The New York herald., 1871-12-29
Ben Butler on the Fishery Clauses in
the Washington Treaty.
ne Sturdy Fishermen Of Provinsrtswn and
Their Prospective Ruin.
ne Treaty in In Relations % the FisAsriss-
Why War with England % Imp6sEhle-
NE Right to OUai-rryiHg Our Claims
a tho swisa Mountains -Ths Brie
ishsrs Have Got the Better Of Us
Plans for NulliHing tho Fish-
cry Cause IN Congress


rRovnc&TowN Mass, Dec. %, 1871.
fhis evening At ProSincetown the nrstgun or the
new campalga In the interests Of the nshermsn OF
Cape Cod and Cape Ann has been nred by Major
General B. r. Butler. The town Is alive with cntnu
siasm and al dozen dinercnt points gay ounting
has been shr0wnto the breeze ana houses arc iliu-
minated The Excitement was all caused by the
washington treaty, The portions Of that important
Instrument referriAg TO the fisheries have excited
sturay opposition among the seafaring men OF the
New Eagiand c. asst and there seems TO be a deter.
minaaion on ,he part or everybody TO cooperate
With the peoplA, Of Plymouth Gloucester and else
whore IN oucn. manner mat Congress may be
brought roiface with the question and the fact
iAaI
fHa HEoPIR ARE REALLY EARsSEsr.
General Butler OF course enters heartily into the
ppirt or the thing. He declares himself CON-
united 10 do everything In has power for
ahes s0vanccmcnt OF the ishermen's cause and to
save them from the ruin winch he thinks he
c'carsy sees immanent IL the provisions OF the
treaty TO be ratified without the enactment OF
law which will return the fishing bounties
90 tDe sturdy sailors on the Cape, and there
Ay make them WHOLE the phrase goes,
fUr damage winch they Win incur.
Mrs antagonisn towards the treaty. he
says, other man that It has given up our capacity
1C CCdi any Wucfc III .uo NOTiu Ia Time Oh war, Is
substantially because OF It's
DISASTROUS EFFEcrs UroN THE .rISHERIEs,
and he has been agitaing the public mind against
II on that account The Genera declares himself In
favor, most decidedly, or course OF conduct In
regara 10 The matter lie determined, II his indi-
v,dral efforts erect such q result TO
have the whole matter postponed until II can be
seen what Will come or the deiberatlon OF the
Geneva Conference. in the event OF such pOst-
D0ncmeDl
nsbery clauses IN The treaty will never be accepted
rs az and NV Wen considered &c a Of ne
suggesting me probability oi . repetition OF the
Sn, Secen, Gnoerna,orlsi connic. IN 1919 u Is
very strong hold upon the mlnds Of at least
nc sae asnng community o. the state, Il, indeed. nc
- AL appearances ihey are thoroughly aroused.
The General LETT Boston Ais morning at eight
&pd aItcr long ric of seven hours, The party ar
rived IN Provnce,own. Everywhere
MS COMING MAS LuOsEp FOR,
met on ARRIVAL ~ .cpn,ation OF some three nnM.
rheercd, to.s,ea and dned, blessed win an ad
dress from Dr. stone requesting him 10 repeat his
geiner very handsomely. TO the earnest re-
lnest q the man OF medicine the General
repetition or the address, Dut 10 make amends lie
would say few words appropriate to the occasion,
and be dld 50,
cLsARLv DEFINING MS POSITION
inc GencrA was warmly applaudcd anu IS ne
nj the band and the deafening cries Of his friends
followed him. There were no pnblc demonstrations
and then by the roadside TO catch q glimpse Of
nun as ne was carried by. ana the windows OF
pectant faces Al seven O'Clock General Bufler was
met by band at mis- nesdquarters--the Central
which had been se.ecled for the assemblage OF tho
crowd, by reason Of It's having the largest audi
forum IN The town. Amidst a great deal 0f ex
siteMens The cbarch edLbcc was crowded TO over
nowlng.
we're MAJOR ;. B. Pnlnady, q the Barnstabe Patrol;
II \. Minsow, superintendent Of the cape COD
sMs aaG James snS 1S 1orn
John Atwood Henry Cook, John Atkins, Jonn At
wood, Town Commssionerss me assembly was
w The cnoice OF INC following list Of onicers:-
President James s, Clifford Secretary O. !hs Massa
Z. johnson, John Atwood, Henry Cook, S. $. Young
John Atkins and y: y. freeman, seiectmen; VII.
In taking the chair Mr.. CLIFFORD made brief ana
eloquent address. IN which he commended Gcnerai
Butcr's past course, ana spoke OF The inevitable
rum which Will ensue 10 the fishing Interest II the
treaty shall he ratified without Conditions. lie
iheD introduced the speaker OF the evening, and
while the band played ana the meeting chcered.
iienelai Butler arose ami began his address. IL
WAS as foilows:-
GENERAL BrrrEn's SPEECH
MR. PRESIDENT YELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES AND
nsssIEhnk:-i i., !; nave cnme here with no nten-
you nc one man may y ", eshers upon matter OF
enlcmg ih4cfcs, 10 You personally, 10 thc country
whose welfare many VI YOU have given aud
br0thcrsyour best and most heart-loved treasures
the result which may OF your deliberations and
niose 0 yoDr IeloM citizens who engaged In The
same hazardous brave aId generous calling that
you are IN WIN depend largely the prosperity OF llle
Did Commonwealth Ol Massachusetts; nay, .'iuorc
largely that naval and maritime superiority which
we all have lookcd Tor and nopcu Tor as belonging
10 tnc United States Of America. Here the General
from the year lsos down to-the present Eue and
eDdeavored 10 ndicsteio his hearers The manner
through Arr Colonies lie laborcd 10 show the i'm.
porlailce OF the fisheries the esteem In which
lhcy have always been held. These hsnery rights,
ouRs ny SO GRACE or Klsos,
Wy no powers OF nones. by no treaty ny none OF the
scis OF diplomacy, but ihcy are ours because our
fathers, with Their good arms, TOOK them from the
enemy Tor this country. rnc treaty which followed
Di the sailors rights, about which we went TO war.
We fought The war and forgot In the negotiations
what VIC had fought abont. applause The younger
Adams had the conducting OF those negotiations,
end tbe instructions the old nan-his father--scpt
~ Madison are very significant. he writes him Ia
these words:--
SIR iinne the war ind rn,ber lban ,ve
~ one so,a OF our rights 10 tie fisheries.
But all our titles were subsequently vlelaed. \
bad alyaye thought that 100 muc, dinner had
something 10 do win the Welding Of our rights 10
,ss sssres nsn a. sns ss, lIss nave nave been
had. uanghieri England mas always
oserrdden Us IN THIS matter Her Interpretation OF
powcy aQains, the weak. We were some what obliged
10 submit 10 them once, but perhaps we are not
N0w. Wc have demonstrated that We are quite the
< rQrAL or ANY NATION on EARTH.
-fApplSnsc.D We have not foIgoucn what England
sld icf ns ~ our Ia'c war. We have not forgotten
~. Albaus or the general British good Tceung anu
friendly spirit. Tne people OF pr0vIncetown have not
fosgoften the British war steamer HLnado. which
LOOK on tho rebel emiss9ries. Mason ami Slidell
hpplause. And here the General referred 10 the
ADroga'ed Reciprocity Treaty. AS soon a. the do.
nIuion government was formed. ne said, they nm.
deTt0Ok TO exert what, as dependency, they had
no light 10 cxcrt--lominion over the seas-aIld
undertook TO enforce The treaties. 1 think
~ Nh evidence OF supluencss on the
part Of our government inat they allowed
icy one moment the CANADIAN governments
20 interpret or carry out treaties through Canadian
laws We ye,,icd 70 their laws We ord not seem
tn have got an idea o' our strength, 10 say nothing
VI our dignity AZ nation, aud think have reason
Tor the fatn mat IS IN me, iDai shall be chcatcd
Nxgin IN this treaty all the hope ~ The men