Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-21
VOLUME xxxVI.---No. IS.

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which The Undersigned has Eel, ii his duty to maintain
IN his correspondence with lord Palmerston and which
he 'eels quite confident his Government will meyer con-
sent 10 surrender.
casion again to repeat, thai il until after the year
1914. that The c'an 10 the extent asserted,
made on the par! of her Mansys Gove,nmsn This
preceded the treaty of Client BY that correspondence
uwI be sren that the British commissioners expressly
dscla'mej any desire intention the part Great
fitan to acquire any increase of territory SUCH
der the stipnatons of The Treaty OF 1893 The first
proposition submitted by them on behalf OF their Go.
Ve'hmeht Woo tor revision OF the boundary line be.
tween Tue british aud American territories with view
10 prevent futufe uncertainty and dispute This propo.
son was alter wards wed. and instead OF confninp
u to revision OF the lines, a means of guarding
against misunderstanding the subject of boundary
the proposition varied 10 secure direct com.
muncation from Halifax and New Brunswick TO Que.
Geo. by cesson of that part Ct the district Of Maine
Chen the Stale of Massschusatts which interviewed bs
tween New Brunswick and Quebec and prevented a d.
rect communication.
The proposition was more than repeated binder
different forms II was however rejected BY the Ame
lican commissioners upon The ground that as Great
Britain required a cession Of territory forming part of
one OF the States. il within The constitutional
competency OF The national Government 10 cede any
iederacy.
II was moreover admitted by the British commits.
sIoners, that their proposal left it open the American
commissioners TO demand equivalent for such cesson
in territory or Otherwise.
Now, by the submission Of these propositions for a
cesslon OF this territory, il sufficiently obvious
that the British Commissioners believed that The title
was not in Great Britain. but the u s. Indeed il can
hardly be supposed that they would have PROPOSED or
consented 10 purchase it, if they had supposed that the
British title was what it is now asserted to be-
Nor can II he believed, that after those repeated pro-
positions for of portions Of the veiy territory
now claimed and offers OF equivalent and repeated
rejectons. ii the intention OF the Commissioners to
do in The treaty Of Client, than provide simply Tor
surveying and ssceralnng the lines and guarding against
possible dIfhc es.
II has, moreover only been since the treaty of 1914
and The failure TO obtain the Territory by cession and
purchase, that claim has been set up extending go
much further South and West, than was necessary to
secure communication between The British provinces
contiguous to The u
10 relation 10 The question Of posse sson upon which
her Nnrsty's Government now so much rely the up.
der'gned will only add TO his former statement on this
SUBJECT TINT was expressly admitted by the British
Commissioners pending the negotiation in 1914, that the
greater part of The Territory III dispute actually
occupied
has deemed ii necessary make in reply to hs Lord.
ship last note He has not lsit authorized 10 discuss
the question uf title and eventual sovereignty further
than was necessary "meet the uf Mr. Greedy and
show that The proceedings towards him wholly UNI
Inshable Having as he believes, accomplished this,
he begs 10 say that oil further discussion on his part
will now cease, unless under instructions from his CO.
v.rnment, the course taken by her bIaics,ys Go.
vernment II should become necessary 10 continue it,
The undersigned renews, sc.
[rhr other Notes from Mr. Seseosun on ufe hssuO
Question have not yet reached Us
No I2-H s. For Esq, to discount Pal,nc,,ton.--
Receictd .Hareh q, 1888.
(Ex,racD WAsHIxGToN, Nov "a. 1887.
In my despatch of The 9th instant, had The hbuor 10
ackuow ledge the receipt that day, by a special mes
senger from Boston, of your Lordshps despatch of the
3st of last August with lis several Enclosures relative
10 the arrest and Imprisonment, by the authorities of
New Brunswick OF Ebenezer Greedy, citizen OF the
Stale Of Maine for attempting TO assert the sovereignty
OF that Stale the hadawaska settlement; aud re
speeding The reported intention OF the State Govern
oil Maine TO justify and support The attempt IN
| question
by the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, of The
circumstances under which Greedy was released from
his fist arrest, after Short and very mild form OF de-
leniion al Fredericton addressed at the time let
ter to Sir John Harvey, recommending, under the then
circumstances Of the caseihat Greedy should be set at
liberty; which recommendation, was graird 10 find,
concldrd with the and opinions already en-.
tertained by Sir John Harvey
| One of the chief grounds, upon which Greedy
then liberated this that, Sir John Harvey had
in the first offered release Greedy. if assured
that he would dcsist from his commission:
and that, The term Of that commission, under which
he taking The census OF the population IN The sada-
waska lenen had expired during his detention; so
the proceeding mpand of could not! in the course OF
things be resumed The resumption by Greedy OF his
unaa ful attempt, upon The plea Of completing an I'M
finished commlsson which led TO his second arrest,
and his present delenon was surprise 10 SIR John
Harvey and to me; and Greedy himself appears to have
therein exceeded the authority such as II was under
| which he proessed to be acting.
here beg particularly 10 observe TO your Lordsbp,
that my interference far as IL went, IN recommend
ing The liberation of Greedy was unofficial nHd conf
dental; and that has been expressly so understood by
the United States Government, and as no way weak
ening the Of right, as 10 The Legality OF Sreeys
arrest The prisoners liberation was solicited, inor.
nally as an aci Of grace and indulgence, calculated
10 aay the angry feelings excited amongst the inha.
bitaus Of Maine, but was not 10 be Understood az
touching he question of right in any degree whatever
must also state, the other hand, that the United
States Government, while urging me TO solicit The re-
lease of Greedy as favor and as an act o. gooa WIZ
which would relieve the future negotiation OF the boun
dary Question from difficulty and embarrassment never
,hrlrss reserved themselves The right, although
that favor should be granted, OF demonstrating against
The act Of the New Brunswick Authorities in ordering
the arrest; which act The United States Government
did then and do still, profess 10 consider illegal did
fail duly explain this state OF The case 10 OH 'ao
Harvey.
When learned that after shor, interval, Greely
had resumed his unlawful acts in the msdawesks settle.
me Mt and had consequently been sgan arrested; and
that threats were publicly used that The authorities OF
Maine would despatch another Agent upon me
same commission, and would support thal agen. WIN
an armed escort-a course, which must unasoiaaoiy
have led 10 immediate hostile collision win ner meJes-
tvs forces land with all these things, was carefully
and promptly mad" acquainted oy Or .ohh HaiSey?-
los, no lime in invoking the interPosltIon OF the UNI
,d Sai,s Government, 10 prevent the State OF Maine
rom an attempt so wholly unjustiGable, and which
;h, ;napcc Iran Of !smentsble and disastrous
sequences; and am happy TO find that in 50 doing,
ai,,cinated IN part The strucons, which have sub
neniy had the honor TO receive FROM ynpr Lordshp.
lad frequent and anxious conversations with Mr. For.
svb upon the subject. found that he altogether
nnwiiIing 10 admit The right Of the authorities OF New
Brunswick TO arrest or proceed against Greedy by law.
Acquiqscing, 10 certain extraordinarily and DOUBT
ing yin The claim of Great Britain to exercise Jors-
dicton within the disputed territory until The boundary
a. Gar as IN ,ecnunize the British jurisdiction resting
upon an arrangement" and an matchmaking, and
no, upon righi-Mr. Fg"yih ys. COMMENDED: and '!ti
persists in eon,endng that The attempt OF 1reeIy aa
s.n, =, understanding II was not my mme.