The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-11

ment was as good on its bond as on its notes Ana II
the credit of the Government were at seven per cent
why, proclaim II TO the people but raise the
money at that price Athis request, MIR Fillmore
produced long letter from Prime, Ward, and King
in which these facts stated and commented on.
Mr. UNDERWOOD obtained the floor at twenty
minutes before four O'clock but yielded to call Tor
adjournment.
Whereupon, the committee and reported pro-
gress and the House ad journed.
From the Boston Courier.
"TmE UNITED STATES is the title OF a paper IN
Blackwood for December, suggested by the publica-
ton of work entitled g Run through tia United
States in the Autumn of 1910, by Col A. II. Max
we'll" This gentleman, II seems was the ohcer sent
by Sir John Harvey then Governor OF New Bruins
wick to take possession of the disputed frontier, IN
an interval OF leisure from military duty, the Coohe
made what he calls his G Rum through the United
States His book we have not seen but, from the
account given of it in Blackwood we infer that ne
behaved with more proprety while IN our country
than most of the English tourists, and that, being
treated with courtesy, he has been courteous III re-
turn. and spoken of what he heard and saw in spirit
differing somewhat from that OF the Hamlltons, I 10
ders, and Troopes, This seems to have excited
the Indignation, the contempt OF the lory cohti
butor to the Magazine and affords him an opportu-
nty to spit out few pages of venom at the United
States We know not when we have seen such
condensation of arrogance, spite, malice, bac kguard
ism, mingled with small portion OF ignorance.
The following paragraph is an extract from the M
troductny remarks
Fiery rational man in America must have felt that
the seizure of Mcleod was an act OF injustice every
man acquainted with International law must nave
known that the act an offence to ats whole spirit
every practitioner in the courts must have known
that there was ground for his convictions every re
gious man must have known that every life lost by
! America in a quarrel so totally groundess was an
act of criminal homicide by the provoker, and even
every statesman in her councils must have known
that such war must be as impolitlc and hazardous
as it was rash and criminal. Yet Of this whole graver
population not great body ever raised its voice
not one public had the manfulness to stand for
ward and fight the battle of common sense-not even
one private individual yentured to exhibit himself as
the solitary slstainer of national honor! Republic
canism is the true answer. The rabbe voice eNtln-
gushed all others Every mans mouth was shut be-
fore the open Jaws of democracy and in obedience
to the popular WILL the country was on the point OF
being precipltated INTO conflict Which might nave
left her but name.
Reop1e OF M sfne From the treat, OF 1873,
the border between New Brunswick and Maine had
been so far under the jurisdiction of the British gov
eminent as TO be kept from both English and Amer-
cans, who were alike prohibited from cutting timber
or taking possession, until the lingering claim to the
territories should be settled, But Jonathan who
likes to take the law into his own hands when he
finds an easy opportunity and who Is besides rather
too much given to speculation, seeing foul weather
brewing in Europe suddenly began to feel that the
disputed territory might well be taken possession
of, without asking the leave of any one The conse-
quence was, that the Mainees with the greatest
ng-frotd imaginable, with regular SURVEYOR AT
their head, walked n took possession of the country
by tranges and squares in the most geomerical and
: dashing style, and began to cut down the timber
without ceremony of any kind. OF course the New
Brunswick woodsmen, not seeing any reason why
they too should not have their share walked in also
, and began to cut down according to their good will
and pleasure The two parties Of possessors could
mt ha afaIt nd
, came to blows. The New Brunswick men who were
unarmed, broke into a government store and hav-
ing beaten the Nantes, caught their leader and
marched him a prisoner to Fredericton. The New
Brunswick government, not having the tear of the
rabble before its eyes, instantly issued proclama-
ton, gave its people scodng for their belli-
geren propensities, and sent officer to take charge
of the district and that its orders were obeyed
but the Maneites by this time had recruited their
ranks returned, seized the British officer and march
ed him to Bangor.
Jonathan is an active fellow but no man can talk
more, or more foolishly when he is idle. Maine
abounds in haranguers and more figures of speech
" outcries of nsulted America SCREENINGS of the
American Eagle, blotngs out of the American stars "
and resolutions to sink Great Britain to the bottom OF
the ocean, previously to the glorious conquest OF
those leagues of swamp and pine-botoms which make
the land IN dispute, were poured from the threats OF
patriots with nothing to do that were ever heard be-
fore, even in that soil of all human genius the United
| States of America. If oratory were war; the con-
: lict was fully begun, and the Yankees must have
: swept the field but metaphors not chain-shot
after all, and few companies of British troops sud
denly sent in to keep the peace, gave the feryor OF
patriotism time to grow a little rational
/ When at length, the writer commences his notice
OF Col Maxwell's book, he gives full play to his pro-
pensity to rdicule us poor Yankees, and especially
those who were silly enough to be civil to their En-.
gllsh ylslter We give pretty long extract which
will doubtless be very amusing to some of our read
ers After noticing the Coloncl's account of some OF
his rambles in Boston and lis vicinity the reviewer
proceeds
The next show was the commencement Day" at
the Bostonan university for which the Colonel re-
ceyed card
q Grown wise by experience, he took care on that
morning to get down in time for the genteman's
breakfast where the rapid movements of American
eating soon left him alone. First bolt your food,
and then bolt off, he regards as the Yankee rule and
wonders that the whole nation is not in dyspepsia
He was reused by the sound of music, and saw a
troop of ancers pass the wmdow-a rather singular
display we should conceive for so pomphating a
people, especially in going to hear the harangues of
boys at college. The Colonel was much pleased
with the appearance of the Juvenile orators, and
tells that in their declarations he did not discover
a yulgarsm and that the English language seemed
. to be pronounced with great purity. However get
ting tired of this he went out TO breathe the fresh
air; there. he met the DR. Wainwright whom he had
heard on Sunday, and went with him 10 see Mount
Auburn the Pere la Chaise of Boston.
There he tells us g our attention was called to
the house which the headquarters of the immor-
tai Washington, in the revolutionary war. | viewed
: il with almost as much interest did that of Point
Brique, near Boulognen We shall have no quarrel
with any for expressing his sentiments if he has
taken any trouble to form them But the epithet
g immortal" applied to Washington, is not put in
any other sense than II may he applied to an,
! other successful cuprt If man was rebel
that man was GeorgeW ashngton We are not going tc