Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-01-17

placts Oh fSln5 EtOuhu ioI s"oi' u's'uh-
crs.
1t is true, that near the close Of the sur
veys, the American Agent obtains d an CT
der iUr some explorations Nofih oil Tie 81.
John, bun they resulted IN lnl'Id visit by
MIR. Burnham and DIR. Turks 10 81 aver
Stream aud Lake Nl,us. aud Two ar three
other spots at the Portages, where III course
the land was he lowest hr Burniinm
in his report SAYS, that OF visiting distinct
and separate places, by gong directly t.
them aud returning, Icing under the I'M
PRECISION that he "could not iiace the dl-
VISION of na,erS from Beaver Stream 10 the
Grand Portage in season To report before
the meeting nf the board" here were
some other slight eXamlr atoms nfthe Por-
tages by Mr. Johnson aud Capt. Partridge,
bat no explorations along the highlands
from tic N. W angle tow ards the head OF
Connecticut River"
Thus With Imperfect and unfinished sur
veys on our pa,t, the question was submit
ted lc .he Commissioners, who disagreed,
and afterwards 10 The Umpire, who was
not satisfied with the evidence, and Who.
as MIR. Mci.anr SAYS, " is not understood
to have found it impractIcabe, ut least 10
his own saiis action, to find highlands an
! swtring the dscrip lion oI The highlands ut
the treaty. but his embarrassment arose
from not being able TO find them in n d.
r-clion due uolth from thu lnon,irn' NJ.
II is fact worthy of notice, that this
State and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chuSrls, by their Land Agents, have sur
viewed aud examined the whole line as
claimed By Great Britain frau Mats Hill,
10 onr western boundary, but have never,
nn;l the present year, ait, mred any ex
animation OF the true line, as claimed
by Us.
Although our claim does not depend upon
the c,ght of The hills or lard, aud an c!e,a
ton sufficient to turn the WATERS flowing in
diffrrpm, directions satisfies the terms of the
treaty yet it is not To be Disguised, ,ha,
from the want of actual information OF the
acts. the assertion has been made and re-
pcated, ,ha, the treaty line is imp"actlC able,
and that the character Of the land is such
that no dividing range can be found II Is
remarkable, in looking back upon 'hr Dip
nnatc corr, spond' nee, that we hnd 50
much evidence that the objections 10 our
clam rest so materially upon the obscuri'y
and contradictions, and allegations without
proof rpplive to the face of tie country
IT or near the Northwest angle.
The very extraordinary suggestion made
f by Mr. Iiving-tlon IN 1882, TO seek the
highlands west Of the due north linr, If not
;nnn1 Vt, that line, was apparently founded
on wan, of accurate Information oiihr true
character of the country. The British
Minister, Mr.. Van han,) as might have
been expected, in reply speaks at the Oh
s'nriy, which, aiicr all the "ndravors of
the two governments, sDIi rests upon the
position of the highfands.' Mr.. Nc Lane,
our Minister, ID again nrgng the views of
Mr. Livingston, ater aindln2 - the claim
Of Great Britain. that the hi.hl lndS Should
be sought for exclusively 81 nth oftte ST.
J I'm, and the American claim that they
should b. sought north of that riHrr, makes
the following rem ,rkabla d ,clarntion: 1T
ia the difficulty pf rec INC ling these con-
flic'ng pretentlpns which has hitherto pre-
vented the settlement Of the boundarv G,Irs-
ton, arising rbitRy homepr fom The impra-
cfrobif!y Of finding ppit of highlands
answering the DESCRIPTION in the treaty, IN
whirh line due north lrom the Mouumy lit
could be drowu.'
Mr.. Vaughan in reply again a'lndes -
this point of the impracticabilly of the due
north live, and h. probably asserts, that
"tycry thing which is known Of the geo.
GRANNY # tho caunIr, tends 10 show that
no such highlands con be found IN tilat rat-
icuar merdian" and lie s1ys the Ann
erican Govornneut almost GdBuH;ng The
fart, suggests that tie itqni'ei highlands
should be sought 70, in II nor,lwestrrlv dir
t,.I. nj