The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-24

fisheries, AID the navigation OF the St. Lawren ",
cedei On the one hand and the right t, sell fish in
could Rave been formed not that the privileges
thus respectively granted are disproportioned, or
that Great Britain would consider she was parting
with Oily real boon whatever, but she would rather
keep the difficulty about the fisheries bone of con-
tenion for ulseror ends than part with her recently
asserted rights 70 cheaply. Indeed, this fishery
title was merely revived or asserted after our free
use Of the disputes grounds for half century that
our markets for the agricultural products Of their
provinces. But for the consideration really given,
almost any and every disputed and unsettled matter
would Lave hen. yieldsd up by Great Britain. Our
minister O. her court Ia understood to complain that
lis negotiations. have been seriously embarrassed
BY the too early REIMBURSEMENT Of tho only boon
this wise and willy nation sought
There Is no doubt but our government has been
entirely ovesrea he'd in the bargain tley have made
The Secretary Of State seems only TO have taken
into view, in bis ststesmanship, tie Site OF New
York, or OF most only the fshermcn and msnufac
tuiers OF New England, and thu merchants and
millers Of New York. The interest OF Ne York
missions Of New York merchants, aoa the grlsts
to grind for the Rochester and Oswe NJ uiilers.
have been re ured ~ far as could b do1e, By Mr..
Marcy who has had these interests In cneree before
abroad. That his views have been 20 limited. and
his policy 30 sectional and local, il fair infereuce
from the fact that no such treaty wae ever before
neeouaN0 between tw0 civilized nations. No in.
stance can be found OF nations throwing wide
open ito markets to another nation or people grow
ing staples and products similar to its own, and
growing them In abundance and supsrabuudance,
except IN TIE contingency Of drought on some great
national calamity. All England did was to let n
one or two articles which sne coul not supply {,
her starving people. Bat We have thrown our mar
kcts % vide open though these British provinces
were States Of this Union-m markets which they win
seek merely to sell In, receiving only In payment
our precious metals, or exchange on England to pay
Nr the goods they buy Of her. Everything they
can grow from their SOIL produce from sheir forests
or their mres, shall have TO takr on taeye terms
What do they give MS Ia return besides their river
to navigste, which they can't navigate nuoh them
stlyes-bstng frozen tight six months In the year
and hazardous navigation the cther slx--and
rieht 70 catch fab where We had always caught
them before? What real reciprocity can thay off.r
us In the way Of matkc.sf Why q distinguished
Senator from Vermont. whsn Cen. D,xs bin vas bs.
hie the Senate, In, 1919, declared that, from his
own personal knowledge, living, as hs did, near the
linet there was nothing next 70 mot lng va could
send TO Canada. Hos can We expect 70 send Anv
Asricu ral products there when dse-sxths u tneir
pcpuefion are engaged Ia agr tu o; aad these Pre-
viDcee 40 without largo citiss, towas or manufsc.
tuing vnagss-0ssat tain taking core y % I'll