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1 shall regard it as an insult. Don't now
interrupt the good understanding between
u.s." How little does this partakc of the
spirit which animated the whole American |
people one year ago-of the spirit which
pervadcd both houses of Congress, and
prompted the appropriation OF ten mill
ions of money to be used at the discretion
of the President in maintaining the intcg-
rty of our territory and the nations
honor in this particular. And what has
the president done? Nothing-absolutc-
" nothing, as the following communica-
ton from the War Department will show:
WAR DEPARTMENT., January % 1910.
SIR: Ia reply TO that portion OF the resolution
Of the Senate, referred by your direction 10 this
Department by the Secretary Of State. which re.
quests YOU $40 communicate the Senate. SO far as
| NAV moi, be Incompatible with :he public interest
whether any, and, il any, what measures have been
taken under the act Of Congress o! March, 1889, or
otherwise, TO cause the removal Or expulsion OF The
| British troops, which have taken possession OF Il
po, ton of the territory of Maine, claimed by Great
Britain, and especially wheiher, since the last
session of Congress, any military posts have heen
established in Maine, or any other military meas.
mes adopted, preparatory 10 u just 'lndcaiion ol
The honor aud rgns Of the nation aud Of Maine. rs
connected with The peisevering claim made by
Great Britain 10 "A portion Of the territory Of that
State" have the honor TO state ihhi the circuir.
stance OF porIiun,o of The territory Of Maine cllmed
by Great Britain having been occupied by British
troops was recently communicated TO The Govern.
men, and having been made the sui jecl OF remon.
STRANGE, aud become "a matter OF discussion between
the Two Cover nmenis, measures OF . character
referred TO by the resru ion have been taken either
under The act Of Congress Of March, 1889, OF other
wise.
A careful military reconnaissance Of the undis'
ruled boundary The StaIe Of Maine wa, made in
1888, and the result submitted 10 the Senate during
the last session Of Cong, ess but ~ no aprroprla'
ton was made Tor the erection Of Qualifications on
The size, selected for that purpose, were com
nenced and Gas is uIy sci forth in your last annual
me. sage TO Corgress) as II did not appear that the
contingency contemplated by the act alluded 10 had
occurred, no military measures whatever were
deemed necessary, or were adopted.
Very respectfully, your most obedient servant.
{ J. r. POINSEFi.
TO he President Of the United States.
In the mean time, the British agents,
under pretcncc of examining the disputed
line, have made a military surrey of the
territory, erected barracks and stationed
troops upon it, in violation Of the stipula-
ton with Gen. Scott, which the President
was directed to maintain and enforce
Yet these aegressions were not even al
luded to in Mr.. Van Burcn's message
The subject is there treated as one OF
minor importance, and dismissed with d
brief allusion and even now, these facts
are drawn out against tic remonslrance
, of the confidential friends of the admins.
tration.
, In view of these circumstances, We
have no hesilancv in answering the ques-
, ton which is in the mouth of every man
we meet-'shall we have trouble abou,
the boundary?" Mono other trouble,
E for the present., than to hear the subject
talked about, and to know that the British
government virtually possesses, and occu-
pics the territory for all the purposes tol
, which they desire it, and that they will
necer voluntarily relinquish it. If there
is ever any serious action on this subject
: it will be under the auspices of men who
/ take very different view of the subjcc
; from those now at the head of cur affairs
5 We repeat, there will be no war.