, 1869-11-25

The Spirit OF Netnllntlon-Thc De.
MAI Rcyieyeed-FFhsAt Mint1teTs OF
tho Dominion have Said.

tAE UuKnt0toh hAEE AAlQs
WlsH1xaros. Nov. ga telegram from Otsa.
mg, states on what ts termed good an:aoft-
III, tna1 there - no truth In the fepott from
Warrington that tne Government o. tne oo9ln-
present restriction on commercial intercourse
wns continued bT t1e United StateA" The re-
5q & Sc us s z ae e wee
the ottawA despair refers. made use Of no such
words Is t4thteateped" or 4tretalasion-" The
% cona,nsd IL 10 The oadEet speech Of TIC Cinadtaa
F,uance Minister In the DOMINION Parliament, On
the itn at MAY last In which he satd, speaking Of
the eou mesctal fsauons between the United
ave ~ now fairly say to our ne9hbors Ithe
United Stalesh this stA1e OF tninEs nsa gone On
# IL csnno: mn c canfioae. @ fne tine 1aay soon come
when Nc may require 70 hare ua:!oosl policy
Of our OWE; when the exceptional interests to
"tsa % spee.si severity, VIII nave 70 b. eoasla sred
in this Ao0sA. But I do Dot think ,ha: the ,tuae
10 do this u when &c may b. 90 the eve OF open.
These remaIks we're made In depsec!ai,on Of the
attempts oJ uemlers ni the House TO lmpose
dut1e. On AHer.c.n proda WITH spee,al
been puoltshed b. The penlnlon GM2v. M
HoDse OF ConmontEand which II to b. iatd oe-
fcre that body in February pe1~cout3inlnR re-
po1ss Of The M,ntssef OF Aar!ce AID Ftsnet,es,
which enbody several strong declarations as to
the teuposa17 character Of toe fishery license sIs
ten, Ato urged the government 10 yield 70 tbs
prayers of tte Novs Scotia fishing tnseressa BY
abandon,rg inc lcepse sJssent. and thus e1c!od'
| inH American 1soefnen from their NaseIa- tue
r7yy CouLCi Of Canada fullE endorsed the Mn.
tssers views, saJtng, that tue license sJsten Naa
adopted Oh the distinct understanding that uoess
sonne sal!alBcsor1 arrangement between tho two
counfttes be made turing the course Of tue Jess,
ih,s privilege will cesse, AID ali concessona made
In the 1rest5 Of 1854 rin be Liable to he w1ta'
drawn" And 1heF continue:
"Thc FrvY Connc1l cannot refrutn from re
| Ppecuouy itrpFesAitr upon His Exctlleoty tint
| Cover OF General, the urge1cy VI coumrniesr
eEpment the coune dsclted On, a. they feel,
should thia not oe doce, sdranfage mas be taken
10 Commune tnt prt4ent system foT btth a1othe1
| year. Already mas decatTe action been de
/ ierred, In the hope toat coming tnolcatlonl
| Of . returning riap Ht.on towarn ycec Eet con'
| uerctsl intercourse, .h'ch were percrp:!hle IL
| the Eu1'et Safes, EOud lead 10 proposals o.
! slattnV lbe necessity f,r AM eocc1a po4lcy On
| tho n*hery question. These, however. have rot
| as yet led to al JIh.nR debate, and the suhtec'
being on this instance more ursent thsn -hen
| Two Jears ago, It vas pressed on The DECISION Q
| The canadian GoEefnmeba bY Af. Secretary
| Csrdwcll. the British Colonial Secretary. ltn o.
| the h,Rhest lmpoTtsnts that no furtaer 1fut
should BE- lost" tPsges Nos. aad Of tn
| pamphlet .......
The eni1rr pamphlet Is tuH Of exp.ess:ons o. .
| Atr. NitcheIl. the MtnAter Of Mar1he and Flsn
Under aIt Of the.t circumstances tt II respect
fnll5 INT earnestly euhm!tted Whsther the systen
| Of licensing ua.ted States rahtntJ Tcsscls. aFoN
bic. should now he absolutely discontinued, An
that 1t shall In the future. Rise pace 70 defalt
rulcy Of exclusion, agreeable to colnonl interes:
and consistent with national dignity nnd Hgh!s.