The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-06
Important Intelligence relat I'VE to the
Fisheries.

graphs, as an Important item of news, that the
government have determine to despatch with
out delay three armed VESSELS, to look after the
interests of cur fishermen in the disputed fish
ing GROUNDS. This determination, it is said,
has not been arrived at without some misgiv-
ings on the part Of the President which yielded,
however, to the urgent request of the fishermen,
and other parties interested in that branch Of
industry, that they should have the protection
of tkeir flag from a repetition Of the insults
which were perpetrated last year upon them by
the naval officers of England
Military or naval officers are usually
the most unfortunate agents that can
be employed in adjusting paciically any
diplomatic question. They have a happy
knack of laundering, or overriding their in
structions, which renders their employment
hazardous experiment Much will depend upon
the officer selected to command our vessels. l
he be man Of discretion and ability, there can
be no question but that benefit will arise from
his presence. But if on the contrary, he lacks
either Of these qualifications, there will be
devil of row over the Goldfish in less than no
time
Mr. CHAMPION, the British Minister, will sail
from Boston for Halifax to-day, and it is said he
bears the olive branch, and will endeavor to
dissuade Admiral Seymour from pressing too
hard upon our fishermen. Although he has
no control over the Admiral. his counsel and
advice will doubtless meet with every atten-
ton.
But we regard the position assumed by Eng
land, in this matter as calculated to create in
this country hostility OF feeling not the most
fattering for success in bringing about friendly
spirit 1t is all very well for Admiral Sey-
mour with large force Of men-ofwar, to brave
ly capture few fishing smacks, and, after ruin
ing the poor fishermen, imagine he is drubbing
the universal Yankee nation, and is only pre-
vented by feelings Of magnanimity from blot
ting the United States out Of existence alto
gether; but he cannot continue such game,
with the appreciation of his government, with
out creating here most unamicable feeling in
return.
We look to the administration to speedily adj
just the disputed points. 1t is question Of much
moment in itself-of perhaps greater moment in
its consequences. 1t is doubtless difficult sub
ject, but yet the difficulty is not so great cam
not be overcome. Mr.. Everett, just before he
retired from the State Department. had nearly
completed convention covering the whole
ground. We do not, of course, know the nature
of that convention; and it is probable if we did.
it would not meet with our approval; but the
fact that convention was almost concluded
shows that there is no necessity for delay now
in perfecting treaty, and thus removing all
chances of collision or i'll feeling
Meantime we warn Admiral Seymour and
the British government to be circumspect, and
not press matters too far Peace is, without
doubt, the true mission of this country, but even
for that blessing We cannot afford to pay price
involving our national honor or our national
self respect.
Democracy and Free Soilism-The yyashina-
tan Union Reading Out the HeretIcs- Who
Comes Next!
The Washington Union, which, for some time
past, has been beating about the bush with very
considerable ingenuity and perseverance, has at
length been compelled to stop short and face
the music" The provocation was too direct to
admit of any further attempt at compromising
with the intractable free soil organs of the
party, lest it might be inferred that they. and
not the Union and its coadjutors, were the true
opponents of the policy of the administration
especially upon the slavery question.
Sortled by the late rumors of meditated
experiment in Cuba of the British West India
emancipation system. the Washington Union
came out with the bold avowal that our govern
ment could not regard with indifference any
movement on the part of Great Britain con-
templating so dangerous a left-handed blow
against the institution Of slavery in our
Southern States. The-eupon the New York
Erening Post and the Buffalo Repu5-
Tic Indignantly repudiated the doctrines
Of the Union, as countenancing an unholy in
tervention by the United States for the per-
petuation Of slavery in the colony by foreign
power: and not satisfied with this, the Post
had the temerity to say. that it was we'll aware
that the Washington Union was not the mouth
piece Of the administration and had no autho-
rity whatever to assume the dictatora func-
tons of the organ" This was the cut direct
and the Union. thus driven to the wall. could
no longer evade the important issue whether
the free sellers, still adhering to the Buffalo
platform do or do not constitute an integral
portion Of " the recognized" national demo-
crazy
Thus, then the Union speaks And mark
the honest confession which distinguishes the
first pithy sentence. How powerfully the uu-
disguised truth tells in the matter Of sober
argument. Says the Union
The democratic party has suffered more from its
associations for few years past than from ts open
enemies One Of the great objects Of the compro-
mise, which was effected in the Baltimore Conven.
ton in 1852 was that FOR the future the party might
be relieved from all connect ton with those quasi
democrats who claimed fellowship with u.s. but who
were constantly furnishing material to our enemies
with which to assail US. TIE New York EDeatag
Posi- and Buffalo Republic belong to that class Of