Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-05

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loren duty BY the operation Of another law called the
warehousng act the fish Of the colonies enters our ports
IN oond duty free In this condition it con be afforded
cheaper han our own fish, owing the enjoyment by the
nshermen Of those superior fishing grounds and
superior facilities for carrying on the business which
ey secure with so much jealousy to themselves They
consequently now monopolize the foreign trade in our
ports other domestic regulations to the disadvantage
our own hshermen have contributed to the same end
In TINS way sudden and powerful impulse has been
gwen TO the importation of colonial fish into the United
states IL was stated in the House Of Representatives
IN uepate last summer, by very wenform ed member
i oouuaeF OF Observation-Disclosures g the annual value
OF the imports Of Goldfish during the four wears next
eedng 1916, averaged five thousand eight hundred and
MY uoars and the average value annually during the
next four years fy-fve thousand one hundred and
seventyeight dollars The annual value Of the mnorts
u ior the four years previous to 1885, was two
hunueu ana nineteen thousand six hundred and twenty
SIX doa and the annual value for the four years sue
ceeuhg lo4o was four hundred and sxy-fve thousand
eght hundred and six dollars " showing that since 1916
the Of colonial Goldfish had tenfod
ana that OF mackerel than doubled The import of
macKerel for the year l650-5l was five hundred and
ortynine thousand FIVE hundred and twentythree dol
oens an increase Of eighty three thousand seven
ana nineteen dollars the average of the pre-
ceding four years.
Such was the Of colonial fish in the norts Of
the United States while the fishing interest in the colo
mes was steadily urging upon the Home Government
those complaints Of the encroachmens Of the American
fishermen which led to the naval movement of last
mer IL as Lord Malmesbury inmated to Mr.. Lawrence
the late Ministry were somewhat remiss in putting stop
to these alleged encroachments it probably because
markets of the United etaIes tnan they could
American sir oll, hr inn
vertence or even design passing the line of the conven
ton in the eager pursuit Of shoa of mackerel While
the United States reducing duties on colonial fish
and opening their markets to its Importation it was pro-
badly deemed nexpedent allow the colonies to enforce
too keenly their monopoly of the best fishing grounds
Admitting them, as we did, to a competition with our
fishermen, which has given them in own ports the ex
elusive possession of foreign trade the United States
seem to have earned title to some little indulgence in
stead of increased srctness in the exclusion of their YES
sells from competition in those prolific waters whose
inexhausble abundance remains undimnished after the
resort 1.-TWO centuries and half and in which the gain
of one implies no loss to another.
have called your attention to these facts to which
do not recoect to have any ausion your side of
the water last summer, in order show you that if on
the hand some encroachments have from time to
time been made by fishermen the reserved fishing
grounds, thing impossible to prevent and of little
serious injury, the coonsts have in the mean time been
greatly favored by legislation Her Maesty's Gov
ernment will find in this fact the assurance that we are
predsposed arrange the whole question of the fisheries
fair and equitable principle Of mutual and equal
privilege and favor. hope in very short time to be
able to enter upon the negotiation with Mr. Champion
and it is the Presidents desire that it should be conduct
ed on the footing of the most liberal reciprocity He will
deem it piece good fortune if among the last acts of
hic Adrnin oho 10
strengthen the friendly relations of the two countries
As this subject may be of Parliamentary inquiry
and lead to the production of papers, you will read this
despatch to the Earl Of Mamesbury and leave copy of
it with him.
remain, with great respect, your obedent servant,
EDWARD EVERETT.
P, S. DECEMBER 23-The foregoing despatch, as its
date shows, prepared time ago, and though it
had already been submitted President his APP
prevail had made up my mind TO ask his permission
withholdit The conferences between Mr. Champion and
myself in reference to the entire question of the fisheries
and commercial reciprocity, having made the most en-
couraging progress thought it better upon the whole
to acquiesce in the injustice doubt unntentona done
to my Government, to my predecessor and myself in
Lord Mamesburys letter Mr. Champion of the 10Th Of
August than revive somewhat unpleasant discussion
But portions of Lord Mamesbury remarks
in reply Lord Wharnclie the Goth of November,
reported in the London papers, which make it impossible
for me to pursue this course
am aware Of the rregularty of remarking what is
sad within the walls Of the Legislature of friendly State
but Lord Malmesbury has commented the debate in
the Senate Of the United States in July last and he viii
not under the present circumstances deny the right
of following his example.
aude to the first portion Of Lord Malmesburys reply
70 Lord Wharnce in which he endeavors to throw upon
the American Government and individually upon my pre-
decessor the responsibility Of the alarm Of last
about the fisheries and ascrbes it Of he is correct
" reported which willing believe is the case)
to very unworthy motive. Now, say, more dis
tincty than have done in the preceding letter. that Mr..
dispatches of the 10th and 18th Of August
led us to suppose that her Majesty Government felt that
they had acted preciptaely in directing a naval
ment toward the fishing grounds notice to this Gov
both too short and too general be Of any
We did not ask or expect that any admission this effect
should be made automatically otherwise, but
any did not expect have the blame transferred to our
selves with the imputaton Of unbecomng motives.
After stating that there just for the pub
location Of Mr. Websters notice Of the 10th July, Lord
Malmesbury is reported to have said The noble lord
~ lad inst and been for time
resident United States and who knew the influences
which periodical events exercised in those localities might
perhaps be able for the appearance that
Of correspondence which another period might
have seen the light" And, little further on, Lord
Manesbury ascribes the preparation Of the notice the
excitement induced by the disease whose fatal termina
ton he handsomely aments suggestion, by the way
nat in pcrfect harmony with the IMPUTED motive poti