Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-10


WasuINaroN, Jan. %, 1910.
The undersigned. her Bfiasaic Maic.t,'s Envoy
Extraordinary aud Minister PleHIpaient5ry Ia. the
honor IN arquaiat alf. Forsyth Secretary Of State
Of the Guned siaies that. sBee the date II IN, las,
official note Of he IL asaui. he has been lir
s'shed ty her NsIesfy's authorities IN North Amen
ca win ihofe correct mo- na3a than he then pgs
ssssed respecting retain reported movements NJ
si Brhisli troops sllha lie disputed ieiutory which
formed ile satJee al lau II tbsi official note as
vel IS OF he NO Official uofes addressed by the
Secretary af STATE TO tie n8drls gnea on the 2h nj
Deoeabef. aud on the l6Ili Of lie present r,oplb
The SAME reported movements at traops were rrG4r
red In IN recent message lfom The Governor ol
Maine TO the Legislature OF The State aud also IN n
published official letter addressed BY tie tio,erpor r
Name 10 the President OF the Uuied States IN the
% OF December.
IL appears, ifsm accurate Information now in tho
possession ol The uHd tslgaed thai the Goye,no, oC
Maine. and, through hon. ile PfesIdeni and G,ne,'
al Government OF The iai.ej States. have been mis-
',iormed As 10 The facts. IN the FIST Mace M .,
nfnieement has been marched To the Bntyl ,osi n,
the lakr lemscbnaa; the onls change occur,ine
eihrfe las bern Tie feiiel Il detachment Of he,
MAJESTY 2lth regimen. by detachment Of r1u.L
i"tee OF tue lin regiment tins rec OF one com.
pany beng INV stationed At the Temiscouaia ms,
az II always his been. Tor the necessary pnrp,sc i
protecting the siores and accommodations utovi1cd
Tor the use oil her Ma1esy's itonps, who may be re-.
CURED rs heretofore. 10 march by that rosie to and
from the Pforinefs OF Canada and New Brpnswirk
Ia the second place, il is true ihit the British
authorizes either have bull. or are buildng ba,
rarks On both SIDES Of ST. Johns river o, NJ the
NOUN oil the MadaHaska river; no new bartack $
have ~ iael been built any where. In the ,hi,d
place. her AlaJests's authorizes are not soncrnira.
tng military ioree at the Grand Falls Tbe
same tffne ierce OF sixteen men Is now starionrd
at The post Of tic Gfand Fails which has been sta.
TONED ihefe lnr the last twrlsemonths |. wnsne
"AP'' however needless In The undersigned TO ad-
ssit 10 nus last matter al all, the post of the
Grand Falls Is beyond tie bounds OF the disnutcJ
territory, aud within the Acknowledged limits Of N,
Brunswick. WV
mo undersigned, while conveying the above in
s'"""n' upon matter oil iaci, 10 the Secretary of
Siaie oil the United States takes occasion to repeat
s"hneily his iotmer declaration. that there exists
% insnton on the part oil her Maiestys authentic,
TO infringe the Terms OF those rov.ionaI ap,ccm,n,
~heh were entered into AT the be ginning of last
long as there IS reason 10 trust that the same III
20 iathinily adhered 10 by the opposite party. But
Is The duty oil the Undersigned nj tbe SANE
iime' clearly 10 state that her M4r.y's authori,ics
10 Norm America, taking ino view The attitude as.
sumed by the State Of Maine with reference 10 Tho
boundary question, will, rs nj present advised be
governed entirely by circumstances in adoplir s,cb
measures oil defence aud protection twhethef alonp
the confines Of the disputed territory or within tb
portion OF where, It has been before explained the
authority OF Great Britain. according to the exis
"ng agreements, was not 10 be inrre,od with as may
ln
promptly fepellng Tho further acts OF hostile agpres
s"n over the whole OF the disputed Territory which
appears TO be the aynwed design OF the State of
Maine, sooneror later, 10 attempt
ron tue undersigned haste observe lhlr, not on Y
70 the extensive system Of cnefoachmept uh,ch wns
denounced aud demonstrated against Inv tho ,,pIor-
ssheh IN his official note Of the 81 of last Maven,
Der SUI carried on and persisted in by armed banJs
employed by the authorities OF Maine in the districts
above The Aroostook and + Isl rivers hut ,h. ,c,a
nj rllt
obnoxious to the rights OF Great Bfitain. and mare
dangerous TO the preservation of The general peace
win certainty medaicd by the inhabitants of tt
Inc existence Of such designs has f,r
months past. been a mitter of noloriety by uubl ,
report; ihose designs wefe plainly indicated in the
recent message Of the Govetnnr Of Maine 10 The Ia
g's'a'ufe ct the State and they are avoued in
mere explicit terms in the letter addressed ia the
rfesident OF the United States BY the Governor of
Maine on the 2lst of November, which Iete, has
within The last lew DAYS, been con,mu,ir,,oj 8, r.,
gress and published.
ne undersigned, II is true, has been assured hy
the Secretary OF State, in his note of the 10Th nsi
that the General Government see M ,e,son ~
ooopt me disposition oil The Governor Of NJ aine IN
sdierc 10 the existing arrangements and IN AVOID ,u
sc's 'ehding 10 render more difficult and distant The
hnal adjustment the boundary question IN, i,
lace 81 the above clear indications of The inenrion l
@iane. as given out By the parties themselyes the
secretary oil State has not given The under
any adequate assurance That Maine will be con.
sfained to desis from carrying those intentions in
To effect, eontrary to the expectation of the Gene
IaI Government. the Legislature or the Executive of
the . ate should think fit to make the attempt.
ne undersigned not only preserves the hope
nut he entertans the firm belief that if the duy of
negotiating that boundary question be left in the
hasns Of The two National Governments, To whom
s'one olf;ght belongs. the difficulty Of con ucns
"c equation 10 "a anicabie issue will not be
mi, 20 great as has been, by many persons. arpre-
''o"'r"s Dai the case will becut,1e "A holIv Iiated
'ne people VI the States Of Name, who tlonch in
@,, 'ssuh, are not charged with the negotiation.
s"si' attempt TO interrupt by violence