The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-20
BEN BUTLER.
His Salem speech Last Night-Hcw Ben Pro.
poses to Ssttle the Fisheries Question
Seize an English Cutter for Piracy
England Better Pay the Alabama
Claims-American Remedies
Political Affairs

| General Butler has been reroninated AGAIN 10
represent the Fifth Massachusetts district In Con-
gress, ana he win be reelected with scarcely show
/ OF opposition. The Convention which renonnai
him was not only the largest ever held In the dis
trct, but Its sentiment OF approval OF Butler was
unanimous. After the proceedings the General was
brought IN by committee, aud when the welcoming
applause had subsidized he proceeded to address his
| friends, as follows:-
| Nix. PRESIDENT. GENTLEMEN or THE CoNyEN-
Tf0N-l return TO you my most grateful thanks and
appreciation Tor the honor You have done me in
nominating me as the candidate OF the republican
party III TINS district now happily without a sha
DOW OF division. As such consider y the highest
comes when he ms been tried. Applause, IL Is
an assurance. gentlemen that the efforts Of your
OF the nation III the national councils have
met WI, with ,, the appreciation OF the people
Years ago, not unknown, except personally
received Kindness or gratitude, OF cordallly.
oil heartfelt sympathy, of the KIM thar moves everv
sentiment OF gratitude ana thanks past and present
we meet to-day under this bright October under
met two years ago. Those persons who were not
satlshed Win the republican party then set them
selves UP 10 be better judges from the outside OF
distrct of the The district tlan the reopie
| themselves; and although we cannot say that the
brighter triumph for man or people than two
! years ago tapplausel. YET IL may be sad To
| CONSCIOUSNESS OF duy well done anu The meeting OF
friends ana oil friendly faces confer with one an
| DINER. As expressed by one gentleman To me this
| morning. ave shall have no flin this year, There
| Is TO be no music to 60 aiter--,laughtcr and APP
piausel--there are TO be no dinners or oyster sup
pers or winch the caterer yet has his b'l: there is
To be no Minister OF Foreign Afiairs brought from
| the scene Of his duiies to instruct us in
| ours acknowledgement Is 10 be no claim
| brought forward in which your representative Is
not In perfect accordance WIN tne President OF the
| United states. (Appause.l We are not To be told
representative he would not have The full ower and
authority OF your representative on the oo OF CON
TN ID &farn irs md
there Is no call that Should make speech or ex-
preston Of principles on whlc we ali agreed,
thlnk even those OF them entitled u respect VINO
| We're our opponents last year ana nave come he
conclusion that we understand orr own interests.
ISSUES anu duties; tat we were IN the right, Tor tney
have ceased their opposition. We can aiyord to be
magnailmous, and Il they VIM be quiet W WIN
grant them the mercy ol our silence. (iAughterl
WHAT has BEEN DONE
| have endeavored 10 look atter the material IN
LIE. VI tnc ustrct as lar rs might an speak
rather IN the language OF regret tnan Otherwise
| when state what has been done. / have been
enabled, for the good city In which we assembled
To-day TO obtain an appropriation ,or the lighthouse.
| IL VIII be built | hope, the coming season. |
have been enabled, Tor the good town OF Newhpuy.
port 10 obtain an appropriation Tor having tho OBJ
structons to the navigation OF the RIVER cleared ont.
and q stu further appropriation IS TO come,
| highway OF commerce through the dstric,.
| nave been enabled, also, to obtain The proper
ders to obtain survey or the distractions want
OF protection III Gloucester harbor anc nope that
| survey VIII come with the due appropriation. |
nave been ena Died IN some sliqht depee IN ssrajn
the great the great interest of lhls dstrtct--the
| fishing interest. which Is being Threatened by
| Canada; and perhaps you VIII pardon me II refer
| to this more AT length for moment, Tor | md
ihe matter is not very clearly understood.
TX THE vExED FISHERY QUESTION.
~ When the Revolutionary War ended the question
came up, What shall be the rights ol the ma
lion--thc United otates-in the fisheries which they
have ior some tliue enjoyed In with The ~
| napitanis OF Canada? General Adams then said and
he repeated IN 1872 that he rather continue
the war than give up the right 10 The fisheries and
Il was agreed then that we should have the rsht OF
fisheries, and we enjoyed that Tree right to the
war OF 1912. When that war was ended no refer
ehce was MADE III the treaty To the fisheries
and OF course we stuck to our rights Till were
inieriered with IN 1918. An agreement was then
: made giving Great Britain jurisdiction within three
niles OF the land, and the reason why tins distance
was taken into The International law was That II
was supposed " he Dey ond reach or all guns, and
1t was in that day. that land beng Tie common
and ordinary line OF jurisdiction such as we claim
ourselves. IL WIS established by Great Britain In
1913 that we should not ilsh within three miles 81
the SHORE, bays and gufs OF the provinces. but the
difficulty was that they did not define wner1 that
three mics should be drawn, and long aiterward i
pretenson was set up ~ The Canadian authorizes
that the line should run IRON headani TO cadanti,
enclosing The bays which means thai they under
took 10 shut up OF several harbors of refuge where
should have been more than three niles
from The actual shore land. Well. before isi5
there was seizure and confiscati0n OF our vessels
for fishing IN Canadian waters. Then came the Re
clprocity treaty, which gave the Canadians an ad-
vantage over our own fishermen, and In one year
Great nsa ooo Britain IL A.. imported into our country
because Canada agreed that there should be
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and other dulles paid by US than by inhabitants OF
Great Britain on mporlaticns INTO Canada. But
she alterward altered her laws, and required that
duties should be calculated upon the amount OF
transportation, which WAS very unjust proceed.
ing. What is TO be done with Englandp Great
Britain schemcd III this; she favored the south
during the war, aud hoped by annoying US In
Canaaa at The same time 10 close US between Two
belIigerent Powers; but she JAILED IN her scheme
in The South. Il remains for us 10 say
whether she shall not. fail in her scheme
|
dian government to interfere with our lisnermen TO
deprive them o. supplies, OF the benefit Of refuge
III storms, and within few years vessels he gn,s
TO this district and TO the State OF Massachusetts
have been seized for 10 other reason than Tor buy
Great Britain, processing to be our rlieiiid that
fitted out the Alabama and other cruisers and
refuses 10 allow fisnerlnan 70 enter her narbors.
and vel she calls herself friendly nation shall
continue TO vote against any renewal OF
Rcppsocy ds treaty. az ea nas i0G w If9ssTs g
adap ;aDas 9uT a = or
Let her become q part OF us. tApplarse.j We grant
marriage privilege unt after the marriage rites
Lave taken place. Appanse.J To-day we are IN
this difficulty as regards the prosperity OF hs dis
tricG. These SIX vessels which have been seized be-
long to this district and two offers belonging dr.
ierent parts OF the State, which, with the necessary
costs ana damage, represent more than 100000.
This question: therefore, becomes a very grave one
and the administration have ~ some cases under
taken active measures in behalf ~ property seized
Immediately upon the first seizure Information
came To me In u form ! cOllU not very well
put the subject before the House or Representatives
and resolution was uDaniino usiy passed calling
upon the government TO take most active ana strii
gent measures to prevent the occurrence OF such
Ontrages. The government which could not treat
with Canada, that being subject Power, immcdi-
ately called upon the British Minister FOR eXpiana-
tons. The British Minister then made known the
ground Of complaint TO the imperial government
| at home, and the imperial government IN
aures OF the matter Of Canada, aud tue
Canada. authorities send back word 10 the
Imperial government and that goes to tie imperial
Minister. THIS has TO he done IN every case aud it
VIII take months ana months for any case to get set
tied. The Canadian government denies that any
wrong has been done ana so the question OF course
remains open for investigation. But the chief diri-
Guilty IL that In the meantime vessels are beng
seized and our business is beng interlcred with.
have seen the President OF the United states on this
subject curing his present Visit to New England and
he mas given me an assurance that everything that
1an Y hp duna aha LIE frucI,