Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-11
ALEXANDRIA, DC.
FRI8aY N0RNyNG. M9RCH II, -,
EASTERN BOUNDARY

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The House Of Representatives Of that Stat. ~:
suddenly into secret session when the lnteisers
of the decision was received; aud have tr,S s
ted their deliberations upon the subject a. y
President If the statements given If the adirI /
cation be correct, we see no good reason yLy.
brethren down east should not be statistical wv
cially, as will be seen from the following Irrp'
article upon the subject, which we copy from =,
New York Albion. that the United State, h,yaI
cided advantages in this matter.
The Boundary. The decision of the Kin,
the Netherlands on this important Questiou;Ss,.
officially known; enough, however. has transn,.i
in the London papers to show that the de,sro,'
strongly against tie interests of Great Britain
the safety other colonies.
The numerous difficulties that besot III. ,,.
ton arose from the imperfect manner in yS;s
the boundary line was defined in the i,,., =,
1888. The words of the treaty are: The,
DIARIES shall extend 'frcm TIE NOrb.M.
angle of Nora Scotia, Now New Bn,'
wick 10 that angie mhich is jormeII l
line dra,On DIE north FROM The source of INK
Croic rirer to The Highlands, olongiie saiiGgI
ln.ds mhich dicide those rarerS Mai emp,u ,Ss'
tLo,|
uhich fall into Tic .Ataric Ocean.
Now the main difficulty was. as the land I,i
never been surveyed. TO discover the pa,i,or J
those highlands as the line was there to strIs,f
TO the westward. and thus form the north ve,, .,
Gle of Nova Scotia. As this question p9yr Il.
to great diversity Of opinion. the point RENAME
unsettled from tie peace OF 1855 To tia, oflSl.
when the fifth article Of the treaty of Ghent Dn
vided that commissioners should be apponteia
both sides to survey the country and dc,err.
the true boundary; aud in the event of the ca,
missioners not agreeing, the two hl.h Contracts
parties engaged TO refer the matter 10 the arbin
ton of third and friendly powcr. The comm,
soners did disagree, and Tie King Of the Nels;.
lands was the umpire fixed upon. His majesty
has just given his award. in which he has tiT;
garded the Arguments OF both sutors. and mad,
Il sort Of compromise, strong y detrimental ,Oth
interests of Great Britain.
II our readers will give US thcis attention for
few minutes. We vii! show them the gist Of d,
question.
On the map two ranges Of highlands pescn
themselvcs-one striking off to westward from
Mars Hill; the other fiom the head waters of th '
river Metis, near the st. Lawrence. The Buig
insist that the former is the true range designated
by the treaty; while the Americans claim b:
latter. One Or the other of these points mus
much sought after. The words Of the treaty ar,
''the highlands which divide the rivers emptying
themselves into the ST. Lawrence, and thO.
which fall into the .9iianfic Ocean. The Brits
commissioners contend that the line traced BIZ
the Americans docs not separate the waters fall.
ing into the st. Lawrence and the Atlantic, bu;
those falling into the river and GufOf 81. Law.
renee, the Bay of Fundy, Sc. as will be ,een BY
watching the respective courses Of the river Nj
It's as it discharges itself into the ST. Lawreur
the Ristisouche as it falls into the bay Of Char
ieur-and the st. John as it disembogues into the
Bay of Fundy. They say moreover, that he
rivers meant are such as the Chandler and
other streams falling into the 81. Lawrence
to the westward OF the Meis ont he one SIDE
and the Androscoggin, the Kennebec, and The
Penobscot, falling into the Atlantic on the 9th
or. The atlantic ocean they affirm could net
er mean the Bay of Fundy, the Bay Of Cha
leur, the Guifof st. Lawrence, &c. The pa
ties being here at issue carried their case befCr
the King Of the Netherlands, and we shall mar
a few observations on the nature Of his Mae
TVS decision.
1t was to have been expected that The ArGt
would have declared which party was right, an
thus have laid down according to the opinion oil
third disinterested party the true boundary;b uth
Dutch Majesty has not done so; he has Pol.
ed out new route, totally at variance with D
spirit and wording of the treaty. lie carries D
line due north from Mars Hill to the rivers
John, along that river to the st. Francis, aloi:
the st. F. 10 the highlands laid down on the ae'
erly portion Of The American line, thereby GU
ting of large portion of the Canada land. ar
rying the boundary to within thirteen mile
the river st. Lawrence, and within forty or o.
Of the city of Quebec, the capital OF the ~"
American colonies, and then, moreover, II
said, gives the military position of Rouse's fos
on Lake Champlain, place undoubtedly; 90 U
British side, to the United States into me u"
gain!
The arbitcr should have decided which VIZ
the true line according to the words oil me a l
ly and the maps and plans mutually Iald r a
him. If he thought the American The true ". y.
he has done the United States injustice o!y ~ y
ing away any portion of their territory,oI WIZ
we understand Mr.. Prcble complains, u y
British was the true line, he has done hps'.,
injustice, by taking away any portion Of 's'
ritory, and hence she complains. ,.,,
But it may be said, that from the coInPs.,';
and uncertainty of the question, he coua >. $