The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-09
+ FL 4 CAL. Z u & n ! 4 II.

nearly equal. and about equally exposed 10
hostile ,ic1relations In war between that
power and the United States. without resort
on our part to our mercantile marine the
means of our enemy to inllic. injury upon our
commerce would be tcnfod greater .han ours
to -rtaliatc We could not cxtricatc our coun-
try from this unequal condition. with such an
enemy, unless We at once departed from our
present peaceful policy. and became great
naval power. Nor would this country be bet
ter situated, in war with one of the scconda-
nv naval powers Though the naval disparity
would he less, the greater extent and more
exposed condition of our widespread com
marcc. would give any of them like advan-
tare over US.
The proposition to enter into engagements
to forcco resort to privatccrs, in case this coun-
try should be forced into war with great ma
val power. is not entitled to more favorable
consideration than would be a proposition to
agree not to accept the services of volunteer
fer operations on land. When the honor o"
the rights of our country require Ii to assume
a hostile a.ti'ue, !, confidently relies upon the
patriotism of its citizens, not ordinarily ievo-
ted to the military profession, to augment the
army and the navy. SO as to make them fully
adequate to the emergency Witch calls them
into action. The proposal to surrender tn"
right to emiIov privatceIs is ?rotcssc''ly forn-
died. unon the prin:! pie that. private property
of uno.icr,linc ron-rnnbatta.l:> though enc
mics. should be exempt from he raya@cs o!
war: but the proposed surrender GOES Int
little way in carving on; that principle, viii il
~,
should not be seized or niolcstcl ~ national
, S...;,s Of war. SlouId the leading powers ot'
Eurn3a concur in pro;'oSin.. Is Il rule OF in
tcrnatinna, law. to e>cm;,, private property
uoon Ike ocean. from seizure tx puddle, armed
cruisers as Wei as hv priyaiccr>. TIE United
states will readily meet tl:cm upon That byoa.
roun;;
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-; ,,:.,.,. g. iIr trc,;v h.Iuvcn the lutte.
>;,,,.. .rI t.r.,t r~;;liu relative to co.s
!. q t.,;..s ,,l ~ ...;,.~o,..' :,a.,.. with III,
:,.:,;.L E.,,, .,..;,.,,, ,,,,,;,,..c> have zee,
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B.: ,,,,,s 49,, ou;,,o3 j., ~ al,hor,h ;ts tul! .xo
49,, u,s ~ ,h;,,. cor,,;, ,.,s Of lcrisIat;o.
! ~. 80. EN-, ,',,.:ol g. ,n - :, wa.
,:fal C,.i, E,;,.;n o,,od 70 orr com,
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:, Slnrrs AVID h,vs from which ,hrv h,l h~c,
t previously cxrluArI. on .I,e coast; Of he,
: North American provinces: in return 10,
+ which she asked for The introduction free Of
Jr,v. INTO ,bc mort, q; the United States, of
r the fish CAUGHT or the same coast Nv British
t fishermen. This hciun III. conversation. I'll
: INFLATED in the treaty. for Phi, i!.ecs Of III,
: richest Importance AN! value to the mite.
. States. which were thus voluntarily vic.,,c,
: before it became effective: ,!r rpjir>: >rc,ir,
= to me to lc a reasonable, one: lnt i. could no
: ha acccdYd To from want u;' authority ~ us
. s,cnd oar laws imposing duties upon al .or
r g; IN fish. In the mc.n,iilc. the Trca~ur,
II D,nartmrnt issued regulation for ascertain
I, iur TIE duties paid or secured Lv bonds oi
II G-h caught ON The coasts of the British ITO:
: iuccS. and BROUGHT to our markets lv BIRTHS!
< subjects. after the fishing grounds had bee,
: mad fully accessible to .,c c;;l.:,:.> al the I
n;,rI States. rcrnmmrrL 20 your ta:o,;.ii
con>;.l ration a nronc.j,i..a. w,,ir, will -
+. submitted 10 Won. .,r authority to refund H..
|. d,,:;rS ard cancel ,,,c bonds thus rcrciyc..-
+ The proy;u-cS of CauaI, ard New Bruins
:" wick have ais, ant;,i,,trd the tu!l orera:io
II, o, ,he treaty. w !cois Ia.iyc arrs,;.,. >,
% ~rcc,;.c!v. TO a lrni, r.ecot r .b. ,.r".,,' =.
- cf H.. initial Sta. ,,;., =, -, g.,
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II ,ho ,'orn,l,r, I;ro 81 .L, T.r,;,arv 81 vi
or ;no.on ali,;nino ,hc British nos :cS>io,,s q
l. ,Lc Pacific. which has already led TO )itj;ru
%; ties ON the r,rt Of th,. citizens and local 4,
thori,;cs Of the two Governments Ircro,,
NJ. mend that proyi.;on he male for comn.;
IL sion. TO be Joined hv one GU the nar, Of he
Vt Brlauni,. Majesty. for the purpose Of runnin
Il aad cstabli ,l.inr Ike line in controversy. c.,
y tam sti,ulationS of Tie ..r,l AID fourth art,
cr c!cs of the treaty concluded hv Tie Uritc
! | States and Great Britain in 1916. rccarlir
&c nosscSsory RIGHTS Of Ike IIrd>o,'s Bay Con
:, ranv. and property Of Ike Pur,t', So,:nu g.
he Jicultural Cor,aiv. have oven rise to Sc:
n Gus disputes, and it is important to all cor
n ccrnca, that summary means of settling Tie,
IL amicalv should lie devised. have rca>o
g. to believe, that an Arrangement can lie mad
a. on inst terms. for the ex,incn;~hmcnt of II.
~ rights in question cmlra,int. also the rul
a Of the ITulson'S Bay Company to the rive
~ Columbia; and therefore suggest to Vol,
~ consideration. the cxl,clicncv of maxine
it contingent appropriation for that purpose.
+ France was the early and ancient ally o.
al ~. United .,.,tcs in their STRUGGLE for ind,