The Story of the Dominion Four Hundred Years in the Annals of Half a Continent
The Story of the Dominion Four Hundred Years in the Annals of Half a Continent
J Castell John Castell Hopkins
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But to have to struggle against his own British colleagues as well as the American Commissioners was to Sir John a continuous irritation and a very heavy burden to his heart. "In our separate caucuses, " he wrote, on one occasion, to Dr. Tupper, *' my colleagues were continually pressing me to yield, " 392 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON They even supported the American desire for a permanent cession of the fisheries. He described the discussions with them as being "warm, " or "unpleasant, " and wrote... once of being obhged to tell Lord de Grey that " I believed I knew what my duty was and would endeavour to perform it. " He had to tell them plainly on another occasion * that " it was intolerable that these New Eng- land fishermen should say they were resolved to fish in our waters, right or wrong, and if not allowed would force on a war between the two nations ; and we ought not to sacrifice our property by reason of such threats. " Several times his protests were sent to England and ultimately made good ; several times he was on the point of resigning.
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