Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-03-12

recognized. Wa, It not then. cause Of s'ioni'h
men, ADD tegrc, ths, shcold hear con,faty doc
time nov, ior he hft iinc oct 10th by St John
Harvey lie was eand.d man ho~cvcf, otd
most express candid opiaion. lie could have
Nisbcd that the Govctnof Of Mainc had not found
e ueccssary 10 hsse seLi an armed force, al reset
not without information Ia the Governor 81 Ne"
Bru7sWick. The Legislature 81 Maine MAS ngh'
lit scntA land scent. With civil posse, not To
violate Btiish authority, bot To DIVE on is"les'
iuttnirfs on public property. The assertions "'
The BRUSH Governor that he vas Instructed by his
government TO retain exclusive jurisdiction over II
and that he meant 1, Do twas the most lmpor'
,ant point in tbs new difficulty. II such was the
design thcn lie conceived that the crsls bad arrv-
ed under tho constitution Ahicb would compel the
President to call oct the militia. II That BRUSH
officer would continue in violation of an abstract
night TO persist 10 bis career, and was lneiihed oY
his government, then can sc ought we TO hesitate
Was there single Senator within bis hearing mat
would pause single momen, as to the true course
far Us to pursued lie thought that crisis never
would arrive because he believed SIR John Harvey
would see bis error. Mr. b. then spoke oil the
short time of the session--the necessity there was
Tor action TO sustain the President IN the event OF
tho policy orHavey being attempted to be carried
out.
Mr Webster spoke with feeling and with firm
ness on the subject The occurrences we're at once
so novel go unexpected aud withal so important
Tint the most serious consideration of the Senate
was required lie was among the uutnber OF those
that never doubted the right 10 be IN the U. States
1t was clear md NJ longer debaeable question
lie agreed mainly with the Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations, IN the views taken by
him. II wasa little TO be regretted that her Maj
esty's Minister had not pointed to something def
mite, AS il was, the Secretary of State had
negative TO sus,ain--thti he thought, was great
mistake he should have called on the Minister to
show The stipulalious Instead Of leavlngt to him
to say that he would not argue that point ou'
wst for distractions from hIs own Government.-
lie thought 1t would have been more becoming III
both governments to have united and have moved
together against these urong doors who sought to
destroy public property, lie was wiling to pro-
,ect our own government and that OF Maine. yei
he wished to do every thing consistent with The
honor aud interest Of the country TO prevent hosti
lty between two great nations bound together by
every tie. II they proposed on appropriation, he
was fof giving competent one.
Mr. Clay followed at some length, did also
Mr. Davis jnslifying our right to the territory. boz
deprecatng war only as last resort. Mr. WI
llams defended the position token by Maine with
much eurnestness and at some length declaring
she had no Other course Jeff.
Mr. Tallmadge moved the printing of 5000 ca
ira copies of the Message and documents, which
was adopted when Oh motion Of Mr. Linn, the
Senate adj.
p. s. Half past 10 oclock-The House has
just adjourned after reporting the Civil and DpIo-
matte oil.
Mr. Wise stated that the Select Committee of
Investigation ready to report, and 1t was a..
greed that The report should be received at III q.
clock tomorrow.