Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-13

IL requires two hands 10 change the worms
dextrousIy, but they can attend TO tina: in
the morning when the dew will be upon the
leaves and TO gathering the foliage after the
dew shall disappear. A sock OF leaves
will always be;wanted before hand, lest there
should be rainy weather, when they cannot
gather them.
Those who raise silk and wishing 10 sell
it in lis raw state, had better reel 1t into
! skeins, and i. is then in a merchantable con-
Jiion.
have answered your nterrosatories in
manner that appears most feasible TO my
views, but | do not pretend to lay down any
particular modes or systems as applicable
10 all future generations.
THE UNlTTD STATES, MAINE, AND GREAT BRI.
The following is a copy Of the Message
transmitted by the President Of the United
States TO both Houses Of Congress on Tues
day the Goth February.
lay before Congress several dispatches
from. his Exccllency the Governor Of Maine,
with enclosure, communicating certain pro.
ceedings Of the Legislature oflhat State, and
a'copy Of the reply Of the Secretary of
State. made by my direction, together with
note from Fl. S. Fox, Esq. Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister PIenipotentiary Of
Great Britain, with the answer of the Sec
tery Of State 10 the same.
it will appear from those documents that
a numerous band of lawless aud desperate
men, chiefly from the adjoining British pro-
vinces, but without the authority or sane.
ton ortae Provincial Government. had tres
passed upon that portion Of the territory in
dispute between the United States and
Great Britain which is wa,ered by the river
Aroos.ook, and claimed 10 belong to the
State of Maine and that they had commit
ted extensive depredations there by cutting
and destroying very large quantity OF
Governor of Maine, ha> ing been officially
apprized Of the circumstance, had commun-
icated it TO the Legislature, with recon-
mendation of such provisions, in addition to
those already existing by law, as would en-.
able him to arrest the course Of said dep
relations, disperse the trespassers, and se-
cure the timber which they were about
carrying away that, in compliance with
resolve OF the Legislature, passed in pur.
suance Of his recommendation, his Excel
lency had despa ched the land agent of the
State, with force deemed adequate 10 that
purpose, 10 the scene ofthe alleged depreda-
tons. who, after accomplishing apar, Of his
duy, was seized by band of the trespas-
sers, at house claimed 10 be within the
iurlsd ction of Maine, whittier he had repair.
ed for the purpose of meeting and consul.
ting with the land agent ofthe Province of
New Brunswick, and conveyed as prison.
er TO Fredericton, in thai Province, togeth-
er with two other citizens ofthe State, who
we're assisting him in the discharge of his
duty.
twill also appear that the Governor and
Legislature ofMaine, satisfied that the res
passers mad acted in defnance' of the laws
of both countries, learning that they were in
possession of ar s, and anticipating (cor-
rectly, as the result has ploved) that per-
sons of their reckless and desperate charac-
Ter would set at naueht the Authority otthe
! magistrates. without the aid OF strong
force, mad authorized the sheriff and the
officer appointed in the place of the land
agent, to employ, at the expense OF the
State, an armed posse, who had proceeded
to the scene of these depredations, with a
view to the entire dispersion or arrest OF the
trespassers and the protection of the F. .
lie property.
In the correspondence between the Gov
ernor of Maine and Sir John Harvey, Lieu
tenant Governor Of the Province of New
Brunswick, which has grown out OF these
occurrences, and is likewise herewith com.
municated, the former is recall the armed
party advanced into the disputed territory
for the arrest of ,rcspassers, and is inform
ed that strong bod of British troops IS TO
be held in readiness to support and project
,hc authority and subjects of Great Britain
in said territory. In answer to that request
the Provincial Governor is informed OF the
determination Of the State Of Maine TO sup
port tho land agent and his party in the per-
formance other duty, and the same deter
n,;na;Ion for the execution of which proVis-
ion is made by resolution Of the State
Legisla,use, is communicated by the Go7'
ernor 10 the General Government.
The Leu,enan, Governor Of New Brun'
swick, in calling upon the Governor o.
Maine for the recall OF the land agent ano
his party from the disputed territory ano
tbe British Minister, in making similar de-
nand upon the Government Of the Un'ted
States, proceed upon the assumption tha
An agreement exIs:s between the two na'