

Bear in mind tlinl an official letter, written in the ycnr 18fi4, by Mr. Shermnn, the 

 then Ami'rican C'l.uii 1 1 at Cliariotfetown. wiis put in ■.vidcnfio liy tli" United StatcH Apent; 

 ami Mr. Foster coiitfiiilcd with niucli loice that the statements in that letter should he 

 treated w* t.lioroniihly trUHtwoilliv. hceaiisc the wiitcr cniil'l liiivc liiid no ohjeet in 

 niisleadini: his nun (Juv( rnnu'nt. 1 iiecfile to that viiiw. N'o dnuht Mr. ."^hernian believed 

 in the truth of all he wrote. It is for you to .-ay on lli<' evidence whether or not he wng 

 correct in point of fact. Apply .Mr. Foster's reasoning' to Consul Norton's letter, and 

 are not the value oC the Prince Kdwaid Island in-shoretisheiies, and the value to American 

 fishermen of the lii;htliouscs and imrhoms, since built and eonstrnctcd around her shores, 

 proved by the best of nil evidence ': As regards the in-shorc fisheries, the Consul had no 

 object in nverestimatinu; their value in any way to the (iovevnor of the Island that owned 

 them, or to the (ioverninent thai alone, of all the (iovernnieiits of the world, sought 

 entrance into them, as ai;nin«t flu rit;htful owners. Now. what does he say : — 



" It Ims ]<w.u siUl^riictoiily )iru\i'i|, by lln' li'siniuitiy oC in, my iiT ilinse wiio c.-jcafu'd tK^ui ii wiitf^rv 

 j,'riw« in lluilnlf ;;iili"<. lliiil hail llicii' liccii Ihnicoii Ii;.'iilM iiimri llii- two cxlmiic )iiiiiils of i Ijc cdiist- 



fxtoiiiliiii; 11 (li«tiiii( f ITiO mili'-i. (■inici'lv miy li\(s wntild have Ium'ii lust, nml Imu, a siimll atijoiiiil nl 



prnpiTly Ikmmi Haciiliifd. Atk! i am f^.aisliiMl iVom ilic. iiyiininii cxihv^.m il \,y ^oar l''A(,'>'lli'ik'y. (Iiui Ua- 

 iiLU'iilii'ii oi your Cuviiiiiacat uill lir vurly imII>''I In llif saliji'i-i, uml iliiiLliiit a luicf |iiriu(i will cliijisi 

 luifia'O tlu' lili'sNi'iij,' (if llii' li;ii(l\ ti>lii'i'Mi(Mi I'l' .Vi'w I'aiv'laml :iiiil yair nw ii iiiila-iiriiia>< si>n.-. vill lu' 

 cvatefully vt'tavncil \'nv iliis lucisi pliiliiiillir.'pit- fliiiri to ))|vsm'\c lii'c ati'i i.royicii.y. uikI tii wliicli 

 iioncdt ovcry vcssid slimiM c nmiiliiMc il'-- jjIhuv of linliL-duty. " 



This 18 a very different opinion from that of Mr. Trescot — very different, indeed. All 

 these lighthouses, timl many more than ever Mr. Norton dreamed ol', have since been 

 built. Before they were built Mr. Norton says that stich erection VDiild prove of the 

 greatest value to future American tishermen, and that, not oidy their liU's-in^s wo'.dd be 

 poiu-ed on the heads of those who should erect them, but he even pk;;iijed them to !j;o a 

 step fiu'thcr, and part with that which they are less disposed to lie^^liiw than i)!c-s;nL'<— a 

 little money. The li^'ht dues have lout;' since been abiindoned. 



Mr. Foster. — When r 



Mr. TlnmiKOtt. — They were aliandoncd iu l^tiT. Ii lia< been S' 

 and it is in the Minnte^i. From that time to the pre=".;l. there ti;ivf 

 collected at all. 



stated in eviiiencc. 

 bec'i no li''l)t' dnes 



lie goes on to say : — 



" It hiu* iHM'ti t.lic Hi ;ins of i|t'\(lo)]in'_' the I'ajnaat^ oi' men 

 daiiKiT-' aitcailiiii: tticiv laitrani'i' n]\'\ tlii' iiccrssily of iiiimeiii."!! 

 aui'li proiaiiaail iKLyitions ilmt tlic uinriiuM' woiilil ia ]icrrui.t .•^uic 

 willi a UnowIodL'f l)ia: tlu'^c ;;uidi~ wcnld cnaMc Idni tu lie sn;',' 



oC yi.ii;- hariKnivs, ami ixpn^intr |l,p 

 st(.'jig licin;.' laki'ii in jilaii.' laiovii in 

 y llci' to ilnai ill r!is(.' of iic<'Pssitv. 

 i>\' jIkIii r and protection." 



There is the opinion of a disinterested man at that time, or rather of a man who was 

 directly interested in iietting these light-houses erected, for which we now ask them to 

 pay us a fair share dining the twelve years they are to be kept up for their ti>h(iinon. 

 We could not ask it before, althoncdi the tisiiermen were in the bod\ of the Gull, and had 

 the advantage ot them. Hut when tiiey come on ccpial terms with our own subjects, into 

 our territorial waters, why should they not bear ii portion nf the territorial burdens ? Is 

 it not monstrous to aigiie against it .' 



Mr. Foslcr, — iioes it not a|)|)e!U' itt ynur cvidciui' that you charged the American 

 tishimr-vessels liuiit lacs iVoiii ilie time they eaiiie into uiiir iiarbours. or passed tliiough 

 the Strait of Canso, until siieh li:iie as yni saw lii to tdiolish tiKin. having collected 

 enough to pay lor them ': 



Mr. T/(o»i.voH.- They liavo licen abolished since l^*0", as regards the (iut of Canso, 

 if my memory does not deceive uie very much, we have in the evidence of that very 

 amusing gentletnan, Mr. I'atilio, a description ot the way they were evaded. To this 

 evidence I shall refer heieafrer. 



1 think that I liavi- now shown conelusivcly that this part of the British Case is 

 entitled to serious and tavourahie enu'^ideration at the hands of your Honours — I mean 

 this question of the lights. 



I come to another ptu't oi -Mr. I'rescofs argunjent. which I think will be found on 

 page .')9 : — . 



" 1 have Inn one ntluT considf-raiiun to supgt'bi ix'foiv I rotae to tliu history of this qiii'.stion, mid 

 itislliis: It you will oxaiaine tiic Ticutios, you will liiid thai evurywhere it is iho ' United States 

 lishuniieii,' tin' ' iiiliabiiaal^i of ihc I'luU'd (states '—the citizens of the I'liitod .'^tites who are (iroliihited 

 from takiii;,' jiarl. in tlio lislicry williiu the Lliive-iuile limit. Is'ow, 1 .^^ay, — reiiKiialier, I am not talking 

 about local lof^islation on the other .'<ide at all, T am talking about Treaties. I .say, there is nothing in any 

 liid a Nova IScotiau or a I'riuce Edward Island cilizeu from going to Gloucester, 



Treaty which would fori 

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