The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-04
From the Boston Advertiser.
THE NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.

Some of our contemporaries appear to think lhd ~
the new Commission Of Survey is likely to feSU.s
in speedy adjustment OF the controversy. 20
conceive this to be very doubtful ~ Sw ,be En-
attempted more than twenty years ago 10y ' ' 40
pineers of the two governments, ana la.eo w l'ho
duce any other result than that OF conn, .Ss onv
causes of disagreement oniess ,hnn set up. the
same result will follow every renewea a'.onnP r.
survey This pretenson is, that, III tne 10y ~
1883 the Bay Of Fundy Is not 10 oe on,i that
n,-nt the Atlantic ocean, and consequently .nat
q Iobn sis no, one Of tho rivers Howins INTO
The Atlantic ocean. The Amencan Surveyors Mil
;sst mon running the due north line III slriNes
the highlands which divide the rivers noWi"s ;hao
,ho 81 Lawrence from the st. Johns and ls liipu-
tar,es. which flow into tho Atlantic ocean ~ mere
is not and never has been, the slightest diniculty
i'm tracing and running tins me al'Housn tne.
NAV he some little difficulty in fixing its northern
termination within Il few miles, owing TO inc Iact
that the dividing region, which separates 'ne WA
ters which flow in two opposite alrecuons, 10 aiu
to be broad morass IN the ~ sniaanus, ;s viii.
was no more difficulty in settling the terminus WIN
in three or four miles, than there would nave oeen
if the dividing region oftho waters hau pee" ILL., H..
only highlands, Gas it is) but an 9noroken "',y
ridge for no such ridge ever probably existed, on
which the precise line of highest elevation along II
continuous boundary could Oe Uaceu WIZ Va ,J
nearer than three or four miles. WIN ihis eAceP
lion there is not the slightest difficulty IN running
,be I;na of The treaty of 1898 and finding its ermi
nation at the distance of about l49 miles hor'n Oh
the monument at the source OF inc ~ oIoiNI ioi :;
the American surveyors would Tx ~ anu ~ ~
was always considered to be, by the Ehsr.Ssnh as
we'll as the Americans till after the treaty OF Ghent;
The British Surveyors on the otner haho, Wou,u
begin by denying that the ~ johns IS river ,
AoT,;ng INTO the Atlantic or that the north line was
designed to cross the st. Johns ihis now pre-
tentfon first set up by the English since the treaty
of Client is the basis of the whole disagreeinent'
They will accordingly stop at Mars ELL, w f,,
thew call, Uhough it is noD the first hlghiand from
which river descend TO the Atlantic. Here an lr'
reconcabie difference will arise between the sur
veyors OF the two Governments, as 1t ala more 'hah
twenty wears ago. and they will break OH aiIoee!''
err, or proceed CO parte, and In either case nothing
will have been effected :. ~;
Lord Palmerston states to Mr. Stevenson, IN MS
letter of Sd April thar, "the only course lett open
the two governments with view to arrive al a So
luton Of the controversy, is TO cause lresh SUI
xev of the territory to be made, for the purpose OF
endeayoripg to trace upon The ground ltsei, ine
line of the treaty OF 1888 and the undersigned Is
sending to Mr. Fox, for the consideration OF me
President, draught OF Convention .Ir eie pis
nose of regulahng the proceedings OF the Commis
sioners to be appointed by the two governments
for this end and Her Majesys Government nope
that the report of these Commissioners VIII either
settle the Question at issue, furnish TO the TWO
governments such information as may lead dnecuy
to a settlement. 80
We think there is little ground to hope Tor any
such result The ''question at issue, (whetheI
the st Johns 1owsini the Atlantic occean') IS no.
TO be settled by a survey, or any information WHICH
a survey can furnish. If the Convention Tor regu
iatng the proceedings of the Surveyors insists ina
St Johns does not empty itself into the Nuahiic
any settlement of the question ny survey ~, rs III, ,
practicable. If this point is abandoned oy the
British there is no difficulty. But we fear II IS .
pretension too proposterous ever to have been au
yanced by a reasonable government, but having
been advanced, not likely to be abandoned.