New-York tribune., 1886-08-12
NEAGLE-EYED SECRETARY.
,,cr1c ASPECT OF THE CUTTING CASE.
ur. BAYARp's SECOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO SECTIONAL PREJUDlCrs.
inv rrIEGRAru TO THE TRIBUNE.


To SECTIONAL PREJCDlCFs.
,py TELEoRArn TO THE TRfoUNE.l
xr.su,xcroy. Aug. lit is learned from
49, os,ci.l but perfectly Trustworthy source that the
,,,,,s case has assumed more pacnc aspect AZ inc
So, n.,.rtment. When Secretary Bayard sits down
- "a write dispatch TO Consul Brigham or Minister
,.son he does not use an unsheathed Bowie knife
" ,ar xe,gh, nor does he place a loaded Derrnger
', a.v r.ach This Is regarded "a a strong indica.
go, ,h., he docs not intend to iet slip the dogs OF
or" against Mexico this week He Is nrm and vigil
however and does not mean to he surprised by the
-, nj Paso del Norte. Indeed, intent
.. he in listening 30 that no murmur from
r.,.. shall escape him that the firing from
,hs heavy guns OF Canadian cruiser
across the bows OF peaceful, unarmed American nshne
x..-, does not distract his attention IN the least Mr.
Inward man OF broad vision With one eye on Pasodel
n,r,- and the other James q. Blaine he takes in the
whole situation at single glance He is industrious
..o Besides keeping up his vigorous correspondence
with Brigham and Jackson about the Cutting matter
and Guilty. ang stl intimate and friendly relations
win Sir Lone ssckvc West on the fishery, question he
end, time TO dictate long articles for his Balti
more organ One OF these appeared to-day aud part
f .uggests suspicion that Mr.. Bayard has been per-
nitted very recently to read one OF his friend sir
Iaoners confidential dispatches to his Government.
Here is the passage In question:
No,vithsanding the ungracious position assumed by
the New.Ensanders In refusing to admit Canadian nan
free of duty for the right to take fish In Cana
a. obtain = concession from Canada, which che has
perfect right to refuse, and cannot with sSy snow
- tn.tice be coerced into granting. Mr.. Bayards
critics say. effect that we should present gun 10
tho breast Of our neishnor 10 orde, 70 MAKE MN
aosa not send vessels To Canad an wstrre IN tn5
So"s Of prowbeatnc the Can adams into surrenderng
;elr treaty rights he Is denounced as trucking to
Great Britain. Tho purpose, OF course u 10 create ue
tect American interests where Great Britain Is con-
ceIped and that Mr. Blaine l. the proper party 20 gTe
The British lions tail an occasonatweak MI BayaTds
fends that he has done every hng In ths nsn'
matter consistent with our anu se
respect and that he followed the advice OF ms crtcs @
they would DO denoaneng MIN In less tn an week tor
@ aH sSun noI .uppOr e .nes
chiefly local matter; the difficulty With Mexico 10 one
srea States cameH too that the
greater number OF persons engaged In the
40 ihs, the Eastern press working itself into indiEna-
iom because We do England in the Interests
per cent OF the men employed on tho socalea New"
England vessels are Canadians aud that ne masrr h S
talk is British subject. The fisheries question:
n other words: n pL1ss o ;be Satisfaction
Of the fishermen. aud which the oppositoh are uonS
their best to confuse.
The "New-En glanders." Democrats as well as Re-
pubicans. doubtless will relish this view OF the matter
and Will make plscae Canada by consentirs 10
"sdmit Canadian fish free OF duty" In return Tor
"concession " which they neither desire nor demaui
Mr. Bayaris idea OF the American fishery industry Is
the same as General Hancocks idea OF the tarif-tha
quoted has this passage:
Thus 1t will he that Secretary Bsyard occupies
the broade possible ground and that the gravest inter
esis involved in what seems on the surface 10 oe
petty affair. Tho South and West are fully alive to me
Importance OF question. and they can scarcely fa
10 studied Indifference OF the North ana last
10 an affair OF National concern merely because
happens have had ts origin IN Texas Inc southern
and Western people very little anout tne Nr"'
England fisheries. bnt they care go"d ueai apout
matter which affects the rights OF every American
citizen
Unouestonably this 10 the first expression ever In
sp red 10y an American Secretary OF State which was
plainly designed TO provoke sectional feeling and arouse
sectional prejudices matters OF foreign policy
which were at very time subjects OF diplomatic cor
respopdence and discussion. "The Southern and West
ern people care very little about the New-Engand
fisheries" Does this phrase furnish the Key
10 open the secret Of Mr.. Bayards hitherto
inexplcable conduct In the controversy with
Canada over the rights OF American fishermen
understood that Secretary Bayard is proceed
ing IN the Cutting accordance with the provls
ions Of the law which no dsoheyed when he made MS
demand for the ins,ant Release OF Cutting 1he law
reads:
,ha, any citizen the rnsd states been unusy
privcd Of hi. liberty y OF nsSsT % te % auo amy IN
demand Of that government the reasons OF such
and i appears to be and IN VIOLATION pTSSn a. re a
forthwith demand the release Of such citizen.
aud the release demanded Is unreasonaby delayed or
refused shall such not amounting to
of he think necessary and proper 10 obaI
tive shall practicable be communicated by
the President TO Congress.
private dispatch received here tonight from New
Orleans IA a. follows
Has there been second demand Cnttngi What Is N
cause OF delay settlements War feeling spreading through
out south. Bayards hruncss enthusiastically approved
marked that no second demand had been made for
Cuttings release.