Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-29
Fron ths Lonaoa rIns, Ap,n.l. Glh
The Fishery Question

"' year ago, at the retnr., of ,riucinat .,.. -
considerable excitement was caps.d ho,h = a.
s anu IN THIS country, by certain neasnrss n
-, e '8~se reserved tn the fishermen of Ri
Nu NORM America, under the convention n ,srs
'geet S+A % fully discussed a: the time ,b,, -.
" -ied upon to repeat the arguments usad IN Ioe
,bo interpretation Of this treaty; and happilv
2, o' the British squadron under Sir Georgs
seymour were so judiciously conducted that tbo.o -,
we're defended from enroachment without siola 80.
"neh Tie United States Government could ,brl i..Ie
entitled to complain. That Goyernua,, bo-,- 'N.i
u highly desirable that negotiations sbo,,,l j.
'ne purpose OF settling in defnitiye uanns, o.r.. =
uSpute which had threatened to give rise IN ,,l..,
consequences on several occasions; and an in,;,i -
'' eject was given 10 Congress in President TIlhDo,s,s
'S' message As however other questions of rt
s interest 10 the commercial and political raI,,i =,
'"' 'Ho states are also pending the British Conn,t
eouid not entertain any proposition for r,oI;e,; -
'ne convention Of 1915 apart from the other r,.,,
discussion; and the remaining period or pa.,,.u, ,
'ores administration unfortunately toa sbo, %
inmate the whole negotiation We have no reosor -, -,
pose that President Pierce and Mr. Marcy are los ,o.-
W disposed TO maintain the amicabe relations iii
' 1'''! u'aE their predecessors. On the contra.
We Aho" OF their public and private con-
''' '''S look ofhce Is OF very friendly ehsr,c,s,
nT.
which carries to the urthest lengths the ,,,bnI.n,
" american citizenship and seeks every ouno,-
l'y 10 P ee e'' Ia rivalry with, If not in hos,s, 70
=, and among the difficulties they have 10 isn
"H abroad, the greatest are caused by ,As yl.D, "a
unreasonable demands Of THEN own aAagepts
Jnier these circumstances /, Vas nor ent;roI id.
lPprehehs0n OF some iurthSs difficulties thai ~, ,ha
'ue recurrence 2f thai Of the wear az vI; -
Pl,"e'Pl' eneroaca~enis have generally been mads on
N -FsHTH.
,h'h' goes the question sprecisely in tIe .,,,. I.
"A' M last year, except that the American Covrrrv"t
'no' a'ect Ignorance Of the real intention, AMI sIi
~ '''s country. The present. British Goveyumept r..
simply renewed, without alteration the ;,-st,sc,;e-
"n'eU AlinriI seymour acted bs year some sneoi
ne u1 ho~eVer been excited hy the Circumstance t,
otdef' from the Admiral weFc received Al NJ " ~
lLe LcAndcr iEate, which had been sent ONT or,S Sr
10 convey LORD hIeSmere aul his family on a ro,r,,S
az vs., '% I'S exhibition Of Industry TO ion ths rsgad
10" W. Tue nu OF st. lawrence, anf Il sseys 81
ulAt lhs reinforcement was Or.larsJ mn In gO'o, e
"e iySoiuuon oithe American Governments 20 pi,c me-
,I.r, -. - VI N,ht station, l sppears however tbas
,h. p-;iL " EIvunu TOT anxiety this sore and tbat
he brush squadron, eJnsistiur of the ye,.t fSs 80 ~
our lolr steatneTA aud half a dozen sIons ,,d ,,
va .u! e9uai to the protection Of the fsheries Muts
NP-' 'Ds we're SccordiH gy uads In A p.ys.etIv t;.,
y spht between the British Minister AZ IyssLing,,
'e Aee'lcan Executive. Il observed shat the nr
~ ~ moderate American force in the neirhborbood
VI tv hsnerl's might, under certain ccumstanrcs 80
s'' tne maintenance of good understanding betres,
Two 4Eernssns for many Of the American fisb; - , e
'' Us year gone olt armed, evidently Wii' ~ -,
w. y, t's ther neighbors fishing ri,b,s. .,I :,
A"eT thAt these discussions should BE- - - 'iN I" -
us Vu.u ,iH''Ts on 10th sides, nan ,bat md a., W
49,, - ti '",'I o' .rrmitled 20 take the l,s irt,,
L,st st..,,. V"e u the grievances complained &C
"'' ueth that the Ar4crc.n 6-bp, b,,t, 49,, - ~ %
~ ~ "u' "l-'ln thEee miles Of the British sbore
I " az I-"at oi those seized last year we're taEcn,
! au' 10 20 oe bopcJ that Commo.lo-r sbpb4,t IN -
"'' own couutryman that his power OF prot.r,;, -.
u0s nos extend yard beyond the exerc se of tb,r bi
s"s' 80 lar then. it satisfactory 10 know that there
y, B'ol understanding this subject between the lao
"v,eWmouts, and tmiy tclsan.5Iy be b,,ei d., 49,
causes oi irritation Wy W."
Before another trust the question t,,y \ 49,.
lri altogether hy more comprehensive .,t,,,,,s,s
those points ON which some differences exis, g 49,
"'"' of hugand and The United ststos A. es..,tt
t,, N ,l",l' the-' Negotiations could not be- in
o'Uer hands infu those Of Mr. Crsmrios vb,.. t,i,
acquaintance sh The United state ,DJ H. g;,it S-s
N'''es c'.ones has hithota enabled hin, IN e,r,c,
] .,. ".ln E,r't ability, -nd Nr Buchanan sbo b,s "a
gul'n accepted ihe o'ce of American Minister Al -
u''' o''onss W the party which made epi.ygsd ec,,
'a, h's'eosr-e With foreign States one ~ the ,,ieb
~, ''' e'fton and be- is deeply Interested IN brog-
"t -"eh , negotiation 90 o successful issue
transactions and agreement, ola permanent nature he
wen great nations aud especially valuable Er ker pros
I,u'e murncc and future utility, which Of isr fsst
''N th'nce and hcir immediate effect on Che ,,, -
we Pui c nr Che reputation Of those rho have ,ftI
hem. Many wso treaties, by which pe,es "a 49,,
maintained and lasting bcuehs couf.rred On n,,ntbJ'
"t't converted a, the time Ehcn they gcFe sgpad 6.f
weapons Of party warfare. while other iasssuyss ree,,i
p lue gme with peculiar popular favor. have oby o.
t'''ed me expectations Of their aubofs Not tre,tv bo
been concluded between ihs United saies and Fogl,s
t'n NO. JAWS % Lord ashhui tons which has no. sc.
.'-,.l ~ one salV OF he other a. a s,usepdsr o.
Hgh'. yei these very compacts afo snIi ~ bas.
90 ~ imicahlv relations and the unAos..isd %.
Pery o thc two nations, and the t,esBen ~ Er,,s., a.
~ ne led states can hardly render greater sstvs.
.l. ,tm ,e'PeI'ye countries hhp b. sndoiyorias. 10.
,..,'' liu gooa hsh, 10 strs1gthcn ihe casnserral
'ul International pes Of these kindred Posers
NV PJBL4CAtIOVs.--IAsEs veobgoT-sE -
- si-Are' has 20 tJe fht iatsst D1slrtast 80
~ 49, qasi'er sHd sEAtA c,-t asi-irs sad shsr,y
salQ ''''''e ~ - III a. srr..s. .