The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-23
THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY

'GTON,, /. T., THURSDAY,
; THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
The Legislature Of Maine, just b
fore its adjournment, passed the 70
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the patriotic enth,
slasm with which several of our siste
States, the past year, rendered i
their aid to repel threatened fol
elgn invasion, demands our CREATE
recollection; and whilst that spirit q
selt-sacrifice and self-devotion to til
national honor pervades the Unior
we cannot doubt that the integrity 9
our territory will be preserved.
Resolved, That the promptnes
and unanimity with which the las
Congress, at the call of this State
placed at the disposal of the Presiden
4 the arms and treasures of the nation
Tor our defence; the frmness of tn,
President in sustaining the action 0
this State, and repelling the charge Q
an infraction OF the arrangement
made with the British Lieutenan
Governor, in March last, and charg.
ing back upon the British Govern
ment the violation of this agreement
and their decision in demanding the
removal of the British troops nov
quartered upon the Disputed Terrific
ry, as the only guaranty that Eng
land sincerely desires an amiable ad
justment Of the boundary question
affords us confident assurance that
this State will not be compelled, sin
gle handed, to take up..arms in defence
of our territory and the national hon.
or, and that the crisis is near when
this question will be settled by the
National Government, either by ne.
gotiation, or by the ultimate resort.
Resolved, That unless the British
Government, during the present ses.
sion Of Congress, make or accept a
distinct and satisfactory proposition
for the immediate adjustment of the
Boundary Question, it will be the du.
ty of the General Government to take
military possession of the Disputed
Territory; and, in the name ola Sow
ereign State, we call upon the Ma.
tional Government to fulfil its con-
stitutional obligations, to establish the
line which it has solemnly declared to
be the true boundary, and to protect
this State in extending her jurisdic.
ton to the utmost limits of our terrific
ry.
Resolved, That we have right to
expect that the General Government
will extend to this member of the I'm.
ion, by negotiation or by arms, the
protection of her territorial rights,
guaranteed by the Federal compact,
and thus save her the necessity of fall
ing back upon her natural and reserv-
ed rights of self-defence and lself-pro-
tection--rights which constitutions
can neither give nor take away; but
should this confidence of speedy
crisis be disappointed, it will become
the imperative duty Of Main to assume
the defence of our State and National
honor, and expel from our limits the
British troops now quartered upon
our territory.
Resolved, That the Governor be
requested to forward copies of these
resolutions to the President and Heads
of Departments, and to the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from
this State, with a request to the latter
to lay them before the respective boz
dies of which they are members; also,
to the Governors Of the several States,
with a request to lay them before
their several Legislatures.
CHlNA.-This vast empire, with its
36O,OOO,o00 and upwards Of in habit
ants, composing nearly one-half of the
known population Of the world, is, as
regards its connection with Great
Britain, and the commercial world
generally, an object Of great interest
at the present moment. A more ig-
norant, cowardly set of beings than
the Chinese do not exist. They, as
a nation, are precisely now what they
were thousand years ago, a set Of
slaves, devoted to the caprice and
will of their sovereign. In literature,
arts and sciences, models are formed
every way complete and these were
stereotyped, that they might serve as
guides to all future generations. Such
are the Chinese, the people Of the
..celestial empires" with whom, inn
proyement is crime; innovation,
death. Can any one imagine a more
lamentable picture Of human nature;
and that, too, Of nearly 5one-half Of
the population Of the globe!
OF the immense multitude who form
the ''Celestial Empire thessDwellers
on the water are not the least re-
markable portion. lii not generally
known, we believe, that along the
shores Of the river at Canton, are
multitude of small boats, called ssegg-
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