Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-29
New England Dispatches,
IL. H. Bn;ier, of Lowell, Rises 30 Explain
to the Hardy Fishermen Of Province
town-CoupierfeIter Convicted, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.
PRoYINCETowN, Dee. rs Gen, Butler adj
dressed some twelve hundred poople to night
IN the Century church, ON the fishing inter-
ests as affected by The treaty of Washington
In cQmmencin@, the speaker said he had no in,
tentlon OF making an Grafton, but was there
10 confer with his fellow citizens, as one man
may with another upon matters OF public inter.
est, and as Il well wisheg Of that country 10
whose welfare many OF his hearers had offered
up the lives of their sous
lie spoke OF the nursery of naval superiority
belonging 10 the hardy training of American
fishermen, and detailed the history of the fsh-
cries flom 1894 to the present time, alleging
that, during the whole period, England had
protected and aided her colonies, to the detrl-
ment Of American interests, The rights to
these fisheries, he said, are ours by no grace of
kings, by no favor Of mobiles, by no treaty. by
none OF the acts OF diplomacy; but they are ours
because our fathers, with their goea arms, took
them from the enemy for this country.
The treaty WHICH ipIlowed the war OF 1872
said nothips about the great matter Of sailors
rights, about which we went to war; we fought
the war, end forgot in the negotiations what w9
had fought about. The Younger Ada,us had
the cohdnct OF those negotiatiogG, and tae in-
sttuctons the old man, ki9 father, seut to NEadia
son are very sisaiaeaut; he writes him in these
words
tsT; would continue the war indefinitely
rather than give up one iota OF our rights to the
fisheries"
but all our titles were subsequently Welded.
have AWAY thought that too many dinners
had something TO do with our yielding OF our
rights to the fisheries, as l think they have been
the oAne q, every treaty we have ever had The
general proceeded 10 criticize sharply the cons
duct OF England duing the late war. lie al
iuded TO the surrender OF Mason aud sIidell at
her dlctatloai and arralgned her conduct gener-
ally also that Of the Canadian authorities. as
lnlnncal to the United States. He referred 10
Tue treaty OF Washington and continued:
Now then this treaty was made, hut y5al saw
10 me; why, Geu. Butler, these were good and
patriotic men tia; had 10 do with thai treatyY
Yes, thlnh SO, One of them had the uont
tAey were good men. Well then, You say:
How do you explain tP | have but one Is.
planatlon TO make, and that is. there seemed 10
De an eyerweenins fear Of c war with England
EveryDodr was frightened 10 death about a war
wei, now. war with England is imposslble,
" NV fragment. Well, what Waue this fear
why, everybody held saiee quantity OF bonds
IN the United staes, and, in the case OF war,
tssi would 30 down; and there is nothing sd
cowardly as half million Of capital, except
a Million"
After ridituliBg the idea of war with En-
gland, Gen. Butler said the Washington treaty.
with the sense of wrong and injury il would
bring upon the people, was more likely 10 pro-
duce war within ten years Than any other cues
ton. Nobody Knows continued the gepelal,
"what this treaty IS 1t hasn't been published
anywhere that know Of, except that The uews,