The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-13

musl depart within twenty four hours Al
( rer uoiice 10 lea,c lis not known lha
ny seizure ar 6s5iug vessel. carrying
lbe tag IT the United State, has becl
madg under ihI. claim. - car a. lh
elaim 1. founded on au alleged coustme
iiou Of ihc convention of ISIS, il cauuvl
be acquirsrcd Ii bg the United States i
/ i ltnprd that it viii not bc Insisted on by
lleF Naje.ty's Government. Daring the
conferences which preceded the ucgnlm-
lions Of thc convention ut ISIS, the british
commissioners proposed 10 expressly cx.
clude lhe lshermcn of the Uuited States
fnjm the carry log trade with any Of his
llriianic Maiest, 5 subjects rrsidiAg with.
in Tie limits assigned for their use. aud
also that Il should not be lawful Cor the
vessels uf The United States Engaged in
such ti,hiug L. have on board any goods,
wares or mcrchandise whatever, except
such as ma, be necessary for the prose-
cuiiou OF ,hrir voyages TO aud from said
tshiug grounds, and any vessels Of the
United States which shall contrayone the
regulation, may be seized, condemned.
aud condiscated Elh her cargo, This
proposition, which Is idemirM with the
construction nov put upon the language
OF The convention, was emphaticaly nc.
Jeeted by tho American Commissioner.
and herupun abandoned by the British
plenepotcutiarics, and article one, as Il
now stands ia the convention, was sub
sliluted. II fhowcvcr, il is said that this
claim Is founded on personal or colonial
statutes and not upon the convention, this
government cannot but regard them as
uHiriendlv aud IN coutrovention of the
spirit II not of the letter, of the treaty for
the faithful execution OF which the Impc-
rial Government is alone responsible. .--
Anticipating that an attempt may possibly
be made BY the Canadian authorizes in the
coming season, 10 repeat their unneigh-
borly act toward cur fishermen, recon-
mend you coniernpon the executive the
power TO suspend by proclamation the op.
erulion Of The laws authorizing the transit
of goods, wares and merchandise In bond
across to the territory Of the United
States 10 Canada, ana further, should such
an eXIrcu measure become necessary 10
81 peud the operation of any laws where.
by the vessels of the Dominion Of Canada
are permitted to enter the waters Of the
United States, A like unfriendy dispo.
sition has been manifested ON tho part of
Canada in the maintenance Of claim of
right to exclude the people OF the United
States from the navigation of the st Law
renee. This river constitutes natural
outlet to the ocean for eight States, with
an aggregate population of about 1900
0D0 inhabitants, aud with an aggregate
tonnage ci 66l 1861 tous upon the water-
which discharge into it. The foreign com
mcrce ofuur ports on these waters is oprli
TO British competition aud the major pai1
of it is done in British bottoms. II the
| American seaman be excluded from ths
natural avenue to the oc, an, the monopl,
OF the di,ect commerce of the lake port.
with the Atlantic would be IN foreign
| hands, their vessels on transatlantic
voyages having an access TO our lake poI1.
which would bc denied TO American yes.
ses on similar VOYAGES. TO state such II
proposition is to rclute its juclice. During
the administration of Mr. John Quinc,
Adams, Mr. Clay unquestionably demon.
slrated the natural right of the citizens ot
the Uniled States TO the navigation Of lli'
river, claiming That the act of the Con
grcss Of Vicuua, in opening the Rhine ant
other rivers TO all nations, showed th,
judgement of European jurists and statcs
tncli that the inhabitants of q counlr,
through which a navigablc river passes
havea natuu right to eHjoy the nayiga
lion of HAT river 10 aud into the sea-
Even though passing through the territor,
I'of another power, this right does not ex
clude lic coequal right OF the sovereign
possessing the territoy through which th'
river debUuches into the sea 10 make sucI
regulation relative 10 the policy Of th,
navigation, as may be reasonably neces
>ary, But these regulations should b,
framed it liberal spirit Of comfy, anc
should mol impose needless burdens upon
the commerce, which has the right ol
transit, II has been found in practice
more advantageous TO arrange these reg.
ulations by mutual agreement. The Unit.
ed States are ready "a make any reason
able arrangement as to the policy of tht
/ - Lawrence which may be suggested b,
treat Britain. II lhe claim made by Nj
! Clay was just, when The population Of tln
states bordering on the lakes was 3,49O
uO itnUw derives greater force and equit,
rom the increased population, wealth
PRODUCTION and tQuage of the States on
/ ihc Canadian frontier. Since Mr. Clay ad.
yanced BIZ argument ia behalfof our righl
I the priuriple for which he contended ha-
been frequently and by yalions nation,
recognized By law or by treaty aud lm,
been extended 10 several other great
rivers by the treaty concluded at Mayeuce
/ IA isil. The Rhyme WAS declared free
/ rom the point where il is first nayigablc
into the sea. b. the convention between
spain aud Portugal concluded III 1885,
tie navigation of the Dours througboui
its whoie extent was made free for the
nbIccts Of both crowns. In 1880 the Ar
,eniine Confederation, by treaty, threw
open the tree navigation Of the Parana and
| Cfuay 20 the merchant vessels Of all na.
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