Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-02-07

IOIlHatlVH itiAti'S ~ VIZ tTf"''F'''@''' -
for British troops to pass through our State
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
Washington, I1th January, lSd2.
70 Ills Ers,icncg. krac| I'ddttarn, IT,.
Gore; nor Of The STATE Of Mime
Sir-Your Exce.lclcy's letter OF the 18Th
inst has been r cciyed II submits to me an
order Of the State OF Milne This order re.
cites a statement that a dispatch has been
received from the Secretary 81 State Of the
United States. addressed to the Marshal OF
the Emitted States, and all Federal officers in
Portland. directing that the agents of the
/ British government shall have all proper IL
elites for landing and conveying to CANADA
or elsewhere, troops and munitions OF war
of every kind, without exception. The or
der then requests you to communicate to the
Senate Of Maine, if compatible with the
public interests, all information You may
have, if any, in rel4tien to tic passage OF
British tro0,s as 5 rccitcd, and whether any
steps have been taken - prevent such use Oh
I American soil within the limits Of the State
of Maine After referring NE to the Sen
atc's order, your Excelleney ASKS me t. at-
wise you whether such permission has ben
/ given and, il such is the fact. then far any
+ information conc ruinE it which may think
proper to communicates. lcheerfuliy answer
/ these inquiries
On tie 4th lly 4 January INST shi- De
pattmcnt was isi,cl liz tela.raplic dis
pa;ca rom Portland, in the STATE Of Main
that tic steamship Bohemian, dGe there on
I the 7ih inst was tclezraphei eff Cap Race,
with troops for Canada; ami iuquiriu-
whether. in else they came "a PsttilIld, any
different course was u h. taken than what
has hern heretofore pursued, aud asking IN
strnetlpas IN that contingency, by graph.
| pm this Information, rspiici nv tcic-
graph, giving such directions a. the order OF
the Senate pf Name Feejtcs Tee immediate
grounds for this proceeding warn that II was
supposed tia; passage OF the troops ana
munitions named, across the territory Of the
Jujtei States, by the Grand ffa6k RIiiroad
would save the persons concerned, from risk
and suffering which might u, feared Il they
were ielt To make their uay IN an Ine.emrnt
>sa~5a, thrs - t3e - and saJE u! au5rth-
eriy G2alItln y1yl-s.
THe rtiHeif f urut which tf- concession
WAS made 10 Great Britain is TIM. when hu-
mlnity OF eaay, nituee rend r it dtrlrlhlc
for oua nation t. hafea l..,s,I=.. iar IT, troop.
and munitions through tie territory 1
another, 1t is a customary act of county t.
grant It, ii !; can Ea d9ac consistently with
its own safety aud welfare. 1t i, on this
principle that the United States continually
enjoy the right! tn iassI-a ei troops ap'n
the Panama Railroad. across tho territories
ot the republic Of Nv Grina44 Tn t nj
tel states clam and enjoy. ~ the c3nre~--
aa Of all friendly nations, the Kindred conf
ty Of entering their port, with SHIPS aud
munitions 1t war, aud thay HlYc c1aztsta i .
reciprocal comfy - II, naval marine OF
J treat Britain. FRANCO an iultl al other
friendly nations. Ia Withholding It's ess-
tpuary comfy from 6reat Britain III the
present case, TIL. Government must nffc,s..
rly net upon either 4 conviction that tn
passage oi the tn; 8, aud munitions ti.5pa III
our territory would = iniuria3s or bazar.l
on. u the Iub.ic -ti.ty- or welfare. aF els.
1t must ctpri-iausiy iasa = that Low
what would b. ct.nte! dlaer.ni,y + an,
other, or re.ass b graz; tI5rs,; l.g,tti- y hH,
would have b.cn tAa-r.uIiy acoafltl at
another ii'at, AMI M iut o,F r=at cir
cumstauc " fsfej.-l u4ti#4#a iu:ai##al
or at Britain is li<e u esHfain u Ill.
+ Unitei States Tor extending such = comfy t.
that power. H. therefore, there IT, an,
danger to b, aprrsacudci from 1t, it mus
come in the tafa. Of dircct hasii.liy en- I'll
part u the British LlYoruMtat. as.ias: til
Jhtefl State. The GUtgt S=atgs if4{7sn Il
only stndi H~iy Prtefieei tho nj =: Tsrtcc,
justice IN their u3t recourse with Great Bait
ain, bat they have ut-5 cultivated on their
mart a SlIrtt Of lriCnst-i4t toward nar n- ,