Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-03
From The Washington Globe.
DISTURBANCES on The N. EASTERN
ERnNIIER

Accounts Of the occurrences that have lately
taken pl.ce on the Disputed territory on nnr
Norm. Eastern Boundary, have lately been
publishe which, with the edilorial and other
comments that have h.en made, iend 10 TrItate
aud miseai the public mind.
The trpIh OF the case Is, thai when the sun
mission wa. made 10 ,he umpiraee Of the King
~ the Netherlands, there wa. distinct under
sanding hat Until the que ton should be 6oal-
y De ijed each of the parties should remain
IN the exercise OF the same jurisdiction over
such parts of the territory as vas then held by
them respectiveiy--or IN diplomatic Language,
ihai the Status quo should be strictly preser-
we'd.
The settlonen, Of Madawaska although with
in what the u. states, upon the hast grounds.
asserted 10 be the boundary of the treaty Of
1898 was at the time otihe submission, and
bas eve since hesn, in The occup ton OF The
British under III. jEisdict,on OF the Govern
nent of New Brnnss ick.
Things renamed IN this situs ion until with
N few weeks past, when, by virtue OF law
tor organizing the several settlements of the
State Of Name, and -s,shli.hng the ,nuO,c ipal
puihprny IN the several towns, number Of
An, ricans s.ttl-i at Madaw ,sks, IN. TO elect
town officers. and Representative 10 Inc Lee
gisla ure Of tie Stair the militia and cyl Of
hCPrs III the DIl'Hn hD'eIbihtl' Iho"t'fhd
gaint this pocerJne--bpt the cleo ion pro
cee'eI notwithstanding. This was certainly
a breach OF the agreemsoi between the two
governments, 10 which II is believed the State
Ut Maine hcQniasceh, ADD il such act had been
auihprlzsd, might justly have been considered
notice that the United States would moi
accept The award made by the King OF The
Nelner ands, and were no longer bound by tn
agreement above referred 10, winch was under.
stood to he obligatory unil the award snond
he executed or d clsred not 10 lie binding. But
no such Judgement has yet been passed upon
tue award : that question must be- submitted to
the discretion of other branches of the govern.
mint. Un,l they decide, It is presumed that
tue President will think II hrs dutv 10 observe
with good iaitn the understanding between the
iwo nations.
II -, therefore, equally To be ament~d, that
on the part Of the American citizens, the elec-
ion for officers, vas inconsIderatey held in
the settlement then actually govern Il by the
ciV,l aud mIitary auth ,rh,es oil Great Britain
and on the part of the BRUSH, that violent m on.
sures have been thought necessary 10 punish or
connteract these Proceedings-aud that too,
wnen mutual fUrboarance, tor n few WEEKS lou
ger, would have led 10 "A dehndive, aud il Is
hoped, n friendly settiemen, OF ,hr question.
II is confidently expected that the repressn-
taions made by our Government Will procure
the release of tae persons arrested, aud that,
On the part of the pariotc State ot Name, the
influence aud authority oil those who dire CT
It's affairs aud the madrration and good sense
uins cuiznns, viii prevent any act that may
pmhsrrass rhr Councils or tndanger The peace
oi the Uuited States.