Delaware journal., 1827-11-13
The Grces s5..:.sa:as F,1-c,~-.

representatives. OF Ver,unt Oh the 3lst ait after an
animated discussion. b. vote Of i64 IL -.
.'Reso'"ca, That in the opinion OF this House,
the policy adopted by the present Administration
ot the Gcneral Government is well calculated To |
promote the permanent prosperity ai the nation, and
is approved by the people OF Vermont. And that
the reelection of JOHN QulNoY ADAMS to the Pres
sdency OF the UGlted States, is an object highly de-
srable.''
Half Of the SO opponents of the resolution were
administration men, who doubted the expediency OF
acting upon it in the Legislature. The Governor
and Council. i was confidently expected, would pass
the resolution una nimously.
EASTERN BouADARy-Ihe question relative to
our North Eastern Boundary is fast drawing to
crisis The outrages recently perpetrated by the
British authorities Of New Brunswick, are such
cannot be longer winked out of sight. 1t is time
tnr the people of this state to know that they i'll
danger Of being stripped Of one third OF their terri
tory. IL this subject has hitherto excited but little
or no interest among the people Of this state, it Isl
because the nature and extent of the British claim
has not until lately been generally understood, and
we apprehend is not now understood so generally
| AS it deserves TO be- The British claim by line
drawn from Mars Hill to the Katahdin. and from
the Katahdin by line drawn along between the
heads Of the streams which empty into the Penob-
scot and those which empty into the st. Johns, un
til it strikes the dividing line between Maine and
Lower Canada. Ii the reader will look at the map
he will see that it cats oF from Maine a territory
equal 10 the aohole Of Massachusetts,. The land it.
self it is said. exceeds III fertility am tract of equal
size within New England. Here then is the ter
ritory, capable of sustaining population OF halt
million; within the rshtful jurisdiction of Maine.
which we are in danger of having wrested from us
4 for ever.
! Our title to this country, we say, is as clear and
indisputabe as it is to any other part Of the state
4 The British may extend their claims to the kene-
bee on the same grounds precisely that they claim,
to the Penobseot and if we yield to this VIC cannot
know what pretcnces will be set up afterwards. -
i The treaty Of 1888 establishes boundary too
!, clearly to be misunderstood except by hsoe who
are determined not to understand it. The treaty
lis explicit that the people OF this state have never
supposed that it could be brought into doubt, and il
Is with us much surprise Indignation, that they
have seen the and extent OF the British CLAIM
But if the attention Of the people has been les.
directed to this ubect than its Importance deserves,
Their feelings will be aroused by AN event that has
recently occurred, in such manner that they vii
not be easily queted.
Mr.. John Baker, pea cable citizen of this state
Occupying farm which he holds under joint gran
from Massachusetts, and Maine, has been arrested
within our territorial jurisdiction by the oflcer
q of the province of New Brunswick, accompanies
e as we have understood, by armed force. aud car
ried to Fredericton, to to the British King
We have recently learnt that he has been tried, con
G ycted and sentenced to pay fine OF el50 on 5000
] and to be imprisoned for six months and that he
IS now actually ncarcera,ed under the sentence Of tn
d court in Frederickton Jail. Portland yArgos.
Ertract Of letter from an .4nericaa gentleman a
= = present tfacelng IN Eng'aad, lated Sept 30th.
,r "a few days since visited the Tunnel under til
p Thames, which is Of the most gratifying curos
ties have seen in London. LII is about three mile
,e below the London bridge, and OH the Kent. side
il the river. We first descended the shaft, remer
= dous cavity in the earth, about hundred let
y deep and then proceeded through one of the a
ched carriage ways, which was beautifully lit u
with gas. We passed to the extreme end, whe
the workmen are employed, which is sos feet fro
re the shaft, and OF course considerable distance u
ne der the river, and which believe to be about ha
i'll way across. As yet they have not recommence
= their work of boring, but they expect to do so in
he fe v days, as the break In the river is complete
nd stopped, and the Tunnel free from water. T.
he Steam Engine down the shalt, draws away the d
~ in carts. as fast as the wokneu till the, by the OF
he er Arch way, which is laid within Rail Roa.i. ha
he great confidence IN its success for what is there til
IN, men cannot do, when they have at their dispos
lu- plenty Of money, and plenty of force.
err, On the same day we visited the Tower, and
of spected every thing it contained. The Armu
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