The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-09
From the New Bedford Courier.

EASTERN BOUNDARY. Among the doc
uments communicated to Congress with the
Presidents message. were two letters from
the Department of State on this subject.
The first was from Mr.. Clay to Mr. Vaughn,
the British Minister, at Washington, with
two affidavlts annexed, one of VIM. Dalton,
who resided three years on the Aroostic
river, stating that the constables and Off
GERS of New Brunswick, under pretence of
collecting debts, were in the habit of forci-
bly, taking away from that settlement every
species of property which they could find,
which they sold at auction in New Bruins
wick; and in consequence of these distur-
Dances, often accompanied with menaces
and opprobrious language, he was induced
to sell his possessions. at a great sacrifice
and remove to another part of the state of
Maine. The other affidavit narrates the
case of Baker, who was taken in the night
from his residence on the Madawaska
river, on a charge of refusing to permit the
British mail to pass through his land from
New Brunswick to Canada; on which
charge he had been convicted, though he
resided within the American line. Mr.. Clay
calls for an explanation of these proceed
ings.
Mr.Vaughn in reply states, that the rivers
Aroostic and Madawaska will be found, by
referring to ths map, to be within that part
ofthe territoryclaimed for both governments
by their Commissioners. That, until these
differences shall be reconciled, the sove-
reignty and jurisdiction must remain with
Great Britain, i'll whose occupation it was
previous to the treaty of 1888, and has re-
manned ever since. That the citizens of
the United States, who may choose to re-
side in these ancient settlements can have
no pretence, on account of these unsettled
claims, to interfere with the authority OF
I the British magistrates, and that conse-
quently "there cannot be any grounds for
complaint of an undue and illegal exercise
| of jurisdiction, yuhntauer motive there NAV
| be for remonstrance against the severity
with which the laws may have been
executed"
He further states and offers documents tc
prove that the offensive conduct of Baker
was not confined to stopping the mail, but
that he had hoisted the flag of the United
States, in defiance of British claims, ant
had sought to engage party, in an anclen
British settlement, to transfer the possess
ion to the United States"
He concludes with regretting the un
pleasant collisions of authority to which
both countries are exposed by the long de
lay in adjusting this boundary line, thu
misapprehensions to which the settlers il
the disputed district are constantly liable
and leaves the subject and the diffieultie
) which have grown out ofit in precisely tn
: same situation in which they were betor
D the letters were written.
: Mr.. Oliver G. Kane, Secretary of tn
!. National Insurance Company, in Wa
a Street, New York, put period to his lif
4 on Wednesday night, by shooting himse
? through the head with pistol. The ba
| entered at one ear, and passed out at tn
r other, and lodged in the wall. In the offic
of the company of which he was secretar,
was found slip ofpaper. on which he ha'
2 written" My fate may be read in tn
tragedy ofthe Gamester. 0. G. X"