Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-13

O"''N" ooLSS1 no neFeutdIy slavery; out
on and after that day every child born
within the Unitel States, their Territories
or Jurisdiction. shall be born free
ID. With the exception of the Terrific
ry OF Florida, there shall henceforth new
er be admitted into this Union any State,
the Constitution of which shall tolerate
within the same the existence of slavery
Sd. From and after the 4th of JoIy,
1912, there shall be neither slavery nor
slave trade at The seat of Government of
the United States.
HGyh.-The General Appropriation
Bill was taken up, in Committee, and Mr..
Slade moved to insert an item of $4,000
salary for commercial agent TO the Re-
public OF Hayti. The motion was dacid-
ed to be out of order, after long debate
because, under the new rules, no amend
ment can be offered 10 any appropriation
bill for any object not authorized BY law.
However, Mr., SIade found another
mode of getting in speech upon the sub
ject Of the recognition of Hlyti The
subject of establishing diplomatic inter-
course WIKI Hayti, was referred 10 the
Committee On Foreign Relations, and has
not yet been reported On.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
70 Ii, Seaate Of The United Stales:
| lay before Congress several desp1tch-
es from his Excelrency the Goyernof OF
Maine, Wnh enclosures, communicating
certain proceedings of the Legislature of
that State, and copy Of the reply of the
Secretary of State, made BY my direction,
together with note from II. S. Fox,
Esq. Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
pienipotent iarv Of Great Britain, with
the answer Of the Secretary OF State to
the same.
1t will appear from these documents
lha! numerous band of lawless and des-
perate men, chiefly from the adjoining
British Provinces, but without tie author
ity or sanction Of the Provincial Govern
ment, had tYespassed upon that portion of
f tie territory IN dispute between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain, which is
watered by the river Aroostook, and claim
, ed to belong to the State Of Maine and
> that they had commit, i extensive depre-
i dations there by cutting and destroying a
further appear that the Governor Of Maine,
! having been officially aPprised of the cir
cumstance, had communicated it TO The
4 Legislature. with a recommendation O
such provisions, in addition to those al
ready existing by law, as would enable
him to arrest the course Of said depreda
e tions, disperse the respa>sers, and secure
), the timber which they were about carry
n ing away that in compliance with a le.
y solve of the Legislature, passed in pursu
: ance Of his recommendation, his Excel
Iency had dispatched land agent Of tn,
: State, with u force deemed adequate to
+ that purpose, to the scene Of the alleged
| depreddlions, who, alter accomplishing ;
o part of his duty, was seized by band O
l. the trespassers, at house claimed to b.
!. within the jurisdiction of Maine, whithe
ID he hal repaired for the purpose OF meet
i, lag and consulting with the land agent c
re the Province of New Brunswick, an
IS conveyed as prisoner to Fredericton
re in that Province, together with two olhe
I'd citizens of the State, who were assisiin
him in the discharge OF his duty.
1t will also appear that the Governo
. anl Legislature of Maine, satisfied til>
the trespassers had acted in defiance {
= the laws of both countries, learnin
that they We're in possession of arm
= anl anticipating Correctly, as the II
lat suit has proved,) that persons Of the
sr. reckless aud desperate character won
nd sci a! nought the authority Of the ma!
IA, istra,es, without the aid of s,ron
nd force, had authorized the sheriff, au
=, the officer appointed in the place Of tn
- land a5en! to employ, at the expense
the stare, an armed posse, who h,
Il proceeded to the scene of these depr
IS dations, with view TO the entire di
~ persion OF arrest of the trespassers al
re the protection of the public property.
d In the correspondence between II
Governor of Maine and Sir John H.
IN vey, Lieutenant Governor of the Pro
er, incc of NV Brunswick, which h
grown out Of the occurrences, and
err likewise herewith communicated, t
,ur former is requested TO recall the arm
for force advanced into the disputed terril
O.. fi;orv for the arrest of trespassers, a
his is informed that a strong body of b
of ish troops is TO be held in readiness
sappor! and protest the authority a
zv subjects of Great Britain in said ter
~ tory In answer to that request the P
s' vncial Governor is Informed of the
eo'- termination of The State of Maine TO s
' 'esJ port the land agent and his party. in
re-, ~" performance OF their duty. and the sa
- determination, for the execution OF WI
III w provision is made by resolution OF
rh;s State Legislature, is communicated by
mo Governor TO the General Government