The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-10

,.rth,.4skad "A nr hundred aud SHY dollars
+ therein siiff4latcd "a lfe paid to the Gin uha"t
= at indemnify under TIE bfst bTitcir 81 ne
Trrat, Of tshent hssbpeu dals received ane
81 flY- Commission instituted enni"rmabis ID
. nae get II tBufrr-s ton the Sd ~ hAtth lH'l
. far the di.t-trutrau ot the Indemnify 10 ne
. re-sons entitled 10 receive itsare nov IA ses
. sirg. su# approaching the contamination 81
their laa1rs hiss + anl disposal OF one nl
the masi uainlul TOPICS ct eplilsion between
. tie United state and Grrai Britain noi only
nIards an occasion ut CIRCULATION ieongfltrs
hnt hes had the harWrst chcei ~ Preuhiins
= friendly dsprs1lgu, aud IN 'odentng a'r'r'
iirs nrrn other objects of di.cnstoh' H"f
engat II IN prss without the tribute N frank
. aud cartIiaI arknoR ledgement OF the magma
aitv with which an honorable nail9ni hk Tue
renaralor IF fheir own wrong, achieves 2
triumph more glorious ihan any held Of blood
rAa ever hnsiow.
Tue Ceneentioos II 81 of IDLY, 1915, aud
of 2nh October. ISIS, viii expire by their
own limitation on the 2Ofl October, l-2s
These Ia we regulated the dircrt commercial
intercourse herwren the United states md
Grcnt Britain upnn terms ot the most perfect
reciprocity and thcy effected TEMPORARY
.GoHpaomtse Of the respective nights ana
clnms 10 territory Nestwtrd oi the ROCKY
Mountains. Ihr-c arrangements have been
continued for an indefinite perted oi tine al
ter the expiration oi the ab0y" mentioned
Conventions leaving earh pnrly the liberty
eitsrmiaBtine them. by giving twelve months
notice Ia The other. Tho radical prlnriple ul
all commercial intcrcnnrse between indfTfn-
drut nations, Is The mutual interest ol both
parties. q is The vilhl spirit oi irnde nseli !,
nor can il be reconcllfd 10 The nhluie OF
nan, or 10 the primary laws Of human sneie.
Is, that any traffic shonld long be willingly
pursued, of which all The advantages arr n
one side. aud all The burdens on the other
rrratles Of Commerce hnve been tonnh, by
experience, 10 hr among the mod effective
Inducements Tor promoting peace and hsrm'-
ny bef"eru nations whose interests, eSflu-
siyrlv considered on rilbeC side, are brought
int q frequent collisions by competition In
frnmine such freaties, il il the duty ot earh
nart,, rot SIMPLY To urge with unvielding per
tinaciiy that which suits itsoWn interest, hnt
IN ronrcdr literally Ia thai which Is adapted
"a the interest OF the other To accomplish
this little NOR" IS generally required thhn
simple Observance ot the rule NJ reclprorliy
and, were i possible for The statesmen oil onf
nation, by sifaihgem md management, 10
obtain from TIE Weaknrsr or ignorance OF n
mother. an nyrr-rrarhiug trraty, such Com-
pact would provn an incentive 10 Nar rRthcr
than n bond ni peace Dur Conventions with
Great Bninin arr inundrdupan the principles
uf Reciprocity The commercial intercourse
between ihr tWn countries j. greater il mag
nirode aud amount thnn hetvpen any two o.
Their NATIONS on the Globe Ills, Tor NIL pur.
noses Of bencft or nd,sniaoe ia both. AS pre-
rions. and. in I'll probability. far more cx'cn-
ai.e tLap II ,h,. par,ies we're still constituent
narl, nl one and ihr same nation. Treaties
.rwren snrh States. rpenlalng the inter
course # neare hpiN cen tn, m. aud adjusting
Interest, Of surh trau.rrndpni Importance H.
both which have been fnnud, IN n long cS-
ncrirucr OF wears. mutually advantageous
should not he lightly cancelled or dscnntin-
ned Two Cnuvininns, for continuing ~
Iarcc those Aforementioned, have bern con
G. did aataceu the PIeuipot.nliaries 1T the
ira Governments. on the 9th OF August last
lnA fli he forthwith laid before the Senate
fur the exercise nj heir constitutional aufho-
riiv courcrnrc 'ksm
In The ckrcniioa ~ the Treaties NJ Pence,
Of November, 1870, mud September, l7s3,
between the u. State and Great Bfitain,nn
which terminated the wHr ot our indCpcn-
icnre, a line OF boundary was drawn as the
lcmnrcsliuu Of territory between the two
countries, extending OWE nearly twenty de.
afr"s Ot Ia i5uHr. ANA RANGING over seas,
bikes, md mountains, 'hen very mpertectly
explored, and scprcely opened 10 the geo
graphical kuoulcd,e Of The age. In the
pre.rcss of discovery and scltlemon, b. both
partles. since that time. several questions Of
boundary, between ireir respective Terrific
rira haze arisen, " ,eh lmer been found Of
exceedingly difficult adjustments At the
close Of thr losi var with ''rcat Briioln, four
80 iusse questions pressed them elves npon
the consideration OF the negotiations 81 the
lreotv OF I'hrni, b1i without the means
OF concluding de1mirNe arrangement con-
corning ltem They were rei'uod Ia three
separate Commissions, consisting Of two
Commissioners, ane appointed by each par.
~, Ia eSan'lpe and decid" upon their res
er'lye claim. IN thf event OF Disagree
maut between the Commissioners, il wes
provided that they should make reports to
'hrlt several Governments and that the
reports should finally hc referred 10 the de-
cisi5n Of a Sovereign, tue common friend Of