The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-05
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From ttc london ministerial journal Aug III
We believe that 80 may With perfect cont ience
assure Ttacers OF the satisfactory Termination
o. the dispute the :ufjte OF tie Nor.h American
GsheTieE-a dispute, We may Observe, that has been
treated iaucb more seriously III newspaper contro.
v,Isy aid hus,irgs speeches than IN the CONN utica
ions OF tie British End American governments
The terms on which the matter il likely, We may
say certain, 90 be adjusted are extremity simple
aud as IL Will be seen perfectly equitable, Iaey
are terms 81 absolute reciprocity, as far az
tbe right Of fsnire is concerned. Tire 1Re
c,t0RS are 10 he NJ hbccip 10 fsa ia all
Brush wGto-s, the British IL fsh In al dnlgi
tcofos. subject on both stics n the gene
rdt TAR 'chtch p,f5as the rtssts # farcigars 70
tn Wahsn ttss than three aticS Of the share N day
co1nt y u Uhi'h hfy d. MT htopg-fio three miles
d bf np0si9td Prom ne ooaicst fand ,rifhom dis.
ilacflon # tog W GHa sea This general Law, as we
have before observed. is absolutely necessary for
fiscal ard police purposes; and, therefore, there
can be nothing offensive or invidious in RS en-
iorcement whether by British or American autho
titles We may add that, upon n careful reyie. Of
al that has occurred, the American government
Acknowledges that offence has yet been offered
to it, though it slightly complains thai notice had
Lot been given by the British government Of its par
pose of protecting the three miles bord Of the
with more vigilance than before Such notice.
however, upon further consideration, II has been
admitted. would have been equiyoca. If not p,si.
lively insulting, as implying suspicion that the
government of the United States had con nvcd as q
contIsband fishery.
Nothing but an acquaintance with transltla ntic
hypeTbole could prevent alarm at the exceedingly
helicose tone adopted by the American journals,
and especially by one Of them which claims aa
hority far surprising the slow action ana men gre
reports Of the supreme government The New
foIk HERALD, proceeding upon the " disputed in.
depreciation" OF the treaty Of 1878. announces a
Subjects of immediate exposition the present and
future available strength of the United States
paw; the resources of the Union for /" long scd
bloody naval war with the nst naval power uoon
earth: the extensions required in it's system to
enable u to . compete successful with the world
n arms, and the " train OF consequences" which
must = ben all ether low ire and interests
have been duly, e.nbroiled in the contest These
momentous and absorbing contingencies, irreue.
reptly classified as :" the Goldfish troubles" the
journal in question p ofesses its resolation of illus
rratD z by documents and papers " more full, more
accurate, reliable, am produced with greater
despatch than what the old logies at Washington
q. G. the supreme authorities Of the United States)
can produce in this hot weatbc-" We SHOULD re-
gret tne loss of these very remarkable chapters OF
prospective history, but the anticipated text We may
confidently hope will never be delivered. squad
ron from the British Channel will, n, doubt, come
u view OF a squadr0l from che merican ports, of
the coz sts of Nova So ,tia and Newfoundland, but
even TIE version given by the HERALD itself to the
instructions Of the American commanders will pre-
clude the possibility Of disagreement. Orders to
protect tie undoubtei rights" Of the Union in It's
" fisheries and commerce." however emphatcally
given or literally understood, can never bring the
feet Of our neighbor into collision with our own,
for the rights which have been called in question
ours and not theirs. and they on.y have COM
mitted the acts which are suggestive Of dispute.
The Americans can only fsh In our BAYS Nv n
Ioubted and very doubtful right; they can only isb
within three miles Of our coasts by aa updoubted
wrong They have probably necn d0irg 81 N bp'
! lotlcl case can they claim cpV'ecroa ofthcir
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