Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-03-12
F-o1. NE CommlrcioI Advertiser, May 10.

endeavor would be Immediately mace Oy
the British Government, to adjust the o'SPu-
ted boundary question. The journal OF
Commerce this morning announces that tue
matter is already settled by compromlse-
Great Britain to pay E2O0O0O to Maine tor
all the territory lying north of the river 81
Johns; and for authority gives extracts
from the Manchester Guardian, the LONDON
Times and the London Chronicle, the latter |
of which we copy:
From he Money article Of the Mornng Chronicle dated
= Wednesday afternoon, APrit %. -,
The consol market remained inactive
throughout the greater part OF the day. the
Quotations being 90 70 to 81 for the account
hut toward the close of the business, prices
improved to 81 l.S. This Improvement was
produced from its being currently Reported
that the question of the Maine boundary mas
been settled between Lord Palmerston ana
Mr.. Stevenson, the American ambassadof'-
THE statement is, that the boundary proposed
by the King of Holland is yet to be adopteo
as the basis of an arrangement, and that the
state of Maine is to receive E2OO,OOO, IN name
of compensation for accedIng to TINS ADJUST
ment, and i'm consideration of the extent OF
territory within the line claimed by that
state, which will thus fail TO be abandoned on
her part toward the shore of the st. Law.
renee, We understand that an influential
member of Congress from the state OF Maine,
who visited this country last year, expressed e,1
bose that the plan Of settlement above refer
red to would be likely to receive his support.
Another rumor on the same subject is, that
the agreement is similar to that mentioned
in Mr.. Forsyth's last letter to Mr.. Fox, name
lv, the reference of the entire question to
friendly power-not a reference such as that
which was made to the King of Holland,
merely to declare which Of the lines claim
ed by the two countries ought to be adopted,
but an unconditional reference of the whole
rights and claims of parties, so as to invest
the reference with ample authority to exhaust
the subject, and unequ;vocally to bind both
to agree by his award.
Fair and HomoraJle.-Moses Dawson, the
Editor of the leading Van Buren, paper in
Cincinnati, some five years since, wrote BIZ
ography of General Harrison. He is now
opposed to his election to the Presidency and
supports the cause of the present incumbent.
He has begun, in his paper, a series OF letters
to the old General on the policy of the Wing
party. In the first of these, he uses the fol.
lowing language, which forms rare and
honorable exception to that employed by
most of the opponents of Gen. Harrison.
"That it is painful as we'll as an ungra.
cious task to give opposition to the elevation
of friend to any Office, am free to de-
clare, and more particularly it is so to me
when that Office is the highest to which any
man can aspire; but flatter myself that
this circumstance is the most conclusive evil
dence of my dsinterestedneSS in the CASE
In the work alluded to, / have represented
you as brave and capable commander,
disinterested patriot and an honest man all
Of which did and do yet believe you to be,
and to the utmost of my weak ability de-
Tended you against what conscentiousy
believe to be the foulest ISLANDERS, and of
those counts in your favor, have never yet
had reason to repent. If in my future re.
marks, then, may impugn your political
opinions, or contest your judgment on con-
stitutional questions, must not be consider
ed as doubling of The purity Of your motives
or the honesty of your Intentions" =.
Such are the opinions of one who knows
Gen. Harrison intimately, and who opposes
his election to the Presidency. His opposi.
ton is based on political considerations
alone. Dawson is Loco Foco, in favor Of
the sub-treasury, and an exclusive specie
currency; of course, opposed to Banks and
the credit system. Gen. Harrison differs
with him on these points, and of course, can
pot receive his support. Such opposition
is perfectly legitimate and honorable. We
desire our readers to mark the testimony of
this political opponent of Gen. Harrison. He
says, ~ hare represented you as A BRAVE AND
CAPABLE COMMANDER, A DISTINGUISHED PATR1-
OF. AND AN HONEST MAN; all Of aOhich I
did, and do get beliere you to be-" Yet there
are not wanting reckless partizans of Mr..
Van Buren, who deny Gen. Harrison all
these qualities; who even charge the old He
70 with cowardice! Moses Dawson, a l0cofo-
co, pronounces this, and others, "ths toulest
SANDERS"
Wbont E:o1Js 20 he mt, 20 InNr
as we do from all parts of the State, that the
wheat fields never looked so well and prom.
Using in Michigan as they now do. The
cold wet weather we have lately experience
ed has had q most favorable effect upon
them. According to the estimate Of men
whose judgments may be relied upon, there
is nearly, if not quite, one fourth more wheat
in the ground this year than last. All Mich |
igan wants, to become the wealthiest State |
in the union in proportion to her population, |
IS sound currency Of specie or its equiva-
lent, so that labor can receive its fair reward.
Detroit Free Press.
An Amusing Incidcm.-Yesterday when |
the Rosalie was leaving port, a number of
the Wings of the city went down to bid the |
delegations from the Upper Mississippi good !
bye. As the boat put out from the shore, the |
citizens gave three cheers. When they |
were through. good sturdy looking fellow,
standing in the street, sung out, solitary and |
alone, "hurra for Van Buren," he had |
scarcely finished his hurra. when n big dog |
jumped out and seized him by the leg. The |
fellow turned round. and with great good |
humor exclaimed, ats time for me to turn |
over when even dogs bite me for hurrahng |
for Van Buren," Such peaIs of laughter as |
followed this expression we have never
heard on any other occasion.
ST. Louis Republican,
ATTENTION THE UNIVERSE ="