Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-23

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people TO 90 for themselves what they have in
| vain asked Tor at the hands Of their servants 4.
For THE ENQUIRER.
THE MAINE BOUNDARY.
The Declarations of public characters on the
subject oil public claims, are so apt to carry weight
with them, that when enormous they sbouh h..
promptly refuted. OF this character it is sppre-
! hended Governor Lincoln's declaration on the
above subject will be found. He speaks OF G.; b.
setting up new and unheaId of claims: ard seems
almost TO think Maine can hold BY possession If
90 not greatly err the boundary is by treaty 10 be
determined by the Highlands or height of
land. Now, this has never been proved, and TO
arrange and determine this boundary was the object
OF the article in the treaty of Client. The err
for VIII be found to be in too great a dependence
OH unauthorized maps. The Oldest map l know
Is one OF Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island
WIN the adjacent parts OF n. England and Canada .
by Jeiireys, and without date. There is. howe
'er' noticed under Fort Western, the.year 1854
SO that It should seen, 10 have been published at a
subsequent period; but, strongly suspect it 10
Aa'e oee' new edi'ion OF map published with
a quario volume containing papers on the boun-
oaries oil n. ). in =. This map is coloured pre,,v
much as the present map. are, at least, so far as
regards ". Is. AID Maine. The difference is thar
instead OF The 81. Croix being the line of NJ b.,
the Penobscot up to 10 deg. and a little more j.
the boundary, and then j, rises in right line 10
a suppositious ridge, from WHENCE the Pistoe mr.
TTPey river runs into the ST. Lawrence. The ST.
Johns Instead % running and heading. "a il does
nearly opposite Green River in the 81. lawrence
Is given South Western Branch and carried IN
nearly the Chaudiere As 10 the height of land
tnefe Is ridge near Chdlew Bay called A Ibany or
NoTe Dame, and this has been made 10 run from
lat: 40 deg. and lat. II deg. 80 min. in about a
.; w. afeshon; and, hence, aPprehend all the
D,uhder' The map write from, belonged 10 an
English gentleman, well known for his o,,acb,n.p,
to the u. S. and he has penciIed (of course b;s
only guide was the map before him and the treaty
OF 1859 nia'ne to this ridge and struck the Ris-
hgonchea little above 4S deg Thus lac agreed
win all the American Maps, since publiebed,
WIN the exception of one; at least, all that bav
nave come under my notice.
ihe TACT, presume, will turn out TO be that the
ridge Is much lower down. Governor pown,II
o. IN, iat' IA deg. the Eastern range by means
Oh ,he Iphte hills Is beyond all Comparison the
nehesl (iopo. Des. p. 1G, Almon I776O He
'nen gives description of this Eastern ran.s
winch crosses the Merimac at Panterskear fall
increasing IN N. H., passing Tower Hill and Sad
aiebacl Mountain. 1t proceeds to lat "A dec. into
he highest mountain OF this whole e. direc-
',oh caiied The White Hills" +" A range runnino
'nence crosses the T.. Boundary of N. Hampshire,
IN 81 deg. and bending n. L. forms the beiob, NJ
land between the Kenebaeg and Chaudiere rive,s ,,
speaking OF the country L. OF the Penobscaeq the
Governor adds, L can say nothing with accuracy.
ana VIII, therefore, say nothing al all. 7 have
s"uck ont OF my map most Of the hills which /
ionnd In the surveys from which copied the rivers
as suspected they were laid down TOO much o,I
Houim ldem, pages IL and IS
Inc Governor gives us reason 10 conclude ,b,,
'ne heisht oil land, inasmuch he is posi-
we as 10 It's commencing, at or about the White
iiilIs L ne unfortunate Lord Edward Fifzaer,Id |
accompanied by the celebrated Goblet made mari
% oh pioTatoTy expedition, and passed from ne
DEC 10 d. Johns In, think, 1856 Since then |
other information has been Obtained and ffor Ok /
years 70 our knowledge, all the well authenticated
i-nsi'sh maps have given the height of land from
''. Al aes' ions az deg. 30 min, or thereabsu,s.
ana passed II between the Connecticut and the &, |
Francis, the Kennebecb, and the CbanIiera -
terninatedh above the sources of the Penobsco, |
MS version was followed in sheet man r,nb,ist I
Gu or Just after, the close of the last war IN,
onei'Oh ana hennei, and IS the only one / have
ever seen In the U. S. which has adopted il.
Out the late Nh Anowsmilh who rarely ever
ooA "ny ','hs !or granted that he could ascertain
~ p'oo,' always avowed, and, / believe during
The residence Of the present H. s M;nis,n. - ,
late Reign, that he was convinced the b.;.h, ~
ahd would turn out TO be as he has shawn II On ii,
nls maps, (see his atlas Of 1917 Hence co..
'aih great parsonage will perceive it is not. "a
n'hA he once SAID, when in an inferior Office
part OF Maine for which the British govern,nen, i
'on'ending, but part ofN. H.; and Mr. I,inroI,
VIII see that so far from the claim being either
81 uhheaJd Of, II IS old and has often been asserted
IL - geographical fact that is e,sily
capable OF demonstration. A wish to prevent or.
loneous Impressions being formed nv Sole
10. =. 'n's attempt TO elucidate dark snbiec, Pm
NIf Lincoln must have, within his reach tho io,,rS
: MAJ OF three gentlemen from Maine. who crosssl
'h'hE' al ne expense Of Massachusetts. from ,Ls
n enneDec to Quebec IN l9--. Their obscrva,;ons
would be important to the height Of land Hs
."een TIE kennebec and the Chsudere-. for ,be,ot
- ABOUT The centre of Mr. Arrowsmitb,s ma.
ana oy which that celebrated geosrapher ever con-
enoeG me boundary should be determined
before conclude, l would add, ,ba, haze s;,o.
'ceonec'ed that Mr.. Tsnner of PbiadeIpbia bs.
no. 'aken any thing Tor his guide, but the reate.
100 ana 'hen'' Melhsh and Carey always 90 for
he whole, both as to the Pacific and the s, -,
renee. PHI ~ It ',i1 %. Law |
I., FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
AmES AND kANAwHA R1vERs.- (,o,.I,,,,ay |
we might extend our observations on this -
80 Shu proceed TO shew, that after those ooroys
"chNo SDalt have been coupIafol -