The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-17
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of the Senafe
and ofthc House of Representdiip

| OUiOl Nukiottuto uuo puSScu OIL WIN i0bp
than the usual excitement. However
individuals and parties may have been dis
appoinied in the result III ID nevertheless
subject ofnationaI congratula,ion that
the choice has been effected by the IDde-
pendent suffiages Of free people, u1dis-
iuibed by those influences which in other
countries have too often affected the
purity ofihe popular elections. q
Our greateful thanks are due 10 an
All.mefciful Providence, not only for stay
ing the pesiilence, which, in different
forms has dcsnlaied some Of fihe cities,
but for crowning the Isbors Of the hns-
bandman with aniabundan. harvest, aud
the nsiion generally with blessings Of
peace and prosperity. 0 es
Within few weeks The public mind
has bcen deeply affected BY the death Of
Daniel Webster, filing az hisdecekbe the
Office Of Secretary Of State. His associ-
a,es in The executive government have
sincerely sympa,hised with his family and
the public generally on this mournful oc-
casion. His commanding ialents--bis
great political and professional eminence,
his we'll tried patriotism, and his long and
A faithful services in the most important
public trasis, have caused his deaihio be
lamenied tErougboui the country, and
have earned for him lasting place on
our history a.6es a M
| In the course Of tho last summer con.
siderable anxiety was caused for short
time by an official iniima,ion sfIom the
government Of Great Britain that orders
had been given for the .proicctionp Of the
fisheries upon the coasts Of the British
provinces in North America, against the
alleged encroachmenis ofthe fishing yes.
sells ofihe United States and France.--
The shoriness ofsihis notice and the sea-
son.ofihe year seemed 10 make il q mat
Ter Of urgent importance. Il wasst first
apprehcnded that uR increased naval force
had been orderedto tie fishing grounds
20 carry into effect the British inierpreta--
! lion Of those provisions in the convention
Of 1918, 10 reference to the true inien.
Of which the two eovernmenis differ. II
was soon discovered that such was NOT
the design Of Great Britain, and satisfac-
tory explanations of The real objects Of
the measure have been given both here
and in, London. 4 ea
The unadiusted difference, however,
heiwen ,he TWO governments as 10 the
| interpretation Of the FIRST article Of the
convention Of 1918, is still matter of
importance. American fishing vessels
within nine ov ten yeaIs.have haen cx~
cluded from waters 10 which. they had
I flee access for twenty five years sfier the
negotiation OF lie iraaiy. In l645 this
exclusion WINS relaxed so far ss concerns
the Bay Of Fundy, but the jusl and libor-
al interpretation of ,heHome government,
| in compliance with what we think the
true construction Of the convention. 10
open oil the outerhays 10 our fishermen,
was abandoned in consequence Of the
opposition Of the colonies. No,wiihstand.
ing this, The United States have, since
the Bey Of Fundy was reopened TO our
fishermen in lS45, pursued the mostlib-
eral course toward the colonial fishing IN
ierests. by the revenue law OF lS46 the du-
ties on colonial hsll entering ourpor!s were
greatly reduced, and BY he warehouslng
I act i is allowed 70 be enlered without
payment tof duty. In this way colonial
fish has acquired the monopoly OF the ex
port trade in our market, and is entering
into some extent into the home cohsump-
ton. These Facts were among those
(which increased the senslbllliy OF our
A fishing interest, at the movement IN ques-
lion. as odi a.ju.a 3t 4 fla
These circumstances ana the Incidents
above alluded 10, have led me 10 think
the moment favorable for =, reconsidera--
ilon.oi the entire subject y The hsheries
on The coasts OF the British provinces.
with a view 70 place them npona more
Z liberal footing OF reciprocal privilege. A
willingness 70 meet us IN some arrange
mens Of this kind is understood 70 exist,
1 on The part Of Great Britain, with 9 desire
4 nm hnF mart IN include in f,nQ Nnn1nPn