New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-27
THE FISHERY DIFFICULTIES.

On the 18th of January last the Senate called for the
correspondence between the American and British
Governments in relation to the furry of last summer
upon the Colonial fishing grounds. The documents
we're printed under Injunction of secresy for the use of
the Senate but that injunction having been removed,
we have been favored with copy of them. The most
important of the whole series is dispatch from Mr..
Everett to Mr. IngersO in which the general question
is ably argued and it is shown that very valuable con-
cessons have been made by the United States to Colo
NAL fishermen and that this liberal policy ought not TO
be followed by more restrictive one toward ours on
the part of the British Government. postscript TO
this dispatch defends Mr.. Webster against charge
made in Parliament by the British Foreign Secretary
of having published his manifesto of last summer to our
fishermen for electioneering purposes. We extract
If Lord Mamesbury will reconsider for moment the
necessary inerences from his mputaon hitherto confined
the party press for which, during canvass nothing Is
too aGsurd he will feel its extravaganza not to say It's
cruelty the living and the dead 1t implies that Mr.
Webser-of whom in the latter part of his speech Lord
Mamesbury speaks in liberal terms Though limiting his
eulogy period subsequent to the appearance of the
notice OF the goth of Juiy-was capable OF getting up Tor
elcctionceriug purposes false and shortlved alarm,
which, for the time menaced the peace of the two cOun
tries but be exposed by the return OF the En-
gish mail; conduct to say the least which would have
been as weak as wicked What Lord Mlmesbury is re
iN''~Af
which might have the light but for the recurrence
of certain periodical events no correspondence nor
letter but a notice addressed TO fishermen II was no
thing if not published and il must be published them or
never.
with respect 70 the influence of periodical events,
for the existence of which in the United States Lord
Malmesbury avouches the personal observation OF LORD
Wharnclie may be permitted to say that have resided
much longer in England than Lord W. has done IN Amer
lea and have carefully observed the country under the ope
ration of an event of the kind referred totha is general
election respect and admire the popular institutions OF
England the fountain, extent OF our own. did
not however bring away from that country the impression
thah her distinguished public are less subject to cleo
tione erng influences than OF the same class
believe the majority of such men in both countries to be
honest and sincere; and that even when they err
in Judgment, they transact the public business
in good faith | feel confident that Lord Malmes.
bury would de I'm it just subject of complaint H.
in an official statement to Congress, should having de
MED all foundation in fact and reason to certain portion OF
the sayings or dongs of her Maesys Ministers last sum
mer during the progress of the election which was gong
on simultaneously with canvass, have imputed
Them to the motive by which Lord Malnesbury in effect
accounts for the publication of Mr. Webser5 notice OF the
Goth of July.
This much have been constrained 10 say from sense
of duty to this Government and to Mr. Webster feeling
that substantial Injustice would be done to both IN leaving
without any notice the remarks made by Lord Mamesbury
both in his letter Mr. Champion, communicated by MS
direction to this Department, and in his reply to Lord
Whornclifre of the 26th of November