Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-05-03
FROM ENGLAND.

BY the arrival OF the paCket.shlp Wash'hg'
ton. Liverpool dates 10 the 28th March have
been received. Tho following article from
The London Times, is all we find in reference
10 the Maine disturbance.
From the London Times, March ~.
BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The intelligence from North America becomes
more serious with every passing day. Yesterday
morning, we received a mass OF papers and letters
from New York 10 The Gil, instant, brought by the
ship Scotland and not many hours afterwards by
the steamer Liverpool, accounts reached town 10
10Th inst. which are Of The same complexion with
the former ones-a, is 10 say, The reverse ofsatis
factory or pacific.
anv Thing peculiarly acrimonious or viruent. or of"
fensiye toward Great Britain, in the language en-
ployed by the American government or by members
of Congress, by The leading portion of the repub
lican press. There is tone OF decency and gravi
~ in their proceedings which bespeaks no rancor,
and CONVEYS no sort of insult and expresses no
willingness, but on he contrary, repugnance TO
national war with Great Britain. So far there is
nothing that an Englishman could wis, TO see al.
tered in The demeanor adopted bj the United
States, nor any thing unworthy race oil reemen,
who earned their liberties on the field OF battle,
conending against a mistaken sense of right, and
a shor, sighted calculation Of policy, on the part
of their kindred antagonists.
But there, unfortunately, all feeling of salisfac.
ton with our Republican brethren must cease. IL
their words he measured so are not their actions.
The votes of Congress, the executive proceedings
of the cabinet, the nature and extent OF The warike
ornaments authorised by Congress, undertaken by
the Executive, eagerly clamored for and accept ed
with rapture by the people, denote thar when the
period of real exerton shall arrive the Americans
q RAJ inn
only.
The Times then proceeds to state what has been
the action Of Congress and New Brunswick on this
subject, aud adds:
Such are the measures already with exemplar,
vigor and promptIlude adopted by the Republic o
the United States and avowedy for an anticipated
war with Great Britain. We hear from The com
mtee of the American Senate, nothing like The
rubbish talked BY Lord Palmerston about forbear
ing 10 augment the national armamenls for fear o
rousing the jealousy Of an antagonist power. The
Americans are not afraid 10 provide themselves
with timely defences lest they may thereby provoke
an enemy TO attack them. No ; they are not sncl
fools. or such ,ecreant towards as Mr. DAME
O'Connel has imposed upon the British empire it
the shape of an Executive government.
But how is all this to end How is It TO end
we saw, when the Republic declares beio, ehant
that she will not yield an inch Of the prize con
tended for, arming herself vigorously TO make goot
her claims, while England humbly trusts The chap
Ter Of accidents, and the tender abstinence ant
compassion of declared antagonist?
TO expect that this country should succeed il
retaining the whole Of the disputed territory, will
such form of government as the present, woul
he 10 look for a shower of miracles from heaven
1t must terminate in compr omise, each yeldin
somewhat, unless Lords Howck and Palmers,o
have concluded 10 give up The whole. In this jour
nal we have more than pointed out distriC
along the bay of Fundy. which appeared TO us an
still appears the best adapted as material for com
promise on The par, Of the British crown.
The lords of the admiralty have ordered fv
new engines for war steam ships, one of which,
lie named the Cyclops. is to be 1900 tons burther
and carry ,wenty.six guns-'he largest armamer
vet placed on board steam frigae in any navy.