St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-12-02

u the interest OF peace bctWecH VIC lNO IL
nations, the immediate settlement OF the o
AIabama claims, iii manner which ii
hail take away al possibility of future t!
For the purpose OF forc- Il
~ 4 reciprocity treaty upon the onlted
States. the Canadian government has n
,ecn for the past two years renewing its t
,rrtcnsinns to the exclusive right of the t
fisheries in the great bays and e-tuarles t
Ion. shore, adjoining the British prov !
nrc-. rrctensonS which are only to be :
Examined to he iouui unjust, prctensions Il
lnlcr which they lave seized number (
Il yy--c!- belonging to the United States \
Up II the tiims;cst preteXts, broken up
Inc voyages, turned loose the crews who I
are rart owners ard subjected the owners '
e., Tie hardship OF defending their claims ';
- their own property before British
vice admiralty court only to find their
vessels, if they succeed, returned to them
ul their lines, cor,laga and run
ming rigging, allowed to 90 TO waste,
- lille in the hands of the court, with
:h,ir careocs persisted; the voyage bro
ken up. and the means Of continuing it
carried off without any responsibility
Tor the loss Canada claims 10 enact
laws providing tor the seizure and c0ntiS-
cation of chr vessels if they fish within
the lines which her laws prescribe, and .
also il found taking shelter for more
than twentytour hours in her bays and
harborS, whatever the mclemency of the .
weather, or even if buying provisions or
Supplies therein, with which to fish any
where upon the broad cXpanse of the
ocean. This condition OF conflicting
rights and claims cannot long rest with
cut collisions which will severely cndan-
Ger the peace OF the nations. American
-,,.,mcn are not too patient OF wrongs
from that nrwer which Impressed their
fathers and searched their ships ON the
hi-h scas-t'i we went 10 war for sail
o:'s rights.
/ oUE ALrEINATIVEN No JUsrCAU>E OF WAR
This, our alternative, -non-intcrc"Hrse
- do not conceal, either from myself
o. from you, although not Il unsuitable
use of war, would, unlc-s il led to
~r;;lem.n Of the difficulty, probably re-
~llt ina declaration Of war hy Great
Brit in fso, he it 80. And i'll that
case again would say, "a the language
Of jackson to France:
III (tSrcat Hritaim makes that occa-
SION for h.stliiic~ a"ain>, the United
/ States she but adds violence to injustice,
and could 10; fail 10 expose herself to
the iu,i ccu>urc of civilized nations and
TIE retrihutivc judgments OF heaven
! have said, and | rcpcrt again and
again, ! would not declare war but yet
there are other alternatives more terrible
to IA nation than war loss oi honor,
l..<s Of rights. loss OF seit-rc~pcct. |
wuull do every thing, yield everything,
accept any; Inn, consistent with r,atriai-
In. ;r-tlc, AID the dignity OF the nation.
- ADJUST pracraoly and forever ,ie,e
'.ioron.,u~ questions, claims "Hd a>ser-
Il IL q international rights between
iui- country and England. But mul.
We ranno, yield or accept. and il the
reai alternative Is t"rc-d upon Us of an
;:alcr. 10 ur'm> h. cause OF unraIuitvd m
.;-u,tic~. iliuf.,- and wrongs. a. rv-
r''t an '''''' - ,''' <A'p'''' ~ CHI
"a / al I'd "''.''v III r''i te!"t'"ti'"
.a.t tlis uat.ou has for :, VaG with
,.'tu iiit'I':. - III N'y nothing how
90. '.r bee" SENSE - "I""- ;.i.t INJURY
inflicted 49,, mc >av "u,i.iug # the
,i-t I'i-v al -" Thought '..'.' ;-"--
'hi took 'HE"h'"@, 81 "Hr cripr''d ''A-
.hiI"h ID 80 'he~' i!."-> - III "1ti
"iu,H s-@ ""ul" not ''st\r ".F'd Diner
'i>' - d.. IL, M y ''"''''.'~ 10" ct
lie !i''t Iii" W"''' -i' "a" - u"'' 10
CRUST " "'''vd 'oHiht.'h" 'I\"l L. ne
"a ""h'h- oi '''g l;'"' 'i''t Sac h'n d
~ her c'Hl0~ 20 t'"i"hN''''e 30 H'i'h"i'H
ih;., tire Efe', experiment % 'i'ld"h 10
All H." "e''@ wrought '"' .! '''>
and tlu. in tie interest Of Ge-pat.-m 70
crush out ali hope of republican liberty
/ throughout the world. Lit me "a mylh
/ ny 81 III, fact thtt ner hostile acts " ere
done III the Interest OF a conIe'.cracy
who-r c'ruer-si"ue Wa- s.-ryrY. and
W!"-' "nIrci Was t" Yerpc'uate that
slave power winch t..c greed ct British
merchants and staYe-!radet5 had fastened
n,l Cur cuun-Iv ia H. infancy. But | do
remember and ca;iI.)t tUrLr; that We
have ei>tyen hunire,I thousand natural
i<,i lri-hnen Ia Tins '.1ui,;ry. every one
rTgcr to avengH tht wruu-- dnne his
molhyr-ian.i. the Green i>'.. vi the ocean,
lay Britis3i Tyranny, which drove him
!r"m hel soil. i cannot but remember