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General Government and to yield a ready compliance with its laws, and acquiescence in its constitutional measures. In the language of Washington, "these are the duties required by the fundamental maxims of true liberty." But while the legitimate authority of the General Government as exercised by its Legislative, executive and judicial departments is thus fully and cheerfully acknowledged, - the individual States, from regard to their own preservation, are bound to protect their limited sovereignty from violation and have a constitutional right to require of that government a performance of the obligations intended for the protection and benefit of each separate State in the Union. The relative rights and obligations existing between the National and State governments have often been the subject of public inquiry among other States; and from its reference to the pending question in relation to our North eastern Boundary, has now become one of much interest to the people of Maine. By the Federal Constitution, the power of declaring war, making treaties and the management of all our relations with foreign powers is confined exclusively to the General Government. They are also under obligation to protect each of the States against invasion. And though Congress has power to dispose of the territory belonging to the United States, it is expressly provided, that nothing in the Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice the claims of any particular State. On the other hand, the individual States are prohibited without the consent of Congress to keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace; or to engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. When the government of the United States entered into the negotiation with Great Britain for ascertaining the boundaries between the State and the British provinces as defined by the Treaty of 1773, they considered it would seem