Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-05-09

I 10 which was referred the several messa-
gcs OF the President Of HE United stalos,
communicating 10 Congress, vt It's present
session, certain official correspondence ~
relation to the question OF the territory IN
dispute with Great Britain On our North
+ eastern frontier, aud also certain reso!u-
tons OF the Legislature of Maine on the
same SUBJECT.
1. REPORT.
That they have had the same under
consideration, and now deem it exFedl'
ent 10 communicate TO the Senate their
views for not making, al the present mo
ment. a general report upon The whole
subject They feel that thew will best
IperIorn this dlty,by placing clearly and
distinctly before ;he Senate the existing
state and pending negotiation between the
two Governments.
The President Of the United States, N
his annual mess &c of December last
informed Congress that"tor the settlement
OF onr Northeastern boundary, lie propo-
si'lon promised by Great Britain for u
comm'sslon ofesploralon and survey, has
been received, and counter project, IN
GLIDING also n provision for the certain
and llnal adlas'mentof the limits IN dispute
as now before The British Government to
ITS consideration" The President has
not thought II advisable TO communicate
this counter prgect TO Congress; yet we
have his assurance, on which the most
eonllden, reliance may be placed, thai il
IS oil such q character as viii, should IT
be accepted, finally selt'e The question
ms proposition was oiiicihlly communI'
Gated TO 'hal Government during the last
summer:
mr. = n +, one 'ne british Minister !" h's
"o.s VI 'e ION January ,"S'' uooo''ess :
WIN pe''e'' h''"ie"ee 'i INC nature u
'nc PR Jec' ""'cf mao Deen suo"l'ea Oy
,"e Ape :, u'vtfn,hen. 10 '''a' o.
nrea' bri'h'n' assures Mr. Forsyth, What
ne ho' on'y reserves 'he nope, out ne en-
.e''a'''s '"e oe''e'' '''a' u me u"'y n' heS'-
,'a'''s ''ie oouno"ry 9oes'ion DC Ie'' ~ 'ne
'ianus o. VIC TWO .sa'lonai governments,
e ""o''' "'o''1 ~ - ''2"' pei'.'3s' '''S o''-
ncu''y OF conducting 'he negotiation toan
"',c"o,e ISSUE WIZ ho' oe fo"'ia So srea'
as mas peeh ny h'ahy persons apprehen-
.,"' ano ~ ms subsequent note OF
M'rch To- ioio' nc states mat he has
oeeh instructed 10 declare, mat her Ma
Jes'y government are only waiting for
me detained report OF the Srltish Commls-
siohets recently employed to survey the
u'spo,eu 'etfi'oFy, winch rep1r', II was be-
iie'ed, woi'u he completed and delivered
70 'er M4Jes'y $ Government ny the end
OF HE rFts2n, month. { March) in order to
transmit so.hc u ,vcrnment of the United
s,a..s rcpl, {. their last proro:aE upon
Tic subject Of the 5oundar, negotiation. ~
Thus we my reasonably expect that this
reilly will be received by the presiden,
during the present month. (AariN or early
liz May.
Whilst such is the cond;,io, of thc
principal ncsouiation, The committee have
deemed il expedieDt. nf This time IN re,o,,
upon the subordinate thouuh ianortan,
question IN relation 10 the .e1onornrv oc.
cupation of The disputed territory. They
trust that the answer Of the pr;,;sh Cav.
eminent may be Of such character as to
render report anon Mic l,.,a. s,I 10,
unnecessary. In any .eyeot ,boy l,,ve
every reason to believe ,bat ,ha.s,,,., !,
suspense viii be but Of brief duration
The committee ever s,nre ,h;s cha,
RAISING and eycltino ones,;an h,s hao,
frs, presented for their cons;dero,;on have
hem ,,,x;ons 10, H. '"'','' ~ .'a
| United States should cons,an,Iy nre,erx'.
itself in the rioh,. and h;,bor.a H., 49,.
| h . ~, c.lI,, ny uo'i.