The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-11-21
The Fishery Award.

the discovery of the western continent
England and France contendcd for ex-
elusive privileges, while the United States
were still colonies. Spain made early
claim to a right in them and in short
about every European country has had
covetous eye upon their productiycness
and profit Even before the separation,
the mother country was jealous Of us in
regard to the Newfoundland fisheries,
and endeaVored to prevent the Amer
cans from participating in them, which
greatly aggravated the feeling towards
England. This feeling contributed large
ly to the enlistment Of fishermen in the
the always successful frigate Constitution
10y Marblehead sailors who had pursued
the cod and other fisheries.
The old feeling, which had been mol
lifted somewhat by treaties that alleyiated
but did not remove the causes of the com
plant, has broken afreSh recently in the
dispute over the award Of The Halifax
commission, appointed to ascertain the
amount due from this country for the use
of British fishing grounds, Secretary
Eyarts has objected to the payment Of
the five and half millions Of dollars so
| awarded until assurances are given that
American fishermen shall be permitted
to enjoy the rights stipulated for by the
treaty made for the regulation of the fisher
les Article eighteen Of the treaty declares
| that the inhabitants Of the nitcd States
| shall have, ''In common with the subjects
| of her Britannia majesty the liberty for
a certain term of years to take fish Of cy-
cry kind, with some exceptions, On tho
| sea-coasts and shores of certain British
colonies in British North America, with
out being restricted to any distance from
shore, with permission to land for the
purpose Of drying their nets and curing
their fish provided, that in 50 doing
/ they do not interfere with the rights of
/ private property, or with British fisher
men in the pcaceablc use Of ANY part ot
the said coasts in their occupancy tor tho
same purpose"
1t is claimed by the American govern
ment that the people Of Newfoundland
have forcbly prevented the American
\ fishermen from fishing. in the time, place
and manner that they had undoubted
right to. Mr.. Evarts makes up his ease
from the following facts ON Sunday, the
9TH day of last January, a fleet IF twenty
American fishing vessels was at Long EIar
Dor, Newfoundland Herring pccted-
Is appeared in great numbers. whcrcupon
our fishermen spread their scines and
prepared to take tho fish. Then crowd
IF Newfoundlanders, numbering from on5
hundred to two hundred appeared upon
the shore, and by violence compelled
orr people TO take in their scincS Il
the evening the Observation-Disclosures crle-
brated their victory by firing guns beat
IN drums and shouting, and declared il
TO be their intention to dIlNe our PeoP'
away and prevent them from FISHING
there. i i asserted mat thc ero"d /"
Newtoundanders was mob, acting With
out any pretense OF Ia"loI authority
When this story was laid before Lore
Salisbury, he appointed an oiilceT' tap
tam sullivan, to investigate tAe matter
That officer reported that our men WeI'
provides that TO person shall take her
rim. by a seine on or near the coast Of tn,
colony at any time between the .Oih N
October Aha o5th III \nriI IN yioI,+far
of his law thr >mrricans v.rn t,I.in.
herrinu with scinrs in Iann,r,. 1h.,
were also taking horrir-g on Sunday IN
violation of Inv. THE Cantain rrnortcd
that the american, were VIOLATING thc IlN
in some other rrsDcats \crrDtino ms
report. the British Government refuse,
redress an RE prornd that fine \nprs-
cans vera yiol,tin,, thr Io,y If Ma roInn,-
Lord Salisbury insists1hat M imprir3n.
were under ohliratinns ~ ohny tbn
local law Mr. Eyarts djsscnts and holds
that a treaty stimulation il sunoriorto any
colonial law and even 10 an W.T. II Hi.
British narIiamnnt
II is pretty clear ,hat fine rc,tvl,,y-
in,, conf,,rod tho r;,,bt .l,,,s, ,,,,,.,,,,1 T.,
taking fsb nnder If oro nn+ honn5 :, nh-
serve ovarv nattv ra,nIa,ion "A t,o calo
n;,l ,,+hor;+ios ,rlo >ou.f,.,,,.,I,,.l...
micb+ nv ,arin,, oxo,,,,-o3. 3a,.. a,,a,..I
bar tho Americans ont a,-;raI,. = .u,T =
claim wara TO No allowed II y,;ti,r
Sims or catch;n,r I'll -horo aro III I'LL,
dars sal ,nrst Iva ,nodo - sl,nr+or.l
according 70 the winds ana fish must mo
canobt when tbay cana do.,i+o IN rho