The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-26
MAINE BOUNDARY AFFAIRS.

surplus Of nearly one half more than the sum re-
quired 10 fill up the stock.
MAINE BOUNDARY AFFAIRS.
BANGOR DEMocRAT-ExrR.,
Saturday Evening, Feb. 1917 o'clock
The mail from Houion this evening brought the FREE
derckton Gazette, Extra, o! the 18th, containing the
suhjoned Proclamation, issued by Sir John Harvey. It
will be that the Lieutenant Governor has ordered
out military force for the purpose Of repelling in
ysson from neighborng State, and other purposes
The reader will make his own comments.
| BY His Exceency Major General Sir JOHN HARVEY,
| X. c. b. and X. @. H. Lieutanant Governor and
| Commander-n-Chief Of the Province OF New Bruins
| wick, &C.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, have received information that party OF
armed persons, to the number of two hundred more
have invaded portion Of this Province under the uris
dction Of Her Malesiys Government, from the neigh
boring State Of Maine for the professed object Of
csing authority, and driving of persons stated to be
cutting timber therein and that divers other persons
have, without any legal authority taken mp arms with
the intention Of resisting such invasion and outrage and
have broken open certain stores in Woodstock in which
arms and ammunition belonging to Her Majesty were
deposited, and have taken tho away for that pur
pose, do hereby charge and command all persons
cerned in such illegal acts forthwith to the arms
and ammunition, illegally taken TO their place OF de-
pose, as the Government Of the Province will take
TO adopt all necessary for resisting any
hostile invasion outrage that may be attempted upon
| any part OF Her Majesty's territories or subjects.
And do hereby charge and command all Magistrates.
Sherfs and other officers, to be vigiant aiding and
assisting in the apprehension Of all persons offending.
and 10 bring them 10 justice. And IN order TO aid and
assist the civil power in that respect if necessary
have ordered sufficient military force to proceed forth
with the place where these ourages are represented
to have been committed well repe foreign inya-
sion as to prevent the illegal assumption Of arms by
Her Majesty's subjects in this Province
And further in order to be prepared, If necessary, to
call in the aid of the constitutional militia force OF the
country, do hereby charge and command the officers
commanding the first and second battaons Of the mill
tia Of the county Of Carleton forthwith TO proceed the
law directs, to the draughtng Of body Of men, to con-
sist of fourth Of tho strength of each Of those baa-
IONS to be in readiness for actual service should occa-
sion require.
Given under my hand and seal at Fredericton, the
thirteenth day of February, in the year Of Lord
thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, and in
the second year Of Her Majesty's reign.
By His Excellency's command.
God saue The Queen.
GOV. HARVEY TO GOV. FAIRFIELD.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
Frederickion, Neio Brunswick, FEB. 10, 1889.
Sir: ! have just heard with the utmost surprise and
regret that without the courtesy Of any ntmaton what
to this Government armed force from the State
Of Maine has entered the territory the claim to which
in dispute betwxt Great Britain and the United States,
and which it has been agreed betwxt the two General
Governments shall remain in the exclusive possession
and jurisdiction Of England unit, that claim be deter
mined. .l@.
1t has been my duty on more than one occasion, to
apprze the Executive Government Of Maine that my
instructions do not permit me to suffer any interference
with that possession and Jurisdiction until the question
Of right shall have been finally decided, in discussion
betwixt the two General Governments.
With the knowledge of these instructions thus exp-
city made known cannot but repeat the expression Of
the deep regret which feel that, instead Of seeking
their recall modification through the Presidential Go
vernmcnt the State Of Maine should thus have forced
upon subordinate officer tho alternative Of either fail
ing in his duty by abstaning from the fulment Of the
command Of his sovereign or by acting up to them,
placing the two countries in state Of border collision
If not the two nations nyeterate and active hostility
Such, nevertheless. is the position in which find
myself placed by this overt act the part of the State
Of Maine-one from which do not hesitate in entreat-
ing your Exceency to relieve me, by ordering the i'm
mediate recall OF force whose presence within the pre-
cncts Of the territory claimed by England is
trary to my instructions TO permit and is proper that
should acquant your Excellency that have directed
strong force Of her Maestys troops to be in readiness
to support her Maesys authority and TO protect her
Majestys subjects in the disputed territory in the
event Of this request not being Immediately complied
with
With regard any plea for these proceedings the
part of the State of Maine connected with timber spoa
tons in that territory, have to inform your Excellency
that have given directions for boom to be placed
the mouth of the Aroostook where the Selling
officer, protected by sufficient guard will be able TO
prevent the passage Of any timber into the ST. John in
the spring to seize il and expose TO public sale for
the benefit of the Disputed Territory Fund"
Similar precautions will be adopted in regard to any
timber cut upon the Upper ST. John, the tributary
streams falling into it.
Anxiousy awaiting your Excellency's reply to this
communication,
have the honor to be your Exccllency's most ODE
dent humble servant j. HARVEY.
From the augusta Age.
Sir John Harvey informs the Governor that he is in
struced BIZ his Government to exercise exclusive uris
dcton the disputed territory and thai he shall do
il! He requests Gov. Fairfield to withdraw the force
sent drive Of the respassers and says, should the
quest not be complied with, he has strong force in
readiness march to The ground and accomplish the OBJ
ect The astounding determination Of the British Go
vernmcnt TO maintain EXCLUSIVE Jurisdiction over the
disputed territory has at length pccped ont.
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
Correspondence of the Portland Adusriiser.l
STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, February Is, 1889
The following Message from the Governor was sent
to the House by the Secretary of State:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Since my last communication to you upon the Subject
Of the upon the public lands there has been