Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-24
VOLUME XXXVH.---No. 5.


boundary is thus described From the furhest source or
spring upon the river Holy Cross or ST. Crox "by an
imaginary direct fEe, TO be dra,cn or run through Tie
country or orsr Tie land 10 the north the first Gny re
rr, or spring empfyne Itself into the great of Cams.
aa (he 81 Laorence) thence east, etc. Here il will DO
SEEN the line north TO the first spring, finding is
way TO the ST Lawrence and this first spring mu.t have
its head in The dividing hes of land or in other words
Highlands Not the Highlands clnimed by the Bri.
tsh construction, which separate the 81 Croix from the
st John, and whence drop of water finds ito wsy
within hundred miles Of the ST Lawrence but the
Highlands which bound the basin u that river and
whose waters flow into il.
After the conquest of Canada, some ne W boundary
arrangements were made by Great Britain fo. her colo.
MES and is obvious that, in making them reference
was had to the previous state Of things The proclama.
ton OF George Ill., Of Ocober7, 1863 established the
lines OF The newly acquired province of Quebec and de-
clared that its Southern boundary should aong tbs
highlands nhieh diride tile that tnpy Themselves
into the said roer ST. Luorence from those nohich fall int
tic sea- And why this descriptions Because this line
would strike The yNorh.nestsrn angle of Nora Scotia
which, as we have seen, upon those highlands and
because all between such line and the Western line Of
Nova Scotia, was the territory Of Massachusetts, now
The State Of Maine. The words of The grant of Novs
Scotia gave it for Western boundary a straight line
from the ST Croix to the first hay spring empty
ing into the St Lawrence and to Quebec or Lower Ca.
NADIA, all north Of and west Of the highlands which di.
vide the waters that empty themselves into the ST. Law.
renee, from those which fall into The sea; OF course all
| the intermediate space belonged 10 Massachusetts
And in the commission granted in The year 1868 10
Montague Wilmot, Governor Of Nova Scotia, the same
boundary is described "7eross the entrance of tie Bay
If Fundy 10 The mouth cfe rirsr 81 Croiz, Gy lie said
irer 10 Its source and 6g line draen north from themes
10 The Southern boundary Of our colony Of QusJee &c
And The same language is used in the commission Of
! William Campbell in 1857, and Of Francis Leppet in
| III And this d.fnition of the boundary OF Nova
Scotia subsequently recognised by OF Parliament
in l77d In l7c4 the province Of New Brunswick was
established, and Thomas Carleton appointed Governor.
In his commission the same boundary terms are used:
On the westward by the mouth of the river 81. Crox,
and by line drawn due north from thence 10 the South.
crn b0undary Of our procince Of Quebec &c" Now did
any doubt that this Southern boundary upon
the high ground bordering The ST lawrence When did
Canada attempt TO extend her Southern boundary within
one hundred miles of The sea In this OF things,
The peace Of 1888 found The parties and when the treaty
employs the term the NorhEesrn angle of Nova Scotia,
appears there cannot be reasonable doubt re.
speeding its meaning
II is admitted al hnnds that NitchelI's map was
used by the commissioners in framing the treaty Of
1893 This map published by the direction of "ths
Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations and
was introduced into The conference by The British
mssoners themselves On that map ID ndicateda line
of highlands, from which the streams flow 10 the ST.
Lawrence and the Atlantic and which does vary
any part twenty miles from recent surveys and from The
line claimed by the United States; and the maps, be.
!eve. for long series Of years marked tins boundary
high ground in The same manner | will rnumers,e
few: One in lfG3 engraved by T. kilchn for the
Annual Register; one in 1902 projected by 7 Ki'ch.
in, geogspher, for knox's History oi the War in
America; one in 1865. by J. Polarrel with con-
siderable alterations from AWHILE DC; 776 by ).
Ridge; in 1870 annexed 10 W. nns History; in III by
Peter Bell 1872. Peter Ball; l775, North America DC,
published according to act OF Parliament; l77G map Of
Quebec, according TO the royal proclamation, by Sayer
and Bennett; 1876 general map Of the British Northern
Colonies in America from the maps published by the
Board OF Trade; l777, from the original materials by
Governor Powna, member CT Parliament; l777 BY VIM.
Faten. These were before the American Revolution.
After that event, he following In 1884 by Sayer
and Bennett; 1893 by Dew; 1888, John Wallis; 1873,
Samuel Dunn l754, Bowes' map; 1854, Albert
sind Ln,,er; 1894 Laurie and White; 1884 map;
white; 1914 J. Lodge No, one Of these is .4meri.
map, and all exhibit The toundary as claimed by Tho
Us
One word, Mr Editor respecting the design whchis
imputed 10 the Government and people of the United
States get possession of Canada and aui, the SUBJ
lecL. ! profess 10 know something of the policy and
! views Of my country, and hazard the assertion, in
which think shall be sustained by every American
in Europe that it every man in England and Canada
askt the annexation Of The latter TO the U. States, the
measure would be peremporily rejected Have We
jus! refused the unanimous application Of Texas for
admission into the Union, and who does know. hat
Texas worth dozen Canudass II ambitious
Of extension oflertory, why reject this splendid oe'
No. the policy deeply rooted in Europe of charging
tha,: colonial POSSESSIONS that il seems impossible we
should get credit for instance OF political fobenrance,
which is indeed without example ~ modern times,
but which exhibits the key 10 policy upon this sub.
! ject We buugh, Florida and Louisiana, because their
possession essential to the prosperity of our orgi.
nai territory But beyond this all acquisition ceases,
and if the connections between Grea, Britain and her
iransala conne tai dominons is not interrupted
until these domnions are coveted by the United States.
tina, connection is destined 10 endure long the most
pa,rinlc Engishman can desire
| leave the subject here, Mr. Editor, repeating the
hope that spirit OF justice and forbearunce will govern
the counses Of the two countries and that their ancsble
'('N''O''' '' " ~ AN AMERICAN.
The North Carolina Standard presents in q strong
light the coalition of Wings and Abolonisis and shows
what suicidal the politicians of the South, max.
ing upon the Administration in alliance with North.
| Whiggery, pursue in regard to The constituency
whose support they solcit.-G Globe
iFron the North Carolina Standard.)
Abolition Governors and Lieutenant Governors have
been elected the "Whg" ticket Is this denied.
Look at New York. at Connecticut, at Vermont. Look
| al Massachusetts, where Governor Erere |, Wing"
nnce the defender of Southern rights, stopped TcrOks
lis former doctrines, and humble himself TO the vewsof
Abolition!
On the other hand in no one State even al the North
where the Democratic friends OF Mr. Van Buren, have
elected their candidate for Governor he an Abotion.
ISL bal in fact the Democratic Governors in the North.
crn States are all opposed TO the Abotioniss and has
taken an open stand against The Fanatics This Is tbs
case in New Hampshire Maine. and Pennsyvanis; and
let never be forgotten, sat The Administration party
in The latter State hurled Ritner, wing, from his
office because he friend OF Abolition, and an emo.
| my To our Republican Administration 80 did Maine,
e., tho same csuse turn Kent and elect Fairfield in
1893 DO all these things prove nohing' We ask sny
man Of diligence and candor 10 Thus much
as u GOrtrnors. -
We shall now speak Of the Legislatures Have any
State Legislatures taken up the subject Of Abolition pc.
,ions and insuted the South by sending forth express
sons Of political opinions that faror the Of .4boti
to,9 The answer is in The mouth of every Of the
South Had The public press silent about il and the
journals Congress been hid from the The people,
Eur legislative journals would show that Iersnont
has done il in that provoked The harshest me-
,Lc Of IN hat sriy
control in Vermont? The TO This is the :" hgs
Another State has "resoved" upon his subject, and
giving the help Of her encouragement to Abolition and
that State is Massachusetts Here again the Wings
have The control Of the Legislature
Oilers have attempted the same thing, but the scheme
has been defeated by the Republicansthe Van Buren,