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There is reason to believe that this unfriendly and vexatious treatment was designed to bear harshly upon the hardy fishermen of the United States, with a view to political effect upon this Government.
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Grant comments on the perceived hostile treatment of American fishermen by Canadian authorities, suggesting it has political motivations.
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