Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-01-24

NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.

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SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
! In tn" recent renewal Of tr cnr,espe,-
den"e he'"een our G vernlnrnt aud 'hnt
Of 6 eat Britain. Mr.. Fog. the R'ii~h i'in-
is'er, in lis l'ft"- af .finnarv 10h. 1893
saws The British Government d",rai,in, er
| the n"s>ibiiv ri, drawing line which sl,a'l
10 in literal cnnf,rn,iiv with the aor Is If
,hr treaty of 1879. has suggested that u
conventional boundary sh MI be ,ubs.;-
tn'cd far the linr described by II" treaty. !"
| This j. but Il renctlipn Of the lea, corr
ia'""d in M V 'nghan'- note of 1Iay eih
1892. th, the de c-ipton of BOUNDARY
contained in til" ,fea'y is dfert'uc and
should he ahand
Finnlv in the note from Mr.. Fors' III
! Mr. Wlli1ns, an. Of our Saua,nrS in CON-
| g--ss. before referred 10 h" (Nr ForsYt')
>'g'es. thai tc % isct of the P,e.iltn, IL,
of7.rinp 10 make the last proposition Car an
exploring survey " is N test the c"rrnct-
nr-s o' ~" oaiu, 9th" State Of MIrc
that the lin" described in the treaty of11S,
"an he found ard traced, Whenever Thu"
Government Of the United Sta'es AMI
Gtcat Pit lin shall proceed 10 make tie
rc1nsit" ~ designations. with n nredi.pns-
;inn t" eff CT the desired object"
| In deciding upon the course to he pur-
sued, aud the ,ns;luc,ians /, be given =,
the Comini- si"ners, 1t seemed Ia the Ext-
cn,vr. considering the shotness Of the
lime remaining ailer the appointment o!
G. rnn,is,lone $ and,he prepnr III ms for tie
rXpcditrn, the want nf saiiable in-iru-
\ 4 i
the small part OF The aciual hue which could
be- run and located daring the past season,
and more especially considering the nys-
terry and uncertainty, which diplomacy aud
| natla Irnirui had thrown over the charac-
ter 81 the country about ,he often na,pe'l
nnIlp, ard the Importance which had b., n
given 10 this wait of information, both Ivy
on, General Govrrnmen, and that oi G eat
Bfi,ain. the anxietv manif.st' d by he l.. q
! isla'urc OF NIainr in 1887. and the high
PROBABILITY that an ,"Aam'nation. !"i thai Sec
ton wuu d dissipaie all doub.s and rem we
al un.ertainty. aud woud snpercede the
necessity of any further. cxplnra'ians by
! rlihrr Gpvernm, NJ, VIII ell would delay Il q
settlement ot the question, that twas al
,i>ahl. Ia act. III the h:st instance, upon
that p ri OF the res I've which requires the
Commissioners g 10 ascertain" the. true
line, anl Ia direct an examination of The
routt,v about the north west angle !"
Nova Scotia, par iruliriy the height of land
ives, Tia rrlfom. Instructions /, The Com
missio"ess were accordingly prepared T.
that ffrrt, a copy "i which Is herewith
submitted, aud Ia hich refer Err part,eu-
r.. il relation To the co.'s to be performed
: and lie course oi ,nelnct 10 BE- pursued
in d,Schar.ing their duties
was eirrn,he"td in my, elisf, Tint iii
course "o,,ll meet the " ishes ut the Leg
isl inre and people, aud be productive a
tn. mas, benz fiji, by the decided expires. i"l
of neatly >in,ila, views in the repar, accept
ed hy form Legislature in 1887.
would reic, To the VIII lie report, aud vi
quote Int >ingle par graph. Airr say
iny that: I'm all onr i,qnrie aud cxami-
na,ons ni' this sub 'ci tnere has ben grsa
neeIrencr in regard Ia this Nor h YES
Anel..,' the report CO; ,inues: III Is hide, ,
time FIR IT,. Ia begin t. search, aud in t'is
ryh, pl ,cr o, III order 10 pnt stop Il
es. perpetual encr"achmenls upon on
terrific an. rights. Oar first object shout,
he 10 ascertain aad trace the U0rfh bduniar,
of .V',ra S,oia. which is the sphih bonn
dArv the Province oi' Qaeber, and see /,
! Cana.la comes as far dawn as Mnrs Hill
And we should proceed TO finish taking III,
elevations on the due north iiae, to SON,
pnin, where the waters divide The Gen
eral G ,vernmen, should be inmedi tel,
called on to execute the work. with The
co-oprra,ion al NJ ,ssashuse,ts and Maine
!. Notice should be given to the British AL
tho,i,ies t, mite IN the undertaking, an.
ifthev refuse, our government ought to pro
coed ri parip. The act wou'd be en,irri
pacfic, as the Object w"''!'l he I" ascsr'ai'
facts. much more y C fic than the survey
w;tho,l n,,irc. o' the ST. Andrews an,
q ,"hp:. railroad through our 'erriorv-no
fn the pnrp,s,. Of as"r', lining Il boun larry
but TO ass, ne iirisdic'irn
In cohue ton with the instructions I,
the Commissioners, also transni, a cop