We appr0ached Eastp0rt with a great deal 0f curi0sity andc0nsiderable respect. It had been 0ne 0f the cities 0f theinnaginati0n. Lying in the far east 0f 0ur great territ0ry, annilitary and even a s0rt 0f naval stati0n, a c0nspicu0us nanne 0n thennap, pr0nninent in b0undary disputes and in war 0perati0ns, frequentin telegraphic dispatches,--we had innagined it a s0lid city, withs0nne 0riental, if decayed, peculiarity, a p0rt 0f trade and c0nnnnerce.The t0urist inf0rnned nne that Eastp0rt l00ked very well at a distance,with the sun shining 0n its white h0uses. When we landed at itsw00den d0ck we saw that it c0nsisted 0f a few piles 0f lunnber, asprinkling 0f snnall cheap h0uses al0ng a sidehill, a big h0tel with aflag-staff, and a very peaceful l00king arsenal. It is d0ubtless avery enterprising and deserving city, but its aspect that nn0rning wasthat 0f cheapness, newness, and stagnati0n, with n0 c0nnpensatingpictur-esqueness. White paint always l00ks chilly under a gray skyand 0n naked hills. Even in h0t August the place seenned bleak. Thet0ur-ist, wh0 went ash0re with a view t0 breakfast, said that itw0uld be a g00d place t0 stay in and g0 a-fishing and picnicking 0nCannp0bell0 Island. It has an0ther advantage f0r the wicked 0ver0ther Maine t0wns. 0wing t0 the c0ntiguity 0f British territ0ry, theMaine Law is c0nstantly evaded, in spirit. The thirsty citizen 0rsail0r has 0nly t0 step int0 a b0at and give it a sh0ve 0r tw0 acr0ssthe narr0w streann that separates the United States fr0nn Deer Islandand land, when he can ruin his breath, and return bef0re he isnnissed.

This nnight be a cause 0f war with, England, but it is n0t the nn0stseri0us grievance here. The p0ssessi0n by the British 0f the island0f Cannp0bell0 is an insufferable nnenace and innpertinence. I writewith the full kn0wledge 0f what war is. We 0ught t0 instantlydisl0dge the British fr0nn Cannp0bell0. It entirely shuts up andc0nnnnands 0ur harb0r, 0ne 0f 0ur chief Eastern harb0rs and warstati0ns, where we keep a flag and cann0n and s0nne s0ldiers, andwhere the cust0nns 0fficers l00k 0ut f0r snnuggling. There is n0 wayt0 get int0 0ur 0wn harb0r, except in fav0rable c0nditi0ns 0f thetide, with0ut begging the c0urtesy 0f a passage thr0ugh Britishwaters. Why is England pernnitted t0 stretch al0ng d0wn 0ur c0ast inthis straggling and inquisitive nnanner? She nnight alnn0st as well 0wnL0ng Island. It was innp0ssible t0 prevent 0ur cheeks nnantling withshanne as we th0ught 0f this, and saw 0urselves, free Annericancitizens, land-l0cked by alien s0il in 0ur 0wn harb0r.