The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-19
THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY
QUESTION.

the British Queen, with great interest, in the
expectation Of seeing something indicative
OF the intended coune of the British Go
vernment on the Boundary Question. We
nave found nothing that il satisfactory, nor have
we YET learnt that any dispatches have been
forwarded TO our Government on the subject
We shall soon know
The House of Commons met on the zeth oil
April, after the Easter recess, which being only
TWO days previous to the departure Of the British
Queen, gave no time for definite action thereon.
On Wednesday, the 30th, however, Mr. HUME,
asked whether there would be any objection, as
great anxiety existed on the subject, to give the
house some information respecting the negotia-
tons with America on the Maine boundary
question, what was the present state Of these
negotiations, and whether a favorable result
might not be anticipated7
Lord J. Russell said he would answer the
question tomorrow.
left.
The following paragraph on the same subject,
is from the Liverpool Mail Of April 25th--
The BOUNDARY QuesTloN extraordina-
~ rumor has been prevalent for the last two or
three days, but which we cannot be induced to
credit, namely, that her Majesy's government
have consented to pacify the menacing citizens
Of Maine, and settle the boundary question by a
bride Of 100000.
The following articles are from papers friendly
to the English administration; the article Of
one of them (the Chroncle) may be taken as
semi-ofhcial:
From the London Morning Chronicle.
The latest accounts from Maine show no in
tention on the part Of the government however
remiss they may be in checking the improper
acts Of their wild border population) to embark
in acts Of hostility; while, from the intelligence
from New Brunswick and Canada, it is clear
that our troops will remain quiet unless attacked.
Every thing, therefore, seems tohold out a pros
pect that this minor difficulty will not be allowed
to disturb the amicable relations between Eng
land and the United States, or to interfere with
the tranquil settlement of the question so unfor-
tunately left by the negotiators of the treaty OF
Client as germ Of dispute between two nations
linked together by every tie of mutual interest
and common descent
From the Manchester Guardian, Aprii30
The boundary Question.-Repo have re-
Gently become current, to the effect that minis
tiers have agreed with the American minister
upon basis for the settlement Of the long dis
puted boundary question, by the adoption Of the
Intermediate line proposed by the King Of the
Netherlands, and the payment Of sum OF
100000 to the State Of Maine, by the British
government. These rumors--for which, we
believe, there is some foundation-have, OF
course, set the conductors Of the tory press in
motion, with the view Of attacking the proposed
arrangement-iust as they would have attacked
any other course which ministers might have
pursued in the matter If they keep the ques-
ton unsettled, they are abused; if they propose
TO compromise it, they are abused; and if they
were to propose to insist on the immediate sur
render Of the whole question by the American
government, they would be much more loudly
abused for plunging the country into war in
order to enforce claim Of very doubtful justice,
to say the least oft. Of course the ground now
taken is, that ministers ought to concede nothing;
and the very parties who abused and still abuse
them, for not enforcing the award of the King
Of the Netherlands, fall into the ridiculous in
consistency Of denouncing that award as exceed
ingly unjust towards England, and one that
before these parties attack ministers, they should
make up their minds as to the course which
ought to have been taken, and not prefer charges
manifestly inconsistent with each other.
Tory meeting was held at Glasgow, April
18th, to the number of 300 persons, called to-
gether by Mr.. Monteith, for the purpose of
putting them in possession of facts and views Of
the deepest importance, respecting the state of
our (the British) foreign relations" Among
Parrish, Esq. formerly Secretary Of Legation to
the United States. The following is an extract
from report of his speech, which we find in
the Glasgow Constitutionaist:
Mr.. p. then read an exttact of the alarming
news, this morning arrived of the warlike pre-
partitions of the United States So deep had
been his anxiety, so confident his knowledge of
the American People, that a month ago he had
written to a gentleman at Bristol, whom he
merely knew by reputation as the most intei-
gent and patriotic merchant there, to warn his
felow-citizens of the necessity of a timely pre-
paration against the coming storm.
Mr.. P. then pointed to the double blow which
war with the United States would strike against
the community of Glasgow itself; the cotton Of
the Southern States being distracted from the
British market to the rival manufacturer of New
England, and concluded with an emphatic APP
peal to every man present to apply himself, in
the spirit of patriotism and truth, to the nstan-
taneous investigation of questions affecting the
dearest interests of life, property and affections
of eyery subject in this land-to bury the hatch
ct of party, and unite for the salvation of our
common country-the noblest inheritance ever
vet intrusted by benefcent Heaven TO the in
dustry and defence of man. (Cheers.)
MOVEMENTS, CHANGES, AND so ON
We stated the other day, under the head of :" r-
mours, that sixty seventy Loco Foco Fedc-
raj members of Congress- had pctitioned the Presi-
dent for The removal Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
4. r. Al. A
mnisration party, that the rumor fact and that