The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-28
From The journal Of Commtrce.
DISPUTED BOUNDARY

DISPUTED BOUNDARY
The last number "f the North American Re
Wv. in,t received, contains, amone Other
things. good trfcle on the disputed n. rth-aa.-
tern honnd.ry OF the L. States The interest
display, In this national question arpen S The
more reasonable, us the territory in Dispute !,
satd 10 br 'qndl IN extent TO the whole area
Massachusetts nor is it strange that our Bit-
Is nclghbors should look with an evil eye upon
claim, whlch il il stated, would bring the 4
mexican b undar, within IL mites Of the S.
Lawrence, aud only DO to the south Of Quebec
We beirve that the claim of our Government III
this ca>r, is perfectly just, and shall take this
opp umit, - state ii, y,ry brisfy, for the IN
formation OF our readers along with sumo of the
reasons by which II is supported.
The boundaries between the United States
and thu Is, fish possessions iii North Amefita,
W" scrlhrd by the definite treaty OF peace IN
l.S3. The beginning of the ndrth line is lhus
fix from the northwest angle + Nova
scotia. VIZ: mat nugie Whirh is formed by Inc
drairn dHc norh tfom HE source Of 81 Croir II
rfr 10 the hiRi'1Hd5, a.ong the said hie l,ads,
which divide those rivers l"ai empty themselves
io5n the river 81 Lawrence rom tho-e that ia
into In Atlantic ocean. otho north-westernmos'
he al o ConnrC ticut rive, Ne. Again. the eaS
tern line is thus defrrd " East by A line IL be
s"''' "''i@ ''' ih'''ie "' IN 'H'' -. N'oiN.
ilom It's mouth in the Bat Of Fundv TO lis source
a rom lis source dft NY non 10 'ne aloir
aid highlands which divide the rivers that fail
INTO the Atlantic Ocean nom 4 use which tal in
10 the river 81 Lawrence ~ II Is plain
rom the FIRST oi these extracts ho,n the irebty.
that ON northern boundary line begins al the
norh-weS'crn anele oi the province Of \ IA
Scotia. a. hat province was defined In 1888
io' II ma Sh'e peel o'fl''o, an" me no'n-"fS'
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f''nS mus asce'talned "hat Is the precise
Ih'tfi :" osp"e, we next com" 10 Inc reasons
W VINO sho" 'nat me Americans are 'Ight. me
p "''h came G," Pniet possess 81 ai ,ht
I f'"Gh ,efiho'les III Norm Antefch' OF Nh''n
me province OF feV' scotia was part IN i'e1'
H. :" men P"o'e '"com' MS S"osaq"eh, 70 'o's
p'''"a. 'nev any where ny the ooundaI'eS OF
NOVA SCOTIA, the same boundaries must be adj
ne'ea /" IN me explanation oi our trea'E OF 1885,
No" proclamation was ISSUED ny the King, N
&c ooe' l.o7' eecnhs our nisimt govern
mems "uhh the cede" territories one ct
th'S' was me government OF Quebec ana ITS
''"'''S - tue so"th ann easy Is cirarIY "rd"h
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'' o.'''S OF mshiand>. royal commission
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