Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-03-16
CLOSING SCENE OF THE SESSION.
Correspondence Of The ". Y. Erpress.


QUARTER TO ELEvEN.-The House has Just
adjourned. After another session of about
twelve hours-followed by one of more than
fourteen hours, and another Of thirteen In
the multiplicity ofthihgs said and done, can
but glance at the proceedings, nearly all OF
which have been Of a public character, and all
important to the public.
First, and most important, we have had a
message from the President of the U. States,
upon the subject of the Maine Border difficult
ties. The Presidents Message, letters of the
British Minister, letters of the Secretary of
State, and all the correspondence between
Maine and New Brunswick, and the General
Government and Maine, have been read in the
two Houses of Congress, commented upon and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
These documents all contain matter of great
| Importance.
The Presidents Message, which all in all, is
rather non committa, excuses Maine for the
adoption of the resolve to drive the trespass-
ers from the Aroostook. The Presidents Mes
sage also says that the Governor Of Maine has
been requested to disband the troops ordered.
Itsays also, that should Sir John Harvey pese-
we're his claim of exclusive jurisdiction over
the Aroostook, he shall be called upon to exer-
else his Constitutional authority to repe inva-
sion. The President yields nothing, and treads
cautiously, but on the whole firmly and de-
cisiveIy.
Mr.. Fox, in language almost as strong as
that of Sir John Harvey, claims the power Of
exclusive jurisdiction.
BY instruction from the President, Mr.. For
syth replies,--teing Mr.. Fox that lie is in
error,--bnth in regard to facts from which has
sprung the recent excitement, and also IN re-
| gard to "exclusive Jurisdiction. The Go
vernment refuses to recognize any such claim
and Mr.. Forsyth demands the authority fol
setting up such claim.
| Mr.. Fox, in reply, refers the matter to the
British Government, and here rests the matter
Of the Diplomacy between the Secretary ol
State, and British Minister.
| These papers before the two Houses, de-
bate sprung up in each branch of Congress. lr
the Senate, MIR. Buchanan, Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, moves the
A reference of all the documents to the Foreign
4 Committee. In the House, Mr.. Howard
Chairman of the Foreign Committee, makes
the same motion. In the Senate, Messrs
Clay, Buchanan, Williams of Maine, Walke
and Norvel, took part in the discussion. Mr.
| Clay was for hostile movements just as soor
as all pacific measures were exhausted, but-no
before. He was as ready to defend Maine as
1 Kentucky, in the hour Of danger, but at IRE
sent there were no positive signs ofwar AM
he hopedthere were to be none,--New Bruins
wick, he contended, had no right to the dispu
ted territory, but Governor Fairfield, HI
thought, ought to have communicated his in
! tention to the General Government to driv
the trespnssers from the Aroostook.
i Mr.. Buchanan took strong ground in favo
Of Maine, except that he thought Maine shoul
have informed sir John Harvey Of her inten
! tions.
4 Mr.. Webster exhorted calmness and mode
\ ration with firmness and spirit. He express
ed great surprise at the letter Of the Birtis
minister claiming exclusive Jurisdiction. H
wanted Mr.. Fox's authority for he had gon
farther than all others had gone before him
!, Mr.. Davis sustained his coeague.
Mr.. Williams defended Maine and oil sh
had done.--denying that Maiue ought to hav
informed either the General Government q
Sir John Harvey, in relation to her inten
J ti0ns.
1Ir. WsIker was a. much in favor Of Main
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