The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-30 00:00:00

MAINE BOUNDARY.

A Select Committee of thCH;;;;;f Representatives
of New Hampshire have reported the following resolu-
tions on the North Eastern Boundary Question :
Resolved—That the United States and the State of
Maine have a just and valid title to all the territory in
dispute between Great Britain and the United States on
the North Eastern Frontier, and that the boundary line,
agreeably to the treaty stipulations of 1789, is capable
of being ascertained and marked upon the earth's surface.
Resolved—That it is the duty of the General Go-
vernment to prosecute the commission appointed to ex-
plore the North Eastern Boundary line, till the whole is
ascertained and marked by suitable monuments--
from the source:of the St. Croix to the north-west angle
of Nova Scotia—and from said angle along the high-
lands described in the Treaty of 1783, to the north-
westernmost head of the Connecticut River.

Resolved—That the military occupation by Great
Britain of any part of the " Disputed Territory" is a
violation of the rights of the State of Maine and of the
United States, and contrary to the arrangements entered
into by the two Governments.

Resolved—That New Hampshire would deprecate a
collision with the mother country ; yet preferring
honourable war to dishonourable peace, if other efforts
fail of settling the dispute, she tenders her whole means
and resources to the authorities of the Union, in sustain-
ing our rights and honour.

The following correspondence, which was communi-
cated to both Houses of Congress by especial message
from the President, is as beautiful in its feeling as in its
taste. Nothing could be happier than the terms employed
in both letters :

. (From the National Intelligences.)
Washington, July 1, 1841.
To the House of Representatives of the United States.
I have the honour herewith to submit to the House of
Representatives the copy of a letter addressed by myself
to Mrs. Harrison, in compliance with the resolutions of
Congress, and her reply thereto. JOHN TYLER.
Washington City, June 13, 1841.
My dear Madam,—The accompanying resolutions,
adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States, will convey to you an expression of the
deep sympathy felt by the Representatives of the States,
and of the people, in the sad bereavement which yourself
and the country has sustained in the death of your illustri-
ous husband. It may now be considered that the public
archives constitute his enduring monument, on which are
inscribed, in characters not to be effaced, the proudest evi-
dences of public gratitude for services•rendered; and of
sorrow for his' death. A great and united people shed
their tears over the bier of a devoted patriot and distin-
guished benefactor.

In conveying to you, my dear Madam, the proposed
respect of the two Houses of Congress for your person
and character, and their condolence in the late afflicting
dispensation of Providence, permit me to mingle my feel-
ings with theirs, and to tender you my fervent wishes
for your health, happiness, and long life.
Mrs. Anna Harrison.
__ JOHN TYLER.

North Bend, June 24, 1841.
Dear Sir,-1 have received with sentiments of deep
emotion the resolutions of the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives, which you have done me the honour of
forwarding, relative to the decease of my lamented hus-
band.

I cannot sufficiently express the thanks I owe to the
nation and its assembled Representatives, for their con-
dolence, so feelingly expressed, of my individual ca-
lamity, and the national bereavement ; but mingling my
tears with the sighs of many patriots of the land, pray to
Heaven for the enduring happiness and prosperity of our
beloved country. ANNA lIARRISON.
John Tyler, President of the United States.