, 1870-12-27
PRESIDENT GRANTS MESSAGE


PRESIDENT GRANTS MESSAGE |
Tonr OF tho English Weekly Prc>s
ON tho PFe"sdcns's Message.
All the leading daily journals Of England ]
AID Ireland have discussed President Grants !
Message. and from the stews expressed it il !
evident they do not regard it With very plta.- !
ant feelings Not oniY the !AlAbama ci1iulr, |
but the fisheries question is nos tho soutce j,
81 g9p1a as. q On she o,hsF
the dailies, tho weekliea have taken MP tue !
message. The following extracts will give an I
idea Of their sentiments:
Tho london Saturday Rerieer speaks il !
this manner:
"cong7,sa and rne Amencau people world T.
scarcely have tolerated IN official proposal thAs
Canada should, ~laout pEetext of right, be seized
and annexe.l BY the absurd machinery OF !
Grant harps vita Unpleasant pestnact,y On ses1es
Of petty Quaf1eis wulch he stems unacc aunt4oly !
anxious 10 iasttn upon Cacada. Fot some tina .
ppt usar feeling on the enbec .! tho Canadian :.
csict, and ets rot impossible that hls at nlea
4 ~ hass bxtn designed q pEenase saa Tay 70: !
snhjsct TIE late capture hy an English crutsc: !
Of : nshtDR :. misunderstanding 10 come Of General
frcm some deliberate breach Of The nshing lars.
GotLnn Met tut lflt Pal 2re Vi causing colli,1au+
1t wut,ld seem either that 1ae capture came ITO
sage, Or that It was too rrfulr andtsEto,:o se:ve
al pfstext for Renaissance The event. II It !
haa occurred IL time, woata have been Wecnm: !
n 3tlEAnt who seems 10 be cniiGly at Il ;
less for a.y defatte charge against his oppo-
nent FsCm The teIcxtaphte summary nj :;
tho mcfsaae i may be coIlecte1 that TIE
titea, exercise the exclusive right Of fishing wtt
II their own tertltcrisI wateEA They hare en-.
acted laws for the protection Of tnesf r:oper'r.
fIfcHnfNRP
existence ot statutes which it has apn4reuty MT
S9sS III spR So
be allowed TO encsoaeh on Amencsu dshcrte',
o. that the muais4psl legislation Of canata
object 70 tes erection 81 1enca By his
~ es rs
Wholly unprovokes,. and unless Congress MARES
tho pIejuA1ces OF General Grant xnd General
surrestlots Will be adopted The demand thss
tie st. lawrence shalt oe opened to American
coruEecss. as tie Khine and Danube are p1o-
II anv vexAsloi,s imee,fnents t. trade we're IT,
strroeed NJ the Can Ad!an Government; hut l.
may tx doubted whether the american psese,.-
In slightly mysterious p1ssaEe. the President
1sconmelus Tie formation OF closer conme.ct1l
Ire singular ground that the political cnnnecitac
Of Europe with tue American Coatlaent Is Itsw-
,sE TO close. the relation Of the iatczsate TO
esl BY Inc IT. s,ierta remarkable theo.1es of j.
ltsical ccrn0uy. Hr probably tntcnts to spRses:
that the South American states shcn,d be lnsi.st'.
tsare ta.i1s fn wa,cn different dutits snoi'.l
he imposed for. the benefit Of the Catted
iea,usd ] that lie oest wss Of promoting tfa.ie =
TO III II aloue OF 10 uptsa iof pu: poses OF RET
tnue tho smallest possible dat:es O. Imports: ,ats
General Grant Is consistent with himself In sh!uA-
Ing Ii impossible totn to MAINTAIN pro ectson A.
i, INC and to extent It to foreign Countries II
Amer.csns vii decline 10 sac,tdcs tneir EaSop. "a
uaae for the purpose Of creating fan.asstc no;
nopo:y IN the supposed interest OF she Cn:te-d
taslcu Of S-ush American commerce wouli became
mere nds ttahle II the political connection Of E..
S9 q =
ccnscnt The assumption tcar tue separation "a
, lnmtnent would scarcely be consistent with In
.. other document than q Presidents message.
General Grant probably means T. say that Cana Ia
! viii soon be arncxed t, the United states, AMI
that the cccasien would he suitable for inducing
the ather ates OF the Continent to aa,pt the
sAne suicidal policy"
The Lunton Economist concludes an cii-
; tcllal be.riug the little OF 1.-The Weak Points
, Of :Araetica and EnSlald," in the following
; terms.
! ..Genersl Graz, Complains that the canaatars
| Eill not let Amertcaos take thcft own a,! at..
, made regulations Which r;srent .taets tltl' i:
] thrm. But Canadians arr. broadly sreaksn-.
h.ssa .qnsr,. - T.. "a: re re 1ns. as' s5E p[1
DO what she5 WILL In mercantile pnsss-, 20
| hara al.a7xed theRa IN open credit They are Il
! EASILY say to the ranatlaa Goyernment, 'Yna
+, bsye miscorsuued The treaty under wni~h
ysu ieQtstate; you hare made Eules whtca
i sss aet Ie % taese rules Or W sali M not b il
| you. An Immense dependence, a hundEexi ttnes
iarRtr than many .na: pendent siusdoms. cana y
! most se1lne. There are certain - nsa " wnisa
Aneriesn hoarmcn wssh far, and whi.a
an lsys ao~a mi ns 1't sas III Is own
.,.oatneu. and in which g are bound = support
these rules, even though tnelr effect nay be un-
5aeo,y, @ pctnsIs, % the EnsEsa cfoxn lad ) po~eE
to annnl taoee regnlauon., when sent non.
..s seros T. e eas a. 81
t latent evils Of ftshe1S aes, aad, even 4 te
should suspect somethiog. he voaid be bold
pictsn. Ne would he ture to offend our greatest
colony, and he would be sure not to have plain
case; Tor such deytces are a1waJs cioaked ID dn-
inevitably ensure enElty. and he would not b At
III sure 10 attract support Probably, theteflre.
he would DO notoinR: probably he would eyea M - =,
and once acted upoa h5 Canadians, there y The
greatest d,fccu'sJ eitncE 10 preventing their In
80 q 70. n -, sass 4 's FL. s.
Canadian reguiAuoos are unjust. We sasli.
%e fssI. nave mAa5 oes.Tons 1s ,sa O. as.sassas !
7arsFt3 Of ttoculty IN tn9 question: That tusr u
~ faus1y system ot rohssca tue americans afe
faol1o tysteto, too are zetponstoe, and may bare
| 10 light Tor rules which Ne did uos make, which
xeIe hardly eon5p1sa & n max'nE; ,s gh11s s Ec
FORE: m.y se!l oe open 70 every eh3ecnon' though
The London Spectator deEotea IN editor11t
xA3F in
custine the message. The following ara e1'
| tracts ......
| with resatd to oor own eHpire the nessars
tpE onss,sisomr, rataeT than really itsh.aaodss
| md dangerous. The PzeSldert recoMmends Ccu
| Hess TO empower the government to tnyest1ss:
hold In lts own hands the utic TO compensation
i to- III, u Gza 9s..o1. suppo
q e taitea sssef fo9 pressing their e'a:ea
. "A VA viii America sp1ld be 20 disRsteou:
!. peace and friendship With america Eould e
.oetumanle eses.tne. that We neasa5 visa ,a o.
. waive IL abst1act e9.l tights u tae one case
. which yeEy considerable number essa
. suites. that ve were cnipanly negligent. But '
. uuss admit taas President Grant gives ~ 8.
i tnas THIS Eoaid Be CROUCH. aud shat &c dos e gfs
:. hlisl1us and keep open au causes o- qusgsei
. ionz ~ he Can We hope teAt he ~sn fail. Il
= We a1e suse taas the Aizezscan people viii 4
Y bear him out IN this.
y "on he o-neIi.s question. however, there I.
,r much more acrimonious toue t&EeA, t7d -
~ | wcr!u hxppen3 70 know thai Genesa Butler
!. 1a,e1y been airce that question II rabl!e, q
- | making serious Ettack on the Canadian Dom
~ tuu In connection with II, the aspect OF the ca
Il losks l!t.,c eeItous. General Grant does I
ID venture to state that the Canadian Goscepmt
T. | has done ANYTHING u1lA*ful He only as4c
n shst their 1cttaa h&s been 'TsyT 0af'tera.T, =
:. tha: III tic Dominion authorities AEetuot
T.. entu.ce tae unwassantah'e Jurisdiction o.
n. the uEtcr,es assumed by the.r statnnes,
"a wcnld be hts duty to Hske steps to p
lts | teci the rights Of American ctiEecA A.
i'll know tns& outy about \ week 10o the dsalhH =
T. sei Ff1enJ, from Gloucester, Mass. within G
eIAl RGuet's CnaKressioz2l Dtst:3c!, had b
IL, f1e1ed py the Rs!ush sseante Pto~eT. near Char,
Nv tuwu, Prince EdNArt9 Island, and e11rled !
~ roft for bst Ath Of the FlsheET laws, tue r.
NJ dent't complaint looks r.o Ike one Of whtea
ee, tecassun hsd h2en paErosely furnished cE !
ms cleye1 hus posesup1t.rs statesnsns who "a jus
nj rgcteu, In most hostile moot toward En9!1
a.a and u Supposed III the Cu!ted StateA 70 6e d
- ! TatnlcR intuerce Eiih 11e preud1n&- Talt
~ ~, | President meAna w1s We DO net suppose.
aks thathe mesns u have good Gttl lSou laf m
ms war should sem 10 be poa.cthy deaNahset
hn e1y mneh Far