Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-12-07

I III VIOldtlOu VI tuO C0SSOhA1 RAS'AVS
prevailing and have been taken into the
colonial porte, their voyage broken up
aud the vessels condemned. There is
reason to believe that this unfrieDdly
and ve1ation treatment was designed
70 bear barshly upon the hardy fisher
men Of the United States with view to
political effect upon this government
The statutes of the Dominion of Canada
assume a still broader and more unten-
able jurisdiction over the vessels OF the
United States. They authorize officers
or persons to bring vessels voyaging
within three marine miles Of any Of the
coasts, bays, creeks or harbors OF Canada
into port, to search the cargo, to examine
the master Oh oath touching the cargo
and voyage, and TO infics upon him
heavy pecuniary penalty if true answer
are not given and if such vessel is
found preparing to fish within three ma
rine miles of any such coasts, bays.
creeks or harbors without a license, or
after the expiration Of the period named
in the last license granted to it, they
provide that the vessel with her tackle,
etc.. shall be forfeited. Il is not known
that any condemnations have been made
under this statute. Should the authori
tes of Canada attempt to enforce it. it will
then become my duty to take sueh steps
as may be necessary topro'ect the rights
of the citizens of the United States. Is has
been claimed by her majesty s officers
that the fishing vessels Of the United
States have no right to enter the open
parts of the British possession in North
America. except for the purpose of shell
ter and repairing damages, of purchas- |
ing food and obtaining water that they !
have no right to enter the British Gus
tom houses, or to trade there except in |
the purchase Of wood and water, and |
that they must depart within twenty
four hours after notice to leave. 1t is
not Known that any seizure of fishing |
vessel carrying the flag Of the United
States has been made under this claim.
SO far as the claim is founded on an
alleged construction of the convention of
1918, it cannot be acquesced in by the
United States. 1t is hoped that it will
not be insisted upon by her majesty's
government. During the conferences
which preceded the negotiation of the
convention of 1918, the British commits
sioners proposed to expressly exclude the
fishermen of the United States from the
privilege of carrying on trade with any
of her Brtanic majesty's subjects resid
ing within the limits assigned for thei.
use. and also, that it should not be law
full for the vessels of the United States
engaged in said fishing to have on board
any goods. wares Or merchandise what
ever, except such as may be necessary
for the prosecution of their voyages to
and from said fishing grounds, and that
any vessel of the United States which
shall contravene this regulation may be
seized, condemned and confiscated with
her cargo. This proposition, which is
identical with the construction now put
upon the language of the convention,
was emphatically rejected by the Ameri-
can commiss toner's, and thereupon was
abandoned by the British plenipoten
tiaries, and article | as it stands in the
convention was substituted. If. how
ever, it be said that this claim is found
ed on provincial or colonial statutes. and
not upon the convention, this government
cannot but regard them as unfriendly
and in contraven,ion of the spirit, if not
of the letter of the treaty for the faithful
execution of which the imperial govern
ment is alone responsible.
EDUCATIONAL AND AGRICULTURE.
The subjects of education and agricul
ture are OF great interest to the success !
of our republican institution happiness
and grandeur as Il nation. In the inter
est of one bureau has been established ,
in the Interior Department-the Bureau =
of Education In the interest of the i
other is a separate department-that of
agriculture believe great general +
good i. to flow from the operations OF
both te>e bureaus if properly fostered. {
cannot commend TO you careful +
consideration too highly the report of the I
commissioners of education and agricul :
ture nor urge to- strong ly such liberal [
legislation as TO secure their efficiency. t
tOsCt.I SION
In conclusion | would sum up the pol t
icy of the administration to be a thor a
ough enforcement of every law, faith
full collection of every tax provided
for, economy in the disbursement of the h
same. prompt payment of every debt of i
the nation. a reduction of taxes as rap r
idly as the requirements of the country
will admit, reductions of taxation and :.
tariff to be so arranged as to afford n
relief to the greatest number. honest il
and fair dealings with all other people, b
to the end that war, with all its plight i
ing consequences, may be avoided. but :
without surrendering any right or obi $
CATION due to US. A reform in our treat y
ment of the Indians, and in the whole n
civil service of the country, and finally, E,
in sucuring pure, untrammeled ballot, =
that every man entitled to vote may do
go just once at each election, without Il
tear of molestation or prescription on n
account of his political faith, color or a
nativity.
IS. GRANT. =
Executive Mansion, Dec. 5, 1870.
The above are extracts taken from
The body of the Message. The Message F
IS long, and rs whole cannot interest Ia
the GENERAL reanar Il IA . G. III