The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-17

advance made upon the letter, instead OF eppeyoeos
Ter its Transmission If the Department ss III inscsdu.
ous upon this subject, sti have the envelopes and WIN
be most happy TO forward them Bat n only the
HERALD that these public servants frs0 their
dreamy visions political preem~nt and party intrigues
to an active discharge Of their public duties and conf
IDENTIFY leave the subject with this powerful auxiliary,
knowing that it will have the abuses complained Of
promptly corrected.
There have been great many Americans visiting Swift
zerlsnd this season in order to enjoy its grand and pic
turesque scenery land invigorating climate, but the
mountain climbers have mostly been sadly disappointed
this month"; august and the mountains and valleys
have been perpetuay covered with dense mists Clouds
thus shrouding entirely the magnificent views and
scenery they came SO far to enjoy.
MT A Dudley Mann our agent at Berne. has ut last
completed his labors and believe is rou to Washing
ton having concluded treaty on behalf of the United
States, with the Federal government of Switzerland
You will find him of the most indsfatgable puolic
agents government has sent to Europe and
corrupted the mngng with the ratio circles Of
Europe which is than be said Of nine tenhs
of our diplomats that meet bedzened with gold lace
and bbtcns srutpg in the saloons European exclu
syes or purse proud American limitations. The Swiss
especially esteem MIR Mann very highly practical
straight forwRr republican devoted to his public duties,
and eectng only those whose exclusveness founded
upon their having ancestor who IN past ages subsed
by dishonest and oppressive exactons upon an unarmed
and helpless peaantry ard whose present labors are
directed to the Of those ancient powers Of OPP
preston of which they have been deprived by the humane
Institutions of civilization.
The fishery dispute exctes great deal OF attention on
this side OF the Atlantic and it sincerely TO be hoped
that our government. will for maintain her dignity
Just pretensions against thosenarrogant islanders
who delight in sneeriDg at our institutions and bullying
our government II the American people could only
know the real prejudice and hatred the English nation
entertain towards us am Inclined to think they would
to call them natural friends and alies bound
to US by the unity of common language and ancestry
and feeling for that phisnthropic Interest which
ELECTED by rapid in the march Of civilization
There is no greater error than this idea of their feelings
towards US for they on he contrary regard US AS their
rivals in commerce and feel all the petty jealousy aud
conemptible dske that would characterize couple Of
quack doctors in country village. When foreigner
speaks in audaory terms of and civilization
an1natcnai prosperity they sDdcavor to merge far
possible national existence into their by saying
1t is our English nttuons; they (the Americans)
tut English after all SC SC but speak Of the Cuban
expedition the Mexican war which rivals all tter
glory and you will at perceive the real John Bull
appears in his true garb lie will speak Of
as band of treebooers and pirates. who disregar
every prI cple Of justice national faith in
oder to attain pecunary advantage Such is
tue picture Of the much talked of affection which the
interest that connects them to U.S. and will
her loving kindness manifested in arrogant preensions,
and probably shot ard shell They like preach up this
affection aud all this sort of trash when they
the uninterrupted prosperity OF their mauufsc
lures and wheedle or as Senator Benton says humbug
or bsmboozle' out OF commercial advantage: but
wait until she can obtain pecuniary Naturalization
for with and we will soon paraded
Of war catalogue OF dusty protests filed from time to
time by her dplomasts against the action of govern
ment, that will astonsh all Chrstendom.
The little Swiss republic is moving the path of
prosperity afordipg Individual liberty and happi
to its people and feeling real go I'd will for
than any other government in Europe In nv next
shall epdayor to give you account Of the proposed
changes and improvements in contemplation in the diff
ferent csn'ons well sketch Of the people their
habits amusemcnts and other characteristics H.
The --latest English View of the Fishery
Dispute.
From the London Times September
II will be that the American papers have not
given any confirmation to the assuring reports which
were dfused by the ministerial prints IN this country
We informed this Oracular but somewhat enig
NAUTICAL authority. that there had existed any
rous differ. between the governments of Great Br
tain and the United States on the subject OF the fisheries
at least. that these msundertandines had been
greatly exaggerated finally that the impending rup
ture, il 1t had ever impended had been conclusivey
a,erted by pacific adjustment OF all the points in dis
pute. The fact of the embodiment however has
been placed beyond all doubt by the proceedings 10 Con
gress and we plainly that the mconception and
irritation the subject far from being confined pro
vinca Journals or local agtators has extended to active
members Of the legislature anoe~ere still occupying by
the most recent adyces the anxious attention
men We trust the discernment of contemporaries
the point Of The settlement may be fault than it
proved to be the disagreement but the
organs of American opinion have certainly not yet
any Of tone from alleged of the
two II is probable that the definite proposals
of Lord Derbys ministry have not yet become generally
| known acro-s the Atlantic; but suspect that a
more recendte influence Is at work ia maintaining the
| visible discomfort
The is likely have forgotten that the fish
ing privileges, from which the Americans by their
remuneration. stood debarred Of two descriptions
one relating to theght of entering British bays aud the
other to that Of approaching within league OF British
shores The former point If not strictly disputable
always disputed the latter overly called in
question: but both in reality were evaded together
I The privilege Of fsbiog in shore much more i'm
porant than that of entering bay and the New Eng
larders while systematically assuming the one were
seldom content to forego the other As doubt what
ever could be thrown the in shore regulations
OF the treaty the colonists were fairly justified in
stricter enforcement Of their fights on poat
both so plain and serious but the correspond
ing interests Of the Americans would naturally in
duce them to fix the dispute exclusively the de
baeebe article OF the convention though it that
which was either solely or principally contravened
ghn,f -
Americans really desired the liberty Of fishing within
three miles of shores that their annoyance has
aren from the attention called to their
in this respect and that their anger found EXPIRE on
different point because there really no room for
Mr. Stewards speech to be taken in all respects as
disclosure OF government views there be longer
any doubt upon the question for the hon Senator ex-
planned himself with unmstakable perspicuity. Our
d. herDen" said he want all that obstruction
Of the nton gives them. and add must have
more-they and must have the privilege OF fishing
within the three inhibited miles and of curing on
The shore
Now if these are the emu ne motives which have sug
gest.d and embttered the international alteration il
conceive that the liberal Of British
claims which minister al contt mporarcs have an.
nounced may fail in producing satisfaction concila
ton the other side OF the Atlantic and that the
real annoy will still subsst the discomfort will still
discussion which concerned the Interpretation
81 the term bays ard this has been concedingy
solved in favor OF the Americans. who,
the leakage Of ministerial repositories have acquired the
free liberty of ring all bays for the purely nom
nal consideration Of like grant on their part to
But though this must necessarily dismiss the bay ques-
ton forever from the regions Of diplomacy il will do lit
tie towards knowing occasions of international embrol
ment If the real temptation to trespass remains behind
Ia the Of the in shore fishery colonial vessels
exclusively. We induced therefore, 10 apprehend
that dsatfaction, however disguised will still he felt
and exhibited throughout the Union that the New Eng
land boats will sti expose themselves to lawful seizure.
by deliberate encroachments; that those seizures will
ranle in the American mind and that opportunities will
ultimately be found created for bringing this last pri
vilege OF the British colonies to that stage Of alleged
doubt or concerted difficulty which has preceded the
render of the others.
In this view OF the IL Is clearly the interest Of
government to close at possible all chances of
trouble by favorable negotiation. The Americans have
not yet arrived at the point OF doubling regulating
their own renuncians respecting the in fisheries
and we observe that those Journals which echo faith
fully Mr. Stewards opinions the subject the grace
TO acknowledge that Great Britain could never be asked
for valuable concession without the offer Of an eanYa