American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-23
NORTHEAST BOUNDARY.


passed tho following resolutions:
Pesorued That the establishments TO the South OF ST
Lawrence from opposite Quebec to. Meis, are bounded
BY heights, the distance Of from to IL leagues from
the bank of the river.
O That this part cf the country is surcharged with IN
habiants who have OF establishing themselves III
the neghborhood Of their friends aud families where 'hey
could the more easily receive the aid ana asssahce uS
pensible at the commencement of an establishment II
g. That from beyond those heights run the waters Vi
The river St. John upon the borders OF which, there IS an
of land Of about Is leagues IN snPerhce
proper for the formation Of new establishments ana oe
ing an opening and convenient for the superintendent
population of the ancient establishments
a. That the opening of these lands beng once commen'
ced this mart of the province will become in little time,
one the Furnishing portions OF the domains OF ms
majesty, well by its natural fertility as by the multiplied
communications Of the different branches OF the river 81
John.
s. That our neiehbos Of the United States Of America
could see without covetng, the line plans OF TINS part
Of North America, which offer to the industry OF man
theatre the most vast and advantageous.
g. That the for the establishment OF TINS par
of the province unhappy arrested by the preensians
of the government Of the United States. raised IN the course
of their negotiations with the government o ms majesty
upon all the territory situated from the sources OF the RIVER
ST. John the distance oil to ~ leagues from the banks
of the ST. Lawrence.
generally and particularly for that part South OF The 81
Lawrence, containing population OF about $4,000 souls,
that the just rights Of his majesty upon this extensive coan
TRY be promptly recognised and esabl she'd
g. That they convinced of the injustice OF the pre-,
tensions of the American government and that they "l
regard any sacrifice their part as TOO considerable
second the views Of his gore IN pre-
servation of The land claimed.
That the safety aud future growth Of the lower part
OF Lower Carada depend upon the constant itmhess OF s
majesty his just rights and the hopes OF the
rising genera repoSe upon his promptude 10 cause TO
cease all doubt i'll this respect.
10 That the inhabitants see with alarm and regret, that
this interesting part OF the possessions OF his majesty IS
lcsroied of its wood the great derment of the sub.
eos of his majesty, who establish themselves There
and tina, nothing is more proper to discourage the inur
Gus tepredatun; than to form Establishments there.
H. That committee be appointed to prepare al hum.
BILE petition his majt sly, embracing the sentiments and
views Of these meetings; aud suppcatng Inn to give to
the subject all the attention II merits
The Quebec Old Gazette saws: " 1t has been o.
served that the future importance Of Lower Ca
NADIA depends entirely upon the decision of this
question; that it will no longer be any thing if
they take from it 1900 leagues OF this territory in
one Of its most fertile parts; and that it is for the
interest Of England. OF the province, and OF the
inhabitants, that this immense extent OF land be
notdismcmhcred from Lower Canada. The King
is to be eti,ione1 70 grant lots of 100 acres to each
Individual who will settle on it,
Flnm some resolutions passed at various meet
inas in Lower Canada, il will be seen that our
Canadian nei.hbos arr about to petition the King.
for the purpose Of wrestling from US the country on
ernneut claims unler the provisions Of the treaty
Of 1856 The resolutions pledge the petitioners
to ali his Majesty in preserving that tract OF coun-
try to the Canadas, at any sacrifice on their part.
We regret to see this restessness of disposition on
the part Of ncighbors, and cannot but attribute
it. in some degree, to an ignorance OF the treaty
stipulation OH which the American right Of posses
sion to this tract of the country rests.
!. By the treaty Of 1888. it was stipulated that the
boundary of the United States on that frontier
should be as follows:
.from the northwest angle Of Nova Scotia viz that
angie which is formed by iue drawn due orth from the
socc 4 81 Crc1 river TO the highlands along the said
highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves
ino the ryci s. Lawrence from those which fall into the
Atlantic Ocean, to The northwesernmost head OF Connect
cu' rver thence down along the middle Of that river to
the forty fifth degree Of north latitude; from thence by
line due said latitude, until strikes the river lo.
qlois, or Cstaraqu, &c.yde Art Of Treaty Of Paris,
Of Sept 3, 1889
Commencing at the source of ST. Crox river, as
we find it laid down in our most authentic maps,
and running line directly north to the highlands
described in the above article there is very con
siderable abutment Of territory which runs between
New Brunswick on its East side, anil Lower Can
ada on the West, and in this tract of country is
the area described by the petitioners as claimed by
the United States, whose preenslOns have arrested
" the measures Of the establishment Of this part OF
the province
In the infancy OF our government, we were, per.
haps OF necessity, occupied in the establishment
OF our institutions upon basis Of permanence, and
IN adopting measures 10 extricatc ourselves from
the burdens which long contest had thrown upon
US, and to secure the full blessings OF our newly
gained independence, that the settlement Of the
boundary thus described hy actual survey, was not
made. Some disputes arose, however. which, III
the progress OF events, brought the subject under
the notice OF Our government, and the attainment
Of joint commission for the purpose Of removing
the difficulty was charged upon our Commission,
ers who were sent TO negotiate with Great Britain
at Client. We accordingly fluid in the fifth arti