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nor ofthe State Of Maine has issued the fol.
lowing general order:
STATE OF MAINE.
Head QUARTERS,
Augusta, June 81 1887.
GENERAL ORDER, No. 81.

Augusta, June 81 1887.
GENERAL ORDER, No. 81.
Feilow.Soldiers.-Ihe soil Of our State
has been invaded One Of our citizens while
in the performance of duty required by law,
was arrested within the territory Of Maine.
and carried to an adjacent foreign province,
where he now remains incarcrcated within
the walls ola prison. This is but repe-
,tion Of former acts Of injustice committed
against our border inhabitants. by Officers
acting under the authority Of the British
province of New-Brunswick.
The integrity of the Safe must he per-
served. Maine looks to the General Gov
ernment for redress.
Our ciiizcns must be secure within our
limits, and it may be found necessary 10
bring forth military power to give that pro.
lection to which they are entitled.
The commander in chief, therefore. calls
upon the militia to hold themselves in read.
mess to obey such orders as the security Of
our citizens and the honor of the State may
require. By the Commander.n. Chief:
A. B. THOMPSON, Adiutant. general.
The S..e......aaaoes yrh;ch II ",;ll be 70
collected, have given rise 10 this order, were
the arrest BY Capt. Mclaughlin, the agent
for The British Drown Lands, of an Amcri.
can citizen ofthe name Of F.. J. Greedy at
Madawaska, where he was acting under
an authority give him by the state of Maine.
Tie northeastern Joundary-Events
which have recently occurred in the dispu-
ted territory on our northeastern frontier,
will probably render the last debates on this
question, which have taken place in the
| British parliament interesting, and we there
fore copy them.
! Sir r. Peel availed himself Of that op.
portuni.y TO ask the noble Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in what position our differ.
cnces were with the United States, as to the
northern frontier. He wished to know
whether the differences were adjusted, or
whether any progress had been made to-
wards their adjustment?
Lord Palmcrston, in reply said that
great many communications had passed,
between the two governments on the sub
! ect. and that eacn government was equally
animated by sincere desire to an adjust.
ment of the differences at present existing.
He must do that justice to the government
of the United States, and particularly to
the laIe President Andrew Jackson. The
central government of the United States la
boured, however, under some difficulty with
regard to these negotiations for ITS discre.
ton was limited by a certain independent
elton on the part oftho province of Maine.
Oflate there bad heen no written comnuni.
cations between the two governments. He
had communicated verbally on the subject
with the American Minister in this country,
and Mr.. Fox. our Minister in America, had
done the same with the American authori.
ties in The U. States. The whole cores.
pondencc which had taken place on the
subject had been pubIishedb by order Of Con-
gress, and from the publication of those
official communications the right hon baro-
not would see that the negotiations were
not likely % lead, he was sorry to say it, to
the prospect of an Immediate arrangement.
Mr.. Hume wished TO know whether there
would be any objection to lay before Parlia.
ment the papers which had already been
laid before the CO gress of the United
Safes.
Sir Il. Pcel.-Is the province of Maine
in the occupation Of any part Of the dispu.
ted territory.
| Lord Palmerston.-Thc disputed terri.
tory, or at any rate the greater part Oft, is
in our occupation at present, upon the un.
dcrstandins that neither we for any other
party shall exercise any of the rights be.
long ginging to permanent territorial sov.
ereignty.
Sir R. Pecl.-I do not see how any ar
range mcnt ofthat Sort can be made. The
land must be occupied by one party or the
o;hcr. Is it occupied entirely by British
subjects ?
Lord Palmcrs'on.-lt is not settled at all
atpresent it is.occupicd by vast forests of
wood, and i is understood that neither par
ty is to cut tie wood uutil the differences are
settled in one way or the other. With re-.
! gari TO the question put to me bv the Hon.
member for Mid1lcscx, have only 10 ob.
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