Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

CHAPTER XXVII.

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THE QUESTION OF THE FISHERIES.--ORIGIN OF AMERICAN RIGHTS.--EARLY DISPUTES.--TREATY OF 1782.--TREATY OF GHENT.--TREATY OF 1818.-- RECIPROCITY TREATY.--JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.--FISHERIES QUESTION TO BE ARBITRATED.--SELECTION OF ARBITRATORS.--NEGOTIATION FOR RECIPROCITY TREATY.--THE HALIFAX AWARD.--ITS LARGE AMOUNT.--DISSATISFACTION.-- ACTION OF SENATE.--CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.--MR. EVARTS AND LORD SALISBURY.