Your committee therefore submit the following resolutions:
STATE OF MAINE.
RESOLVES relative to the northeastern boundary.
Resolved, That we view with much solicitude the British usurpations and encroachments on the northeastern part of the territory of this State.
Resolved, That pretensions so groundless and extravagant indicate a spirit of hostility which we had no reason to expect from a nation with whom we are at peace.
Resolved, That vigilance, resolution, firmness, and union on the part of this State are necessary in this state of the controversy.
Resolved, That the governor be authorized and requested to call on the President of the United States to cause the northeastern boundary of this State to be explored and surveyed and monuments erected according to the treaty of 1783.
Resolved, That the cooperation of Massachusetts be requested.
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives requested to endeavor to obtain a speedy adjustment of the controversy.
Resolved, That copies of this report and resolution be transmitted to the governor of Massachusetts, the President of the United States, to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and other Senators in Congress, and the governors of the several States.