Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-31

there Was every r-ssou 10 be on the alert or
Iiiis ssstlert and though be osid vsO.sie nc
deIicary. be would no,. on the Other baud
iorbezf siIl sorb-srance might well and Jus,
~ be construed inso tame Submission Very
near. II nOi quite. TO this point We h.d already
gone. and he thought there YES danger tbs
1 the Brush Gosernm-at might so eonnrvs
i. and act accordingly
Ia this connection We subjoin the follow.
ing remarks iron the National InieIligrnc-r
IA Journal thai rarely speaks without
book.
We conirss ourselves ,;sriird Al the seriou,
character oil the remarks made on Friday lasl
in the S-bs,~. by Mr. Buchansn aud others
spon the Maine Boundary question. MIR BO-
chanan isthe Chairman ofihe Senstr's Com
nsi;i-e on Foreign Relations; and 10 hsIrs-E
falls from him thrTrfoT-.on The Subject ofth-se
relations. much consideration is justly due.
We are psinrd TO learn. from his lIls. that se.
rioos difficulties are Hpprrhended with the
British Government before the controversy
concerning the Boundary is broDehi 10 .
close. We are, We repeat. sorry 20 hear il.
having confidence 10 the honorable Senator
that BE- would moi say 50 II be did not think
So We bad boprd--nay. we aill hope
better things. We cannot bring ourselves 10
believe that the dispute Upon this polni can
BE- carried 10 esirrmnies between two nations
having the good feeling towards each other
which the People and Governments Of Great
Britain and the L. States now really have
Enough was said in the brief debate Of
Friday. By every grnslrmep who Iock part
10 IL. 10 wake up public attention. which. 10
this pan ofthe eountTy at least. has been pro-
foUudly asleep, in reference 10 this whole
matter, ever sinee Inc effrrt Of the agreement
brtw~en MIR Forsyth and Mr. Fox was as
cersinrd 10 be to proven, any bIoodshed. for
the time. brtwe-n The borderers.
The apprehension ofirouble IN this omar
Ter seems 10 exis, in the BRUSH Prosinces
as well as here. Sir John Harvey. the
Governor Of NrwBrunswiek. has published.
in the Quebec Mercury. The following -
MEMORANDUM.
am desirous OF impressing upon the in.
hatiianis Of the frontier districts or this Prov.
ince. that IN the event Of hostilties with the
Unned Stairs, the most prudent course 10
be pursued on either side. (IoI the measure
10 be effeciusl must be reciprocsl.) would in.
my opinion. be that OF strict neutrality
L-t the Bordrrrr. remember that MS connect
ed with the war II we should unhappily be
compelled to Engage in one. no national OBJ.
ject esn possibly be advanced BY any display
Of hostile feelings toward each oiher--ibey
might. !, is true. mutually subject each other
10 eoustan, alarms. great calamilies, suffer
ing and disrrss-but their Utmost efforts
mus, be as drop Of water in ,hr determine
Iion Of the great naiionsl questions at issue.
which must b. decided rlsen here by the mn
val and military resources Of the great pow.
ers engaged 10 The conflict And lst the in.
habiianis ofthis Province .epose With conf
droce upon thu protection OF the parent State.
which Is slike able and willing to throw her
powerful shield over all who have a jus,
CLAIM 10 her protection and defence.