Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-04-02
Hon. JOHN FORSYTH, &c.
MIR, Forsyth to Mr. Fox.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
DEPAKT WENI UT OI ATE,
Washington, March %, 1910.

Washington, March %, 1910.
The undersigned, Secretary of State of
the United States acknowledges to have re-
ceived Mr. Fox's communication Of the 18th
inst, in reference to the boundary nego-
citation and the affairs oftne disputed terri
tory. The information given in the clos
ing part of it, that a reply to the last
proposition Of the United States upon the
subject of the boundary may be expec-
ted in a short time, is highly gratifying
to the President, who has however, CIV
en- directions to tho undersigned in maxi
ing this acknowledgement, to accompany
it with the expression of his profound re-
gret that Mr.. Fox's note is in no other
respect satisfactory
After the arrangements which, in the
beginning of last year, we're entered into
on the part of the two governments with
regard to the occupation of the disputed
territory, the President had INDUCED the
hope that the causes Of irritation which
had grown out of this branch OF the sub.
lect could have been removed. Relying
on the disposition Of Maine to cooperate
with the Federal Government in all that
could lead to pacific adjustment of the
principal question, the President felt con-
fident that his determination to maintain or
der and peace on the border would be full
ly carried out. He looked upon all APP
prehensions of designs by tho people of
Maine to take possession of the territory,
as without adequate foundation deeming
il Improbable that OH the eve of an ami
cable adjustment of the question, any por-
ton of the American people would with
out object, leopard the success of the ne
gociation and endanger the peace of the
country. A troublesome, irritating, and
comparatively unimportant because sub
coordinate, subject, being thus disposed of
the President hoped that the parties would
be left free at once to discuss and finally
adjust the principal question In this he
has been disappointed While the pro-
ccedings Of her MaJcsty's government at
home have been attended with unlocked
for delays, its attention has been diverted
from the great subjec in controversy by
repeated complaints, imputing to portion
of the people Of the United States designs
to violate the engagements of their Govern
mcnt-designs which have never been en-
tertained, and designs which Mr. Fox
knows would receive nc countcnance from
this government.
1t is to be regretted that at this late hour
so much misrepresentation still exists on the
side of the British Government. as to the
object and obvious meaning of the existing
arrangements respecting the disputed ter
ritory' The i'll success which appears to
have attended the efforts made by the I'M
dersigned to convey, through Mr.. Fox. to
her Majesty's Government, more correct
Impressions respecting them, calls for a
recurrence to the subject; and brief re-
view OF the correspondence which has
grown out Of it, may tend to remove the
erroneous views which prevail as to the
manner in which The terms of the arrange
ments referred to have been observed.
As Mr. Fox had no authority to make
any agreement respecting the exercise of
jurisdiction over the disputed territory,
that between him and the undersigned, of
the 9th of February, 1888, had tor It's OBJ
ject some provisional arrangement for the
restoration and preservation of peace in
the territory. To accomplish this OBJECT,
it provided that her Maiesty's officers
should not seek to expeI, by military
force, the armed party which had been sent
by Maine into the district bordering on the
Restook river; and that, on the other hand,
the Government of Maine would voluntali-
ly, and without needless delay, withdraw,
beyond the bounds of the disputed terri
tory, any armed force them within ,hem.-
Besides this, the arrangement had other
objects-the dispersion of notorious tres
passers, and the protection of public prop
erty from depreciation. In case future
necessity should arise for this, the opera
ton was 10 be conducted by concert, joint
ly or separately, according to agreement
between the Governments of Maine and
New Brunswick.
In this last mentioned respect the agree
ment looked to some farther arrangement
between Maine and New Brunswick.
Through the agency of General Scott, one
was agreed to, on the Odd and 25th of
March following, by which Sir John Har-
vey bound himselfnot to seek, without re-
newed instructions to that effect ffom his
Government, to take military possession of
the Territory, orto repel from it by mill
tary force the armed civil posse, or the