Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
FURTHER ITEMS.

land. The following additional items, VIII
be read with interest
NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
On the 22d of March in a debate upon
the Army Estimates, Lord Hewick said:
1t would be necessary hereafter 10 pro-
pose supplementary estimate in order TO
provide fortthe expenses incurred by keep
ing up very considerable irregular force
Canada (hear, hear of militia and volun-
feers, which it had been found necessary
10 raise in that country. What the esti-
mate ofethat augmentation of force was, he
could not say, as it had not yet been re-
ceived. Beyond these additions, be was
not at that moment aware that any farther
increase of the army was likely to be re-
CURED but of course he need not tell the
sight honorable gentleman that in making
that statement he did so with referance
only TO the present time, and to present
circumstances as it was impossible for
any Government or any Secretary at War,
to say that it might not be necessary, in the
course, perhaps, of short time TO make
further augmentation. Hear hear He
could only say that he was not aware of
the existence of any circumstance creating
such necessity, and that, should such ne
cessity hereafter arise, it would be to him
a matter of great surprise and Of deep con-
Germ.
The amount of the estimates for which
Lord Howick moved was G3, ATS SOC, for
the year ending April l, 1910.
Sir Henry Hardnge objected that the
estimates were altogether too small, and
went into long exposition of the political
condition of the world, to show the neces-
sity of keeping up a large force every
where.
In the course of his reply. Lord Howick,
said =
But here very serious question arose
cut of the remarks of the tight honorable
gentleman Were we to assume that we
were so near quarrel W the United
States of North. America, as to think it
necessary as to think it necessary at once
to put our establishments, in their vicinity,
upon war footing? Hear, hear.) If that
was the opinion of the right hon. officer, he
could only say that opinion was very differ
ent from that Which he (Viscount Howick)
entertained; (hear, hear;) and he believed
if one thing, more than another, could tend
directly to that result, it would be to show
the Americans that we felt a jealousy Of
them. and that we took these steps OF in
creasng our establishments without ade-
quate cause. Hear, hear.) He belev-
ed that war would prove the greatest ca M
Nv IN both count ;ne al -~~lI r~--.IiJ be-
fall them, (hear,) and therefore that we
were bound to avoid, by every means in our
power, every thing which could, by posi-
biIity, lead TO hostilities. With respect to
the State Of Maine, the right hon. gentle
man must remember, that if the existing
dispute goes on, it must be with the gener-
al government Of the United States, (hear,
hear,) because the federal government
must be responsible for the constituent
states. (Hear.) IF war became neces-
sary, we must therefore make correspond
ing efforts; and whenever that emergency
might arrive, he believed this country would
not be wanting to itself in the preparations
of vigorous measures; but he thought ii
would be TO adopt highly impoltic and
dangerous course, if we were now to act
as if that emergency had already occurred
(Hear, hear.
Mr.. Charles Butler followed with long
speech in support of Sir Henry Hardinge.
At the close of it he said:-
He believed very few gentlemen of that
house had really attended to the question
of the boundary between Maine and New
Brunswick and Canada-such was the way
in which they managed their foreign busI-
ness. Circumstances had induced him to
attend to it, and he would state that Re had
never met one Englishman who had read
the account who did not agree with him
(Mr. c. Buller) in saying, that whatever
might be the claim Of the Americans, the
claim set up by the British government was
the most preposterous and absurd that ever
was heard of in British diplomacy.
He wished to be particularly guarded in
not letting be supposed that the American
claim was Just he did not think it just
one (hear): but he must say, taking the
claim advanced by us in our negotiation, he
could not conceive rightful cause so much
prejudiced by unjust negotiations as our
cause had been. What he wanted to call
the attention Of the house to was, that this
was very general feeling throughout the
United States The people ofthat country
had very naturally attended to the question;
they had very strong notion about 1t; he
(Mr. Buler) did not say whether they we're
right or wrong; all he said was, they felt
very strongly on the subject. The feeling
was very high in the United States, and it