Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-08

attempt MAY possibly be made by the Can
adam authorities III the coming season to
repeat their Uauei ghborlY acts toward our
fishermen, | recommend Won 10 confer
upon the executive the power tn suspend
by prociauaiion the operation OF the laws
authorizing Tie transit ~ goods, wares
and merchandise ia bond across the terri
tory of tae United States to and from
canada, aai further should such an cx-
tremc measure became necessary. 81 sus-
pend The operation Of any LAWS. whereby
/ The vessels d; the Dominion Of Canada are
permitted To cnterthc waters of the Cni.rd
States.
rliE NAVIGATION or BORDER wATffs.
4 He unlricndly disposition has been
manifested on the part Of Canada in the
maintenance Of q claim 70 the right 70 cN
clnie the citizens OF she Uniie,l states from
the navigation of the ~. I.avrens- This
II rer constitutes a naval outlet 10 the
ocean for eight Si:rs.s. with the aggregate
population 81 about 7. fsssl. $50 Inhabitants
/ and with AZ aggregate tonnage ofS.sll $40
ions upon the waters which discharge into
t.. The foreign commerce of our ports IN
these waters i open 20 British competition
and the major part 81 il i done In British
! bottoms. " the American scamen be rx-
cludel from this national avenue TO the
ocean the monopoly OF the direc; com
mcrcc of the lake ports with the Atlantic
would DC In foreign hands; their vessels
on transatlantic voyages hsvin, an acre
To our lake ports which would be- denied
to American vessels in similar voyages.
10 state such A proposition j. 70 refutc Its
justice Daring the administration ot Mr..
John Quincy Adaiu~ Mr.. Clay nnqucSiioua
| bly, demonstrate cd the natural right OF the
citizens of the United States to that navs-
n olaf hat utsf
OF the Congress at Vienna III opening the
I Rhine and other rivers to all nations
showed the judgement of European jnri>'>
aud statesmen thar the Inhabitants Of that
4 country through " ich a uaYigable river
passes have natural right 10 enjoy the
nav CATION of that river tn and into the
seas. even though passing through the
territory VI another power. fhi> right
docs not exclude the co,-equal right of the
sovereign possessing the territory through
which the river d-bouche- into the -ea 10
maAc such regulation. relative 10 Tie
/ police Vt the nav CATION a. may be reason
lnly necessary But these regulations
should he framed in a liberal spirit of
comfy and should not impose needles
burdens upon the commerce " hirh has ih.
rgHt ." transit. II la. been found u
practice NOR" a,ivantA .s"ou~ To arrange
these regulations by mutual agreement.
J .
aat reasonable arrangement Ia the
police ~ tide 81 Lawrence which may H..
suggested by Great Britain. II the claim
made ~ Mr.. lay wa. jnst when the pnpu-
lAilon ~ the state bordering nn the shores
30 the lakes MAS only $780, n il now
derives greater inrcc and equity from the
Increased population. wealth. production
and tonnage 81 the :, At,'s "n the Canadian
frontiers since Mr.. ,iay advanced hi
argument ia behalf ~ our right, the princi-
b.. i'g s. lieh De ,Hu'ruir,i h4, h..rn fire.
qurutll aId hy various nations recognized
Us laW and treaty and has hcrn extended
- several other great rivers. By the
treaty concluded a. Mayoucr la 1881 the
l,;.ar 80 declared .srr igrm Ia" point
Narrr II 4. tir-i uatl-ah." M tAr .rl ~
tl. convention bc+wrrn Spain amt Pnrtu-
.al. 'nnriGdtl 70 1885. TIE navigation ~
tn~ boHru thru Igiipu' D.. who'll extent Was
lla'i ur, r.. ihn .uhjctt- 40 h"sh croNu--
i4 i~i tla Art .le cnvftal .ratlrt hr
ig.--s thra nlru.l iur i-rr Aatl.if3nn NJ
th~ Faracua, W.it rI-riay tothe merchant
t'--rl- Of ,.l nation, IN $50 The rimcau
war ei"- = ~. Greatly which proN tic'l for
t'.e t.er lIt.-4-ln.. ": t4- Danube ln
lr'- l.H.It.4 ht t...'v ta 'Au.l tii.' r rev
-a-i ,i" Divers imifpa erl l.e Plata ifi
-.--UHrt. lucr nFA tNe'i principles nf4atiunal
l+N. highway III channels uFenrI hl
f.ftr. -.r ...- rt44.n rfH .f .a Ha r,u~.
Do 1859 f.r Fl~aEvs- w-- maii' ~ ht
att. aHi Boa December l-.ij, ihe Lu-
ifra' "A \ -t.. pa imp. ,Al G,trrn declared
fH" f'i4 .4 4" lH r. tn f'tr trnul"r Nh
ii-- astu " r.'au- ,h,l 4. .l. an'-t1s.
10" .-r"4f"-' Twin. British authority on
.U- Is. {. So iiic s--rtii .ls 100 thr ahs'- .ift
.t-nt at t1. Bra4-A claims >gy>. ID --.a4-
...G ituf tAn Grea. Britain ul-y
-tuua 'h- refusal ulpu -tlic; law hu' II
.- lIai, difficult to i-ny. iir-f. that iu ."
doing -l4r exercise hlr,ht ma eNtr me
-lid hAFi .A~ SECONDLY, thAt hrg cuudAri
wl,a rr.peet ~ tile navigation 81 tAr =.
Lawrence {. IN glaring ana di-crc,litlblc
Inconsistency with her conduct with r.
-pcf g. The navigafio of the Mississippi
on the ground thai -he pos ,.'- .ri Z. small
domain ~ which The Mississippi took IL,
rl-r. III" Insisted GA thu right Ia nav
iEaic the entire volume oft. water on the
ground that lie po~se~-'.> both banks 81
The =. Lawrence where ID di-emhogu,,
into the She denies tu the | nilei
~,ate- the night Of navigation though about
uur-i4lfui the Water 81 the Lakes Ontario.
Ere Huron aud superior aud the whole
at th, Lake Michigan. through which tile
river How. are III" property ui the niied
States. The whole nation l. Interested ia
securing transportation from thr a.ri-
cultural state. ~ the west 10 the Atlantic
s"aboard. fa the citizen. 81 those State
il secures a greater return inr their labor:
g. The inhabitants ~ The -cIbuArd il affords
cheaper food 10 Tie nation Au incr-4~, iu
the annual surplus Of wealth. II j. hoped
that tn" government Of Great Britain will
se, the justice Of abandoning the narrow
and inconsistent claims "a which her
Canadian province. have urged her al
hercncc.
/ DER DEPRESSED COMMERCE +.
cur depressed commerce is a subject to
| which called Your special attention III the
last session aud suggested that We will in
TIA" future have Ia look more To the cotin-
tries south Of u and TO China and .Japan
for IL revival. Our representatives 10 an
the" governments have exrrt.,l their in
iuence to encourage trade between the
| nicd State, aud the countries to which
they are accredited. but the fact exists thai
tlr carrying = done almost entirely Ia
foreign bottoms, and while this state OF
Affairs exist, We cannot control our due
share Of the commerce Of the world. That
between the Pacific States and China and
Japan l. about all the carrying trade now
conducted in American vessels. | would
recommend a liberal policy tow ards that
line Of American steamers one that will
insure it, success and even incrca -cd use
fiilness: and even the cost Of building iron
| vessels. the only ONES that can compete
with foreign ships il the carrying trade,
l. 80 much greater in the United States
than in foreign countries that without some
assistance from the government they can
not he successfully built here. There will
bt several proposition, laid before Con
grc,. in the course Of the present session
looking 10 Il remedy for thi. evil even If il
should be Al some cost 10 the national
| treasury, | hope sllch encoiira cement will
be given as Will secure American shipping
| on tho hinll zen, and American shinpirnr ~