declarations of both
English and American commissioners at the
treaty Of lSlS-the dispatches of Lord Stan
ley to the colonial government, and1he uni.
form practice of both governments under
the treaty--all conclusiyely show that the
PRESENT ASSUMPTION Of the British govern
ncut is WRONG, and that their FORMER
r.DEDsrANDING of the treaty was RIGHT.
In the meantime, whilst our fishermen are
being taken, carried into British ports, con-
demned and sold, quite dust has been
kicked upin the senate Of the United States
in relation thereto. The British minister
has recenily-ate some of Mr.. Webster's
chowder at Marshfeld, and Mr.. Webster
raid, short time since, in answer to the well
come home by his neighbors, as follows
" II would not become me 10 say much on that
subject until speak officially, and under direction
Of the head Of the government And then I shall
speak. In the meantime, be assured that that in
tersl will not be neglected by this administration
under any Circumstances. The fishermen shall be
protected in all thelr rights Of properly and in all
ihc!3 nghis OF occupation. TO use a Marblehead
phrase they shall be protected " hook and line.
Snd bob and sinker." And why should they not
They are a vast number, who arc employed in
that branch of naval enterprize. Many Of the
people Of our own town are engaged in that voca-
ton There are among you some, who, perhaps
have been on the Grand Bank for forty successive
years. There they have hung on the ropes, in
storm and wreck. The most important consc-
quences are involved in this mHiter Our fisheries
have been the nurseries Of our navy. II our flag
ships have met and conquered the enemy on the
sea. the fisheries at the bottom of itj The fish
cries were tue seeds from which these glorious
trumphs were born aud sprung
We sincerely hope these arc no mere
AFTER DINNER declarations Of Mr. Webster,
and that no unnecessary amount Of cass will
DC expended--no talk about taking Canada
" SOME FOURTH OF July" and above all,
we hope our government will keep cool, but
be firm and DECIDED. There will be no
war-not now; BUT WE MUST HAVE
ANOTHER TREATY, and lei that trea>
~ be plain, and explicit; let Us task for
nothing that is not clearly right, and submit
To nothing that is wrong" We are not pre-
pared for war--do not want war, and least
Of all with England; but if England wants
a war, let her ego it !" we can be ready
for it in due time, and after its conclusion
she will never in all time be troubled abou
the settlement of boundary lines on the
American continent, and be forever relieved
f.om further trouble and annoyance about
American fsheries-either on the ALLAN
rlC Or PACIFIC coast.
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