New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-18

Of the continental Amy. The privs,ee's OF Boston.
Salem, Narblehssd, Newbury port. and elssskcre in
w.EpglAnd, were the most s6cieot Instruments Of
aDroysace and destruction during the seven yesrs'
conflict They cspured more than 200. 900 tons Of
British shippbg-msde prEes OF !3a British vessels.
which, with THAR cargoes were valued ct nearly
twenty Ave millions Of dollars. Two companies OF
Gloucester fsAermsn shared in The glories VI Bunker
Hill and it was the regiment Of Marblehesd fisher.
men soliie who responded TO the call Of Wsshing-
ton, and alone stood forward TO lead the army
alcpg The peIilous path to anfadiSg glosies in the
schisvemebis Of Trenton.
IL was the Nes Eogland fishermen Who reduced
the walled cry OF LOuisburg, and did most Of the
fighting on this Continent during the bloody coaaics
between the British AID FreSch for the monopoly Of
the American fisheries. They were foremost u entsr
the ships aid sruies to sd Eoglsnd, in all Der STRIFE.
in French Aeerica they were buried every battle
field in Canada and Nova Scotia, and their remains
were committed to every sea. And Then the mother
country attempted to snbarrsss and restrain the
New England fishing and trading, they rebelled
and, being vel. rchooled in land and sea-dghdng,
the '.s,rpes and the stars would never have waved
triumpbsnily, without taeu aid and assistance.
The Heaiy OF Peace Vas signed in i7s3-ind what
had fsh and fshing to DO with that
The fishing grounds, being east OF the easterly
boundaries of the Thirteen Colonies wers not, Of
necessity connected with the question OF iaiepen.
depce-snd Great Britain commended Enormously 20
EXCLUDE us therefro n, by the terms of the treaty
But it eontei dsd bv the Neg-Eeg. nd Usher
men, " That when God Aln. bty made the Banks
"oi Newfoundland at 800 less ues distance fro the
"p.ople of America, and 600 leagues distance ron
those of France and Eogand, He gave US as good
" right to the 81 70 you: tnas IT occupanon use,
." ard possession give right We have 1t rs well a.
you; if war and blood and treasure give right,
"ours Ia as good as yours-~e have coo-t family been
fighting in Csnada, Cape Breton, and Nova Scotia,
"for the defense OF this tsherS, and have expended
beyond ali proportion more than you" Thus
spake the Nes Eng land fishermen, by the mouth Of
Ad,ms the elder.
And tine Continental Congress. in l779, spske thus
by revolutions that it ia essential to tbs welfare of
these United States that the inhabitants thereof at
the expiration Of the war shall continue 10 enjoy the
free and upd-iurbed exercise of he COMMON right to
fsh on ,he Banks Of Newfoundland, and the other
fshr z. banks and seas OF North A1erca; and that,
In the Treaty OF Peace with Great Britain, stpuls
ton be made, on their part, not to disturb the in
habtans of these States in free exercise of their
common ri to the fisheries Aforesaid.
Ard our Minister Mr. Adams, vas instructed &C.
cordpgly, tbat the coumoD right Of fishing should
Z" IN no case be given up And thus f-h and fish
hg oic'sed the very terms OF the treaty which ac-
knowle dyed our nationality.
Dsniel Webster ~ss right when be said be would
never surrender our hsbpg.rgh's-but hold on to
bob and line, hook and snker. OrsEGo.