The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-20
FROM THE EAST.

/ they brought the Communication from 81
John Harvey 10 Governor Fairfield, inform
ing the Governor that Sir John was wllin,
to abide by the memorandum recommend
+ ed by Mr. Fox the British Minister at Wash
Ington, and proposing to enter into negotia
: tons 10 carry it into effect.
On the 18th inst. Gov. Fairfield TRANSMIT,
ted Message to the Legislature, relatin,
TO the Memorandum between Mr.. Forsy,l
aud Mr. Fox, the Presidents Message, an,
the action of Congress on the subjecr.
The following extract gives the genera
purpor aud conclusions Of the Message:
Under these circumstances, the que .tior
now recurs, shall We withdraw our force.
agreeably TO the recon me ndntion contain.
ed in The Memoranda signed by Mr.. Fo,
and the Secretary Of Sta,e-and leave the
> future protection of the timber io the con-
current action and agreement If the Gov
efnmen,s OF NaIDe and New Brunswick
Under a full sense of the responsibility rest
ing upon me, have no hesitation in say ing,
that we ought not. ! admit tina, the Cen
erai Government has nobly responded tn
our call--and with prompiness and effic-
'ency beyond all praise, has made prepara-
,ions to discharge its constitutional obliga-
tions to this State. Much is due from us
on this account, TO the Union. But the do
ty of Maine to herself remains unchanged
The property, for The protection of which
we sent an armed posse, under the Land
Agent aud Sheriff, remains still exposed,
and the threat Of expulsion from the terri
tory and OF invasion, which we sent our
military force to repeI, still remains pending
over US, while British troops, it is under
stood, are daily concentrating near the line
with the apparent purpose of carrying the
avowed design of the Lieutenant Governor
OF New Brunswick into effect.
Under these circumstances would re-
commend that when we are fully satisfied.
either by the declarations of the 1t. Gov
ernor of the Province Of New Brunswick,
or otherwise, that he has abandoned all idea
of occupying The disputed territory with a
military force, and Of attempting an cxpul-
sion of our party, that then the Governor
he authorized To withdraw our military force,
posse, armed or unarmed rs The cnse may
require, sufficient to carry into effect your
orgninal design, that of driving out or ar
resting trespassers and preserving and pro-
tecting the timber from their depredations.
From such an act of jurisdction-nn
attempt So right and proper in itself as this,
and so impern,iyeIy called for nv The crcun-
stances of the case, We should not be driv-
Ell by any power on earth"
To the message is appended the following
.. eas- -
Note-Since the foregoing mrssagr
wns nrenarod h.v. -eceved nois from |
Dir John Harvey, copyof which is herewith |
Communicated. From the spirit manifested
shall entertain the hope that he will take
such n course as will enable Main. 10 mr.
'ue that indicated in the foregoing"
The message was referred to the Joint
Committee on the Boundary, and FIVE thsu-
and copirs "rdcred to be printed.
Mr.. Jarvis, the temporary Land Agent,
'rrived at Augusta, from the disputed terri
ory on Tuesday. lie had discharged the
orce enlisted, aud retained the drafted mi.
lila. They were encamped on the Aroo.-
Dok, two miles from the Province line. and
'ere engaged in placing boom across the
'ver at that place, TO stop the decendins i,
mber. =,
Correspondence of the Boston Courier. d
.r. BANGOR, MARCH Hth, 1889 a
News reached this place last evening ,ha, "
llntyre, apprehensve Of an attack from b
le British from certain hostile demonstra-
ons on their part, had ordered the entire p
rec under Gen. Hodsden from Houlton To S,
e Aroostook. ] cannot believe however, a
AT our forces are in any danger Of attack C,
r the present. II
Though we have not had anything very NJ
'hnlle from Augusta, for some days past, az
4 the impression is daily gaining ground CO
IRE that Gov. Fairfield and Sir John Har- h.
y will not come 10 any amicable under ri'
'nding IN relation to the dlfficu ul,y, or that pa
Nv Fairfield viii consent To a concurrent
r'sdIcton. fthe BRUSH insist upon this, in
cannot see how collision can be avoided of
nine cannot consent 10 concurrent juris- bl'
'tion without abandoning the " hole ground an
has taken, and thus far she has mani a
ted no disposition to do this. The meas pi'
,s she has adopted were deliberately re- &C
we'd upon, vast expense To the State has DO
eady been incurred, aud she has gone too Ne
To willingly retrace the steps she has ta- pc
y. pO
Il is acknowledged by all that the Grner- SUI
cannot cede away nny por- lig
, of the territory of an individual State. sh'
she cannot do this, can she cede away ma
jurisdiction Of the territory of State, on
withheld or restrain III Is not this as pre-
ch an INVASION Of the State sovereignty eve
The ceding away her territory ha,
In express bearing dispatches from Sir ha,
IN Huvey to Gen. Scott passed through pro
city to-doy, but the conteEts of tbem
not known. v.