Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-12
TELEGRAPH.
THE DIFFERENCE

difference between Kent and Fairfield IN
regard to their management Of the boun-
Diary question as to the American Comnlis-
sioners who went upon the disputed terri
tory last year and the British Commission
ers, --Messrs. Nudge and Featherston-
haugh, who are now making their survey
OF Gov. Kent the Journal says:
1t would have been n very SILLY move
ment in Gov. Kent, had he sent back va
porting reply to Gov. Harvey, instead q
sending on The Commissioners to run The hne.
He had too often asserted our claim to Jn-
risdiction, to make it necessary to repeat
our claims And SO far from acquiescing
in the British claim to jurisdiction, though
he did not call out the militia TO make
speeches to them on horseback, nor write
any Bobadil letters, nor issue any inflated
proclamations, nor call any secret sessions,
ae did authorize the Land Agent Mr.. Ham
I'm, TO go on and remove the frespaSsers,
WHICH WAS DONE last Fall, without
any parade or noise, wafhin t,co months a.
ter Sir Johns letter, (See Land Agents
Report) and would have been done in the
same way again, if Gov. Kent had been
reelected
Here is precisely the difference between
the men; the one is practical, energetic,
and carries through without pompous dis
play whatever he undertakes; the other
kicks up great dust. calls out troops FIVE
times as many as are wanted, runs the State
in debt, and after all this, backs out without
gaining single point, but leaving the dis
puted question worse than he found it,
Gov. Fairfield has, however, learned one
thing, and that is, that there is nothing lost
by practising courtesy and good manners
on all occasions His partsans had abus-
ed Gov. Kent for notifying Sir John Har-
'vey that Commissioners of Maine would
proceed to survey the line. Itwould there
fore not do to notify Gov. Harvey Of the
intention to drive off trespassers. Not that
we hold that he was under any obligation
to do it on the Aroostook. Kent drove
them off there, without consulting Sir John,
because the Aroostook was an American
settlement. But the sly hint of Sir John to
Gov. Fairfield that he had better either
practice more courtesy or show more firm
ness, is not the less amusing. We copy
the following correspondence from the Sa-
60 Democrat, where we presume il is pub
Iished by the Governor:
GovERNMENT7HoUsE,
Fredericton, ~ B. .Aug. 10, 1889.
Major General Sir John Harvey has the
honor to acquaint Governor Fairfield that
Colonel Nudge, of the Royal Engineers,
and w. G. Featherstonhaugh, ESQ.,, have
been sent from England for the purpose Of
making a typographical examination Of par,
of the Disputed Territory, for the use and
information OF Her Majesty's Government;
and Sir John Harvey dare not allow him
self to entertain any doubt that the Exec
utive of Maine will willingly cooperate
with that oil this Province, in doing what
may depend upon them respectively, not
only to prevent any interruption being Of
tered to proceedings so entirely amicable.
and so purely scientific, but also to ensure
for it any assistance which may be re-
Quired by a commission, the result of whose
inquiries may have so material ar influence
in expediling the decision of the pending
negotiation, and which must therefore be
regarded with an equal degree Of interest
by both parties.
The Commissioners, who arc now here,
propose to commence their journey about
the Goth inst, and to proceed in the first
instance to the Great Falls, and thence,
perhaps, in westerly direction.
Executive DEPARTMENT,
Scco, Aug. Is, 1889.
Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge
sthe receip, of your Excellencys note of,he
10th inst, informing me of the appoint
,ment of Messrs. Featherstonhangh for the
purpose Of making Typographical exam
'ination of part of the Disputed Territory,
f,r the use and information of Her Ma
,jesty's Government &c. SC.
Being fully convinced that the difficult
ties supposed by the British Government to
be involvedin the pending question of boun-
dairy would vanish before correct topo-
graphical knowledge Of the territory, ] shall
not only offer mo interruption to the pro-
ceedings of the Commissioners, which you
describe as entirely amicable, and pure
ly scientific, and the result of which you
apprehend may have "a material Influence
in'expediting the decision of the pending
neg9eiation, but will. with great pleasure,
afford the Commissioners all reasonable IA
cilities in my power, for the possession OF
sheir design.
! have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Excellency's obi serv't.
JOHN FAIRFIELD,
Governor Of Maine.
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