Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-09

lter bays to our fishermen, was aoapuoieui III
of the opposition OF me co'Vhles' !
Notwithstanding this, the United states haVe'
nce the Bay Of Fundy was reopeheu 70 ou,
sbermep N 1925, pursued the most llOerai
curse toward the colonial fishing interests. ny
he revenue law of 1916, the duties ON colonial
N entering our ports were very greatly reGuc'
ID and by The warehouslng act 1t Is a'loweu -
e entered in bond without payment OF duty ~
his wav colonial fish has acquired the monopoly
s. Tho evnort trade in our market, and is enter
no TO some extent into the home consumption
These facts were among those when l'creaseu
he sensibllity OF our fishing lhtefes" at '''
movement in Question: .,. boro
These circumstances and the lncideh's aooso
alluded to have led me to think the mo'nent ia.
vorable for reconsideration OF The en'lre suoJeo'
Of tie fisheries on the coasts OF the DriI's" P'o'
inces, with view to place them upon more
liberal looting of reciprocal privilege wv
Iinuness TO meet us III some arrangement " li'o
kind is understood to exist, on the part OF Gfea'
Britain. with desire on her part to lhciuue ="
nne comDrehensiye settlement, as well tlls su"
iect as the commercial intercourse between t'e
United States and the British provinces haYo
fhouuht that whatever arrangements may NC
made on these two subjects, 1t is expedent 'ha'
tbey should be embraced in separate conVchllonFcc
The illness and death of the late Secretary u
State prevenled the commencement OF the con,
,e,nnlated negotiation. The subject is attended
with considerable difficulty II 1t Is ioun9 pias-
ticabIe 10 come to an agreement malua'y ri
ceptable 10 the two parties, conventions may -
conchdaafn the course &c pteaent WIN
Ut n n fsxnsaaaSs 4 srnvislohs
I ota y, iarrang ssdeIpf pg VIZ lessisusa
| wifi 81 course hasr efped
The affairs Of Nba forfHed q pfQiplnent ioplc
in nv last annual message They remain IN al
uneasy condition., and teelingof alarm ant
irritation on the part Of the Cuba authorizes ap
pears to exist This feeling has lnterfered WIT
the regular commercial intercourse between the
United States and the island, and led to some
acts of which we have a right TO complain Bn
the Captain General Of Cuba is clothed with nc
power to treat with foreign governments, nor Is
he in any degree under the control OF the Span
ish Minister ct Washington. Any communlca
ton which he may bold with an agent OF tor
eIgn power is informal and matter OF courtesy
Anxious to put an end to the existing lnconven
fences. (which seemed to les on msconcep
non directed the newly appointed Minister tt
Mexico to visit Havana, on his way to Vera
Cruz He was respectfully received by The
Captain General, who conferred with hm freely
on The recent occurrences; but no permanent
arrangement was effected.
In the mean lmc the refusal Of the Captain
General tie allow passengers and the mail to bt
auded IN cerlain cases, for reason which does
not furnish in the opinion OF this Government
even good presumplve ground for such pro
hlbnon has been made the subject of n serou!
rpmonstrance at Madrid: and have no reason
10 doubt that due respect will be paid by thu
government OF Her Catholic Majesty to the rep
reservations whlchour Minister has been Ins;ruc
ted to make IN thu subject.
1t IS but justice to the Captain General to add
hat his conduct toward the steamers employed
10 carry the mails of the United States TO Hava
ma has, with the exceptions above alluded to
been marked with kindness and IIberalty, ant
Indicates 10 general purpose OF interfering Will
the COMMERCIAL correspondence and inercours
between the island and this country.
Early IN the present year official notes wcr
received from the Ministers OF France and Eng
and, inviting the Government OF the Unite
States to become party with Great Britain an
| France To trlpartte convention.nVirue of whic
the three powers should seVeraliy and collect We
" dlscIoim, and Tor the future, all intentio
to obtain possession of the island of Cuba, an
should bind themselves to dlscountenance u
attempts to that effect on the part of any powt
or indIV dnAl Whatever. THIS invitation has bee
respectfully declined iol reasons which ii woul
occupy too much space III this communication
state in detail, but which led me to think Tia
the proposed measure would be of doubtful cor
stltuuonary, impoIlte, and unavallng. | have
however in common with several Of my predt
cessors, directed the Ministers of France an
England to be assured that the United Stale
entertain no designs against Cuba; but that, o
the contrary, | should regard lis incorporation
INTO The Union at the present time as iraugh
with serious peril.
Were this island comparatively destitute o
inhabitants, or occupied by "a kindrcd race,
should regard it, il voluntarily coded by Spain
most desirable aqnlsItIon. But, under ex
listing circumstances should ! ok upon lis in
corporation INTO our Union as a very hazardous
measure. 1t would bring into the Confederate,
population Of different national stock speak
my different language, and not likely 10 har
munlze with the other members 1t would prob
ably affect IN Preudcal manner the industrial
interests OF the South and it might re
we those conflicts of opinion between the
different sections Of The country, which lately
shook the Union to It's centre, and which have
been so happily compromised.
The rejection by the Mexican Congress of The
Convention which had been concluded between
that Republic and the United States, for tht
protection OF transit way across the lslhmu,
OF Iehauntepec and of the interests Of those
citizens Of the United States who had become
proprietors OF the nights which Mexico had con
TERED on one Of her own citizens in regard lC
that transit has thrown serious obsticle In the
way of the attainment Of very deslrbIe nation
al object. ! am still willing to hope that the
differences on the subject which exist, or may
hereafter arise, between the governments, will
be amcaby adjusted This subject, however
has olreHGy engaged the attention Of the Senate
OF the United States, AVID requires no further
comment III this communication.
The settlement Of the question respecting the
port of San Juan de Nicaragua, and of the
controversy between the republics of Costa
Rrca and Nicaragua in regard 70 their bounda
mes, was considered indispensabieto the com
mencements Of The ship canal between the two
oceans, which was the snbiectpf the ConyeR~
lion between the United States aud Great Britain
of the 18Th Of April, 1885, Accordingly a
proposition for the same purposes addressed to
the two governments 10 that quarter and to the
Mosquito lndmns,was agreed to in April last BY
the Secretary OF State and the Minister of her
Britannia Majesty. Besides the wish to aid IN
reconcing the differences OF the two republics
! engaged III tho negotiation from desire to
place the great work OF ship cannal between
he two oceans under one jurisdiction, and to
establish the Important port OF San Juan de
Nlcarapua under The government of civilized
power. The proposition IN question was assentrd
to by Costa RIGA and the Mosquito In ians 1t
has not proved equally acceptable to Nicaragua,
bol II is 10 be hoped that The further negotiations
on The subject which are in tram will be carried
OH IN that splrl OF Cancellation and compromise
which ought always to prevail on such occasions.
and That they VIII lead to satisfactory result
have satisfaction to Inform you that the ex
eculve government of Venezuela has acknow-
lodged some claims Of citizens of The United
States, which have for many years past been
urged by our charge d'uffares at Caracas 1t Ia
hoped that the sense Of justice will uctuate the