New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-09
- MEssAGE IN CANADA.

3,r-RTUTR COMMENTS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Montreal Herald is mild and courteous,
lough earnest i treatment Of the passages Of the
President Message referring to Canada. 1t says:
We are glad to see nothing that ndic ties violent dis
position UPON lie subject which has OF late years caused
40 much Controversy between tie Two countries. Nor
the lines which are devoted to our Canadian policy
There is however, very plain chaenge TO our Govern
which the sake Of both countries, We hope may be
avoided with respect TO tao naViei on OF the 81 Law
renee he to De urging general grounds propo
=, ano as Tie public law OF nations though 1t has been
cOeuded the result Of equitable principles by gov
ernments whenever suited their purposes OF the mo
rutand he 10 several cases been wholly partially
ceded 10 must DO remembered that even while
the Reciprocity Treaty was in force our vessels were N
cluded from American inland waterA Moreover, We be
whatever right we may assert 70 coae the Lover 81
fused permission TO pass upon pro3c application beng
tory policy thing because we hold that II nniets
ourselves another evil Ia addition to the one y Is de-
signed to cure lust as the retaliation recommended by
che President whatever Inconvenience u might De 70 us
sea, by which Americans profit. At the same tiIne
We are bound TO say that under no Government nas
cprOcate any courtesy Of the kind now under consdera
The fishery question stands on a somewhat different
footing though here again think the complaint from
washington Is very much Ike that Of the wolf and the
1atnh IN canadian dsG are admitted INFO American
markets on the same terms in Canadian ana American
bottoms, American fishermen viii be admitted to catch
them a. freely fishermen tomorrow. Is 1t
possible TO offer anything farer Or the other hand
Is there anything more unreasonable than the preiense
OF right 20 catch our fish, while fishermen de-
MED the right Of selling their take ia United states
ports except under great Disadvantage Surely, when
The material Of either transaction ally hands
those who ask permission freely to Use that material
ought at least 10 put us the same footing as them
selves in tho disposition Of it, At the same
time, In a matter when Is, on all accounts, so
extremely delicate, we are not disposed TO ap-
prove the extreme course taken by our Gov
ernment They have night 20 prevent foreign fisher
men from catching Tho President docs not
contest TINS right, nor complain OF It's exercise. They
have right too, IN law within our waters, TO stop,
search, and perhaps IA some cases to condemn ships
coming voluntarily within our jurisdiction and yet
towering regulations But VIC can hardly deny as
the President says, that these unusual stOppages,
searches and arrests not friendly. They are the cx
ertiOn Of extreme right which hardly does much TO
advance object and h calculated, we fear rather to
lead to new wraDges than % obtain settlement Of
listing disputes. We trust however that there viii be
sufficient good temper aud right feeling Oh both sides 10
get eHisnC difficulties and return free
Intercourse VIII will be for the advantage VI both
countries.
when the United states occupies the mind Of its editor
says
AS for the Message Itself II Is worth notice II
claims rights under treaty which expressly
rendered by another treaty; WAKES wrOh over indgni
ties which IL says DeYer Inflicted; and demands the
free navigation OF river which cannot be naylgated
There Is Just this much to say about IL: III the United
states intends % pick qua rel with or Tor Canada let II
20 II the Government intends making demands
which IL knows viii be resisted, claiming privileges 10
which IL knows has right demanding concessions
for the sake OF being quarrelsOme arbitrary, ana UNJUST
let There was time when u sent It's armies into
Canada 20 burn villages aud lay waste our country,
but those armies went back bowling. II this policy be
persisted IN, there may be another such time.
Our benevolent neghbOTs have introduced several
strokes Of policy each one OF which was Intended 10
utterly anuihate the incOrrRbe Canadians; but some
how the Canadians won't be anDilated. They actually
persist IL tlIyDg tue very meat Intended " DO tleH