Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-11
TIE DISPUTED TERRITORY.

Governor Fairfield, Of Maine. has ad.
dressed letter to the. Land Agent OF that
State, Tulus Mcintyre, Esq, apPrizlng him
that very extensive preparations are oe'ng
made by a set of Iawless men in the province
of New Brunswick for the cutting OF timber
the approaching season on what Is ca''eo
the disputed territory. and requesting him 10
give notice to said persons, and to ali ota:
ers, that no exertions of the Executive Of
Maine will be remi,ted to break up this al
rocious system of plndering, and to bring
those engaged in it, and their abettors, to
condign punishment. He thinks lenient
course has been pursued long enough. HIS
Exceliency adds:
Information has also been received that
large number, of permits, as they are
called, have been sold and issued by the
land agent Of Massachusetts 10 the citizens
Of New Brunswick and others tocu timber
on lands claimed by that Commonwealth
lying within the disputed territory, and Dor.
dering on both sides Of the Aroostook river.
notwithstanding the earnest but respectful
ramonsirances of the Executive of this
State. And it is represented by hose in
IN immediate command on the Aroosook
that It will he impossible for them TO execute
the several resolves Of the Legislature pro.
vidiog for the prevention Of trespassers, il
Massachusetts persists in granting these per.
mits, thereby opening door for admission
into the territory of foreigners, withouthngt,
IN surround and render a 1t ctual tie efforts
of the smal. force whicht this State is com.
p,.lled to keep thpre to save our noble forests
from entire desru lion |; aad inasmuch as
MANY of these permits, Il is said, will prob
ably be obtained as a mere legal pretence
and cover for the most extensive depreda-
lions, trust that, under these scircumsan.
ces, the utmost rightful power will be cxer.
ted on your part to prevent any numbering
operations upon the disputed territory for
tho present. under any pretence ofauthority
whatever. Should the authority prove in.
sufficient, The power Of the Safe, I'D its ley
isIatiye capacity, may soon be brought %
bear upon The subjec. by 'egimate exer-
else of the sovereignty ofthe State over Its
public streams.
"You had better, therefore, forewarn
those who have obtained these permits,
that, even f they should be successful in
their operations of cutting, II is not improb-
able tina The timber would be rendered en-
tlrrly unavailable 10 tnem from the course
which the State would find it necessary to
take {; r the maintenance Of its rights and
the preservation of ITS inter SIS. Ii IS SIN
cerly to be hoped therefore, that, IT none
Of the high considerations which the case
presents to the authorizes Of Massachusetts
are sufficient to prevent The issuing Of those
permits, no citizen of Maine, al least. will
!, attemp, to exercise any supposed rights un-
der them, when it woul man'les'ly prove
, so pernicious to the best interests Of tho
State, and especially nt so important crisis
as the present may fairly be considered IN
regard 10 the great question Of boundary.
> Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN FAILFELD, Governor"
, AgreeabIy to the Governors suggestion
public notice has been given by Mr.. Mcln.
tyre, cautioning all p rsons against cutting
timber on tine Disputed terriory, whether
with or without permits from the land agent
Of Massachusetts. Journal ofCommerce.