The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-27

colonies enters ports in bond duty Free In this con-
to the enjoyment BY the colonial fishermen Of those
peror fishing grounds and superior facilities Tor carrying
to themselves. They consequently now monoplze the
foreign trade in ports Other domestic regulations
to the disadvantage Of fishermen have contrib
uted to the same end. this way sudden and power
full impulse has been given to the importation Of colonial
Of Representatives debee last summer by very wen in
formed member, (Mr scudder Of Massachusettsl that
years next preceding s48 averaged five thousand eight
hundred and fifty dollars and the average value annual
hundred and seventy eight dollars The annual value of
the imports Of mackere for the four years previous to
ded and twenty six dollars and the value for the
four succeeding 1S46 four hundred and sixty
since 1916 the Importation of colonial Goldfish had in
creased tenfod and that of mackere than doubled.
hundred and forty nine thousand five hundred ana
twenty three dollars being an increase Of eighty three
thousand hundred and nineteen dollars the
average Of the preceding four years.
Such the treatment of coona! fish In the ports OF
the United States while the fishing interest in the colo
MES was steadily urging upon the home those
complaints the encroachmsnts of the American fisher
If as Lord Mslmesbury minated to Mr.. Lawrence, the
late ministry somewhat remiss IN putting stop to-
those alleged encroachments it was probably because
more in the markets the United States than they could
lose from American fisherman occasionally, BY mad
yertence design passing the line OF the conven-
tion in the eager pursuit Of shoa Of mackere While
the United States reducing duties colonial fish,
badly expedent to allow the colonies enforce
too keenly their monopoly of the best fishing grounds
Admitting them as we did to competition with our
fishermen, which has given them in ports the
exclusive possession of foreign trade the United
gence instead Of increased strctnes in the exclusion
their vessels from competition in those prolific waters
whose inexhaustibe abundance remains undiminished
after the resort of two centuries and half and in which
the gain Of one implies no loss to another
do not recolect to have seen any alluson on your
eide OF the water last summer-in order to show
have "I from time to time, BEEN made bV onr
fishermen the reserved fishing grounds thing,
10 in greatly
favored BY our legislation. Her Aajesy's government
posed to arrange the whole question of the fisheries
fair and equitable principle Of mutual and equal prvi-
lege and favor hope IN very short time, to be able
the President desire that it should be conducted
the footing Of the most liberal reciprocity lie win deem
administration, should be a measure calculated to
strengthen the friendly relations Of the two countries
and lead to the production q papers you viii read this
despatch to the Earl of Mamesbury, and leave copy of
it with him.
remain with great respect, your o6eaisnt servant
p. S-DEcEMBER o3-The foregoing despatch, as its
date shows prepared time ago; and though it
had already been submitted to the President for his ap
withhold it. The conferences between Mr. Champion and
Dye in reference to the entire question Of the fisher
the
to acquesse in the injustice no doubt upntentonal,
TO to Of %yse
Of August than to revive somewhat unplea SAINT discus
sion But there are Gf Lord IN By VS.
yember, reported in the London papers, which make
it impossible for me to pursue this course
am of the irregularty of remarkng what is
said within the walls Of the legislature Of friendly States
but Lord Mames has commented on the debate in
the Senate of the United States in July Last and he will
not under the present circumstances, deny the right
Of following his example.
to Lord Wharnce which he endeavors to throw upon
the American governments and individually upon my
about the fisheries and even ascrbes III he is cor
recty reported, which am willing to believe is not the
sassl to very unworthy motive Now, must say more
Mr. Lawrences dispatches Of the 10th and 18th of August
led to suppose that her Majesty government felt tina
they had acted precpitatey in directing naval move.
ment toward the fishing grounds notice to this gc
both too short and too general to be of
We did not ask expect that any admission to this secs
should be made automatically but we GER
tainy did not expect to have the blame trans erred
After stating that there just cause for the publ
cation OF Mr. Websters notice Of the 10th of July
Malme bury is reported to have said THE notle lord
who had just set down and who had been for s"n'e tm
resident in the United States and vine kpe the in
hnence which periodical events exercised in those loc Il.
es might perhaps be able to account for the appear
ance at that time of corespo ,dence which at another
leriGd might never have ,een the light" And little.
iurher on LORD Malmes bury acribes the PREPARATION
OF the notice to the excitement induced by the disease
whose fatal determination he handsomely lameuts-a sug
geston ny the way not perfect harmony with the i'm
puted motive of political calculation.
Dqt Lord Maimesbury may be assured that the alarm
the members of the Cabinet deep and unaYected H
was caused by information received directly from the pro
the 10Th July and for the sake of official form was dated
at Washington Mr. Champions note of the 5th Of july
ton that day. if It had been seen by him was It Of
to relieve the alarm Justly caused by the informa
long this postscript forbear to enlarge on the chaPac
yer OF TINS Information, and to show, could easily
alarm on the part of fishing interest If Lord MAJ
mespury VIII reconsider for moment the necessary in
party press, for which, dur ing canvass notbno Is tn
absard) he will feel is extravaganza not TO saw it,
cruelty to the living and the dead 1t implies that Mr.
Weoser-of whom in the latter part of his speech Lord
Mamesbury speaks in liberal TERMS (though limiting his
Tu,Gsy to period Sd to the Of
y, up, for eectioneerDg PURPOSES false and short
lived ALARM which, for the time, nenaeed the peace Of
turn OF the English mail conduct to say the eas which,
would have been as weak wicked. What lord Mames
bury reported to have called Correspondence and
letter, which might not have the light bat for
tne recurrence Of certain periodical events"
respondence nor letter. but notice addressed to our
fishermen 1t was nothing if not published and Il must
be published then never.
with respect TO the .'inauence Of periodical events,
for the existence Of which in the United States Lord
Mamesbuy avouches the personal observation Of Lord
Whsrncliae may be permitted to say that I have re
sided much logger in England than Lord W. has done in
america and have CAREFUL observed the country under
the operation of event the kind referred to-that Is
general election respect and admire the popular nstt
nens OF England the fountain, xen OF our own
did not, however bring away from that country the i'm
preston that her distinguished public less sub
Ject 70 eiectoneerDg influences than own OF the
same class. / believe the majority OF sush men in
both countries to be honest and sincere and that
even when they err in Judgment, they transact the
Pnpnc business in good faith feel confident that Lord
Malme bury would deem it just subject of complaint IT,
IN an official statement to Congress- should having
MED al foundation in fact and reason certain por
ton OF the sayings doings of her Maestys ministers
last summer during the progress of the election which
was going on simul aneously with canvass have
imputed them to the motive by which Lord Nln,e aury
N effect accounts for the publication OF Mr. Webster
office Of the Goth of July.
This much have been constrained to ray from sense
OF duty to this government and to Mr. Webster feeling
that substantial injustice would be done to both in
leaving without notice the remarks made by Lord
Malmesbury both in his letter to Mr. Crampton commu
ncattd by his direction to this department. and in his
reply to Lord WHARF.-THE of the 26th of November