Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-01-09


aware of the precise position they Occupy.
the next step taken by them will be aiken
nnderstandingly, whatever else ma be
said Of it. Again. the occurrences last
winter served To awaken The attentlM OF
the country to the momenlous importance
Of the qnesIinT, and TO induce such q ex-
animation of il as 10 result in stron, aud
universal cnnvict,on, that the preitn&' oil
claim set up by Great Brit,in t" the dspu-
ted territory il palpably nntonnded an un-
inst and can be pprsever' d monty ,ihtugh
an utter disregard OF the plain and uiam-
hionnus terms of the treaty of 1888.
Soon after the termination at YOU SEES
sion in March last. proposition was made
by the British Government tn the g"ern-
men, at Washington for establishing COM
mission for the purpose OF exploration ana
survey. but il was connected with sun l'n'-
i,ations. as, il is understood. causd an
immediate rejection of il by IN" President
After which, and believed TO he as Early as
July last a counter project was submitted I"
the British Government, to which, as we
learn BY the late message Of the President
no reT ly has vet been received
Pending this negotiation. it seems, The
British Government has deemed It exPsdl-
ent to make an exploration of the disputed
territory by commissioners sen' out tor that
purpose the alleged object beng, to OBJ
tain Typographical information &C., as
means of promoting an early aud Just de-
termination of the question in dispute =
These commissioners have completed the
exploration aud returned 10 England t" re-
por, to their government. What that re-
port is to be, or what is to be the effect oil
il remains tn be seen The courtesy due
from one government to another requires US.
perhaps, to believe. that the real and
avowed design are the same, aud that this
survey has been undertaken really for the
acquisition Of information and not Tor mere
pnr poses OF delay. A, all events, short
time will determine. As the c"rnmsslon-
ers NAV be expected to have reached Eng
land about the first Of January, 'here will
be ample time beipre the termination "fyonr
present session, surprising IT to he OF the
usual length. for the British Government
to avail itself of it's additional Information
and to communicate with the government
of the United States. in reply To the c"un-
ter proposition submitted many months ago.
II sch con,u,un C alton should not be made
within the time an,ic patrd, | think you
may fairly reg ard the British Gvern'ne mt
as having returned to its old practice OF
and will he justified in ad-
opting more vigorous and determined meas
nres than have ever heretofore been adop-
ted to secure to this State both her prop
erty and jurisdiction iii her lawful territory;
unless the necessity for such course
should be obviared by the action of the
General Government. What those meas
ures should he, may properly be lett to iu-
ture consideration. / need not say, that,
in all your efforts to secure to Maine her
just rights, you may depend upon my hearty
cooperation.
In giving you information of the dolngs
Of thi, Government, in relation to the dis
nnied territory since the adjournment OF the
Legislature in March last, permit me l."
refer To certain Resolve. passrd the Odd "i
that month. In one Of them 1t is resolved
as follows, TO Wit ",haf. when he The
"Governor1 shall b. satisfied either by The
'd-clara'lnns # the Lieutenant Governor
..of New Brunswick or otherwise, that the
"iaiier has aband"ned all intention of &c
'orcnpying the territory with IDlI'ar,
force, and OF attempting the expulsion 81
'our partv-that then the exigency which
called forth the militia having ceased, the
. G .vprnof b. and he hereby ia authorized
stu Withdraw the same, leaving the Land
"Agent with sufficient posse, armed or
"unarmrd As the case may require, to car
"r, said resolve into effect"
Som after the adoption of this Restitution
] received the written assent of the Lieut.
Governor of New Brunswick 10 the fol-
lowing proporsition made TO him ny MAJ.
Gen. Scott, To wit: "That it is not the
intention of the Lient Governor of Her
Britanic Majesty's Province of New Brun-
swick, under the expected renewal OF ne
gociaiinns between the Cabinets of Lon
don and Washington on the subject of the
said dispu'ed territory, without renewed
instruction. to tina, effect from his govern
ment, to seek to take military possession
of that territory, or t" seek by military
force to expel the armed civil posse or the
troops of Maine"
II appearing to me that the precise con-
,ingency contemplated by the Legislature
had occurred | could not hesitate 10 re-
call the troops. Amy other course, it would
seemed to me, would he not only incur
ring needless expense, but disregarding
the EXPRESS directions of the L. gislature.
Nor was the steptaken with any reluctance
rs one in the sIigh,es, derognlory 10 the
honor ofthe State. We had never al
.,..n,od nr nro .sed to- take military nos.