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SENATE—AN IMPORTANT REPORT.

THE COIKITTEI 0F POREIGN RELATIONS ON THE 3001'- DAR? Ques'rrox.

The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the several messages ofthe.Pre5i- dent of the United States, communicating .to Congress, at its present sessmn, certain officral correspondence in relation to the question of the territory in dispute with Great Britain odour Northern frontier, and also certain Resolutions ofthe Legislature of Maine on the same subject, report,-—- . I ' That tliev have had the same under consideration, and now deem it expedient to communicate to the Senate their views for not making, ut the presentmornent,a general report irpon the whole subject. illiey feel that they will best perform this duty, by placrng clearly and distinctl before the Senate the exrsting state and con- dition o the pending negotiation between the two Go- vernments. I .

The President of the United States, in his annual messa e ofDeceniber last, informed the Congress that, 9' for t e settlement of'our North Eastern Boundary, the proposition promised by Great Britain for a commission of exploration and survey, has beep-received, and a counter project,includirig also a provrsmn for the cer- tain and final adjustment of the limits in dispute, in now before the British Government for consideration." 'The President has not thought it advisable to communicate this counter project to Congress; yet we have his a55u- rance, on which the most confident reliance may be pla- ced, that it is ofsuch ii character as will, _should i-t_be accepted, finally settle the questinn. This proposttpxn

,was officially Communicated to that Government during the last summer.

Mr.‘ Fox, the. British Minister, in his note of the 24th January last, doubtless with a perfect knowledge of the nature ofthe project which had been submitted by the American Government to that of Great Britain, assures Mr. Forsyth, “that he not only preserves the hope, but he entertains the firm belief, that if the duty ofnogo. tinting the boundary question he left in the hands of the two National Governments, to whom alone of right it belongs, the difficulty of conducting the negotiation to an amicable issue will not be firund so great as has been by many persons apprehended.” And in his subsequent

note of March 13,1840,lre states, that he has been in- structed to declare, “that her Majesty's Govcrnnwr‘:l are only waiting for the detailed report of ‘

Commissioners recently employed it. smvev' the aspmed tertuTy’rvliW-h “Tim... it was believed. would be com.

ple‘e‘ W uclivcrcd to Her Majesty's Gnvmnmcmbv

the end ofthe present month (March), in order n, “7mg.

mit to the Government of the Uniii-r] States a rpplv m

their last projipsal upon the subject of the boundflrv'ne.

gotiution." hus we may l-ensunnmy "Doc, “mi wig

reply will be received by the President during the pre_

sent month, (April) or early in MM“

While such i. the condition or {he principal “Lyman. tion,the committee have deemed it expedieni,ut this time, to report upon the subordinate though important

uestion in relation to the temporary occupation of the disputed territory. Tth trust that the answer of the British Government may be of such a character as to render a report upon this latter subject unnecessary. In anv event, lliey have every rcasnn to believe that the

v etate bfsuspense will be but of hriefduration.

The committee, ever since this embarrassing and ex- citing uestion has been first presented for their conside- rationfliave been anxious that the Government ofthe United States should constantly preserve itself in the right; and liitliertn the desire has been fully accomplish- ed. The territorial rights of Maine have been uni- formly nssertcd,and a firm determination to‘maintuin them-has been invariably evinced; though this has been done in an amicable spirit. So far as the conrrniiioo can exercise anv influence over the subject. they are resolved, that if war should be the result, wliicb they confidently hope inny not be the case, this war shall be. rendered inevitable, by lhe conduct of the British Go- vernment. They have believed this to be the surest mode of uniting every American heart and evorv Ame- rican film in defence of the just rights ofthe country.

It is butjustice to remark, that the Executive branch of the Government has, from the beginning, been uni- formly guided by tho same spirit, and has thus far pur- lued a firm, consistent, and prudent course, throughout the whole negotiation with Great Britain.

Whilst the committee can perceive no adequate cause, at the present moment, for anticipating hostilities be- tween the two countries, tlicy would not be understood as expressing the opinion that the country should irot be prepared to meet any emergency. The lquestion of peace or war may, in a great degree, depen upon the answer of the British Government, now speedily expected. .

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UNITED Sritrrts SENATE, April 14.-—After the read- ing ofthe report, Mr. Wright rose and said, that he had called fiirits reading with a view of printing an extra number of copies. He lived near a border town, and his constituents, without cause, as be thought, had been alarmed by the recentcorrespondence.

The report which the Committee on Foreign Relations had presented, would allay excitement and restore liar- mony. He heartin approved ofit, and thought that the extra numbers ought to be printed. ‘

Mr. Buchanan said, he did not design, as one ofthe committee, to have an extra number ofcopies printed.— It was very short, and would find a place in all the papers ofthe country.

lr. Clay, of Kentucky, ‘as one of the committee, assented to this re )ort.

Mr. Wright saitl, he lived on the frontier, and he be- lieved that the great preparations in the provinces were made with a view of self-protection, or to prevent any violence on the part of the disaffected people of the province. He did not believe there was unv design on the part of Great Britain to place these troops in Canada with a view ofmaking war upon the United States.

Mr. Ruggles, of Me. said that this document, upon the face of it, appeared a peace document. Heretofore we had been favoured with war documents. There were some who desired the settlement ofthe question in con- troversy at the expense ofa war. His own constituents felt a deep interest in the subject, and he did not believe that the report would be as satisfactory to them as the recent correspondence between the Secretary of State and the British Minister. That correspondence led me ofthem to hope that the Government would take strong measures, and do something that would lead to a settlement of the vexed question. There was one question which Maine regarded more than peace or war, and that question was national honour and the maiu~ tenance of the rights of the State.

Mr. Ruggles said, he could have wished for a fuller report—for a more bold opinion—fur something more decisive. In conclusion, Mr. R. said he was indifferent onto the number of copies printed. The documents ordered in the early part ofthe session were not supplied until the third set were ordered to be printed. The last came first and the first last. lfa similar delay was to take place,there would he no valuejn the report.

Mr. Buchanan said, that the remarks ofthe Senator from Maine lrendered it necessarv that he should say a word or two in reply. The repori had been denounced by the Senator, and he did not believe that the citizens of Maine would sustain him in that denunciation. Tlle report re-asserted the right of Maine to the territory in dis ute. It cnntemplated no iiharidonmuil of those rig ts, but in view of the news from England, and the peculiar state ofthings, it contemplated a postponement ofaction until an answer was received to the recent cor- respondence, and the proposition ofthe Government in July last. Mr. B. said, that the Committee on Foreign afl'airs would stand by Maine. to the last, and report no. thing to the disparagement of her claims.

Mr. Ruggle said that he was at a loss to know fiir what reason the Senator from Pennsylvania had said

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that be bad denounced the report. For aught holders, the report was the best which could have been ma e under all the‘cimiimstflcel. _ _

ln continuing his remarks, Mr. R. said,I have never, at any time, believed that a war would come, 0:“, )Nas necessary. ‘1 have never apprehended anymoll siqn, and I have founded this opinion upon the justice of t_re cause of' Maine—upon her right to the territory in (it: pute. I believe, moreover, that Great Britain, in one a cause as this, and with the opinion ofthe world against

will not willin l en age iii a war.

helllr. Clay said, hegviias guppy to hear the Senator from Maine say that he was not for war. If there Was a-war party it was a criminal one. He was pleased to believe that the dominant party was opposed to war. The flpln- ion ofthe country was a ainst war, and no party but a criminal party could be mind to defend _a war. Thor: were but two ways of settling this ques’nnn, continue Mr. Clav. By‘war, or by negocration. .l he Senate and the country were much interested in this question, and, though not as much interested as Maine, it was a ques- tion for the Government alone to settle. While, said Mr. Clay, I believe the people of Maine as patriotic, and as wise, and as brave as the citizens ofany other section ofthe Country, I cannot Consent that Maine should take this question from the General Government—If 'by negocration the question is to be settled, the_Execu-tive and the Senate must settle it. If by war, this Govern- ment .alone is to declare war. I can feel, I do feel, the position of Maine; but cannot consent that she should take any power from the General Government into her own hands. 'There are two securities,- said Mr. C. against the opinion of war. Great Britain cannot, when the right is with us, be willing to make the question a war question; and be believed, he addetl,-lllfll.slle would come to this conclusion upon an examination of the question. But supposing, added Mr. C.._ that upon .an investigation, she should think that the-right was With her—\Vere we then to make the question one of war? No two nations speaking the same language would go to war upon this question. No, said Mr. Clay. not until all other methods fail. By the treaty of Ghent, there is said to be a subsisting provision, which makes it neces- sarv to refer this matter to arbitration. The reference to the King ofthe Netherlands was an abortion—a firil- ore—so considered and so regarded by all parties. The treaty of '83 then remains as it was. and the provrsgnh for .arbitration is still. in force... ,VVlllt‘ ‘regard ,0 "WI fortifications, about which so mop“, has be

I l , on said, ‘..e did , u . - t -

'1‘“ "Hard “em, U“, "3,: given him noinquietude. England was t

_ .lre Weaker powr—r—and we are now ten “WINS-"d lilhes better prepared for war to-morrow, than “’ll'Lir we had declare-d it. before. whether on ocean or on bind. Look to the means of transportationdhq New York Canals, the countless railroads, the augmentation nfpnpulation pressing up in dense masses on the British borders. \Vhat had we to fear. with sixteen millions of frccmen, with brave hearts and stout arms ?—Tlie very idea was preposterous! Look at England, her threatened war with China, her Ministers holding by doubtful tenure, the revenue deficient for the ordinary expenses. and what had we to fear?_ iHe did not mention those things for the purpose ofassailing, but for sliowmg the, position in which England stood. The committee had told you, in a question like this, so solemn, so awfiil,so tremendous in its Consequences, “we have made this report fbr quietiug the piihlic riiind, and to induce Maine to wait until we hear from England in answer to nur project."

' . " -w i luv rievanee, . _ I _ ligvgeitjiliizse'de'ag Hillgfor'fpurohasing, Within tenf years, the forfeited claims of the grantees_o Townships and their representatives, ata prise which is fully‘as high as the agriculturists, y their utmost exertions, can, within that time, ’make good, and higher than the average price o

wilderness land in the neighbouring COlOlllle: and higher than the average price of such :n

in this Island, when valued by juries, or w en exposed to public sale for n'pn-payment of gangs, as appears from the returns in the Report y t e

l of Durham. .

Balfour Petitioners submit. that the Surveyor General of this Island has valued the Crown Lands at 205. per acre; but while your Petition- ers cannot herein enter into all_the circumstan- ces which would prove his valuation as incorrect, they may briefly state, that it is refuted by the sales above referred to, and by the fact of his having been obliged to give to one Officer off; the Army land bordering on the Town 0

Georgetown, at Ten Shillings per acre, as being,

nerality ofCrown Lands in this Island.

As the Crown has the right to escbeat all the Townships, your petitioners most earnestly re- quest, that you will be pleased‘so far to exercise Vour constitutional influence With Her Majesty s Ministers, that they may be led to give instruc- tions to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, that it is the determination ofthe Crow" to :8, commend to His Excellency the B3”, a cop, of which has been forwarded m (he Culoniajomce, and '0 WhiCh yo'“ Pt*flirioners beg to refer you ; or else to compel the Grantees or their Assigns to demand Cirly such price as the Report by the Emil. of Durham shall warrant, or such rents as shall correspond thereto, at fifteen years’ pur- chase.

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fMa last will if not psi iiijhririii’airzii, 187,40, be, plaedd in the hands ney for collection.

from its locality, double the value of the ge- '

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Subscriber, a general assortment, conninin‘cf: 4’40 Packages ‘ British and West India GOODS; TEAS, FURS, .g-c- 4w. ~ DAVID .WILSW’. Dec. 6, 1839.

DISSOLUTION 0F CO-PARTNERSHIPv-u I ‘OTICE is hereby given, that 'the'C’bw-

partnership hitherto existing between the under-v

signed. was. on the first day of March, instant, dissol-

ved by mul'l'ai consent—their term having on that (by l‘L‘Kl’ll’ed: All persons having demands against the-said I firm, are requested to render their accounts for adjust- nrént, and all those indebted are requested to make im-

mediate payment’to John Hobs.

JOHN HOBS, DONALD NICOLSON. Charlottetown, 6th March, 1840.

Your Petitioners submit, that the above are the

plained of, for the penal tax proposed by the Earl of Durham will not relieve those who are at pm- sent under rent, and who comprise three.f0unhs of the population.

Your Petitioners further Submit. that this, ‘ike other‘Colonies, has suffered great disadvan- tages from the opposition of the Canned :0 r9. “Wins P"°P"59d by the Assembly; but that, in [his Tesl’ecb we have suffered what no other Co- lnny has Sllfiered for, the last hundred-years; l'0" lhe Council, composed chiefly of the heirs and representatives and agents ofthe Grantees, has not only opposed these reforms, but has

The motion was then put to the Senate upon printing, and ten thousand extra copies 'were ordered.

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.. - -= In the House of Assembly,

'Saturday, April 25th, 1840.

That the HillOWlflg petition to

the British House of Commons be twice inserted in each of the Newspapers published in Charlottetown. By order ofthe House, W. CULLEN, Clerk.

To the Right .Honarablc and Honorable the Ifni'glits, Citizens and Burgesscs of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. The Petition of the House of Assembly of Prince Ed-

ward Island ; .

Most respectfully slreiveth—

That since this Colony became a place of abode for British subjects, it has laboured under a grievance which has every year been increas- ing in magnitude, and results from the land hav- ing been granted to individuals in Townships of 20,000 acres. Along with many disadvantages, one principal evil flowed from the terms ofthese grants, and from the indulgence extended to the grantees, through their influence with men in power, and this was, that the majority of the agriculturists were kept under thraldom by the grantees and their assigns; and the chiefrneans of their so doing was by the exaction of a rent, which bore so hard on the individual entering on the forest to clear it away, and then raise a living for his family, that he was plunged into debt, from which, in many instances, he was never able to get free, and which, at all times, was a most serious burden and discouragement.

Your Petitioners further submit, that at differ- ent times, since 1795, the Colony has applied for redress, by forwarding statements to the Colonial Department; and in 1802, a remedy was pointed out by the late‘Lord Hobart, viz. the establish- urent of a Court of Escheat ; but this measure, which would have been efficient for removing the evils complained of, was defeated. through the ig- norance of the mass of the people, in regard to the way in which such offer should have been tirade effectual, and through the misrepresen~ tatioris of the grantees and their agents : That at different times since 1802, the matterhas been moved in the House ofAssembly; but a5, since 1832, the exaction of rents has been more ri- gorous, the whole Colony has been in perpetual

but the removal of the principal grievance. When your Petitioners make this statement, it behaves them to prove it, and withoutbuilding on the various representations of the House ofAssembly to the Colonial Department, support- ed by examinations, and all contained in the copies ofthe Journals of this House, transmitted to the Colonial Office—4w crave leave to refer to an authority which, it is presumed, Will not be disputed, viz.—-the Report of the Right Honorable the Earl of Durham, and the evi- dence taken before the Commissioners who accompanied that nobleman.

Had a Court of Escheat been established then, the Grantees must have lost their claim

to the land, and received a compensation for any o’uilay they had made ; and the people of the Co- louy did not doubt that the Crown. when aware of the real state of the Island, would not as landlord, have imposed on them inequitrible conditions. During the past eight years repeat- ed_applicatious'fiir a Court of Escheat hiive been rejected by the Colonial Minister ; and as a last

measure for doing away with agitation, by allevia-

agitation, for which no remedy can be found, B

done the country the far greater evil of en- ldeavouring to frustrate that amelioration, .in re- gard to the tenure of land, which the cir- cumstances of the country imperiously require.

May it therefore please your Honourable House to take measures for the removal of the heavy grievances affecting the agricultural interest in this Colony in regard to the tenure of land.

And your Petitioners, &c.

TEMPERANCE ESSAY.

AT :1 General Meeting ofthe Charlottetown Temperance Society, held on the 6th April inst. it was unanimously—

RESOLVED, That a. Committee be appointed, to provide a fund, and make the necessary arrangements for offering a Prize for the best Essay upon the subject of the Traffic in Ardent Spirits, as bearing upon the civil, political, domestic, moral and physical interests of this Colony—such Essay to be the production ofa member ofa Temperance Society.

In conformity with the above Resolution, the Com- mittee beg leave to acquaint the Friends of Tempe- rance, that Subscription Lists for the purpose of. raising a Fund for the object mentioned in the said Resolution, are now lying for signature at the Stores of Mr. Peake, Mr. C. Welsh, and Mr. T. Desbrisay, Queen Street; at M r. John Bovyer‘s, Richmond Street; M r. George Beer’s,

King's Square, and at the Colonial Herald Printing Officer

LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE. OLICIES will be issued by the Subscriber,

in either of the above departments, on the most

reasonable terms. CHARLES YOUNG, .dgen! of the “ ETNA" and "ALLIANCE" Insurance Companies. Charlottetown, Dec. 1], 1838.

NEW STORE AT GEORGETOWN. ALEXANDER TAYLOR. informs the pub-

lic that he has commenced business in the store lately occupied by A. Mncdonald, Esq., at George- town, wrth a very extensive and well assorted stock of

General IPIerchandize.

The above stock of Goods was purchased under cir- cumstances, and will be disposed ofat prices, which must entitle the proprietor to a share of public patronage, and to its inspection the community are respectfully invited.

Mr. Taylor will ive the lii be t k ‘ Country Produce. g g 8 mar e: Prices for

Georgetown, l7lh December, 1839.