The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-28

On Wednesday we published series Of i'm
portant resolutions which have been submitted
to the House of Assembly in Nova Scotia at
present in session, which will be strenuously
supported by the conservative portion Of that
body and the mercantile and fishing interests.
and from what has already transpired since the
Legislature met. will not be decidedly opposed
by the government.
Immediately after the Assembly mot, the
subject OF the fisheries came up incidentally, in
a debate on the answer to the Governors Open
ing speech. Mr.. Johnson the powerful leader of
the opposition, having called the attention Of
members to the clause which states that
should the negotiations result IL the opening
of more extended markets for the productions
ofBritish America, we shall rejoice sincerely,
although we should deprecate any concession
Of territorial advantages to the United States,
uithout these are purchased By the most ample
ind full equipaient." This equivalent would
embrace coal which, to crafty the advocates
of the coal-monopoly in this country, has been
excluded from the bill now under considera-
ton, and which is at variance with the whole
scope and tenor of the report Of the Committee
on Commerce.
The coal mines of Nova Scotia are worked
extensively and exclusively by English CAPT
talists, holding under grant to the late
Duke Of York, and IL is this circumstance
which induces US to view the omission of
that article as the more important, not doubt
ing that their claims will be forced upon
the British government with the utmost per-
tinacty. The interests Of the colonies
may be disregarded by the parent State.
and even their territory surrendered, as
is deemed by them to have been, in concluding
the Ashburton treaty; but when tie Oregon
boundary came up for discussion, the rights of
the Hudson Bay Company, whose locality is in
London, were scrupulously maintained, as they
were when the permission to take end cure fish
on the Labrador coast was conceded by treaty;
and we happen to know that the coal mining
companies in the mother country are not in
active at the present juncture. Those who are in
favor of a reciprocal trade with tn, colonies.
therefore. may make up their minds that no
treaty will be concluded with Great Britain.
upon any basis which shall not include coal
Not only are those adverse influences to be
contended against from without. but it is evil
dent that every obstruction will be pLced in the
way of a satisfactory result on the part of those
who represent the numbering Interests OF Maine:
at which we are not little surpr sed when
they would be benefited by an exemption from
the payment of duty on the products Of that
State. when exported from the mouth Of the
river ST. John.
About the exacton Of this duty " The pro-
viDoial authorities we have a word or two to
say az we consider its imposition to be utterly
at variance, not only with the spirit but with
the letter of the Ashburton treaty; the same
clause which provides that the products Of
Maine shall be treated as British produce. pre-
scribing that all produce Of the forests in logs,
lumber. timber, boards, slaves and shingles or
Of agriculture not being manufactured grown
in any OF those parts of the State Of Maine
watered by the river ST. John. or by its tribu-
taries, shall have free accrss into and through
the said river. having its source within the said
State to and from the seaport at its mouth
and to and round the falls Of said river, either
by boats. RATS or other conveyance; that when
within the province Of New Brunswick II shall