North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-06

lie late correspondence DelHeeh ~'A'
Forsyth aud MIR. Fox has caused mucu eA-
eissmenl ia fhe EssieTn part OF The Sssls,
as we presume il must have done ihTough-
out its whole exteni--and the who'e
Union. II seems impossble tha' any
American can read the letter OF Mr.. FOX
without feeling himself insulied.-Ana mas
IL come TO ihisl Has the gTaspiag--ths
Unsuitable thirst Of the British for domin-
ion, blinded them 10 all sense 81 henoE,
justice and right' Even the Dusch King,
who was, il seems, about as mush tool
OF The British government as Mr.. Fox ~,
when The subject was LEFT 10 him 10 decide,
never considered the Aroostook ierIitoIy
ldisputahic, any more than any otheI
part of the State.--And notwithstanding
be abandoned the ueaiY line Of lioo,
where II intersects the 81 Johns YET ne dlu
not intimate or advise that The BIitlsp
ought 10 have one foot Of land 70 the wesl
Of that river. the last war with Britain
was closed prematurely, which was very
unfortunate for the Union, and especially
Tor Maine. The treaty OF Client, which
was concluded on the Gath OF December,
1914, is the source and the sole cause
lof all our Northeastern Boundary trou-
bles. In the fifth arlicleof that Treaty,
provision is made for running and estab-
fishing the line from the monument at the
source Of the st Croix to the Northwest
angle of Nova-Scoiia, also designated by
the height of lard between that point and
the river St Lawrence. Here was sure
starting point and as sure as the needle is
TO the pole, and that water will run down
bill, so it is certain that here could be no
difficulty in running, marking and estab-
fishing the line. But in addition 10 this,
there is the Northwest angle OF Nova-Sco-
tia, which was established by an act OF the
British Parliament, twelve years before the
Revolutionary war. = This was known,
and understood then--had, been ever since,
and is now.
We will now quote some Of the fifth ar
ticle of that Treaty, which though tpnt
an end to the war 1912, seems likely to
to be the cause of another in 1910. The
said fifth article OF the Treaty provides
that one Commissioner shall be appointed
by the British Government, and one by
the Government OF the United States, and
that these two Commissioners 10 run
the line. Thus far all was right--for they
were to run the line according TO the trea-
ty of17SS. But before the article closes,
we lind this singular, uncaled for, and as
II respects the American plenipotentarles,
foolish provision, viz: Sand in the even,
OF the said two Commissioners differing,
or both, tor either of them refusing or de-
n fa,l,r
In these few lines the British had four
chances of bringing the subject into a
dispute, and before an umpire. lst--by
differing with our Commissioner 2d--rs-
iusng Sd-declning, and 4th by wilfh-
ly emitting to act. The British Com
missioner fulfilled this part OF the treaty
to the very letter for when they advan-
ced as far as Mars Hill, which is one hun
dread miles south Of the height OF land, he.
refused TO follow the treaty line any far
Their, and spent the rest Of the season
about the head waters of the PenoBscot,
kennebec, &c. So atlarn hfs ns,egaf
War ought to be avoided in all cases IL
possible /; but 10 this case five cannot OBJ.
tain our sacred rights without it, our
voice is for war-and il we must draw the
sword never TO sheath il until it is decided
beyond all, future controversy, aoho shall
rule these westsrn shores. taf h8fs 2W
b. ss' tF4y e -.a.Al 3 re "a s,,,.,
A poice from Indiana upon The N. e.
boundary question Extract of "a letter
from member of the Senate of Indiana,
to the Editor of the Bangor Democrat,
under date Of March I, 1910. ''-'
81 am happy to see the people Of my
native State, on the subject Of the North
Eastern Boundary, finally aroused to a
spirit Of indignant defiance, and to deter
minaiion 10 vindicate their rights at every
baza,d. Seeing this. and feeling a zeal
on the subject, not inferior TO that Of the
most jealous, and being sensibe,ol the i'm
portance of showing to the world that on
all questions touching our national Inter-
est or honor, we are one and a united peo-
pie, from one extremity of the union TO
the other, | introduced in, the Senate of
Indiana at the session Just closed, Joint
resolutions, approving of the course pBr-
sued by Maine and the General Govern
ment, on the subject of the boundary, and
rendering TO the Government The. whole
strength and resources Of Indiana ia the
event Of collision with GreattBritaini /
trust in God the crisis is at hand, when we
will have final settlement Of that impor-
tant, and already TOO long DELAYED uues-