Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-03-14
THE TELEGRAPH.
B AT H Me-
THURSDAY MORNING., MARQUIS.

THURSDAY MORNING, F7A3CUIA.
We have not room for the whole of tic
report of the committee. The adjoined ex-
, tract will give all idea of its tone and spirit
That portion Of the territory in which The
recent and present Disturbances exist, has
been for il number Of years past, subject
to the laws of Maine and, before the sepa-
ration of Maine from Massachusetts, was
under the control Of the latter. In De-
cenber,. 1907, Massachusetts conveyed
one township, lying on both sides Of the
Aroostook, and near the meridian line from
the source Of the ST. Crnlx, according to a
selection, survey and plan made under a
resolve passed in March, 1906. In Janua-
ry, 1903 she conveyed ten thousand acres,
lyng west of the aforesaid township, and
on both sides Of the Aroostook, pursuant to
a survey ard plan made under the same
resolve. This jurisdiction has been cou-
tnued, through the medium of land agents,
ever since that time ; and the settlers, who
have been there for a number of years past,
Certainly since 1922 have always, in
practice, held their property under grants
from Massachusetts ard Mulne. The part
remaining unsettled has been applied TO no
other useful purpose than to use the timber,
in which it is very productive and the
State Of Massachusetts has been in the
practice of granting licenses to her people
to cut timber from the public domain, TIE
exercise Of Jurisdiction soas as perfect as the
nature Of Tie country troaM o1Lo.it. The
mere fact of granting licenses 10 cut timber
I to cat timber to certain individuals, shows
that the preservation Of the timber was held
TO be an object Of great consequence, aud
I drew after it the Incidental right Of refusing
tn permit the timber to be cut down, when
ever il was thou ght wise to do so; or OF
taking other measures for its preservation,
( by driving off lrcspassers, OF Furnishing them
by civil process. This right Maine derived
from massachusetts,. Every State GOuega-
aqeat IN the Union las right 10 regulate the
laaaea interest, whether pnbiic or priyaie,
vthn us limits ard otiajae stands undes'
the sane fo0ting, anless as to such parts q
ii rs are decjdcd moi 10 be under its .j1wjSdtc-
tor bg the exercise Of The constitutional pop-
ers ofthe Federal Gocer%ncm. But, as has
been already observed, no proceeding OF
agreement of the Federal Government can
be found which did not recognise an actual
jurisdiction, Just such as that now claimed
aud enforced by Maine. Hhfthr tie
Legislatpre Of that state ought or OHgW moi
Il. conrtcsq 10 the Federal Government tn
hare iaroEed lis iate,posiiioa before drjring
off the trespassers aoim strong hand, IS a
question sehich tie C0,nmittee dean IL ua-
necessary to examine because the preieR
s;oag Advanced by the lieutenant GoUern0F
of Naw B.wnslcick equally erclude The right
ofMe United States and Maine to interfere.
Ifthe United States had been applied to,
aud the urgency Of the case had rendered
prompt and forcble interposltion necessa-
ry to remove those lawless tresPassers, who
were equally the enemies Of both Govern
ments, the same opposition would have been
made to such Interference by the Lleutau-
ant Governor of New Brunswick, and the
same question arisen as in the present case,
The conflicting claims of Great Britain
and the United States arc now presented
) in antagonstical position to each other, and
; tho subordinate question as to the manner
in which they have thus been brought IN
direct opposition is not of sufficient mpor-
lance to require strict examination Il
it were, it might be argued that the con
duct of Lieutenant Governor of New Brun-
swick in directing a boom to be placed a
cross the mouth oftbe Aroostook river, tol
the purpose of intercepting, Selling, and
selling the timber which has been cut is ne
sufficient satisfaction to the State of Maine
which may desire to preserve its own tim
Der, whilst it argues such remissness on the
part of the British authorities over theil
own people, as might well have induced the
State of Maine to enforce her own laws
# the Committee are right IN the vie,c 0h'ch
they hare tahen Of the arrangement bet'ceeH
the United Safes and Great Britain, Mer'