The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-01

for it, confederation The PresidSnt has not
thought il advisable 10 communicate thls counter
project TO Congress; yet we have his assurance,
on which the most confident reliance may be
placed, that Il is Of such . character as will. |
shuo!d il be accepted, 6nally settle the question.
This proposition was officially communicated
to that government during theiaat summer.
Mr.. Fox, the British Minister, ia hi,1nie Of
the 18th Of January last, doubtless vii br,
feet knowledge of the nature OF he pIolsct
which had been submitted BY the American (lbn
ernrnent to that of Great Britain. assures Mr..
Forsyth, that he not only preserves the hope,
bat he entertains the firm belief that If the du.
ty Of negotiating the boundary question be left
in the hands Of the two National Governments
to whom alone Of right il belongs, the difficulty
Of conducting the negotiation to an amcable js>
sue will not be found 30 great as has been BY
many persons apprehended. And in his subse
quenl note of March l3, 1870. he states that he
has been instructed to declare, that her Males,
TVS Government are only waiting for the detail
ed report of the British Commissioners recently
employed 10 survey the disputed territory,
which report, 1t was believed, would be COM
pleted and delivered to her Majesty's Govern.
ment by the end ofthe pressnt month, March,
in order to transmit to the Government of the
United Sbtes reply to their last proposal upon
the subject of the boundary negotlation.' Thus
we may reasonably expect that this reply will
be received by the President during the present
month. tApril, or early in May.
! Whilst such is the condition Of the principle
negotiation, the committee have deemed it mex
pedent, at this time, TO report upon tho suJordi-
nate though important question in relation 10 the
temporary occupation of the disputed territory.
They trust that the answer of the British Gov
eminent may be Of such character as to rem
der report upon this latter subject unnecessa-
ry. In any event, they have every reason to
believe that the state of suspense will be but oi
brief duration.
The committee, ever since this embarrassing
and exciting question has been first presented fol
!, their consideration, have been anxious that thu
, Government Of the United States should con,
stanty preserve itself in the right; and hitherto
this desire has been fully accomplished. THE
territorial rights of Maine have been unilorml,
J asserted, aud firm determination to maintain
. them has been invariably evinced; though th
, has been done in an amicable spirit So far a
the committee can exercise any influence owe
the subject they are resolved, that If war shoulC
be thesesult, which they confidently hope ma,
not be the case, this war shall be rendered iney
table, by the conduct Of the British Government
They have believed this to be the surest mod
of uniting every American heart and every A
: merican arm in defence Of the just rights Of th
: country.
\ It's but justice to remark, that the Executiy
branch of the Government has, from the begir
! nlng, been uniformly guided by the same spir
and has thus far pursued firm, consistent, al
prudent course, throughout the whole negot
( ton with Great Britain. -sf
!, Whilst the committee can psrcievs NO ad
!, quate cause, at the present moment, for antic
' pating hostilities between the two countre
:, they would not be understood as expressing Il
" opinion that this country should moi be prepare
: to meet any emergency. The question Of pea
or war may, in great degree, depend upon d
= answer of the British Government now spsed
= ly expected.
II Mr.. Wright moved that ten thousand exl
a copies of the report be printed: which aitel
IF discussion, in which Messrs Wright, Buchana
"a Rugges Allen, and Clay Of Kentucky, parti'
pated, was agreed to. 1.-THE debate will be Z
- en- in our next. ,saa.. ..