The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-04-11

ions to the undersigned in making this
acknowledgment, 10 accompany it with the
expression Of his profound regret, that
Mr.. Eox's note is in no herrespect sa-
tisfactory. 4
After the arrangements which, in the
beginning of last year, were 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
ect 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
order on the border would be fully carried
out: he looked upon all apprehensions OF
designs by the people of Maine to take
possession of the territory rs without ade-
quate foundation, deeming it improba-
bic that, on the eve of an amicable ad-
iustment Of the question, any portion OF
The American people would, without cause
and without object, leopard the success
of the negotiation and endanger the peace
of the country. A troublesome, irritat-
ing, and comparatively unimportant, be-
cause subordinate subject being thus dis
posed of, the President hoped that the
parties would be left free at once to dis
cuss; and finally adjust the principal ques'
ton. In this he has been Disappointed.
While the proceedings of her Majesty's
Government at home have been attended
with nlooked-for delays, its attention has
been diverted from the great subject in
controversy by repeated complaints, i'm
putting to portion OF the people of the
United States designs to violate the en-
gagements of their Government, designs
which have never been entertained, and
which Mr.. Fox knows would receive no
countenance from this Government.
II is to be regretted, that at this late
hour, 50 much misapprehension still ex-
ists,on the side of the British Govern
ment as to the object and obvious meaning
of the existing arrangements respecting
the disputed territory. The i'll success
which appears 10 have attended the efforts
made by the undersigned TO convey,
through Mr.. Fox, to her Majesty's Gov.
ernment more correct impressions res
Meeting them, calls for recurrence to
the subject; and brief review of the
which has grown out Of
it, NAV tend to remove the erroneous
views which prevail as to the manner in
which the terms of the arrangements re-
fcrred to have been observed.
As Mr.. Fox had no authority to make
anv agreement respecting the exercise of
over the disputed territory.
that between him and the undersigned, of
the 9th of February, 1889, had for its
object some provisional arrangement for
the restoration and preservation of peace
in the territory. To accomplish this OBJ
iect, it provided that her Majesty's officers
should not seek to expel, 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
and without needless delay,
beyond the bounds of the dis
puted territory any armed force then with
in them. Besides this, the arrangement
had other objccts-the dispersion of no.
torious trespassers, and the protection of
public property from depreciation. In case
future necessity should arise for this, the
the operation was to be conducted by
concert, jointly or separately, according
TO agreement between the Governments of
Maine and New Brunswick.
In this lastmentioned respect the agree
ment looked to some further arrangement
between Maine and New Brunswick
Through the agency of General Scott,
one was agreed to on the 23d and 25th
of March following, by which Sir John
Harvey bound himself not to seek, with
out renewed instructions to that effect
from his Government, to take military
possession of the territory, or to expel
from it, by military force, the armed civil
posse, or the troops of Maine. On the
part of Maine, it was agreed BY her Gov.
ernor that no attempt should be made,
without renewed instructions from the Le-
gislature, to disturb by arms the province
OF New Brunswick in the possession Of
the Madawaska settlement or interrupt the
usual communications between that and
the upper provinces. As to- possession
and Jurisdiction, they were to remain un-