The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-12-25
PRElt)EyT'J MESSAGE,
Feline &, 's,ns of ii. ~rap


4 marked by no extraordinary politics event
(; The qusdrenninl election Of Chief Msyis
tra'- HIS passed of With les. THAI the nsua
excitement, However individuals and par
ties msy have been disappointed in the re-
suit, II Is nevertheless = -ubjec, Of ns'iona
, congratulsiion that the choice has been IF
/, f-ct-d hv the independent suHrag-s Of .
free people. undis'u'brd by those Influence.
which in other countries have too often nj
fec'-d the purity of popular elections
> Oar greet thanks are dp. 10 an All mer.
cifnl Providence, not only for staying the
Pes'Ilrnce whirh in different, forms has de..
. olh.d some Of our cities. but for browning
the l,bors Of the husband,nan with Al
ahuudsu, harvest, aud the nation generally
with the blessings OF peace and prosperity
Within \ few weeks the public mind has
been deeply Aft. .t-d bv the death oi Dsnicl
Webster, filing at hi drc.a.e the office oi
S-creiar, OF State. lils associates IN the
Executive Government have sincerely sym
pa'li1rd with hi. fn'I, and the public gen
eral, on this mourniii occasion. His com.
nandng talents his great political and
professional en.iuenc. his we'll tried path
otl-tn, md his long aud faithful services in
,h-mrsr important public trusts, have cans-i
his death to be lanented throughout the
county, and have earned for him lasting
place iu our history
In tn. course of the last summer con
time by An official iutima,inn from the gov
ernu,ent OF Great Britain tina, orders had
b--n given for the protection of tn. h,he,
ties upon the coas, of the British provinces
IN North America agsInst the alleged en-.
cr"arhmerds of the fishing vrs..s oi the
[ ni,ed Slt-s aud frsnce The shortn-ss
of this notice. aud the season oi the year
seemed to make it MATER OF urgent i'm
pott,nce 1t VAS ut fist spprehend-d that
An increased naval fore. had h-"n ordered
rs the fishing grounds TO cary into effect
/ the BRUSH Interpretation al those provis
inns IN the convention of ISIS. il reference
| To- the true intent al which the two govern
meuts differ u WAS soon sscert,iu-d that
such was not the design oi Great britain,
aud satisfactory explanations OF the real
objects of the measure have been gwen
/ both here ard II London,
The unsdus'rd difference, however, he.
tween the twn 60, erum-nts rs To tn. utter
pr.taiiou OF III. fifs, a,,icl. of the conven.
ton Of 1878 is still matter of importance
| American fishing vessels within nine or ten
wears have been excluded from waters to
whirh they had free sccess tor tweuty five
,.,,x .r.r the u.,,oi,.,ion of the. treaty.
Io lsi5 ibis exclusion u.s relaxed so far
40 .,,,,,.r,,s ia. Ray of EunJv hut the IN It
and ihar,l ,u,.u,ion of tb. ljon. govern.
m.pt IN cou,Jiance with what ". tb,ik the
,,u. construction of IN, convention. to open
all the other outer bays to our f ,h-rmen.
ua. .h,ndon.d in consequence Of the OPP
pos,,,op Of III. colonies Notwithstanding
/ This the ujt.d States have. since the Ha,
ot Fuudy WA. r..op-ned to our fishermen
/ In Ist5 pursued the most liberal course
toward the colonial fishing interests BY
III. revenue law of 1916. the duties on
| cnlnn,, ii n entering our potts. were very
| greatly reduced. and by III. warehousl1g
set i, is allowed to lee entered IN bond
without the paymen, Of duty. liz this way
colonial fish has acquired the monopoly Of
III. export trade in nur market, aud ia en-
t.,ius to some extent into the hone con.
sumption These facts were among those
/ which increased the scusibl'tv OF our fish
ing utter, SIS. at the movement, in question
|h"s" circumstances '"h incidents Ah"Vr
alluded To- have 'e' me I" ,'''s w" w"
ment favorable i"f RECOMMENDATION VI ''r