The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-16

such unoficiai Information " appeared that the
British government was about To enforce the cam
struction of the treaty, which had been and now
denied To be just or proper, and therefore
desired TO put all persons interested their guard
The Mississippi was sent there, and there the mat
ter ended.
No communications have passed between the
Administration aud tho British Minister with ~
view TO negotiations; no overtures have been IN id'
or received for negotiations; no negotiations have
been made; none are going on, and Done will b,.
Instituted. Nothing has been reg'tiHtcI away
under the cannon's mouth, and n"thine has been
negotiated away under British duress. M change
has been made by Great Britain in her policy wi IA
regard to the fisheries. She adopts. rs che i.as
always done, the construction placed noon the
treaty by the colonies, but declines nov, ~ hcie
tofore, To execute il The only change ~hci' hrs
been made is the reduction of her na'inra force ia
those waters.
Admiral Seymour, who, with his hro'u, was :
sweep the ic bergs as they came II al he north
pole, ID there now, as he was ih'r" ',Ui year, Ia
broom then being large, II not larger than II -
Mr.. s then showed that the du les OF the
squadron under Admiral Seymour ext, nd-d from
the north pole to the Gull Of Mexico. F,.rn 1929
to 1851 there had been twenty eight vrs els 4pize.
all under charge OF having violated h treaty by
fishing within three miles u the shore; - these tw.
were restored, and all the others condemned Ea. of
these seizures was made known 10 the verninent.
and investigated, and yet war had aspu place
Correspondence by ministers aud seer taris h d
occurred in these cases. He thought hat the pres
ent Administration had reared quite As loudly on
the subject as ever did those Of General jackson
or Mr.. Van Buren,.
Tor alarm, nor any danger OF war. my cause
for suppos'ng the revenue was to he negotiate
away under duress or in any other m amer Things
remained as they were. So long ago ~ December
last the President informed the Senate nc would
not negotiate, and referred the matter to the
s'deration of Congress. The government had not
cent all the naval forces there, for the tina
the British force ia no larger now than il was be-
aP mt fhpr mt n We
appear upon a FOOLS errand No vessels are attempt.
ed ~ be seized except thoee fishing within three
miles Of shore, and which cannot be protected; and
those who are not thus engaged require no protec.
ton.
He referred to the position taken by Mr. SouLE,
that no nation could claim exclusive dominion
over seas, bays &C.. unless the whole coast Of the
same was the property OF the nation claiming il
and unless the outlet OF such sea or bay was lie
than six miles wide. He did not agree to this doc
trine; 1t proved too much. 1t would surrender the
harhnr OF Boston the entrance to which from tho
sea was rporc than six miles wide; it would give
up Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Albemarle
Sound, Chesapeake Bay, the Bay of Monterey. 1t
would surrender all these.
Mr., SOULE asked to whom would they be sur
rendered?
Mr.. SEWARD said he did not know and there
fore he thought the argument a bad one.
He referred to the fact Of Mr.. SOULS having re.
lied in his argument on an extract from the news
paper called the Telegraph, in this city, u semi
OLnCal stoteinents ne ulu not Know that that
was the organ Of any administration, though, il it
survived, il bad hopes Of being the organ Of new
one He also referre 10 the fact of Mr.. CAss
having commented upon extracts from coonisl
papers, and said from these presidents he felt
justified in reading newspaper article. He then
read from a colonial paper q statement that the
United States press and Government had misun.
dcrstoood entirely the action of the British govern.
cans would soon find out that Admirul Seymour
was not in hose waters for the purpose OF enforc-
ing the rigid and legal construction Of the treaty,
bnt to prevent the provincial from doing o.
He commented upon the total want of motive or
interest on the part of Great Britain to induce her
to provoke war with the United States; and,
among the many reasons for her to preserve peace
he said that she knew well that in the event Of a
war the colonies would fai! willing captives to the
United States, and that any war Commenced about
those colonies would end in their independence or
annexation to the United States. While he would
rejoice nj such contamination, he did not desire
ii ut the cost of war. He then referred briefly to
the insnua.ions against the Adminstra alton with
respect to Cuba, Nicaragua, the Sandwich Islands,
the payment Of the Mexican indemnify through
British bankers, &C., and held that the Admins.
tration stood above all reproach.
Mr.. SOULE rose to reply, but yielded the floor
to Mr. WELLER, who moved that the subject be
postponed till Tuesday next
Mr.. CASS urged that the subject should be re.
pos, az now Moreover, be desired to have taken
up the subject Of ship canal around the falls of
Saint Mary
Mr.. DAVIS expressed desire to be heard on the
subject before the papers wero referred
The question was taken on the motion to post.
pone, and no quorum voted.
Mr.. DAVIS said that on Monday he would pro.
badly move to take up the River and H ubor bin
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 49,
Mr.. SMART, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill for the settlement and paw
ment of the claims of New Hampshire for services
Of her militia during the last war with Great Bri-
tain; which was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
MIR. HARRIS, Of Tennessee, Of the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, asked the unanimous consent
of the House to take up and pass a small Senate
bill for the relief OF poor fellow, John Williams
who, he said, has been starving for the Last three
weeks But objection was made
PROHIBITION OF SMALL NorEs
Mr.. FICKLlN, from the Committee for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, asked leave to report bill to
suppress the circulation of small notes as cur
rency in the District of Columbia. Objection
having been made, he gave notice that on Monday
next he should move suspension Of the rules for
this purpose.
The first section prohibits the issuing, making,
citation, partnership, or company OF individuals,
or any body polite or corporate Of any bill of Gre.
dit, bank note, promissory note, bill of exchange,
order, ticket, or any other instrument Of writing
FIVE dollars, to be used as a paper currency Or as
circulating medium, &c. The violator of the law,
conviction, to be imprisoned for ERIN not LBS
than ten days nor more than one yer, and fued
in q sum not less than one hundred nor moe than
five hundred dollars. And cit is especially
declared and enacted that in the case OF an asso.
citation, partnership, or company Of individuals,
body polite, or corporate, committing any of the
offences Aforesaid, every individual thereof shall
be presumed primd fdcie to be concerned in and to
have assented to the commission Of such offence;
and the burden Of proving his her dissent there
from shall rest on him or her -
2. The keeping Of an Office for the issuing of pro
hibited currency is visited with a similar punish
ment as 10 specified in the first section "prov ed
that for each and every day or part of ,.y during
which said banking house, brokers' Off, , room or
place Of business, shall be had, matt Cd or
kept, Every person and every member, Off er, or
agent, as aforesaid, offending, shall be deemed
guilty Of distinct and sepa offence, and sub
ject to the penalties aforesaid "
2. All bills Of credit, &c, under five dollars.
however purporting to be payable, are to be deem.
ed payable in money, and recoverable by action
Of deb, before justice Of the peace.
4. Persons violating the law by being concerned
in or asserting TO such ssues those 10 which the
bill refers are liable TO fine OF ten dollars to be
recoverable before justice Of the peace.
6. The bringing or sending into this District the
prohibited currency for circulation to subject the
offender to indictment by the grand jury of the
District Of Columbia, and to action of debt before
n juatice of the peace, "a alrcady Drvy ided. and