North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-05

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Mr.. b. said that. on the question 81 th'
Nottheafiefn Boundary, the conduct o
ilae President had hitherto been 80 iurtu
naie rs In satisfy even his political oppo-
nenls. IL had combined prudence will
hfmness, and had received the approbatiol
"i almost every refeciIng man in the eouD
Try. The negotiation on this imporisn
question was, II he might be permitted T.
use the expression, now al its very crisis
and the President had deemed IL nexpe.
dent TO communicate To Congress any o
ihe correspondence which had taken place
! between the two Governments since the
close Of The last session. doubtless because
he deemed that Il might have on injurious
effect upon the negotiation. Judging by
the past, (said Nj. b. surely We ought
/ 10 have sufficient confidence 10 the Prcsi-
dent 10 wait for a short period, and MOI be
calling upon him for commune .ions
which NAV be injurious Ia the public inter
est, aud which, if 50, ought To he with
held. The hnaI result oi the negotiation
will probably soon be known; and will then,
as matter of course, be submitted 10
Congress, with all the correspondence.
hFf'" Nhfu 4bl. ID. III IlHkP one re-
mark before take my seat. / am very
arprehenslve that we may have serious
difficulties with the British authorities be-
lore the close of this controversy. NV
Earnest desire is, therefore, that our pfo-
ceedlDes may he marked with such Justice.
moderation, AID hrmness as TO Justify US
IN the eyes al all mankind. A contrs,
must be avoided il this be possible consis-
ienlly with national honor; and then, il i,
should be forced upon US, we shall be a
united people.
He made these remarks without anv
knowledge upon The subject other than
that in the possession Of every Senator
Mr.. Ruggles said he concurred fully in
the resolutions Of his colIrague, asking for
copies OF correspondence. But Mr.. Rs
went iUrther, and asked inior-
nation as 10 what had been doae-noI
merely wha had been said, hut what had
been done by the President; and Mr.. r. |
would be glad Ia know what had been done
under the ACT Of 1889, or by any other au-
Ihoriiy. He had not been aware that his |
amendment could be construed into any |
iisrespect or censure OF the President, GER
AMY ii was not intended. 1t was sim
pie inquiry; and if the President had not
lone what lie ought, Mr. r. would leave
bat matter 10 be decided by the STATE
Yhlch he represented. Mr. II. also beley-
ID that the President might have done
since The second of December
inder some authority, which he had not
'et made known, and which it was worth
While 10 know. He at least might have
aken some precautionary measures such.
Il least, as making surveys, for il was to
re presumed that the President had his
We on what was known To the public, es-
'ecially as he could not but have appre-
lended the risk OF difficulty as well as The
senator from Pennsylvania and Mr.. r.
himself.
They had learned from the President
Imself, that commissioners had been an
oihted 10 make a survey of the country
nd report, not 10 this, hut 10 the British
Governments. And what had that COM
MISSION done! They had gone up The q
i. Johns river, crossing The line on their c
'ay 10 the west, to the head waters Of ST. c
ohn's which were contiguous 10 those of |
ne Aroostook; and they had then gone $
own the Aroostook, and had entirely a. b
oided that section Of country which was L
rsignated by the treaty OF 1888, and I.
here the highlands were TO he lonnd as u
ninted out by The treaty.-And now Mr.. a
). would ask the Senator. from PennsyI-
anis il he believed for moment that MI c.
lis was for the purpose of ascertaininp the 81
cts in regard TO the ireaiy' 1t had Oh a
le contrary been apprehended that thus b
1der cover of the treaty IL was for the C,
lrpose Of seeking on, military posts, and CO
II OF finding those marks and monuments h
hlch the treaty designated. This sus- re
cion might be unfuunded; but the appre- ii
'nsion itself which the Senator from ii
had expressed, seemed to &c
aIrant this inference OF the people s.
Maine in reference To this survey. They 70
vi surveyed the rivers, and not the hipb- Ie
nos; and this went TO warrant the infer he
ce that the object of the survey was Ia pr
Information for the Government Of m
iiain that might he useful 10 them in re
sc oi the event which the Senator ap- w
il sucs was their obieci, 70
S IT not proper To ask The President whe-
u he had taken any precautionary inca an
es, AT least SD lar as In make a similar lG'
especially rs there was not ha
'stion IN Congress or The country as Ia TO
rightoi Maine TO the territory in dis lei
e. me
Mr.. r. said further, that there had try
n a naluabe and admitted vinla,;on ,Fl Nj