Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
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trust your lordship will forgive this second
intrusion, as your lordship will find that it
is dictated by necessity
In drawing the line OF demarcation on
the Canada frontier, between US aud the A..
merlCsns, so as TO exclude the Americans
from every inch of the water on the Lakes,
particularly L. Champiain and Lake Onta-
RIO which are the two material lakes. the
others net 6ting of so much convenience
&c any vessel built on Lake Erie cannot be
catried 10 Lake Ontario, there being no
communications between the two lakes by
water and the carrying hiace between them
being many niles broad. nlakes it impossi-
BILE tor them to transport armed vessels on
trucks from one lake to the other. In draw
ing that line of demarcaton, owing TO nv
Inspecting small map, I fad have com
mitted small error.
BY inspe citing map Of Canada, on We
ry large scale. just Published by Arrow
smith, Soho-'qnsre, find, that by taking
the line OF latitude 43. fCom the east TO the
river Mississippi west, for the demarcatioo
Inc between Us ard the Americans in Can
ada. that line of LATITUDE 42. will take from
ihe- Americans grestr tract of country
south from the lakes than is necessary to
exclude them from the lakes-excluded
from possessing one inch of water on the
lakes (most particularly Gu lake Champlain
and lake Cntario) they must positively be !;
aud now We have the opportunity Of doioe
TINS, when engaged in tutGre in some other
Continental war, we cannot. ] have here
poIated oat much stronger and m re ex
pilcIt frontier line than any line of latitude,
It beng great and distinguished feature of
nature, which will eiectuaily exclude the
+. 4 mr. 9 n 10
them IN point Il cultivated territory. There
is a place called Sauree, to the east end &
north east. in Canada, rom which point the
commissioners, a the treaty of qeace, drew
the line CT demarkat.on in Canada between
us aad the AMERICANS. From Sauree,
ridge OF very high land runs in a Southwest
direction nearly 10 tie source of the Illi-
nois river, just skirting the lakes, very
few mites south OF them this should be
made the Inc Of boun Diary hen passing
the line Of demarcation down the Illinois
RIVER to the Ms7iss PIP river. into which the
river Illinois disGha ges itself near TO where
the Mississippi is joined by the great Mis-.
souri river, distinct and evident boundary
will be ma ked e retaining every thing
north Of those highlands and north of the II
Enois river, and the Americans every thing
south. We shall also reap a. other great
advantage ali the Indian nations North
from tie Illinois river, who are settled north
behind that river, and between it and the
Mississippi river, who are our friends, will
then be positively allied to us, ard under our
jurisdiction and protection, which they wish
20 be. Thus Canada may be placed In safe
~ by cur taxing and kcefigE FIJI fiosses.
sion oftbe iGkes and without this Canada
will be ever Vainero6ie, and never can be
secured for the very next European war in
which We are engaged, America possessing
any footing on the lakes, will take Canada
from US. We now have it in our power to
place Canada IN safety from any future sue.
cessful attack, It we never shall again
have such an opportunity. / confidently
assert, that provided we do not totally ex
cluds the Americans from the lakes, we
may as we'll (at onCe) give up Canada to
them and as confidently do assert that.
provided friendly terms are offered 60 the
eastern states, they Sill cheerfully embrace
our offers. By that measure America will
be divided, and the southern states crips
pied and ruined. whilst those who are
friendly to us, o. the FEDERALlSrS, in
the eastern states, will flourish aud be hap
py. The root of all the evil LAYS principals.
~ in Virginia an expedition in force 10 that
state, taking strong position, flanked by
rivers AID bays. offering by proclamation
freedom to all negroes who will Join the Bri,
tish forces, promising them 20 send them TO
Nova Scotia aud Canada, settle them, and
pay them Tor their labor, will totsIJy ruin
Virginia, provided about 6O00 blacks be "a
ken from them; who may be settled in cur
possessions to isrklculable advantage TO