The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-15

the whole matter beneath the dignity Of the Senate
and moved that It be laid on the table.
The motion to lay the table lost, by yeas 90
nays %
III. amendment was then rejected by ayes Is. TO-
The resolution was adopted. by yeas 20. nays IL.
The private bills epgro,ssd yesterday were passed
IHE FISHERY QULsIIoS-sPFEcH MIR SEWARD.
The Presidents message relating 10 the fisheries,
taken up Mr. SEWARD. Gree so,) of N y referred to
the remarks former occasions by Messrs Mason
land Toucey and soule End TO their implied complaints
Of tue pursued by the administration He did not
suppose that Of the senators designed any charge Of
want The substance the charges was that
Great Britain has recently set up construction OF
the treaty ISIS under which our fishermen to be
excluded from the Bays Of FuDdy and Chaeur-that an
ared force had been sent to enforce that
and that the President had not properly resented this
insult, bat had negotiated negotiating might
qoiate the subject IN the presence of large British
force the coast in detrimental to the honor
Of the country This the amount of the i'm
posed the administration and for part of it
there the foundation. The Senate had display ed
Of rmnes In meeting this any question: and why
should there be any presumption that the execu-
tive department would not prove as firm and pa
triotic the legislative This was great commercial
question. and this administration enjoys In a pc
culur manner the confidence OF the commercial
interest and of the conservative property interest OF
The country. IL question Of deep interest to che
Northern elton of country and the President
Secretary all their lives identified with
the people OF that gon Massachu ets deeply in
tersted in IT, and The secretary of State Massa
chusets and to hat State owed all he enjoyed
OF official station. IL not likely he would neglect
fail in the defence OF her her interests The pre-
ing in rmness The arts had maze striking record OF
in history where the Secretary of State
represented defndiog Massachusetts, from dstiD.
guished Senator from South Carolina Was possible this
to be reversed and this the picture to be painted
representing Senators from Arkansas and louisiana
defending Massachu etts and her interests from the
consequences OF want OF rmness of the Secretary of
Safe! That Secretary required euogy from him.
He then applied Websters remark in reply to Hayne in
speaking Of Massachusetts, to Webster himself He
fcrred explained the provisions of the treaties of
1888 ana 1878 and to the colonial and British legislation
the subject of the fisheries down to the act of 1S4S
which called fo til remonstrance from Mr. Everett. The
result Of correspondence the subject then that
while Great Britain adhered to the construction placed
the by the colonies she relaxed far referred
to the Bay OF Fundy The Canadian authorities resisted
strenuously this but Great Britain refused
force the construction she had always held This
struction was not new. Great Britain had always an
med force this for the purpose of protecting
tie fisheries from encroachments. When the new
mi istry, understood to be in favor of protection,
into power, applications by the colonies for
bountes were renewed, and they asked for rigid
execution OF the treaty. sir Henry Bulwer. in 1851,
addressed the President proposing negotiations for
reciprocal trade The President declined negotiating,
but in his message informed Congress Of the
and referred the subject to it, The British ministry
fused to grant bountes but said the colonies should be
protected from encr a. bments by American fishermen.
simultaneously the British ministry under date of July
5th. informed the President that her Majesty govern
ment intended. by her forces. to protect the fisheries
from encroacbmerts &c-that the British force
seven vessels carrying thirty one guns and the
flag ship Cumberland Of seventy guns, making total
force there of one hundred and guns The
force there during last the The fri
gate Cumberland of seventy guns and other vessels
carrying Atyiour guns, making aggregate force OF
one hundred and thirty four guns Here the mighty
naval demonstration which had alarmed the world-and
it consisted of reduction of the British naval force
from one hundred and thirty four to hundred and
one guns. This was not all the force there, but it
comprised all that placed there by the British
government Before the of Mr Champion reached
the President alarm had been created at the north
east The President and Secretary of State acting
tirey upon unofficial information informed the country
under GATE of July eth that it appeared the British
about to change its policy and to insist
the resisted construction Of the treaty and il
written to put American fishermen their guard. Ii
contained admission concession to the British
struction. The Mississippi sent to the and
there the whole matter terminates No negotiation has
been entered into communication with a view to
gotiaton has been received made-po overtures for
negotiation the subject have been received made
by this government the British. No negotiation is
going uncer the lannon's mouth. has any thing
been negotiated away under British duress All there
fore, that had been said these points ut end
No change had been made the part Of Great Britain
of the policy heretofore pursued with respect to the fish
cries. except to reduce her national force in these
tefs. Admiral Seymour. who had been represented
sweeping the icebeigs with broom at the mast head is
there. where he last year with his broom large
then, not larger than It is Admiral Seymour Is
with his squadron. charged with four duties extend
ing from the North pole to the Gulf OF Mexico.
lie has charge of the British naval interests on the
coast to keep eye Cuba to watch solouquc and
protect the fisheries from encroacbments From $50 TO
1851 twenty eight vessels seized all the ground
OF being fishing within three miles Of the shore. Two Of
these restored; the others all condemned aud
attention OF the yet
war bad occurred Since then four five seizures
had been made but upon the alleged ground that they
within three miles Of the shore He referred to the
correspondence relative to seizures in Jsckons and Van
Burens times and thought this administration had
roared loudly they did AS Great Britain had
made change In her policy, the complaint of a
notice of coursc failed There ground for alarm
for things remained just they had been for years
No fear could be entertained that the President would
negotiate away the revenue for in December last he
SAID 10 congress he would not negotiate but submitted
the subject for legislation The plant the Pre-
ala h.ap
failed because the British force reduced instead
oftIarged The Mississippi had been sent and it now
would appear FOOLS errand. No seizures have been
made except wths three miles, which could not be pro
tected and all without that distance required protec
ton He examined Mr. Soules argument that no bay
was within any pstons exclusive domnions the inlet
to which more than six miles wide aud the coast of
which did not entirely belong TO the nation claiming It.
Bo thought this proved too uch if correct then
the barber of Boston, Long Island Sound Delaware and
Chesapeske bays Aibti marie Sound and the Bay Of Mon
teey would be dysed OF the exclusive ef the
United States He referred 10 Messrs. Cass aud Soule
havrg based their newspaper authori.
ties and. following their example he concluded there
was an end OF the matter by reading from a colonial
paper that Admiral Seymour and his forces were
struction OF the treaty but 10 prevent the pro-
yibcial cruifers from doing file argued that
England could have 40 interest In with the
United states ana pointed out the in ures that would
result from such to her trace, commerce. and
fnancts. He said he knew well that war concerning
those colonies would end in their Independence. or
nexaton to the United States While he would rejoice
OF this be desired such event at the price of
He defended the administration upon several other points
contained In Mr. Soule's speech
Mr. SouLE rose to reply but place to Mr. WELLER
on which motion quorum voted, and the Senate at
four O'Clock adjourned
House OF Representatives.
M.