Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-25

ssSosy. - - hOoSOcoGy tu8b tQ0S0 IOUr COL
onies should all agree; but if Canada should
accept, - il in every way pro bable, any or all
OF the other three provinces might reject, and
then No doubt other arrangements would be
made for carrying out the treaty as regard,
Canada, either alone or with any one or more
OF the Others. In such case the dissenting
colony would retain its fisheries, and its present
position as regards trade and intercourse with
the United States It would be Quite at liberty
to maintain its fshery rights under the Com
Venton OF 1878; bat would be required to do
so at Its own expense, Great Britain having
Withdrawn from the further protection of these
fishery rights on the ratification of the treaty.
but having by no means conceded them to the
Anericans until the colonies have agreed to
such concession. A request has merely been
made that American fishermen may not be
treaty.
"As the first step toward the consummation
OF the treaty, II is necessary that Canada
should accept it by legislature enactment
That colony has to yield the free navigation of
the St Lawrence; AMI in the determin alton of
that important question, the lower provinces
have NO voice whstever. II Canada decide
In tho amrmative, a. Ii mot like, then and not
Till then, the other colonies will be free to act:
no doubt they will do 50, speedily and stimuli.
taneoesly: In anticipation of Canadian ac
ton, the Legislature Of Prince Edward island
| which is known to be highly favorable to the
treaty, has been summoned to meet on the 28th
instant: for the purpose Of taking 1t into con-
"Newfoundland is the only colony which has
| aseparate option; its acceptance or rejection
OF tho treaty Vi not In anyWise Affect the oths
colonies. With respect to this island COLONY.
It necessary also that imperial leeisl alton
should take p: ace, on account of the conyen.
aons with France with reference to the fish erie,
on its coasts ~
1--WE have reason to believe, now that a new
ministry has been formed in Canada, that the
necessary legislative action, to carry: out the
treaty Will take place there in few days; and
tnen nc doubt the Legislatures of New Bruins.
| wick and Nova Scotia will be summoned r.
give tho matter their best consideration.
We SEQ by telegraphic report to the IntsHi.
gsneer Of Saturday morning, that the Reel D.
roeity treaty has already been confirmed by
the Provincial Parlis lament of Canada. Az 10
the remarks above quoted from the Nsu
orHnswseksr, We apprehend that Journal j.
wholly mistaken in supposipg that the assent
Of the Provincial Parli.zeps of Prince Ed
wards Island, Nova Scotia, and New Bruins
wick, or either Of them is prerequisite TO
the free use of the fisheries by American yes
sells at once under the treaty. The treaty ha,
been confirmed by the Queen of Great Britais
a. we'll as by the Senate of the United States
and the ratihcations have been exchanged be-.
tween the tive governments, if We are not mis-
taken. At any rate, the British Government
has already announced that the fisheries arc
open % the citizens of the United States. TINS
treating the fisheries as An imperial-not a
provincial risht-thus disposing of them with.
out reference to the provinces. It ia trus thu
the fifth article Of the treaty contains the fol.
lowing clause: ~.
Art. v. The present treaty shall taka sa.c,
- soon - the laws required to carr r. ;n,o
operation shall have been passed by the I'm.
perlal Parilament of Great Britain. and nv
me PROVINCIAL P:>riiaments of those of the
nrislsn NSrn American Colonies which are
sI%-sted by this treaty on the one hand, and
oy the Congress of the United States on the
other"
But that article applies exclusively to such
Of tho articles of proposed free trade a. a,. a,
present the subject Of duty regulation BY the
Provincial assemblies, and it has no other an.
piiestion. If, therefore, Nova Scotia or New
bransvick are 30 foolish as to refuse their a.
sens to the treaty, the only effect will be, not
tnst they will keep the fisheries to themselves
but that they will be deprived of the pleasure
OF sending their coal, lumber, and other pro.
auctions duty FREQ to the United States. r..
Roorback.-The New York H,rnld n :, j.,
sassfness to malign individual gentlemen con
neceed with the present National Admiuistra.
t'on' copies from the Courier ard ENQUIRER a
cock and bull story, saying that the Secretary
OF War had, over his own signature. dismis..d
Mr.. Borland, clerk in tho Adjutant Gene
RAILS Office, on the ground that he was Know.
Nothing, and had voted for the Know. Moth No
Mayor o. Washington" Upon the strenoth
OF this story, the Herald, of course, is greatly
shocked at the Administration determine.
ton to prescribe Americans for the bsnas, re
foreigners, and all that sort of thing.
1t turns out, on investigation, that the story
is false from beginning to end. Mr., Borland
who IL SON Of the Hon. Scion BorIand lost
his ofiice in the War Department as far bach
Is the LIST Of June last, only because be
did not attend to the duties required of him
to the satisfaction of those over uim officially
bis removal occurred before the organiz.tio,
OF the knoW-Nothing lodges in this CITY: and
We nave every reason to believe was most "a.
iuetantly determined 1en by the Secretary
OWING TO his long previous intimacy with the
father, ex-senator B. However, the Admins
trat'on haoe made more or less changes in tn.
Departments here, evidently on accoun, Of the
identification Of the removed parties with tn.
new secret poli1o-religious clubs; and il !.
wall known that the repugnance of no other.
to these associations, can be greater than
theirs. i1 -
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