Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-14


rifles or Maine in lila true co!urs being utterly unwoI
thy and frivolous in endeuvorng to vlndcae lis uhus
iable proceedings BY attempting 10 wFest ion meg
boring State during PERIOD OF peace Inc CUSTODY
Territory with which lhey had oeeh ehl'us'eu " '"'
II is most gratifying 10 me 10 find that feeling fenliGe
unanimy pervades The Legislature and People oil th!s
Province assist in resisting, 10 the utmost, any az
erosion that may be attempted upon New BfuhSw'cn
and you may be assured that the Parent STATE VIII ii
ford you every aid and support.
shall have grea. pleasure transmitting TO The fen'
Hon Secretary of State, TO be laid at the DOL o. wv
Throne sentiments so honorable from so hghy IesPe'
abe body, and shall not fai! to communicate these
Resolutions to His Excellency the Governor
British North America, aud 10 lis Excelency or Io
Harvey. I. CAmibhLh
Government House, eth Feb, 1889.
The Royal Gazette says: r.,
"Every Nova ScoIian: nav every Briton, must fee!
pride in the Assembly Of this country, VINO ~''hesseu
the unanim!ty Of yesterday, On receiVng ''c On
that the Government. OF Name Heu!''lcu al SO
the Province OF New Brunswick, and we trust the oSS'
lance prorred will convince our fellow couhl'yHe"
that Nova Sco,ians are determined TO resist ortgn
erosion, and maintain the integrity ol The Empire.
lib M Ship Crocodile, for ST Johns, ~ b. WAN !,
division of the 6ah Regiment, sailed from ta'a5 2'a
mir Tho -,ns,ori Eliza with another division followed
on the 18th The Numa, with the remainder OF the
corps from Babldoes was supposed to nave Procee"ru
in comn,ny with the Crocodile she was spoken 10
The westward Of Halifax the morning OF The 23h, ana
Johns, n B.
The Boston Daily Advertiser, OF Saturday, says:
"passencers inform us that Gen Scott arrived at An
rus,a on Wednesday evening, having lett rolahh Al >
in The morning. The troops from Portland arrived al
Brunswick on Tuesday evening, and probably reached
Augusta the following day
.lf The direction of the controversy on the Hoh'!e
were left 10 the management OF the governments 0i
Maine and the frontier Provinces we shouiu soon nave
state of active hostes, each party eSer'ing their
strength 10 the extent Of their resources IL appears
from The last accounts from Maine, that Governor rar'
field was still ordering forward his militia towards Inc
frontier, and from the Provinces, that BRUSH oops Io
Canada and Nova Scotia moving towards inc sane
points Sir John Co!bnrne, the Governor lh-Spis! VI
the British Provinces, has placed five regiments oil me
lin. nj the DISPOSAL of Sir John Harvey. We trust that
the Of the President and OF the Blush
Minister after little time Tor reflection, WI" put sop
for while at least, to such belligcrcnt movements
correspondent of the Bangor Wing, gives this &C
coun, of an incident on the frontier
1.-The first day the troops arrived at Houton about
half dozen went over the line where the fIovin-
Gals had a picket guard. While there Of our men
drank as oast Success TO the State of Maine which
created no little stir among Victoria subjects and end
ed in and few bloody noses. IGc whole party,
which close embargo has been LAID upon The highway
leading to the line.
The following is from the Woodstock Times Of The I'd
March:
crcc Of the spirit that animated the oawks when they
heard of the prospect Of collision with our Western
ncighbols. One thousand Of thcm ii is said, have vo'
lunecred 10 TO the A-oostook. We sincerely hope
their services will not be accepted The deadly amino
s,y which the rcd Of the forest entertain towards
the Americans generally, would render them most de
slruc,ive enemy. Were they permitted 10 participate
in the repcllnr Of base and foul aggression, many
others no doubt would follow the example, and then our
whole frontier would be covered with such formidable
host Of Indian Warriors, as would cause Maine TO shake
- her centre.
"!ndced we see no necessity for such auxaries be-
ing called into the field The pTomplness Of the House
of Assembly in arpropraling The sum OF 20,cOU-ihe
shirt that pcIvaGes the whole population OF this pro
vince, together with the large number Of regulars on
their way from Halifax and Quebec, will furnish the
Comma Chief with forces sufficient. even IN point
of numerical sireng TO route all the forces that blaine
can possibly upon the Aroosook Territory
and take ample vengeance tor the ou!ages committed
upon British subjects"
The Eastern Argus speaks with more moderation than
lis contemporaries of that quarter II says:
"lf New Brunswick will withdraw lis threat and lei
the matter suhsde for few MONTHS TO not imagine
that Maine will make any hostile movements HE
question OF peace war remains with New brunswick
If she decides for the latter, aPPrchend we shall be
entitled 10 and receive the undivided assistance Of The
whole nation We hope she will not 80 decide. We
hope she will not pretend 10 claim in any form, the ju
Iisdicon Of the Arnosook county. But, as we have
before sad the decision rests with her and not with US
We shall only act in defence.
II appears by the following extract that the Message
of the President not received uniaToraby as has
been represented by many Of the papers:
The Presidents Message upon the border difficulty,
meets as i, deserves the universal appreciation OF all
parties Whatever difference Of opinion may have ex.
isled in regard Mr. Van Burens poicat course, and
his opinions upon other topics the principles and recon-
meniations Of this document meet with hearty res
ponse from every breast"
Correspondence efthe Boston .?doS
AUGUSTA, Tuesday, March 9Th.
No communication has been made by the Governor
10 our Legislature in relation 10 The late movements al
Washington on boIdc; troubles. We shall probably
have something tomorrow from tie Governor, when we
may expect action the subject by the Leg'Sia
,ufc. The feeling is very strong among The people
through the State that troops ought not to be with
drawn from the disputed territory until The line is set
tied Maine has possession Of portion Of the ter.
rvry in dispute, and she cannot with honor abandon
tina, possession. requested by the lIesden and DO
not think our Governor will recommend IT,
In tie Senate, MIR. Boutelo called up The resolve Tor
an enlistment OF Division Of Volunteers and remarked
tia, he believed it unconstitutional AID moved is refer.
cnce TO select committee, which motion prevailed and
Nlessrs. Bouelle Lltlelied and Shaw were appointed