Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-16
A SPECK OF WAR

iisr.-The long unadjusted dispute be,rs.-5
county and Great Britain respecting the -.
~ line between the Province Of New r..
and the State Of Maine, and which ba, l,..,
an apple Of diseOrd between the two sovs,,s-
seems 10 wear more Ponentous asher, 4
ever. Every effort heretofore to b,ing ,b...
amicable adjustment has completely 69.s =
tho question remains in siaiu quo, prsei..l.
the same situation in which il ha, s,ooa
since the Treaty Of Client Both govern.
appear to have been actuated BY the r,os,. g..
sentiments respecting the adjGstmeS, Of HI, -
Diary dispute, and various oyer,ures h,v. =.
made on both sides, yet nothing has been 5o..
no defnitive, satisfactory arrangement, Ia, h..
entered into. In the meantime, many ve,,,;...
Disturbances have arisen in the disputed te,,,..-
and much conflicting, and apparently bo.,a. r.
CATION, has been the consequence. Rs,...-.
affairs seem to have been brought to a cris;.
1t appears that company of indiridu,l. ,,..
the Province OF New Brunswick have lately ca
tered upon portion Of the territory ore, Vii
the State Of Maine mas always claimed ana :
ercised jurisdiction, for the purpose Of cu,D,
timber. To arrest these depredatons tbe O.,
vernon Of Maine felt it his duty 10 order the lana
agent Of that State TO proceed with the sheriff q
the adjoining county, and posse Of two HUNDRED
men, and drive the trespassers out Of the couD.
try. awhile in the discharge Of this duty. hs
land agent was arrested upon our territory b,
armed men, taken to Woodstock, there examined
by magistrates, ordered to Fredericton New
Brunswck) and sent hither under a military
guard. What his present situation is, is moi
known"
Upon this, the Lieut.. Governor Of New Bruins
wick issues proclamation, and writes TO he
Governor Of Maine. claiming exclusive iOrisdc-
ton over the territory in question. The Cover
nor and Legislature were justly indignant at these
insulting and outrageous proceedings, and deter.
mined to defend their rights and protect THEN ter.
ritory. All party feeling was instantly laid aside
Wings and Democrats acted together with per-
feet unanimity. A resolution was passed, max
ing an appropriation Of eighi hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose of defending the soil Of
Maine from foreign aggression Two thousand
men were ordered out, which number promptly
volunteered. Its said the number would be TO-
I creased TO Ten thousand, if necessary.
Such is briefly the state of affairs on our north
ern frontier tour latest accounts no adjustmsn
Of the difficulties had been effected, and no con
cessions made by either side. II is stated lha
] the British land agent had been taken by at
Americans and safely deposited at Bangor Tb
Lieut. Governor Of New Brunswick must eihe
fight, or back out-tha,'s clear. Maine will ne
j yer yield her rights, or succumb 10 the lnsolenc
Of British vlceroy. Perhaps the best way I
: settle the matter would be TO let the two cOmba
tants fight il out between themselves, without an.
interference on the part of Congress, or Of h
' British Government. We feel certain that Main
Il would not object to such mode Of settlemen
. The President, we learn, has sent message
q Congress upon the subject Of these diifculIc
! in which he is said to sustain the stand taken
9 the State Of Maine in defence OF her rights. "
il have not seen the message
il The National Intelligencer, Mr. ClOy's b
' gun, in the city Of Washington, is out against
II Governor and Legislature cf Maine. Mr. "
4 lams of Maine, and Mr. Walker Of this Sta
IS justly rebuked this bank, wing print in the Sens
!, for IFS anti-American, unpatriotc course.
# Walker said that he "was not surprised al
IF course Of the National Intelligencer. II was
gainst this country in the controversy with Fran
i. --againstit with Mexico--against it in all I
h Indian difficulties. and il is still more natural ID
ST il should take part with England and again
lie Maine in the border controversy" The edit
Of the Intelligencer, we believe, is an EuglIs
IN man.
., As further accounts from the scene Of anti
of pated hostility will doubtless be looked tor vi
;e great interest and anxiety, we shall endeavor
Ii lay before our readers, all the important news
IS speeding this controversy. We do not anilclpa
is that war between this country and Great Bnli
will grow out Of these border dificultlesi
e things lock rather squally in the East just nO'
10 il must be confessed
IS Mrs. MADIsoN.--The correspondent OF u
T. N. Y. Express has the following, among QUIZ
: notices Of new years day in Washington !.
= "Mrs. Madison, who, if mistake not Y
y nearly reached her three score years ana J.
5. babe her friends welcome to-day in ii'e e''
IF at her house. She IS a model Of woman
,r young in old -cheerful-animaled ana n
py in nyersation--loving all, and beloSsu
all who know her. Every happy new yeIl