The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-27
N. E. BOUNDARY QUESTION.

N. E. BOUNDARY QUESTION.
10 enable our readers to unders,nn
the present position Of affairs, between on
Government aud that of Greni Britain
relating to the North Eastern boundar,
question, we copy the following statcmen
from the New York Evening Post.
As the difficulties on the frontier nrs Ms.
suming more formidable aspect, We have
gathered from various sources n succinc,
account Of the history and merits of the
pispnie. The district which is now called
Maine, nj that time included in portion OF
The province Of Massachusetts, Bay, was ac-
knowledged by the King Of Grea. Britain
@"a free, sovereign and independent state"
~ the Treaty of Peace Of September 81.
1883. The second article Of that treaty de-
fines the boundary line between the United
States aud the possessions Of Great Britain.
II says, II Is hereby agreed aud declared
that the following nre aud shall be the boun-
daries Of The United S,ates, to wit:
From the northwest angle of Nova
Scotia, TO vii, that angle which is formed
ny line drawn due north from the source
ot the ~. Croix river 10 the highlands, along
the said highlands shich divide those river,
that empty themselves into the St. Lawrence
from those that fall into the Atlnntic Ocean.
to the northwestern most head of the Con-
neciicut River" Again, further on, i, saws,
East by line To be drawn along the mid
die Of the river 81. CroiI, from its mouth in
ihr Bay Of Fuudy to its source; and from
It's source directly north to tho aforesaid
highlands hich divide the rivers that fall
into the Atlantic Ocean from those which
fall into the River ST. Lawrence"
The attempt to ascertain the line indica-
ted by these words, has given rise To the
whols dispute. British authorities place
" the northwestern angle of Nova Scotia"
nj Mars Hill, abou, forty miles north of the
source df the ST. Croix, and then run the
line in n southwesterly direction, through
the region enclosed by the valleys of The ST.
John and Penobscot rivers. The United
States ciala that The limo beginning at the
source Of tho ST. Croix runs about one hum
dred miles north, across the st. Johns to
the sources of the small streams empty
ing into the ST. Lawrence. The land IN
dispute contains about 100000 acres,
nearly one third Of the state of Maine. for
the m"st part uncultivatcd, hut abounding
in forests though, I" be Of great value.
Ii is remarkable that the boundary claim
ed by tue Uai,ed States, has been recogniz-
ed on several successive occasions by the.
acts of Great Britain, first in the proclanin-
ton "f I765, establishing the province Of
tluehec, and afterwards is the various COM
missions issued to the Goyernars Of that
province. There can be no doubt thai ,be 4
lines designated bad definite and csr.;s (
existence.
This is confirmed o, osistai ~ .si.,,,,,,
made by Crest Bnisia beto;e s.-r .,,ese,s
claims were s.ssrs.S 80 1874 nj ia, .f,.,r
If Client. WDen gsass .ags a, issluu ta,.t.,-,
Jay. irsn'y IA 1895 pfss,,,..s,e ~ is IA.
source of ibs g. Cr1iss fss, Ert.,st onnn,,s
'ioner IN sererzi asslusoss. a,..a,ps ,.0 a.
veil known sn4 .tsV Vn.s,iuuti.,,, silesef, minus
which the A@s.rpseps aa'v asslru Hsilish
.ss....ss Asfpp. g,.s ,s.,a. ,.f
ib-nt, .5ma is' sussssss 81 pnf IA, anp i,.-
sisi .pon the ssJssEs,,oe si ,as.t,,1 ny ,i.,
Inc and ois'nsay SsGosep. 81 sil.s soss,,o-
W" aud seess3psYfy Gsr Eatlsn .nans al
Ihent sussea - ss.s roraapr NJ s,,s ins
Df frontier as fssy secsss . sllinui spm,n,anl-
,a,ipn bvi~een QssAeG sa< fs.l.lsss" g.,
In this PerI"d tie esss We s,ea,. Bm
lireat Britain sshsegssas.y kssar 4 ~ "a.
her interest 10 run ansehs. tsA. aa.4s d..
= sh.ole mnl,er subject of lsny n.ysraa,sv,.
sh ch was referred ia I-27 - ice sf.srfe,
lou Of the ksng of the NsihsfisHes. Tad 4
confused by The nslnSiseny Il
statements or from soSss ssass
.susc, awarded kind of cpmprssi.. -bsb
he Senate of the United States IN Irs,l de-.
lecidcd was no decision Of tbs case ssLssa.
ed to him and Of course not binding upsn
he States Tho negotiations which h.,.
SINCE taken place are repIetc with sl IN.
,nh'lety and special pleading Of dipIomse,.
The British Government re-assered n.
'la'm to the whole territory, in the comnu-
plcatioS OF December, 1895. The plan
proposed by Mr.. Livinssto then Secre,sry
Df State, was n new and thorough survey or
lie whole face Of The country. After many
propositions and demands from both s,d...
n new joint survey was agreed on in 1885,.
with tIsc understanding that both govern
psenIs may sdhefc, if they please, to- the re- \
interpretations which have been
;: ve., To the vsrious treaties. So FIR, then,
''s the negotiations Of the general govern
psst and Great Britain are concerned, the |
'usiaess Is no nearer its trrms-a,lon than II \
ras maoy years ago. But the c-aund