Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-07
THE CAMPAIGN.
0HE FLVIiERIEH QUEVYION


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tlement Of the differences existing between
the United States aud Canada in regard to
the treatment Of our fishermen, aud ex-
presses the opinion that the terms of this
treaty were adequate for the purpose for
which they were intended lie then goes
ON 10 review the history Of the treaty rclu-
tiuus existing between the two countries
touching the fishermen and the arrange
mrnts for transportation ol goods intended
for one country across the territory Of the
other The gist Of the message is contain
ed in the following extract.
"Actuated hy the generous aud ucighhor-
ly spirit which has characterized our lcgis
lntiuu, our taril laws have. since 1876, been
So far worked IN favor of Canada "a. to al
low free of duty the transit across the ter
rtury Of the United States Of property ar
rving at our ports and destined to Canada,
or exported from Cannda tu other foreign
countries When the treaty of Washington
was negotiated in 1871 hctwcrn the United
States and Great Britain. having for It's uh
Irct very largely the modification OF tia,
treaty of ISIS. the privileges above referred
tu were made reciprocal and given ia return
hy Canada to the United States IN tine fol
lowing language contained in the 3Jth urti
clr ul said treaty
m NrttrI,. 81 f tb tr,qif, .,',I. VAR. ,,r ..,
clauU,-,. arriving, at tn,. ports of NrA Nur, U,
| ron !il I"iIAid' hnd any other ports 90 tur mt.
r,i,i,,t,.l f., t,, t,.,i,, ,f ,I' II'.' 'N ,''N
and destined for hyr Butamir iuaI,.,t, $ r,-
sessions lu Nurth Aw"ri %. may h.. entered go fh,
| proper custom hou-,. aud conveyed u transit
tory ui the uitr state nn,irr .i,ii r,il. r..,,
f. ' ,,.. ,,, ''l ,n. 4'.l
u,Ir,. r..ilntir, and ,n,ii,i,,,, .,l- ,,r, ,
m"r'handlS'' may D. conveyed III transit without
, 'l Wy '',, ,,, e" u,'"' lI'r. W., l.N- '.'"-
lort from ,,i bort of tb,. l.uit..i St,t..
Il is further agreed that f,r the ht. r.riud
.'.,'N, T4i'@ @ 'tln m'l'lhuh,'. nliNme i amy
| \nth \u.ri..i ,rri,i,.t ti'i ,,,',i,. .,',,.i.,
may he. entered at tho proper custom h,u~.. and
r"nNl"l 90 transit without th. pay m'ut of JutIr-
@ "nirl Nu'' '.'
of tn. r,.,.uu. n- t. ,u,.run,ri , tn'. said t,.
| sessions from Time 9" tuu" pr'-'iils'. and under
,, ',,,'' % "' nous 49, t..I,
without payment ot ,lut.- from. tn. nr.'I ,,f,f.-
,hrvuth tine said possessions t'uth,r places 900 t1,
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n,ril ,,,..,'I! ' ''' '.'..,' '',' "' u''l
| '"I""-h ahh'Ihh uTfl'"r\ w tins country.
an" ever ,ll'' IhuI ilihr shipment hu0 been
'yhv'' I"' Pr''"rE' "l SUCH -hWnrut
,,,,.. ,, W. III "'"' ,'''"
,..i ''- '''I'
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49,. L,.,..;,I a. Wy
age nome Win th'lr catch and doubling
'n'r opportunities Tor pr"litnhiy pr"-rcut
'nE tny'I vocation ia lorhidihE the tran
,,.., ,g '., " ~ "1' ">"'i ''ieH over l,''lI
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facility dependent upnn their cour.s.i,,
and for which We could supply no ,ub-ti.
| ini". he valu" t" th" dominion Of Cana.
va W lnS lII'I.S' "I transit I"r th'r 'N
+, ,nd fro,,, l,,,. ,l w. '''', u.s. anu
ery ASPECT. viii ho b,ttr n,,,,r,.;,trJ ,,l,..,,
it is remembered that for a considerable
portion Of each year the st Lawrence riv.
rC', Wn''n consult ut'S ,h' dir-'t aN'nn' "i
,J i, ;.,, n,r;,,.. ,t'' ','''''' j. '.''
import. and exuorts of Hriti.b C,n,l;,,,
provinces carried acro,, our territory under
the privileges granted 10y our laws amount
'u III Nhlut L" nh"ut >@.V,WuWu. nearly
,," '' -, T''''" VIZ E''"'' ''u''""'' "h''r our
troGi, c,r.,.iir', nf nx,ha,,,,,.. r. ..l IT,.
tween Great Britain and her American
provinces, brought to aud carried from our
ports IN thelr"wn vessels The treaty ,tip
"'''''" '"uIe" lul" 10y our government
,'' i 10" ',,r" I'm '"'"
81 recommend imm.Jint. la.,i.I,ti,... ~.
tiuu cuufcrlnc upon the executive the pow.
rr T." suspend 10y proclamation the operation
~ an ''"N ana regulations permitting th"
t,l M'l W, .'''', ',',l '''''''''' "'
lpitrj states f., or f,,n, Ca,,,J,
The u..,,,,,. then ,,o,.. ~, f., .i,,. ,,l,..
in the pr.si,I.nt,. ,nini,r ,h.r,.n,.I I..,.
h..it,t,.,,, ~, ,I..- ,l,
.,,,,r,siti,,, tb,t tIi. .u.,,.r. i'm, ,,,.Il H.. j..
v.nIo,i,,, ,r ,tl,.r tr..,t, ,ll,.,.,;..,,.
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81 l..ir. MIS-, g., COLL J,,. ,,,.,.,;..,. .,
Congress to another subject myol,in, such
wrongs and unfair treatment to our cit
l"ns a', IN my opinion, require prompt nr-
u"n' me Navigation "I 'he great lake'
'ra.. ',,t ,T ,h.. "'' ',,-
treated broadly and liherally Ly the Tinted
States government. and made free tn all
mankind, while Canadian railroads and
navigation companies share IN our country s
''i','''' 'r' .,,f as i"'UIn,''' a.
mis- and nth.r nubIic work. hniIt and u,o,n.
tanned by the go,crnmont along the line OF
the lake, are made free to all. In contrast
l" lhiN c"h"ll"h' hnd eNlhclhg "A narrow
th.. R',,,'i,,n ', '',,,' " @a,oJ, pIi,., pi|" W
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