Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-28
ssrs. Bates and Choate,
Senators from Massachusetts
From he Baltimore Republican.
pnpnER AFFAIRS


The trial of Mcleod, charged with the murder OF
Duree at Schlosser, will commence on Monday next
The Jury is already empanelled and from the mos,
intelligent and respectable of the community. com
pany Of IT, S. troops, with Lieut.. Brooks, arrived al
Utica on the 18th, which is considered well timed
measure of precauon in the present state OF feeling
Every preparation has been made for the trial, and
each side is busy collecting evidence for The occasion
The guard at Whitesboro were paroling the streets
every night and the arrival of the troops was producing
much anxiety in the public mind.
The Cleveland Herald states that General Scott was
in that city few days since, his way down the lake
and that he thinks II advisable that the proposed ar
mament of the lakes be Immediately prosecuted. On
his visit to Buffalo, says the "Penny Press he was
heard To saw that his opinion the yeomanry as well as
the silk stocking gentry would before many months, De
drafted into the militia for actre service.
We learn from the Buffalo Commercial, that sixty-hve
kers of powder stolen from the magazine near Lock
port on Friday night last reward Of $50 for the de-
lection of the thieves is offered
/ TROUBLE is CASApA.-The Buffalo CONNIE rcal AID
vertser of Saturday says-"The British armed steam
ships Ainos and Toronto are moored in the river be-
tween Navy Island and the Canadian shore. We learn
that last night some persons unknown, got cannon
on the Island and fired several times at the vessels,
yith what effect are unable to say.
| THE BoUSDAm QuFsTIos.-Mr. Fairfield, the De-
mocratic candidate for Governor Of Maine, made the
following remarks on the Boundary question, in reply
10 letter asking his views on that subject:
"In regard to our boundary question: patience IS e1-
haustcd The hope Of an amcable adjustment is near
" extingushcd After years upon years of patient
waiting we to be as far from restoration to our
entire territory, were at the commencement
Our orbearance has but served 10 excite the hopes and
increase the of those who are con,endng with
u.s. mere diplomatic ruse, BY lapse OF time has be-
come serious and portentous affair. An offer 10 pur.
chase, quarter of century ago, small strip OF land
on our Northeastern border anon rpened into claim q
ie-and from that day TO this has been swelling and
a,nandinu until now it covers one third Of the terrific
ry off State larger than the rest of New Eugand a
single mail carrier vending his solitary way through
the passes Of the highlands, followed BY small COM
panies of poor peasants gathering merely subsistence
by cutting and sending down the streams to market
few of the trees standing upon their margin These are
succeeded by formidable bands punderers under the
pay Of wealthy and respectable merchants, sweeping weep.
our forests and accumulang fortunes BY the spo's-
At last comes foreign soldery, who under The nutho-
rity of 'her Majesty, build forts and erect barracks,
make permanent military establishments, and claim to
hold possession until question is settled, which, per-
haps her Majesty's advisers have determined ne7er
shall Jc settled"