Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-23

must Be bad e The mutual exercise or jurisdiction
10 such extfeme eases, or % 81 amcabe and trm-
porafy arrangement az % he limits within which Il
should b exercised BY each party The uaderstau-
ding snpP1sed % exist beiWeen the United Slstes
and Great Britain haa been found hefpinllfe eI7i-
eient Ar that purpose, and believe Will prove >,
hereafter, h The parties on the frontier, directly IN
!ercsied 20 lhe question, are respectively governed
hy Just spirit Of cancellation aud 6ifteaanee. II
4 shall Be- i9und, as there e now reason 10 sDpre.
bend, that there s 10 he modes Of constituting that
understanding hy the two Governments, = differ.
enee not 70 Be feconeed, shall not hesitate 70 pro-
pose 20 her Bulsnnc Majesty's Government ! de
unel arrangement or The temporary and mutual ex
erese Of unsde,inn BY means Of which similar tif.
iieuiles may 10 future be prevented.
bat between an effort on the part Of Maine 10
preserve the property IN dispute irim destruction by
intruder. and military occupation by that Slais
oi the Territory with view 10 hold il bv Iofe
while The settlement u a subject Of aeFotision ~
tween the two Governments, there Is m essential
1nefeneei ~ well 20 respect 10 the position Of the
state, as 10 the duties Of the GENERAL Governfpen,
10 letief addressed by the Secretary Of State "a
the Governor Of Maine, on the FIRST of March las,
giving detailed statement Of the steps which had
been taken by the Federal Government % bring
the controversy TO termination, and designed 10
spprize the Governor Of that State Of the views Of
The federal Executive ~ respect Ia the future. il
was slated liut while The obligations uf the Federal
Government 10 do ell in It's power 10 effect the settle
ment OF the boundary question were fully reeogniz.
ed, bad 10 the event II being unable 10 do o. spe.
officially, by mutual consc nj 10 Other means 10 ae-
eompiyll that object amicablv, than by another ar
hlsraiion, Or by cpmrission with an umpire in the
nature Of an arbitiaOn and that in the event Of ali
other measures faiag, the President would feel il
his duty to submit another proposition 10 The Gov
ernmaal Of Great Britain 10 refer the decision of
The question 10 third power. These are still nv
views on the SUBJECT and until this step shall have
been iakep, cannot think proper TO invoke the
attention Of Congress 70 other ihan smicabe means
for the settlement of the controversy. or IA ea,,se
The military power Of the FedernI Government, 10 Ne
brought ~ aid Of The State Of Maine, in any attempt
TO effect that Object by a resort 10 force
On the other hand, il the authorities of New
Brunswick should attempt TO enforce the claim Of
exclusive jurisdiction tup them, by means of
military occupation on their part of tie DISPUTED Ter.
rliory, shall feel myself bound to consider lhe con
tingency provided by the Constitution as having oe-
CURED, on the happening of which a state has the
| right 10 call iuf the aid Of the Federal Government
TO Tepel INVASION
have expressed 10 The British Minister near This
Government confident expectation that the agents
OF the statg Of Maine, who have been arrested un.
DER an Obvious Misrepresentation the object of their
mission, will be promptly released; and 10 the Gov.
ernor OF Milne that similar course will be pursued
y regard to the agents Of the Province of New
Brunswick. have also recommended that any ma
litia that may have bern brouQh. together b. The
state d Mulne from an apprehension of collision
win The Government o. people Of the British Pro-
vince, viii be voluntarily and peaceably dsbarded.
cannot allow myself 10 doubt lhat the results
anticipated ffOfn these representations VII be sen
sonably realized Tho parties more immrdiatelv
interested cannot but perceive that an appeal n
arms, under existing circumstances, will not only
prove fatal 10 their present interests but would pos
pnne, u not deleat the attainment Of the main OBJ
lectons which they have in view The very Incl.
dents which have recently occurred will NECESSARILY
awaken the Governments 10 the importance n
promptly adjusting dispute, by which 4, il now
made manifest that The peace OF the two nations Is
ual'y anu Immediately endangered. This expccta.
ton further warranted By the general l,rbeatnnce
which has hitherto characterized the conduc, a The
Government and people on both SIDES of the line. IN
the uniform patriotism Of Maine her altach,nep, "a
the Union her respect Tor the wishes Of the people
81 her sister States, Of whose interest in her welfare
size cannot be unconscious, and, in the socitude ltlt
by The country at large Tor the preservation Of peace
with our neighbor, we have strong guarantee
that she win not disregard the rcqucs, that has been
made Of her.
AS however, the session Of Congress is abou, 10
terminate, and the agency of the Executive may
Become necessary during the recess II is important
that the attention Of the Legislature should be
drawn 10 the consideration or such measures as
may be calculated to obvialc the necessity Of call
Tor an extra session. With tina, view, have though,
y my duty % lay The whole matter before you, and
70 invite such action thereon as you may think ,he
occasion requires.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
WAsmlEoroS, a6,h Feb, 1880.