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nmkins; admlsoinn to the fislu'vii's ilojioiKU'iit ujmii tlu' conrlusion of hucIi a. Trciity ; nnd tlmt tlio rriioiil Iiy 

 ('tinj^iv.sfi of (lii»ii'< iijMiii Ciiiiiiiliiin ,iii"l\u'i', (111 till' ;,'iciiiMil thai a ]irott'itivi' tiiriU' is iiijuiinuH lo tlio 

 CDUiilry wliicli iiii|his('s it, wcnilil [ilaci' tlic coiiiiiicn'iiil rdiilioiis of the two ('(Hiiitrirs on ii fur iiiori' sccnro 

 iiiul li^^^lill;; liavis lliiiii llii' sli|iMliili(iiis nf a CuMVi'iilidii fiiniiiMl ii|iiiii a Mystciii of icii|ii'ci(ity. l,ookiii(.', 

 tlii'ivfiivi', to all till' (•iii'iiinslaiii'i's, Ilir Majesty's (Invcriiniciit fniiiul it llicir iliity to ileal si'|iai'a|i'ly 

 with the lislicrii's, ami tn rmliMvour to timl soiiii' otliiT i'i|iiivalriit ; iiinl the rcri|iroral I'liMci'ssinn nt 

 ficf tisliiTv with fri'c iniiinit nf tisli ninl tish-nil, to;.'i'tli('r with tin' iMiyiiiciit of siirh a sniii of iiioncy 

 as may fairly ii'|irrs('iit till' I'M'css nf value of the Culoiiial over the Aiueiieaii I'oiu'eHsinn, seems to 

 llielii to lie ail e(|iiitaMe suliition of the ilillieiilty. 



" It is ]ierfei'lly tliie that the ri'.'ht of tishiiij,' on the I'liiteil States' eoasts, eoiieeileil iiliiler Artielo 

 XIX. is t'ai' less valuaMe than the liuht of llshiiij,'iii ('nliiiiial waters, eniueijeil miiler Arliele Will, to 

 the I'niteil States, hut on the other haiiil. it eaiiimt he ileiiieil thai it is most ilii|iol'taiit to the Colonial 

 tislierineii to obtain fi'ei' aceess to the Aiueriean market for their lisli ami tisli-oil, ami the lialance of 

 aiivantaj,'e on the side of the I'liiteil Slates will lie iliily reilressiil liy the Arhitrators iiinler Arlirlo 

 XXir. Ill Home resiiei'ts a iliieel nimiey ]iayment is prihaiis a more ilistiiiet leeomiitioii of the ri;,'liln 

 of the ('olonjes than a tarilf eoiieessioii, and there does not seem to lie iiiiy ditfelcnee in ]iriiiei|ile 

 lietweeti the admission of Aiueriean tishernieii for a term of years, in eonsideialion of the |iiiyment of 

 a Slim of money in j.'ross, and their admission under the system of licences, calculated at so many 

 dolliirs ]'er ton, which was ado|.ted hy the I'olonial ( loveriUMeiil for several years alter the terniiualion 

 of the i'i'ci|ii'ocity Treaty. In tlie latter case, it must lie oliserved, the use of the lisheries was oinnteil 

 without any tarilV concessions what('^ ' on the jiart of the United States, even as lo the iiii]ioitatioii 

 of lisli. 



" I 'aiiada could not reasoiiaMv e.xjici t tli"t tiii,^ ,'.'iiiitry should, for an imlclliiitejierioil, incur the con- 

 stant risk nf serious niisiinderstamliiiLr wit ii the riiited Suites; impcrilliuL.'. ]ierlia]is, the peace of the whole 

 Kiu|iire, in order to endeavour to force the Aiueriean (ioMTiinieiil to chaiiL'i' it.s comnierciiil |iolicy ; ,'ini! 

 Her Majesty's (ioveniineiit are eoiilident that, when ill' 'I'leaty is considered as a whole, the Canadian 

 jieojile will see that their interests have lieeii ,'aiefiilly lionie in mind, iilid that the iiilvaiilaf,'es which 

 they will derive from its jirovisions are ('ommeiisi.'-ale with the concessions which they arc called ii]ioii 

 to make. There cannot he a iiiiestion as to the ;,'n at iiii|iortaiice to ('imada of the rii,'ht to convey 

 fronds in liond ihroueh the I'liited Slates, which nas lieen secured to her liy Article XXIX; and 

 the free navij^Mtion of Lake MiehiLran niider Article XXVIII; and the jiower of transshi|i|iiiii; eood.s 

 miller .Article X.\X, are valuaMe |irivili",'es which must not he overlooked in formiii!,' an estimnte of 

 the advantaLTi's which Canada will olilain. Her Majesty's (iovernineiit have no doiilit that the Ciinadiaii 

 (ioveruiiji'ut will readily secure to the cilizelis of the riiited States, in accordance with Article XXVII, 

 the use of the Canadian Canals, as. hy the liheral imlicy of the I •oiuinimi, these canals are already 

 open to them on equal terms with riiiti>li suhjects ; and they would uil;!' upon the dominion Parlia- 

 ment ami the I.i'Lrislaturi' of Xew r.niliswick. that it \\\\\ he most advisal.le to iuak('arraiiL,'eiiients as lo 

 duty on lunilier lloated down the St. dohii liiver, upon which thu execution nf Article XXX, a.s to the 

 transshipment of i;oods, is made eoiitiiii,'eiit." 



Tliat is tliL view lie took of tliat Treaty. What was tlio view lliat tho Canadian 

 Ciovfriinii'iil tooli of it .' On paoi' 17 of tliis saiiu^ paniplilct will be t'oinnl llu: reply if a 

 Committee of tlie Privy Council to that letter of the Karl of Kimberley, in whidi will be 

 found tliis statement : — 



" When llie I 'anadian ( inxcrnnienl Inok the initiative of su^'j.'estin;.' the njipoiiitinent nf u , joint 

 liritish and American (.'onimissioii, ihey never ioiiii'm|ilaled the surrender of their terrilnrial rights, and 

 lliey liail lin lea>nn to suppose thai Jler Majesty's Co\ (■riinieiil elileltained the senliliielils e.xjiresscd hy 

 the Karl of Kinilieiley in his recent despatch. Had such sentiments heeli e.\]ire.sseil to the lielcj^'atii 

 apiiointed h.v the Canailian (lovernmeiil to confer with his I,ordslii|) a few months hefore tht! a]i]inint- 

 iiieiit of the Comniissiou. it wmild at least have heen in their power to have remniistrateil a^'ainst the 

 eessinii of the inshore lisheries, and it would, moreover, have prevented any memlier of the Canadian 

 Covernn'eiit from actiii,y as a menilier of the doint llii;!! Commission, unless on the clcai' iiiulerslandin;^ 

 that nn such cession should he emliodied in the Treaty Nvithoiit tlair cnnseiit. The e.xjiciliency of tho 

 ce.ssion of a coiiimoii rij,dit to the inshore lisheries has lieeii defended, on the j^roiind that such a 

 sacritice on the jiart of Canada should he made in the interests nf j'cace. The Committee of the I'rivy 

 CouiH il, as they have already ohserved, would hate heeii ]ire]'ared to recommend any necessary 

 enncessinn for so di^iraMe uu nliject, hut they must remind the Karl nf Kiniherley that the iiii,i;iiial 

 ]iro]insitinn nf .s;ir l-'.ihvaid Thornton, as ajipears liy his letter of the I'litli daiiuary, was thai a friemlly 

 and comi'lete illiderstamliliL; .-lioiild he lonie tn lietweeli the twn (inveruiui'llts, a.s tn the extent nf tho 

 riirhts which helnii.,' tn the citizens of the riiited States and Her Majesty's suhjecls respectively, with 

 reference to thu fisheries on the coasts of Her JIajesty's jio.sse.s.sioii.s in North Aiuuricu." 



TlitMi there i.s a continuation of the argument. 

 Mr. T/iomson. — Won't you read it ? 

 Mr. Trvncot. — 1 will read it if you wish. 



Mr. Tlif.iiison. — I wmild like to hear it, if it is not too much trouble to you. 

 A[r. Trvscnt. — I will read it with f;;reat pleasure, allhough it does not bear upon the 

 point I desire to jircseut. 



"Inhisrcjily dated ."iHth January last, Mr. Secretary Vish informs Sir Edward Thornton, that 

 the T'resideiit instructs him to say that ' he shares with Hei' Majesty's (invpiiiiueiit the ap]ireciatinii 

 of the impnrtaiice nf a friemlly and cnni]ileti! umlerstamlinj; helweeii the two (Invernmeiits, with 

 juleieiice to the subjects s^ieeially suggested for the cousiJevation of the iiroposed Joiut High Comniis- 



