The daily union., 1852-08-18


viz that her Britannia majesys government has recent
set up new construction OF the convention oil lsls.
| by which il proposes now to draw lines from chief
headlani 10 chei headland and thus TO exclude Amerl
can fishermen from the Bays OF Fundy Chaleur. and Ma
rimachi, and also from the Straits OF
and the Gut OF Canso all OF which have hitherto been
enjoyed by our fishermen; and that her Britannia
esys government has sent large naval force into those
waters 10 enforce that new construction, and has al
tempted 10 bring us 10 negotiate tor maintaining national
rights at the cannons mouth that the Executive has not
acted with sufficient prompiness and decision, has
properly resented insult and indignty received,
aud has already negotiated, or may be negotiating,
about 10 negotiate in the presence Of that naval force
derogaon OF the interest or dignity honor OF The Uni
ted States and that Great Britain has been emboldened
and rendered thus insoent by previous diplomatic ri-
| unphs over the present administration.
Sir take leave to say that there is presumption,
violent presumption, against the soundness and the just
ness oil all such censures. There is want OF rmness
or OF bodness IN asserting American rights here in
The House OF Representatives Experience has shown
that the executive department has xener1ly been quite
as firm and as bold as Congress Slr, Ihe fisheries are
commercial interest. BY peculiar fidelity in guarding
such interests, this administration has deservedly gained
the confidence Of the commercial classes, the conserva-
tive classes OF the country The fisheries practically
and peculiarly northern interest In the geographical
balance they were once weighed against the Tree naviga-
ton OF the Mississippi. The President of the United
States and the Secretary of State are northern men,
Each began and when he shall have closed his public
career each will rest. in the associations OF the North
More than this, the fisheries interest OF the States
OF Massachusetts and Maine. which practically are un-
divided and inseParable in commercial fortunes. The
Secretary OF State, in whose department this properly
belongs Is man OF Massachusetts-is it too much TO
say the MAN OF MASSACHUSETTS! The ocean, with its
fisheries, washes the shore OF the farm on which ne
dwells Nay, sir, he is an angler himself told and
OF course he is good one for he s not halt and half
IN anything He tlls the and fear his principal
harvess are gathered upon il gathered with the line,
that the Secretary would be faithful to interest
near 10 himself and the constituency to whom he chiefly
owes the long public life which he has enjoyed dis
ngushed artist of country has enriched acade
mics with national painting represents the Secretary
of State defending the honor and fame Of Massachusetts
against the eoquence of eminent orator Of South
Carolina, Mr.. Hayne1 That is heroic piece let hon.
orabe senators here take that they do not provoke
the artist 10 produce comic counterpart in which the
senators from Arkansas and Louisiana Mr.. B0RLAND
and Mr. SoULEl may be presented in the act Of saving
Massachusetts from desoaiion brought through the
mdity OF her own, her chosen and honored statesman
Such picture might enter into and interesting
series of political illustrations, TO be entitled "The Va
garies OF a Presidential Election"
Mr. President. the statesman thus impeached for want
OF boldness and rmness in defending his counys mari
time rights is he who replied to Great Britain, when
claiming for the last time The right TO search" American
vessels The ocean is The sphere Of the law Of 1a-
the protection OF The laws OF her own nation" The
practice of impressng seamen from American vessels
cannot hereafter be allowed TO take place." In every
regularly -documened American merchant vessel, the
crew who navigate will find their protection in the flag
which is over them.'
in defending the interests of Massachusetts he who, in
the memorable debate which have referred, achieved
his triumph with the words
81 shall enter no encomium upon Massachusetts, She
selves There her history the world knows |! by heart
The past is at least There is Boston, and Concord.
main forever"
shall enter into encomum on the Secretary of
State-he needs none should be incompetent TO grasp
great theme, if it were needed The Secretary of
State There he is Behold him and Judge for your.
selves. There is his history; there his ideas, his
thoughts spread over every page OF your annals for
bali century. There his ideas, his thoughts, i'm
pressed upon and nseparabe from the mind of his coun
try and the spirit OF the age. The world knows them all
by heart There they are, and there they will be for
The past at least The past enough OF
itself to guaranty future of fame unapproachabe and
inc xting ngushable.
Mr. President simple narrative shall now accomplish
the two purposes for which address the Senate. Ii
shall show that the OF honorable senators
erroneous, and il will lead exact knowledge of
the issue involved In the question which occupies the
Senate.
pass by the treaty of 1888. All the world knows
that, in common with the people OF England, we
subjects OF the King Of Great Britain, and that in the
war which terminated that connexioD, secured not
only independence but also equal right, in common
with those who remained subjects, in the fisheries,
which had before been enjoyed in common. | pass by
tie treaty OF 1918 II was treaty conc cuded at the end
OF our second war with Great Britain. In that treaty
ausion whatever was made 10 the subjects and Great
Britain conended that rights to the fisheries were
gone with the war; because they had not been esab
llshed by the treaty OF peace We maintained, the
contrary, that retained oil those rights because they
convention OF 1915 convention made for the pur-
pose of settling this great dispute, and did settle it
in this way The United States took, under IT., the
equal right to fish in common with his Britannia Ma
jesy's subjects, in the that wash the southern
coast OF Newfoundland, from Cape Ray to the Rameau
islands; on the northern and western coasts OF New
foundand from Cape Ray TO the Qurpon islands; and
also the right to fish along the Magdaene islands, and
from Mount Jolly, the southern coast o Labrador TO
and through the Straits of Beesle, and thence north
wards indefinitely. Here this map you these
fssng grounds By that The United States
renounced all right TO fish anywhere within the distance
OF three miles OF the shore, within any other OF the
coasts bays, creeks or harbors OF his Maeslys domin-
IONS IN North America 10 enter them Tor any
but distress and want OF wood and water The fisheries
toiwheh this provision applicable were the ex-
cepied coasts OF Nova Scotia, New Brunswick Cape
Breton Prince Edwards Island, and portion of Canada
called Gaspe. You them all here on the chart
Will the Senate please TO notice that the principal fish
cries in the waters to which these limitations apply
the mackeel and the herring fisheries and that these are
what called "shoal 6sberes"-tbat is TO say the
best fishing for mackerel and berrngs is within three
miles OF the shore Therefore, by that remuneration, the
United States renounced the best mackere and herring
fisheries Senators please TO notice, also, that the prvi
ege OF resort 10 the shore constantly to and dry sh,
is very important Fish be cured sooner; and the
sooner cured the better they are and the better s the
market price This circumstance has given TO the colo
MES great advantage over us IN this trade. IL has
stimulated their desire abdge the American fishery as
much as possible; and indeed, they seek naturally
enough to procure our exclusion altogether from the
fisheries. Such the convention OF 1slS and such
the effects OF il.
On the l4h OF June, 1919, the British Parliament pass
ed act for the purpose OF carrying the provisions of
this treaty into elect by which they authorized the King