Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-23
Our Northern Neighbors.
Political Aspect of AGairs-Thc Fishery
QuestiOn-HOw our Cousins over the
Border Regard the High Commits
sion. etc.

OTTAWA, Feb. 22-The following is Sir A. t.
Calls motion, on the joint high commission,
to be brought up as soon as the correspondence
with the home government is presented, and be-
fore Sir John A. Macdonald goes to Washing
ton:
Resolved, that this house recognizes, in the
fullest manner, the Importance to the cause of
peace and civilization of a settlement of all the
questions in dispute between Great Britain and
the United States, and especially to the inter-
ests of Canada, and will rejoice TO find that the
result of the labors OF the joint high commission
will be productive of cordial and lasting friend
ship between the two nations.
Il hat this house regards the control and dis
pOsal of in shore fisheries and navigation of in
land waters, especially within the powers con-
vcyed to the parliament of Canada, under the
British North American act, and will view with
the utmost concern and apprehension all pro-
posals to alter or diminish the just rights of the
Dominion in these respects, without their con-
sent.
"That this house has always been, and is now,
prepared to concede the most free and unre-
stricted use of the fisheries and inland naviga-
ton TO the United States, upon receiving, as
equivalent therefor, complete modification OF
the United States commercial system, directed
to insure free and liberal interchange of pro-
ducts of labor in the two countries.
THAT concession to the United States of free
dom of the fisheries and navigation of the ST.
Lawrence, without compensation, would place
Canada in q most Instantaneous position in
future negotiations, by depriving her of the
means Of offering any adequate equivalent for
concessions she is DESTROYS of obtaining from
that nation"
"That this house willingly consents to a con-
sideration, by joint high commission, of all
subjects in which Canada is concerned with the
United States, and will cheerfully make any
sacrifice which will be required at their hands,
in the interest of the empire, so far as they DO
not compromise the national interest aud sccu-
rity of this country, and directly tend to their
undue subordination TO the United States in the
future"
In a dispatch from Earl Kimberly, British
co oDial secretary, to Sir John Young, governor
gen raj, July 81, 1870, occurs the following:
"Her majesty's government have carefully con-
sidered what steps would be advisable TO take in
the matter of the Fenian claims, and have to ac-
quaint you that they are Of opinion that, in the
first place. your minister should draw up full
and authentic statement of facts, and the
claims which they found on them. This
statement should be transmitted to her
maiesty's government, in order that it
may be laid by them before the
government of the United States, and l need
scarcely say, whilst it should contain everything
material to the case, it should be a document
of such character as may properly be commune
Gated TO the government of a state with which
her majesty is on terms Of amity.
ST. JouN, n. B., Feb. 21.-At twelve o'clock,
to-day, Mr.. King, attorney general, announced
that the government had resigned, and that the
lieutenant governor had called upon G. L. Hath
away to TORN government. A stormy dis
cussion followed, and the house adjourned.