The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-07
From the .Ne,o York american.
OUR RELATE ONS WITH GREAT

The correspondence we publish 10 day, be.
tween Mr. Fox and MIR Forsyth, sho Tvs Ill TEN.
per and iritability both sides; but in no Use
touches the merits ofthe dispute. 1t IS n COM
plant of Mr. Fox, upon the incidental point
whether the agreement entered into between
G eneral Scott and Sir John Harvey had been
| tai .hiuliy observed, and if confined mainly TO
the suggestion which the British Minister might
| have received from the Colonial authorities,
would signify very little Coming however as
it does from the home cabinet, 1t looks as though
in England they were more indifferent TO the
good will of this country, than we have assumed
TO he the case.
Still there is nothing in this correspondence
TO bring about difficulties, and we confess our
satisfaction at the annuncaton by Mr. Fox, that
he should refer the answer to Mr. Forsyh's let.
ter to the Government OF her Majesty.
We are we'll pleased that the discussion is not
to be carried on by those two diplomatlsts, nei
Their of whom. in our Judgment, is eminen'Iy
qualified to conduct in the spirit OF pence ami
mutual torbearance and respect, in eontrover'
sy like this.
When the correspondence was laid before the
Senate, both Mr. Davis and Mr. Webster spoke
with decision, but without temper, OF the ndis'
putahle right Of the United states to the Bounda-
nv of the treaty of 'S3-a right, about which there
was, and could be, no question; but which, once
acknowledged, might become subject, by ne.
gociation OF more convenient agreement.
We are, however, we confess, not without our
apprehensions of the result of the parte exam
ination made last autumn, 10y Col. Nudge and
Mr. Featherstouhaugh. The latter individual,
if suffered to influence the decision, will not,
unless greatly misapprehend MS temper, m
fluence it with any prepossessons IN JaDor oil the
United States, aOhateuer may be the facts deceloP
ed By their examination.
If this commission shall repors-as it is reported
Mr. Featherstonhaugh gave out, while in New
Bruins wck--,hat they could not find the natural
marks and eminences indicated in the treaty OF
So it would undoubtedly compicate the case;
Tor, on our side, no doubt exists--aild, until
within comparatively recent period,litt seem
ed TO exist in England-that these marks were
10 be found by any who would honestly seek
them. ..
Mr. Pickens of South Carolina, it is true with
the zeal of a new convert, took advantage of this
correspondence to urge the House to hasten
through theTreasuryNote BILL as we wereon the
eve Of war; but Mr. Rice Garland ridiculed the
idea.
He said there never had been a crisis when
the Government wanted money that we were
not in danger of war.-ln 1850 IL WAS "ie
French war: and last February, we were TO have
nm English war He had had no idea OF war
And Mr. Everett a member OF the corr nittee
of Foreign Relations, in replying to MI fichcns
on what that gentleman han called the cfit'c"
state of our foreign relalions, expressed his ie'
cided conviction that there was no Immediate
cause Tor the apprehension Of hostilites between
Great Britain and the United States.
We repeat, therefore, that although ms cor
respondence is not in good temper ye'' DIS ~ re-
fers wholly to subordinate points,we DO notiook
upon it as very material or significant. But inc
eyes of the country must be fixed ON the ad.nn'
istration ut w ashiugton,-the real danger OF war
arising, as we have before intimaled, from 'hc
desperate condition of their political fortunes