Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-14
The GADsDEN TREATY-rHE kEcIPROCiTY
AND FISHERY TREATY.

By the Vera Cruz steamer, with city OF
Mexico dates to the 5th, report is brought
that Santa Anna had rejected the Gadsden
Treaty, and returned it with notifications.
This is q mere report but by no Aeans incred-
IDLE. The Dictator is a keensighted man, I'M
derstands the power of an Administration in
this country when allied with the Slave Inter
est, and probably calculates that finally they
may be able to secure assent to his demands
IL the report be true, we shall soon have tho
Treaty again before the Senate; perhaps at
the same time that body may be engaged in
the consideration of the Fishery and Recipro-
city Treaty. As the former is of special i'm
portance to the elave interests OF the South
and the latter to the free interests If the Nor tn
and West, they may BIO linked together, SO that
one cannot be ratified without the other.
Already, limitations are thrown out by Ad-
ministration letter writers, of a Southern OPP
position to the arrangement in regard to the
Fisheries and Reciprocal Trade with Canada
Such opposition is no new thing. The first
movement towards reciprocity with the Can
adas, in the Senate when the subject was
brought forward some yeas ago by Gen. Dix,
was stubbornly opposed by Mr.. Hunter, Of Vir-
ginia. The main reason, tits to be presumed
was, an indisposition to multiply the ties Of
business and social intercourse between the
Northern States and the Canadas. The idea
Of territorial expansion in that quarter is not
to be tolerated by the Oligarchy
Towards the close Of the second session Of
the Thirty second Congress- when our peaceful
relations with Great Britain were disturbed by
difficulties growing out of the fisheries, the Com
mittee on Commerce had under consideration
bill calculated to secure All amicable settle
ment of them, by providing for reciprocal priv
ileges and rights to the British provincial and
American fishermen, in the waters of the two
nations. On the 18th February, 1853, Mr.
Davis reported it from the committee, and ear
nestly urged its passage. 1t was simple, an
equitable measure, and would settle all difh,
culties But it was opposed by the Slave In
terest Mr. Mallory, Of Florida, said that some
of the most important fisheries were in the
Southern waters, and the effect of the bill would
be to introduce persons peculiarly objection
able to the Southern People. He meant, that
persons inimical to Slavery, fishing in these
Southern waters, might afford facilities for the
escape Of slaves To allow him to introduce an
amendment, the bill was postponed. Nothing
more was heard of it till March lst, when Mr..
Davis, AZ last resort, moved his bill as an
amendment to the Civil and Diplomatic Bill.
"Mr Mallory moved to amend, by adding
thereto proviso, that nothing in this act should
be construed as allowing the citizens of any for
eign Power to fish in the waters Of any State
of this Union. He entered into an argument,
showing that the States had never surrendered
their jurisdiction for marine league from
the shore of said States. He referred to the
fact that the emancipated blacks Of the BAHIA
mas, iDho wers most expert fishermen, tcouid,
under this aef, enter the ports ioaters, and har-
bors, of those States lhose taWs and people re-
garded such class Of people the most dangerous
TO their peace and prosperity.
"Mr Davis said, ii the States had this right,
the bill would not interfere with them. The
United States granted nothing by it but what
it had. The bill only granted this privilege to
the citizens Of the five northern British Prov
inces.
"Mr. Mallory's amendment was, however,
adopted-yeas 81, nays Is.
"Mr. Davis's amendment, as amended, was
then rejected
So we see that there has always been Slave
holding opposition to arrangements for the set
Element Of the Reciprocity and Fishery Cues
tons, and we see, too, the reasons for it. That
similar opposition will DO raised now, and may
be shaped so as to coerce consent to the Gads-
den Treaty as amended by Santa Anna will
surprise nobody who is familiar with the tac-
tics and policy Of the Slave Interest. Go where
you WILL raise any question you please, you
must confront this ubiquitous Power Of Slavery,
with its perpetual horse.lccch demand-Give!
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