The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

! CONGRESSIONAL.
ro,ru EASTERN BouNDARY.-The
!, saa y admitted the following message
'arscA v me President of the United States;
q Col !. Senate of the United States:
10 a. a.s,osmit to the Senate, herewith,
~hia is Of official notes which have passed
orm., ~.en the Secretary Of State and the
u ~ s,;.h Minister, since my last message,
:" aad VA =. subject Of the resolution Of the
W g nh Of January. :, -,
vas q, / Washington, Goth March, 1910.
e s;,l Mr. Foe toForsyth.
-, Washington, March l3, 1910.
- laN rhe Undersigned, her Britannia Males.
again, ]. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
ere VI, g..po,.niiary, has been instructed by
we're J. Z w orernment to make the following
q ...mujcation to the Secretary of State
!. a'' & IN United States, in reference to the
=, JUS s,,rd,ry negotiation, and the affairs of
Zane. IL Disputed territory.
of feel. H,r Majes.y's Government have had
to !. .i,r their consideration the official note
,.,. Nrssed to the undersigned by the Sec
1''0u' .sr of State Of the United States, on
Con- !. 9Th Of last December, in reply to
e tried, I, from, the undersigned of the I'd No.
" men ss,sr preceding, in which the under
3 con, :asd protested, in the name Of his Gov
n na.nt, against the extensive system of
!, "s' mssion pursued by the people Of the
hefe, ss Of Maine within the disputed terri.
lher The M to the prejudice Of the rights of
!. Sine. der, Britain: and in manifest violation
ceun,,r N The provisional agreements entered
ahl. = lapbe.ween the authorities of two coun-
~ Is a. the beginning of the last year.
: gene. Her Majes,y's Government have also
u wives ID their attention directed to the public
/ hone, usage transmitted by the Governor of
Maine 10 the Legislature of the State, on
~. iA. sol January of the present year.
Upon consideration of the statements
~ w contained in these two official documents.
and AZ AM Majesty's Government regret to find
They bit The principal acts of encroachment
, Of Il. Iieh we're denounced and complained
ION the part of Great Britain, so far
: a,ey hn being either disproved, or discontin-
= % oe. ID or satisfactorily explained by the
and TEL ahoriles of the State of Maine, are, on
ond III. be contrary, persisted in, and publicly
lem n. moved,
AMu.nty instructed the undersigned once
y nall' ame formally to protest against those
terooa,.a xs Of eucroachment and aggression.
re gene Her Majesty's Government claim and
he 80, aect from the good faith of the Govern.
nnt of the United States, that the PEG.
= pc Of Maine shall replace themselves in
Evans DE situation which they stood before the
fifteen agrement of last year was signed-,ha,
/ them Ady shall therefore retire from the valley
nd l.. Sgdhe ST. John, and confine themselves
] nhe valley of the Arostook; that they
shall occupy that valley in a temporary
nusus. manner only, for the purpose, as agreed
,s.ly, At upon, Of preventing depredalions; and
ONE o that hey shall not construct Notifications
!. nor make roads or permanent settlements
- Uadl this be done by the people of the
VeFdu'el State Of Maine, and so long as that peo
iih syA pie shall persist in the present system O
: al ygession. her Majesty's Government
vou 4 Twill feel it their duty to make such mil
!, ihy arrangements as may be required fo
l 'noN &protec,ion other Majesty rights. Ant
;. M Majes,y's Government deem it RICH
provisj udecare that if the result Of the un.
easied Bi6able proceedings of the State oil
!. Maine should be collision between he,
A,jes,y's troops and the people of thai
y '1.u Safe, The responsibility Of all the conse'
We lie. pences that may ensue therefrom, be
vorra, hey what they may, will res. with the
K "a and People and Government Of the United
!, ~ States.
The undersigned has been instructed
4 add to this communication, that hel
'oTr' asjesty's Government are only waiting
rdle detailed report of the British com.
Itr'0. nfsoners recently employed to survey
4 Pll aae disputed territory. which report, it
'augas Iva believed, would be completed and
| " :, e. ~ delivered to her Majesty's Government
no 9 y the end Of the present month, in order
'nu'a. o.ransmit to the Government of the Unit
ae' ~ Cd States reply to their last proposal
% ~ npon the subject of the boundary nego-
mon ,iation.
The Undersigned avails himself Of tn is
!. ~. occasion to renew to the Secretary OF
:. ~ Sla!e ofthe United States the assurance
- :. J. MS distinguished consideration.
H. S. FOX.
~ III Hon. JOHN FeRsYTH, &c.
ccnnu, The following is all extract of Mr.. For
;ne. 5yms letter in reply to Mr.. Fox, and
~ The eaoraces the entire substance of it:
ID pec Mr.. Forsyth to Mr.. For.
onrress DEPARTMENT OF STATE, !
% EN-. Washington, March rs, 1910. )
St per The undersigned, Secretary of State o.
These w United States, acknowledges to have
, wM' seeived Mr.. Fox's communication o.
whaak ns 18th instant, in reference TO the boun-
ratio sAe'ty negotiation and the affairs of the
,ariy. srtery. The information given i'll the
is rep e''ang part Of it, ,hata reply 10 the las
a trial popositiou Of the United State upon the
upon .sssct Of the boundary may be expected
use %ashort time, is highly gratifying to thu
Ths resident, who has, however, given di.
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