Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-04-04
MORE LIGHT.

We thank the Express TOT InEOWHS very
important and what may be considered new
| light ON the Boundary Question: which, 10 q
certain extent. may be deemed conclusive
We intimated few days ago that public
opinion universally conceded to Maine the
territory in dispute as secured to US by the
treaty of 1888, and hence the great unanimi-
ty in sustaining that State in her warlike
movements. But We suggested the proprIe-
Nv of ascertaining whether Great Britain, on
this question, might not possibly have had
some right on her side; and whether the
boundary line of 1873 was SO perfectly def
ned as to place beyond doubt the whole OF
the disputed territory within our limits. AS
far back as 1903, hirty.sar years ago, Presl-
dent Jefferson, in his Message TO Congress,
refers to the subject in the following conclu-
sive language:
"a further knowledge Of the ground in the
northeastern and northwestel n angles Of the
United States, has evinced that the bounda-
ries established by The treaty OF Paris, be-
tween the British territories and ours in those
parts, were too impeyectly described TO be sus-
ceptible of execution. 1t has therefore been
thought worthy of attention for preserving
and cherishing the harmony and useful in
tercourse subsisting between the two nations,
to remove by timely arrangements, what un-
favorable incidents might otherwise render
q ground OF future misunderstanding. "A
convention has therefore been entered into,
which provides for practical demarcation
of those limits, to the satisfaction of both par
ties"
Here are two very important points bear
ing decidedly and distinctly on the question
at issue. Mr.. Jefferson, one of the most &C.
curate and methodical statesmen known in
this country, admits in his message to Con-
gress, that the boundary lines under the trea-
tv of 1888 F." could not be executed" and recon-
mends q new commission 10 settle the ques-
ton, as he SAYS to the satisfaction Of both par
tes,' which has not been done at this day.
We do not hesitate saying that this places
the matter in an entirely new light. Not
only did the opinion Of Mr.. Jefferson remain
uncontradicted, but nothing up to this mo-
ment has been done to carry into effect the
boundary treaty of 1883. Can it be suppo-
sed for moment that Great Britain would
put forth a claim and steadily adhere to 1t
for nearly fifty years. unless that govern,
ment was under the conviction that 1t had
Justice and equity on it's side! The Editor of
The Express, Who is from Maine and strong
advocate of the rights Of that State, very
frankly puts forth the following:
"Whatever excitement of feeling, there
fore, this controversy may give rise to, either
on the border most Intimately concerned in
il. or in the country at large, justice requires
us to acknowledge that the fact of its not
having been adjusted thirty years ago.
is not chargeable to the British Government
but to our own Whether we ever shall get,
peaceably, as favorable terms again, as were
offered to US IN 1903, cannot now De known.
But if the British Government shall be VII
ling to adopt Mr.. Kings Convention again,
we think the Government OF this country wal
= once.
close all future dispute on this irritating SUBJ
Ject."
The Legislature of Maine has probably
adjourned in better spirit than'the one ID
which it met, and we deem it advisable TO
place the public in possession OF all the facts
prior to the arrival of the Great Western. Ii
. we are not mistaken in our impressions, we
} shall find that England will take strong
ground in contradistinction to the views SO
Unanimously adopted by Congress; and we
must he prepared, inatsad of-deei"rine' as
we have done, that England is wrong ana we
, are right. 10 come to Mr.. JefferSon'S conclu-
sion, viz that the Boundary Line under the
treaty of 1888, was "too inperfectly described
to be Susceptible of execution, and consequently
that commissioners from both countries must
repair to the spot and run the Boundary Line
again-N. Y. Star. ....t
+ The Aroostook Mountains.-Dr. jackson, the
Geologist of Maine, gives an interesting ac-
count of his examinations of the mountainous
region of the disputed territory, near the Pc
nobscot Forks, which gives graphic feature
to that part of the country, and inakes.it one
of the most sublime and imposing formations
Mount Kaiadin 1--WE shall not attempt to pro-
nounce the word as neutrality-suspicious.
that to the Polcs] is lofty. PERCEPTIONS cone
of pure granite, whose treeless summit, nav
ing no vegetable growth but few bushes OF
the mountain cranberry and spicy blueber-
ries, was attained with great labor, by clam
bermg up almost perpendicular crags. 1t
was ascertained to be $500 feet elevation, the
highest in Maine. What is remarkable, is
that in this granite formation was found dilu-
vial limestone. with shell impressions, show
in Inc; :he sea had been there; and in the same
region limestone VIII: scoriaceous trap melted
and imJrectated into its se.: ms in an eices"!
manner, showing, also, that volcanic action
had been at work. From one high mountain
/ the Sugar Loaf Cone, he saw around him no
less than fifty lofty peaks, and seventeen noun
tain lakes, cascades of 200 feet fill, &c
Why, this Aroostook country must hereafter
be called the Alpine Regions of Maine.
! ANOTHER SUB TREASURER GoNE.-John Full
ton, Post Master at Upper Red Hook, was de-
tected last week in purloining from the mail
bag, letter containing money. 1t was
known that money had been taken from the
mail during the winter, at some office be-
tween Hudson and Poughkeepsie, and an
agent from the General Post Office was put
on the alert to ferret out the delinquent, who
caught the chap on this wise-he put in the
mail bag at the Hudson Office, letter con-
ately on leaving each intervening office he
examined the bag, and found all right until
| the I'LL left IInron Dad EInnlc Auhan the lat