The daily union., 1852-08-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THURSDAY, AUGUST IL, 1852,
[Is CONTINUATION
SEN ATE
THE FISHERIES.

ss THE FISHERIES.
Mr. SEWARD move that all prior orders be post.
poned for the purpose OF taking for consideration the
cries on the coast OF North America .
The motion was agreed 10.
The PRESIDENT. When this subject was last be-
fore the Senate. the pending question was motion
refer the message and certain papers The sub
jeci TO the Committee Foreign Relations That is now
Mr. SOULE Ia delivering ou, my sentiments with ref.
erence the difficulties which have arisen lately between
our fishermen and her Majesy's colonial subjects OF
North America, and in passing opinion the
which has pleased her Majesty ministers pursue in
relation to those difficulties. shall endeavor to express
myself with the utmost moderation and reserve.
The subject Is OF considerable moment and deli
cacy involving interests OF vast national Importance
which neither barter away nor surrender and
raising questions OF momentons bearing, but too well
calculated 10 stimulate and augment the excitement and
irritation already produced by the high handed measures
which have occasloned this debate and is not to be
lions which il suggests. without keeping in view the
high responsibilities under which | speak No, sir;
know loo well The anhandy materials with which have
10 deal, and you need not apprehend that be, for
moment, unguarded In the use which may have to
make OF them
to witness occurrences like those through which
on with whom peace, and semblngly. at least,
terms of reciprocal kindness and amty. attempts TO
signify her disregard OF the protest which we have
often and soemniy entered against her assuming the
rights which she claims 10 exercise 10 the exclusion of
others over regions OF the sea which are of all nations
and which she only make hers long she is per-
miited to them, unquesti0ned and unmolested
with her armed steamers, her soops, and her men Of
war, and ride phantly upon their waters the
gorgeous display OF her suprrnacy and like that Van
Tromp, of Holland, 10 whom my honorable friend from
Maine happily alluded the other day, with broom al
the mast head OF her ships, TO sweep away from their
approaches whomever she finds within sight OF the shore
under colors not her own.
The first notice have OF these unaccountable pro-
ceedngs on the part of England is to be found in the
LETTER PROCLAMATION issued by Secretary OF Slate.
and officially dated, State Department, Washington,
Among other things copied in that letter, from a ccu-
lar communication addressed the LIST of May pre-
cedng by her Maesiys present colonial minister 10 the
governors OF the North American colonies, note what
follows:
. Her Msjssy's ministers desirous of removing all
grounds Of complaint the Of the colonies in
ted States upon ,ratrs from ,shich they sre.dtd By
the Of e ceaunon Of 1918; and they, therefore,
steamers Other small vessels, observance
of that convention"
We find in the same paper. that in the mean time.
and within ten days OF its date, American fishing
sci called the Coral belonging 10 Machias in Maine has
been seized in the Bay OF Fundy the Grand Messan
by the officer commanding her Majestys cutter Nete,
already arrived in that bay, for alleged nracuon OF
The fishing convention, and the fishing vessel has been
carried to ST. John, New Brunswick, where proceedings
have been taken the admiralty court with a view 10
her condemnation and entire forfeiture"
II informs also. that the United States having, by
the frs, article OF the convention of 1918, "renounced
forever any liberty heretofore enjoyed claimed by
their Inhabitants u take, dry. or cure fish within three
marine miles OF any OF The coasts, bays creeks, har-
bos of his Britannia Majesys dominons in North Amer.
ca" not included in "tha of the Of Newfound
land which extends from Cape Ray TO the Rameo islands
the western and northern coast of the SAID Newound
land from the said Cape Ray 10 the Qurpon islands,
the shores OF the Magdaen islands, and also 10 the
coasts, bays harbors. aud creeks, from Mount jolly
the coast OF Labrador, to and through the straits OF Belle
lse and thence northwardy along the and that
" being permitted TO enter the bays harbors" first
named only or the purpose OF shelter and of repairing
damage therein. and purchasing wood, and obtaining
n 10,lsf
Hon OF ps atcls that fishing vessels 81 the United States
preiuded II ON enrrg INTO such bays and harbors Of
the Brush propiaets' for any other purpose.
That toe BRUSH authorities insist tnai England has a
right to draw line from headand to headand and TO
capture all American fishermen who may follow their
pursuit inside of said line.
That the opinion delivered by certain officers Of the
Crown s that, "by the terms of the convention, Amer.
lean citizens were excluded from any right OF fishing
within three miles from the coast OF BRUSH America
that the prescribed distance OF three miles Is TO be
measured from the hsadads extreme points next TO the
and that, consequently right exists on the part o
American the bay OF Nova Scotia there
10 take hsh, although hshing being pih the bay, may
be al . GREATER DISTANCE THAN THREE MILES from The
shore OF the bay"
which she threatens TO enforce with the hundred
and fifty guns which she carries boastingy, mounted
loaded and prmed. board the nineteen vessels
decking the al the and in the envrons o
the bays OF ChaIeurs aud Fundy; and we are told, sir
and told by our Secretary OF State, in language mos
solemn and impressive that fishermen must look ou
THEIR GUARD
SIR, England righlf Are we wrong IN all tplsf
And why II that iron the very outset look so bum
bic, so detected so submissive, so enduring
II not denied-is itthat the liberties which England
now attempts thus violently wrest from have been
practsed by our fishermen iron time immemoral' They
were liberties acknowledged in the treaty OF 1883 pre-
existing TO it, liberties retained against insidous and
daring pretensions at the peace of Ghen where they
were suffered to be drawn into question; ber.
ties enjoyed before and after the OF 1918 lib.
ees oitousf though under ungracous but unadnlt.
ted proher of favor and grace, IN lSi5; and yet all al
once without previous renonstranee, the least notice,
this our long possession, this solemnly stipulated
right without whose recognition the peace OF 1883 could
have never been concluded which nego,ators pro.
teced against the aaint OF query or doubt IN 1914
which our envoys thought they had ennerved and
strengthened by the convention OF ISIS; which Lord
Sany through suerance least consented TO lei US
Joy after 1915. had enjoyed il before, is brutaly
TON away from usuTpation and eneroach-
ment upon waters from which Il would seem we are TO
be exeluded vessels captured condemned and sol
before an explanation sough and obtained asked and
refused and all this in the midst OF the most pro.
found peace and when Engandi, necessarily receiving at
the hands OF our government most prouse tokens and
manifestations OF condescendence and Is allowed there
10 lutn TO her advantage and profit the good which
sister republic bears and the influence which that
good VIII enables TO WELD over her atsirs--as IN
toe case oi Nicaragua, Stale all American IN spirit
ana feelings, unmercifuy spoated 20 enrich Costa
hiea' oni British province in all her associations and
.enaenciesi and here introduce her bankers IN our
ueasoiy' anu give them charge OF our concerns, anJ
lnsume meh our discussing agents, as M the case OF
the Two iast nslsments OF The indemnity due TO Mex
leo hs Diush Creditors might get chance OF paying
hemseives ot doubtful claims and political marauders
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