Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-07-30
The British Order in the United States
Senate.

"Thc debate in the Senate on Friday, on the
resolution Offered by Mr.. Mason, of Virginia,
chairman Of the committee on Foreign Rcla-
tIons,) calling for information of diplomatic cor
rcspondcncc wmoh has passed in regard to the
Treaty Of Isis, and the questions which have
arisen relative to the Fisheries since the sign
ing Of that Convention also for information II
any naval forces have been sent by our Gov
crnmcnl to the protection of the American fish
crmcn whose craft Is endangered by the new
move OF the British Governmental; not only
interesting, but indicative OF the unanimous
determination of that body to sustain the OK
ccutlve III resisting the arrogant professions set
up by the Derby ministry. 1t is clear enough
that there Is either to be backing out some
where or trouble and farther, that the back
lnT out Is not to be Oh our side. Mr.. Mason
after referring to the terms of the treaty and
the new construction put up 1t, SAID that n Brit
ISL naval force had bccnordcrcd to rendezvous
with the utmost Dispatch; and asked Mr.. NJ. }
for what purpose"
$40 enforce at once and without notice TO
tins governments far AS | am informed, and
yet we have some information through the qua
81 proclamation of the Secretary OF >tatc-at
the mouth OF the cannon, the construction
which the British government places on that
convention! do mot know what view has
been taken by the President of tins cXtraordl-
nary movement, bat think do know what
the American people would demand Of the
Executive under such circumstances. If there
be official or satisfactory information in the OK
ccutlvc that this extraordinary naval armament
has been ordered by Great Britain into the
North American seas. for the purpose of exc.
cutting uIstamrr the construction winch Great
Britain places ON the Conventional say the
American people will demand Of their eXccu
tive that all the naval force Of the home STA
ton shall be ordered there instantly TO protect
the American fishermen. Sir. we have been
told bv the poct who most dccply read the Inn,
man heart. that. "From the urttlc daurcr WE
pluck fine flower snfotvn And If NAV no
told that there is dancer of collision. wouId
answer nt once. there is no dancer: but if
there were. 1t becomes the Executive immcGl
utcv To resent that which can only be looked
ON as an iudirnity and insult ia the nation.
have no fears Mr. President. that war Is to
follow the apparrnt collision which has taken
Mace brtwctn ,hn two Governments. hut
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been nut upon the American pr0plc, in the or.
dcriur of the British souadron mo those scns
without notice and, if read the feelings of
our pcopl, riuht. they Will demand that n ike
lorcc hall be instantly sent there, IN order that
u Wv, ''I,'lo y, W, PcoI''c may W Plotccleu'-
nurpo,c. ON the mari ottIr Brush Governnnn,
but | was very much impressed by dispatch
which saw III one OF the late papers, (but
Wh'Th u'"o''u'''c'y nave hot at hahd' =
tr,,hn T,r',an |,,i;rn If ,;rsa, Hr,,,,',,,l,"
Colonial Office, advising IT Of tins movement.
and advising that 1t was one requiring celebrity
an" ,1'TP"lch' ana requiring u,1t measures
,'r '.,,,,.,,r, , n,',. m,- ~
and the Colonial authorities, The reason as
signed was, that this measure was taken on the
part ot treat britain AS preliminary to certain
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means nuvtb,rr. !, means that ~, nrc in ur',o.