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DOCUMENTS IN RELATION 10 The AZ. f.
BOUNDARY.
Conmtaiea ed by the Governor to the Legislature Of

DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO The n r.
BOUNDARY.
COmm,uaiea ed by the Governor to the Legislature O.
Maine.
Department Of State of the U7nitea States,
WAsHINGToN, Is h March, 1881
To His Exce!itncy SAMUEL T.. SMITH Governor Of
the State of Maine.
SIR BY ii e Presidents dire ciion, have the hon
10 tran nit herewith, TO your Excellencv n con,
and translation Of the awsri given in relation 20 H.
North Eastern undsry Of the United aes upon tina
question which was submitted 10 the King Of he Ne.
terlands, by this Government and that If Grsat j.
tain concerning that Boun1ary-wtich award was Of.
hcally delivered 10 the Minister OF the United STATE
at the Hague, On the tenth day of Jaru ery last and
by him 10, ded 10 mi, DEPARTMENT WHARF il 20 a.
received on The l6h ius.aot, with view of making
your Excellsncy qlainted with the tate of this
ansaetion, as received here. also transmit herewith
copy vi the Protest which the Minister of the United
aes at The Hague thought it. his duty, without 10.
sruetions To that effect from the President to addre,.
10 the Minister OF Foreign affairs Of the Government
10 which he il accredited, agans the award
to,-ioge her with extracts from his despa cb TO n
Department, showirg the character OF hi. Protest, aud
the ground upon which u was made; and copy Of the
pondeDce between hi se and SIR Charles Bage,
the Ambassador OF G.eet Bfiiain at tie same Court
upon the sui Jet.
Mr.. Prebs has ssk'd leave Of absence, for IN
purpose Of visiting lie Uuitsd ae,, which will be
forthwith granted, aud expire sed an earnest 81 in
that he may be further heard upon the sutisct be-
tore any measures IN sgard to it are adopted by the
Pr sident
l have the honor Ike wise by direction tf the Pre-
silent 10 repeat he assurance which n,ade to your
EscelenCy, ia his behalf, in nv letter of the in-
stsnt tina, the subj c, o. this award viii ceive all the
ateu ion aud eonfijsTa ion 10 which its great mpor
c., aud the iner5s VI the Stale Of Maine so ma
efallv involved therein, especially emile il, in the
Councils OF the Exeou i've Of the United Slales and 10
add shat 10 time viii BE- lest in communicating to your
Exec lency the result II his liberia jus upon IT, az
soon as he shall have determined upon h which
sense OF his high ond responsible duties may sus.
ses' proper On the otca,ign.
U"der these oiftImstances, the p esiden' viii re
Iy With confidence upon the cando- and Gberah,y o
your ESceency AID he ohsr tuted an borilies o.
Maine in aPrrs CT ting The motives winch may H. fluepce
ha course on hi part aud in CORES ponde Ut intel
probation Of them to your constituents in whose pa riot
lem and discretion he has quail con fdence
La making III communication to your Excelency
l nsIu ed by the Pre- dent express his d. sir,
that, Will, the matter il under elaboration, no step
may he taken by the State of Maine, vi gard TO lht
diputed territory, which mght be calculated inter
rupt or tmbtrfass the action of The Executive brancI
oil this GOveTnmt mt upon ihs SUI Jet.
L have The honor 10 be, with the highest respect
your ESceency's most OBJ servant,
NJ. VAN BUREN,