Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-12-16
Presidents II. ssage.
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than tie usual excitement. However
individuals and parties may have BEEN
disappointed in the result, /. Is ncyerthe-
less the .ubi c. Of nalion-i cougrltuia-
ton that the choice has been effected. by
the independent suffia1rs Of free
people, undislurbed BY h.sa influence
which, in other countries. have too often
affected the purity Of popular elections
Our grateful thanks are due to n All
Mcrciful Providence, not only fI staying
the pesiilence which iu different forms
has desoIated some Of our cities, hut for
browning the laborS OF the husband
man with an abundant harvest, and
the nation generally with the blessings
of peace and property.
Within a few weeks the public mind
has been deeply affected BY the d,a of
DANIEL WEBSTER, filling 1T his d, cease
the office of Secretary Of State. Ills as
sociates in the Executive Department of
Government have sincr Is sympathjscd
with his family and the public generally
on this mournful OCCASION. His com
handing talents his great political and
professional eminence-h 5 we'll 'ried pa
trotisn, and his long and fai'hful ser
vices in the most important public trusts,
have caused lis death 10 be lamentcd
throughout the country, and have earned
for him a lasting place in our ms ory.
In the cOGrs 0f the las, summer con-
siderable anxiety was caused FIR a short
time by an official intimation from the
Government of Great Britain ihut orders
had been given FIR the profCciion Of the
fisheries Epon the coast of tie British
Provinces in \. America. against tie
alleged encroachmCn1s Of fishing vessels
OF the United States and France. The
shor,ncss If this notice, and the season
Of the year, seemed to make II a matter
Of urgent importance. II Was at first APP
pretended THAI increased naval force
had been crIercd 10 the fishing grounds
to cIrrv into effect the British iuterPreta
ton Of those provisions in the Convention
of 1918. in reference To- the trle intent Of
which the two governments differed. 1t
was soon discovered that sach was not
the design Of Great Britain, and salts
factory explanations Of the real objects
Of the measura have been given both
here and IN London. The unadius.rd
difference, however, between the two
governments, rs to the Interpretation Of
the first article of The Convention Of SIS,
IS still a matter of Importance. Our fish
ing vessels within or ID years have
been excluded from waters 10 which
they had free access for - years after
the negotiation Of the treaty. In 1915.
this exclusion was relaxed 50 far as con
Germs the Bay of Fundy Jut The Just and
liberal intention Of the Home Govern
ment, in compliance with uhat we think
the true cons ructi N, to open all tIc
other outer bays to our fishermen, was
abandoned ~ conscqu nee Of the opposi-
ton Of the Colonies. Notwiths audiug
this the United States has. since the Bay
of Fundy was rc-opcned To our fisher
men in 1915, pursued the most liberal
course towards the Colonial fishing in
terests.
BY the revenue law of 1916, The duties
on colonial fish entering our ports We're
very greatly reduced, and by the ware
housing act It IS allowed 10 be entered
IN bond without payment Of duty. In
this way, colonial fish has acquired tho
monopoly Of the export Trade M our
markets. and is entering 10 some extent
into the home consumption.
These Facts were among those which
increased the sensibility of our fishing
Interests at the movement IN question.
These Creams aHc 5, and the incidents
above alGded TO have led me 20 think
the moment favorable tor rccon~Idera-
ton Of the es4tsre subject OF fisheries ON