The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-20

;,,sd nsrsons 10 cut timber, and that tney naa
na,sred INTO contracts for opening Two roaas wn'ea
s,,iJ n,ersect the Rssook rirsr. 90 noa con'enu
W., ,hs,e 4 any thing, SO far, TO snow W nas ~as
ina sSiiine Arrangement or thai It was undeis'ooa
~ onr executive 10 be as extensive as lha' 10" 80
No. But let Us proceed
The next communication, copy OF wn'Sn va
enclosed 4 one from Mr.. Maciauchlen 70 OH r.
Ga,nnhsil Iieutenanl Governor Of New Brunswick,
stating the grievances of which ne comp1an.ua.
"RssrooK, Sep. p, 1883.
nsa. / feel Il my duty as the officer 70 enaags =,
the territory in dispute between me ~ Amsri.
his Majesty and that OF The United ;Jsra.on OF your
cal 10 bring under the early nav shortlv
,aII.n.v subject which am feariui may shoiuy
isad 80 misunderstanding between the TWO eoun-
tries. s,s> committeeman of IY,ar
olnc nee , nau have endeavored as much as
y =, nrsvent irespasses being made by the cut
possor,e III timber DC, and which, am happy to
saw has been genera aa,t,s a. , = s,arana ad'
INA. he line from Mars hill TO The Great falls,
JlaSI.h would Otherwise have been removed And
~ ooIy timber of any consequence, that has been
,ns.ufacured, on the Restook river, by persons
ss1ied here, without any intention Of making bust
ness Of IT, but each getting small Quantities (and In
many instances of land they held 10 possession the
maintenance Of their families, which were actually
10 want owing to thecrcps ofhe last year being des-
4 The subject to which must now beg the honor
10 call the attention Of your excellency Is that of
infringement Of the understanding between the Go
yernments of Great Britain and the United States,
during the settlement OF the question Of boundary by
m. land agents OF the States of Massachusetts and
Maine, who are not only holding out inducements TO
The subjects Of both countries TO cut pine timber
theterritory in my charge by paying them duty of
Two shillings and sixpence ton, but have entered
into contracts for opening two roads to inersect
CIV miles from its confluence with the ST. John and
the other thirty miles both Of which eithert TO be
completed this fall or early in the next season.
10
dered improper on my part 10 anmadver RI on the con-
duet of those agents, but your exceliency must be
we'll aware of the trouble itoccasions in the perform
ance OF my duty; and certainly there does appear
something exceedingly Inconsistent that the land
agents Of these States should attempt 10 counteract
the wishes nay, may almost say, the instructions of
BOTH GOVERNMENTS an oeer cho has been appointed
to prerent collision beticeeR them.
az have the honor TO be, &c &c.
... ct. A. MACLAUCHLEN,
Warden of the Disputed Territory
ellis Excellency Maj. Gen. Sir A. CAMPBELL
This letter communicated by Sir Archibald
Campbell the British Minister and by him TO our
Government Is there nothing here to show that The
Governor Of New Brunswick considered the ander-
standing extending over the rh0ls territory? Here
we have the title /" Warden Of the disputed Terri
tory" and his claim Of Jurisdiction over the whole
with the assertion that the land agents of Massachu-
sets and Maine had counteracted he aristes nay he
might almost sag the instructions Of both Governments
10 an officer mho acas appointed to prerent collision
ceived the prompt attention Of the Governor OF Mas
Sachusetts, who acknowledged the receipt November
!, 1888 accompanied by distinct protest against
this claim Of exclusive jurisdiction.
al cannot but earnestly protest against the authority
OF any appointment the behalf Of His Maesty's Go
yernInen, which may be regarded a claim to the
elusive protection Of this property be deemed an
acquescence on the part Of the United States inter-
ference under color Of a Wardenshp of the disputed
Territory with that direction to its improvement which
the Governments Of Massachusetts, and Maine respect
lively may see fit TO give their agents"
Can it be pretended that this claim was not then
brought directly to the notice Of our Government,
and that il 10 be by an arrangement between the
Two naons2 The Governor of Massachusetts had
no difficulty in understanding the extent of the claim,
and this Protest distinctly informed the Secretary of
State that he did SO understand il.
The land agent OF Massachusetts was Immediately
called on for information by the Governor, who says:
II have already written 10 Mr.. McLane, protesting
against the right Of His Maestys provincial officers to
interfere with any directions which the Governments Of
the States Of Maine and Massachusetts, may think pro-
per to give 70 their agents. in the management Of their
property IN the territory which the British Govern
ment has recently extended her extraordinary and u-
founded claim but at the time expressing will
hngness to respect the wishes Of the General Govern
ment IN sustaining from any acts Of exclusive occupancy
during the tendency of measures to bring the subject
OF controversy to an amicable issue" RI
In that officers reply to the Governor, November
8, 1888, he states
" As to the charge Of holding out inducements to the
subjects OF both countries TO pine timber the
rtory IN dispute, far my agency
urey groundless have received repeated applications
for permits to cut timber and have invariably answer
ed that would not grant any until the dispute should
be settled, and II any timber cut should order il
seized Winter before the last, / caused some timber
be seized upon the Aroosook river and short time
after. the same timber seized by the British- think
by the person that prefers this complaint or pur
suant 10 his orders The timber was afterwards sold
and the amount, whatever it have been went into
the hands of the officers Of the Colony Of New Bruins
wick 1t apparent, therefore, that our interests is to
prevent timber being cut, rather than induce the cut
ting"
This letter was transmitted to the Secretary of
State Nov 18th.
Another complaint was made by the Warden" to
the Lieutenant Governor Nov. 22d 1883, who trans
mited it, through the British Minister to our Go
vernment. The subject was the opening of road
TO the Arooslook river. Sir A. Campbell writes:
our excelency is that the territory thus vr-
tualy awarded, though often claimed as American has
never ceased to be under the recognised jurisdiction Of
Great Britain and the Provincial Government would be
scarcely justified IN continuing to look tamely at
THIS systematic and unprovoked violation Of rights,
r This was communicated by Mr. Vaughan to our
Government
AN this took place in 1888 Was not this claim
.. exclusive jurisdiction brought to the notice of or
Governments And did they Instantly repel IL Is
'he,e any evidence OF this until long afterwards
are gentlemen ready to rush into a war at once
oh account OF this claim, false and groundless
preence! In the present state of this question, with
the ooscury there is about it, instead of doing or
encouraging any act which may tend 10 bring on
war between these two great nations, with all its
tremendous evils, should we not anxiously desire to
give time for explanation W.T..
me resolutions Of the Legislature Of Massachu-
SETS OF March, 1886 forwarded to the National Elk
ecuiiVe doc, l99 9th Congress LIST SESSION. leave
pf hat euisl
on this point. They are follows:
Whereas a large tract Of the Northeaster territory
OF the United States, belonging common to the States
OF Maine and Massachusetts, and lying within the