Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-04-26


Noya-Scotia, and the northwesternmosf
head of Connecticut river, in conformity
with the provisions Of the treaty OF 1763.
and to cause the boundary from the source
of the river st. CroM TO the river Iroquois.
or Cateraguy, to be surveyed and marked
according to the said provisions, &c. IN
the event ofthe commissioners differing, OF
both or either ofthem failing TO act, the
same article made provision for refer
ence to friendly sovereign or State. Com
missioners were appointed under this aiti-
Gle in 1915 -l6; but, although their sesi
sions continued several years, they were
unableto agree on any Of the matters re.
ferred to them. Separate reports were ac-
cordingly made 10 both Governments. By
the two commissioners, in 1922, stating
tie points on which they differed, and The
grounds upon which their respective oni2-
ions had been formed. The case having
thus happened, which made II necessary
to refer the points Of difference to friend.
ly sovereign or State, it was deemed expe-
dent by thesparties to regulate this refer
ence by formal arrangement. "A conven-
ton for the purpose was, therefore, conclur
ded, on the Goth Of September. 1927, and
the two Governments, subsequently, agreed
in the choice Of his Majesty the King Of
Netherlands, as arbiter, who consented ID
act as such. The submission of points
of difference, three in number, was accor-
dinghy made to that sovereign, and his a.
ward. or rather written opinion. on the
questions submitted to him was rendered
on the 18th Of January 1881 On the TN
of December following. the President COM
municated the award Of the arbiter 20 tho
Senate of the United States, for tho advice
and the consent Of that body as to its Exc
cution, and, at the same time. minated
the Willingness Of the British Government
to abide by it. The result was deter
mination, on the part Of the Senate. not 10
consider the decision Of his NethesIannd
Majesty obligatory, and a refusal to advise
and consent TO its execution. They now
ever, passed a resolution in June, 1892,
advising the President to open new nego-
tiation with his Britannia Majesty's Govern.
tnent for the ascerta;nment Of The boundary
between the possessions Of the two powers
on the northeastern frontier of the United.
States, according to the definite treaty Of
peace. OF the negotiation subsequent TO
this event,sit is deemed proper 10 take
more particular notice. ~ ,l.ss.s:
In July, the result of the sction Of the
Senate in relation TO the award, was COM
municated to Mr.. Bankhead, the British
Charge 'dAffairs. andhe was informed that
the resolution had been sdopted, sinthe con-
viction that the sovereign arbiter, instead
of deciding the questions unlimited to him,
had recommended specified compromise
ofthem. The Secretary Of State, atthe
same time. expressed the desire Of the
President to enter into further negotiation,
in pursuance Of the resolution of the Senate,
and proposed that the discussion should be
carried on at Washington He also said
that. if the plenipotentiarieso Of the two par
ties should fail in this new attempt to agree.
upon the line intended by the treaty of
1888. there would, probably, be lass diff
Guilty than before in fixing convenient
boundary, as measures were In progress to
obtain from the State Of Maine more exlen-
sive powers than were before possessed,
with view Of overcoming the constitutions
al obstacles which had opposed themselves
to such an arrangement; and he further i'm
timated that the new negotiation would ma
turally embrace the important question Of
the navigation Of the river ST. John. gss 3
InApril. 1888. Sir Charles r. Vaughan;
the British Minister. addressed note to
the Department Of State. in which, hope
less of finding out. by new negotiation,
an assumed line Of boundary which 80 many
attempts had been fruitlessly made 10 dis
cover, he wished TO ascertain, FIRST. the
principle Of the plan Of boundary which the
| American Government appeared to confena-