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But the British Government decmed il

OF QueOoc, even WIN more so emnlty than !
by royal proclamation. This vas done by
an act Of Parliament passed IN the year
IVA, "for making more ciiccual provision
for the Government Of the province OF
Quebec, in North America" BY this act,
the separating boundary between that prov
ince on the north, and Nova Scotia and
New England on the sontb, was still more
clearly and distinctly defined than il had
been in the proclamation.
The following language is employed. to
wit: "bounded on the south by liao from
the Bay Of Chalcurs, along the highlands
which divide the rivers that empty them
selves into the river ST. Lawrence. from
those which fall Into the sea, 10 point in
forly.iive degrees Of northen altitude on
the eastern bank of the river Connecticut"
In both the proclamation, and The act of
Parliament, the dividing highlands are de-
scrbcd in the very same language. "The
highlands which divide the rverl that emp.
~ themselves into the river ST. Lawrence,
from those which fall into the sea-" The
termiui Of this boundary are moe precisely
fixed by the act Of Parliament nan by the
proc lamatior. This act makesthe south.
orn point Of the line commen;e on the
eastern bank Of the river Connecticut, in
latitude forty-fvc, and terminate at the
Bay of Chaeurs. lis extrcmjies are two
well known natural objects. This bay is
in latitude about forty eight The act Of
Parliament seems to have boc1 prepared
with great dolbera,ion. 1t was intended
to fix the boundaries between vast prev
inccs OF the same empire; atd no oct Of
legislation demands greater are aad at-
tcntion. The Bay OF Chaleurs IN he NORTH
in latitude weight, and Joint on the
Connecticut, in latitude torly.ivc at the
south, were to be the two eXtr,mitcs; and
the intermediate line was 10 pass along the
highlands running between these two
points, which divide The rivers that empty
themselves INTO the ST. Lawrence on the
one side, from those falling uto the sea
upon the other. After this act Of Parla
ment, is 1t possible to concciv, Of q more
extraordinary pretcnsion, thin it would
| have been in the Government Of Quebec
! to have claimed jurisdiction, 10, only to
these dividing highlands whence streams
| flow into the St Lawrence, bit hundred
miles south and east Of them, embracing q
region OF country watorcd BY large river
the s.. John, and its numerous tributaries
flowing Into the sea? Such claim woul
have broken down the barriers between
these provinces, erected with 81 much care
by the nct OF Parliament, and made river:
running north into the St. Law cnce. NEAR
the same thing as rivers running south into
the ocean. And yet the present altemp
of the British Government to make Mar
hill the northwest angle Of Nova Scots
rp.ts OIL ~
will be shown hereafter.
Tho commissions Of the different Gov
errors of Quebec, in describing the bound
aries Of their Jurisdiction, followed he Ian
guagc Of the proclamation of 1868, unit
after tho passage OF the act of PatIiamen
in l774 The first commission which sub
sequcn,ly issued was to Guy Carlton, ESD.
IN the same year, and it ad0ats /! Ian
guegc c!tha; act. Tie soulhIrn lif4its q
his jurisdiction arc described in its lansSag
"to be a line from the Day OF ChalCnr.
along the highlands which divide the river
that empty themselves into the river ST
Lawrence from those which fall into III
sea,to point in forly-fve degrees fnorlh
ern latitude, on the eastern bank of tn
f river Connecticut" Thus this provinc
had for its southern boundary highland
dividing streams running in opposite dirct
IONS oe,Weeh pay ana hSed point on
: hVtr' Wus ever boundary oet'cr defined
II "ou'o De waste OF time to recItc th
numerous commissions "hlch nave Issue
, to the Governors Of Quebec, Of Nova Sec
va, u"u' G''eE tn's province was divided,
1884, OF New Brunswick all speaking h
same language. The western limit
| NOVA oco''a. anu a''crward; OF Ne" Bruins
} w'c"' Is uniformly described to run fro'
e t"u' pplht "nefc a inc drawn due mort
9 'Io", 'ne source OF Inc river 81 CrolS wou
y lh'efsect .ne southern boundary nf Qnebo
f ana from 'nehco TO The northward by til
sa'd boundary as Tar Us the western e.
comn,.sion"rs ,i9c DV tho om na ne;