Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-04-09

The following article on "Our Boundary Al.
fairs,' we commend to our readers. The writer.
understands this subject from beginning to end.
and knows every inch ofthe ground We trust
we shall hear from him again, on the same SUBJ
'ject.
OUR BOUNDARY TROUBLES.
We may differ from some on This subject; bat
we freely confess we see no prospect Of resort to
war, at present. in order to settle this difficulty
Ne have another and greater fear than this; il 10
that Van Buren, SO long ago he was Minister to
Great Britain secretly pledged his political influence
to the British for the accomplishment Of their de-
signs with regard 10 this Territory. We shall offer
few reasons in your paper of this day in favor of
this opinon hut shall give stronger and moro direct
proof hereafter in order TO convince the Inhabitants
Of Name that this question which has already cost
us MILLIONS and exposed as to the domin-
eering insults; of Tho British authorities would
long since have been settled, had 1t not been
for the unseen hand OF Martin Van Buren, in this
thing.
Why was Mr.. Van ouren so offended with Mr.,
Preble for his Protest against the decision of tho
King of the Netherlands, that he should almost in
suit Mr. p, on his return' From whom was Mr..
Prebe, afteracard authorised to make the scandal
GUS proposition 10 the Legislature of Maine to SELF
out her citizens and territory for an "AMPLE IN
, DEMNIrx" in public lands? Who, wo ask waa
this inrisible, crafty, willy ploer to rob us Of our
territory and It's inhabitants? Do you think Mr..
treble did this on his DUN responsibility, when
he was formally introduced into the dark recesses
Of "Secret Session." memorable in the annals Of
our political history and there upheld by ofvan
Burens particular friends' (who commended in their
debates that the g Territory not worth fighting
for!'o But TO return, who we repeat, was the
cunning negociator, that authorised his most dis
graceful propostion' 1t was no other than she mad
who is cheating us in every Message; and who had
pledged himself TO the British authorities ss that
time to use his opn ,rords "hat he could buy Off
The State of Maine, easy as they tho Briush)
could their Irish Emigrantsnr' There can be
no doubt but Mr.. Van Buren, pledged himself TO
abide by the decision Of the Dutch King and for
this reason he never has and fear he never ,rill
move in this thing but contrves. through his hire.
lngs in Maine, to keep in suspense until the Pres
Dental question is decided, AMI then his ,reachery
may be exposed.
Now we warn the homes: people Of this State
against this War trap. For, LIST. Who are they Of
the locos that cry out War! Why, the very ones
that formerly advocated the proposition for seUne
out Mr.. Williams comes on post haste and is all
for war now But who introduced Van Buren, q
agent to the Secret Session? ella! art thou there
old penny, I'd, We caution Republican friends
against another war speculation; because we think
MIR. Van Buren, has ''le slip these dogs of War"
Is bark sp panic in order to keep his o,Dn partu
in Maine under pay, for travelling to and fro -par-
chasing munitions of war &c. &C.. And. 3dly in
order to drvert the strong and irresistible current of
public opinion in favor of HARRISON and Re-
FORM, into ne,o and different channel We ara
sick Of the paper bullet, speech making war Of
John Fairfield Eco. But above all are we sick of
Of the enormous expenses of the late Alaeaw aska
war all lavished on the tools of Van Buren, froma
MAJOR General down TO settler 1t is very proGta-
ble for an unprncped party to get possession of all
the Offices by limiting the tenure of Military
ones, and then get up Dar panic in order to keep.
their own favorites under pay. Had they any sus-
picions Of fighting. they would not do this but
place the Democratic Whgs in the foremost front of
battc-depend on that. II is therefore the rumor
of war, not Var itself, we fea. for while this ru-
NOR reduces the wages of the industrious Wing,
throws him out Of employ, it keeps the lazy oafers
of the Locos under government pay. Van Buren,
has his gamblers in Maine who understand this thing
perfectly, and man knows better where tho
trumps are .han Williams. While therefore our
willy president is telling his blood hounds to show
WOW" for war, he is saying to his British Emissa-
ries with wink and nod-"never fear, your Dutch
gall and I, understand thing two, and III show
you how tits done after see who is president"
The anecdote Of Marus is in point, this crafty Ro-
during the civil wars of that country was COM
PEELED by some emergency to entertain at his own
spacious mansion, two opposite factions on the same
night, and without their mutual knowledge. They
wefe in remote apartments and entirely separated.
But to confer with both, in order to please them was
the trouble. In order however 10 deceive both he
feigned "troublesome beliyache" says his Biogra.
pher, which kept him running from party to tho
other during the whole evening without the slightest
suspicion Now we do not pretend to say tina, ouE
crafty President has physically. the disease OF MARI
us but we do say there is a iooseness Of morals.
that enables him to deceive his friends in England,
and his minous in Maine much as Marius did, the
coniending parties of his time.
=. n.