Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-11-25
miscellaneous.
From the Bangor Wing.

spirit OF dissatisfaction probably from the Wood
stock Telegraph, and pretends to find cause of
complaint in the fact that Major Graham and the
other Engineers running the line by an
astronomical survey, and even suggests that,
notwithstanding permission to run the line as an
ex parte surrey has been granted by the Provin-
cal Executive, the survey should not be allowed
to proceed Iorth of the ST. John. And in this
opinion the editor is confident that he expresses
the universal feeling of the people Of New
Brunswick
Featherstonhaugh and Nudge, on the part of
the British, were allowed to ramble unmolested
wherever their fancy and their fancy instruments
directed, without hndrance complaint. Their
report has already been proved document in
which no confidence can be placed-a downright
humbug of the talest kind. This will yet be
shown to the world, and hence perhaps the I'M
easiness of the Provincials when they see sur
vey going on which for accuracy cannot be sur
passed.
What the Courier says about Maine and Gov.
Fairfield taking immediate possession, and all
that sort of thing, is thrown in little dust to
blink the true question and to afford pretext for
interfering with the survey. That readers
may be informed of the feeling in the Province
relative to the Boundary, we insert the article of
the Courier. 1t says:
awe believe it is generally known that an
er parte survey of the due north line from the
monument claimed by the American Govern
ment, has been going on under Major Graham
and other officers of the United States Topo-
graphical Engineers, but we believe that the mode
of carrying on that survey is not yet fully under
stood We therefore have to state that the
American Surveyors are running and marking
the line by the Transit instrument, or as we un-
derstand it, making astronomical survey, they
having found on trial that such would give them
a considerable advantage, by carrying new line
considerable to the eastward of the line estab-
lshed by the joint survey of the Boundary Com
missoners many years ago. short time since
we learned that this new line had been extended
as far north the Aroostook River, where it was
$50 yards (nearly half mile) to the eastward of
the former line, and of interfered serious
ly with private rights In one instance, it was
said, the owners of land had resisted the survey,
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Commissioner and his Surveyors. We now
| hear that the line has been extended nearly to
the ST. John and that it will cross that river more
| than half mile below the former line, but very
short distance above the Military Post al the
! Grand Falls. We offer M opinion rs to the ax-
pediency proprety of allowing this new line
to be run and marked, because permission to do
so was granted by our Executive, and we trust
it was on good and sufficient grounds, but we
cannot refrain from expressing decided dsap-
prevail of allowing the American Surveyors TO
continue their line north of the St. John. On
this point we feel certain that we merely express
the universal feeling of the people of this Prov
nce, who see clearly that the running of this
line will eventually lead to very unpleasant con-
sequences, and that in the mean time it tends to
unsettle, disturb and harrass large number of
Her Maesty's loyal subjects, who, being settled
near the border, ought by no means to be dsquiet-
ed in their possessions, or allowed for one mo-
ment to entertain doubt of their perfect securi-
ty. There is another view of this matter which
should not be overlooked. The General Gov
eminent of the United States say that this line
is run by them er parte only, and merely for
information. but the State Of Maine treats it very
differently, and appears TO consider this survey
as establishing the line by which they mean to
abide. tits generally understood, if not already
avowed, that when Gov. Fairfield is sworn into
Office next January, he intends to take posses
sion up to the new line, and settle the lands with
the least possible delay. Such course would
produce instant collision, from which we hope
long to be spared, but it can hardly be avoided if
this survey, which Maine is fully disposed and
quite determined to consider final, is allowed to
proceed.
We feel that the subject is of grave and serious
import at the present moment, and therefore en-
terrain confident hope, that it will be met
promptly and fairly by our Executive, and settled
in such manner as to insure the continued tran
guilty of the province
! THE EMPEROR AND HIS SoLDIER.-Joseph the
to "pomp nor circumstance = of which better
proof cannot be given than in the following
story:
One day he went dressed in plain close but
toned frock coat, accompaniedby single domes-
tic out of livery, and in coach which he drove
himself to take morning turn around Vienna.
As he was returning towards the town he was
surprised by a shower of rain He had not pro-
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