The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-01-05


o! persons wtnin the United
Province of Nova Scotia. and there enlist in
the service OF Great Britain. was Going on ex:
tcnsivelv, with little or nc Disguise. Crtiina-
~ legal steps were immediately :aken to ar
rest and punish the p'r1:es concerned and 50
UCt an nd 70 acts Infringing the municipal.
law and ;:rroca'or: TO our sovereignty.
Meanwhile. suitable representations on the
SUBJECT we're addressed TO tie British govern
rl.ent. Thrreuton i. hp -amp known BY ,hn
admission otthc British government Itself.
that the a:tnn;,. 10 raw recruits from this
country originated with IT, or a. lcas: had It's
approval or >airiion, hut ii al,o appeared
that The public agents engaged in it ha' >.rin-
gent Instructions not to violate ii.e muniriJal
law OF the United safes il is ,iti cut 70
understand how it should have been suppo-
sed that troops could he raised here ~ Great
Britain without violation o: til" municipal law
The unn,i*;akeal!e object OF the law was 10
prevent every such art which, it performed.
must he either in violation Of the law or IN
studied evasion q! it, aud in either alternative
the act done would be alike injurious t. the
sovereignty oi he United States.
III 'I!e NJ. an inir. the matter a, quircI a,i,ii-
,ional 'nror'anrr bv the rcrrnirn,,'s in the
United States not btin! discontinued. aud the
Dis, o>ure of the tat thar thew were p.o>ecu-
ted uI"'n Systematic pan, devised hy o;irial
authority; that recruiting rrndtzyous bad
been Li"ncd IN oar principal cities, and de-
pots for the rrct ptton ot recruits established
on our frontier. aud the whole bu>!nt>s con-
1ut..d unhr the regular CO. operation Of
British officers, civil and military IN
the North Amcri' an Provinces, and some in
the United States The cOmJiivit, Of those
officers in an Undertaking which cou,d only
BE- accomplished by dcf!inG our laws aud dis
regarding our territorial rights. is ,onc!u>isc-
" proved bv the evidence ELECTED on the tri-
al of such OF their agents a. have been appre-
hcnl'''l and convicted.
Some If the officers thus IMPLICATED are
OF high olrli position, and many Of them
beyond our jurisdiction, 80 that legal pro-
ccedings could rot reach TIE source OF the
mls,h irf. These considerations. and tle fact
that the cause Of complaint was not a mere,
casual occurrence. but a deliberate design
entered upo. with full knowrlsc of our law,
and national policy. ard conducted by re-
spon>ihle iunctionarieS. inprllrl me o pre-
sent the case to the British Guvrrnuvnt in
order to secure not only cessation of the
wrory. but lis rrpara'"n. The SUI pee: is
sill under dis,.,l>>ion the result g. u!ch viii
be communicated TO vou in due time.
repeat the recommendations srlui.tcd
20 the last Congress. that provision X. made
tor the appointment Of a commissioner in coz
nertion with Great Britain 10 survey aud IS.
tahiI>h the boundary Enc which di,i the
Territory Of Washington from the corticu-
Gus British possessions. Bv reason u the
. rxirn; aud importance Of the country il div
ute. there hA> been imminent danger oi cod.
li,oE between the Subjects Of t,rrat Britain
and the citizens Of the r;'ed States. CON
crrnin" their respective au:hGrl':rs in III 1t
quarter. IL" prospect 0! speedy srr.nc~-
mrnt has COZ. -ritu.tl hitherto to inInc. on
10th SIDES !orhtarance TO assert hv force what
each claims A a ri .ht. Con,inuarrp of de-
Law on IKE part OF TIE two Governments to
act in the matter will increase the Lar2rr
and difficulty Of the controversy
misunderstanding exists az to the extent.
character. and value Ct the roS>.-s>orv rights
# the Hudson Bay Company and The proper
" of the Puget Sound Ayri.-ultn~al Gonna
ny, reserved in our treaty with Great Bnt-
ALL. relative to the Territory Of Oregon.
have reason TO believe that cessation ,nr
rights Of both Companies to the United
States. which would te the realip>t mean.
OF terminating all questions. ran lie Obtained
on reasonable terms ard with a view 10 I'm,
end present the u!'irct 10 !hc attention of
Congress
The rulonv Of Nrwfourdlanl hayin, on.
act,,, the laws rr,,,ir,d hy the treaty ~ tL.
5h ,Junc 1Sj1 is now ,,l,r,d ~, .h,. s,,u,.
footing in rr>r,.t ~ commercial Interests
with the Tut. 4 States =, th, other Brush
North American Provinces Tie commission
which ,h,f treaty concentrated t,r J,.t,r,n,,,
mo The riyh,s of fishery in river, ,nd mou,h~
of rivers on ,he coasts Of ~, Toi,,d S,,..
,"I ~ Hr:.;>' Y I'll ,nrriran PROVING.
ia< s---o c~.,;,,<,;, o.; -. co,c,,a,,.; :,
i,.,or>. ,o rout,ru. which ,b.r. !, r...J =,
further arrrorr,Y,;,p Err IA. ,.r,;.. -, ~
other sea on
so,.~n nrrc
7, g,
D., u, ''',.'' '''
S,,,.s ,s'I'. - .i:.1 ~ NV '"''''
:. P'' y" wv '''"" u "'''h ''s'. no.
nf ,n,, ~ -. ~ ,, .,' ~ .,' ''' '4'" ga.
90 ,,,1 ;,..,, =, IT, :,.. :, '''',''
VI NV S'"-
.,J n,,,,,,;' ',a'," VI "' w., '''''"'''
49, T.;,.I -, ',' ""'I''"'' '"''
~; b, If. ,.r .rs ;, guy
=, Wv. ..,,;ra,;,o Wv, >'''"
of notice for tha, rn,ro>.. The considers.
tons which led ne 10 cali The attention Of
Congress to that cc1,,1;ion. md ;,,,,, Oh
:hc Senate 10 aio;t he r.>olu.ion referred
to. sill continue in f,,l! iorre. The cm,vcn
,ion contains an article which. a;thou,h il
j,,.,. nc. .Cr.,.,l ... a, r. a.