The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-02
lMr. E0rsuth 70 Mr.. For.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,

DEPARTMENT or STATE
WASHINGTON 26th June, 1910.
The undersigned, Secretary of State Of the United
States has had the honor 10 receive note addressed
TO him on the 22d instant by Mr. Fox, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipoentiary of Great Br-
tain, enclosing printed copies of the report and mar
laid before the British Government by the commissions
employed during the last 10 survey the ter
rory in dispute between the two countries, and com
municaling the consent of her Britannia Majesty
Government TO the two principles which form the
main foundation of the counter proposition OF the
United States for the ad ustment OF the question
The undersigned, having laid Mr.. Fox Is note before
the President instructed to say in answer that the
President duly appreciates the motives OF courtesy
which prompted the British Government to communl
cate TO that Of the United States the documents refer
red to- and that he derives great satisfaction from the
announcement that her Majesty's Government do not
rclinqulsh the hope that the sincere desire which Is
felt by both parties to arrive at amcabe settlement
will at length be attended with success and from the
prospect held out 10y Mr. Fox, of his being accordingly
furnished, by an early opportunity with the dram OF
proposition amended in conformity with the prnci-
pies to which her Majesys Government has acceded,
To be submitted to the consideration Of this Govern
ment
Mr. Fox states that his Government might have ex-
pected that, when the American counter draft was
communicated to him, some reasons would have been
given TO explain why the United States Government
declined accepting the British draft of convention or
that if II thought the draft not in conformity with
the previous agreement it would have pointed out in
what respect the two considered to differ
In the note which the undersigned addressed TO MIR
Fox on the 10Th July of last year, transmitting the
American draft he stated that in consequence
OF the then recent events the frontier, the danger
of collision between the citizens and subjects of the
two Governments, commission of exploration
and survey would be inadequate to the exgencics of
the occasion and fall behind the Just expectations of
the people of both countries and referred to the i'm
portance of having the measure next adopted bear
upon its face spulatons which must result in final
settlement under form, and in reasonable time
These were the reasons which induced the President
to introduce in the proet the provisions which he
thought calculated for the attainment of desirable
object and which, in his opinion, rendered obvi
ously unnecessary any ausion TO the previous agree
ments referred to by Mr.. Fox. The President is gra
tilted TO find that CONCURRENCE in those views has
brought the minds of her Majesty Government to a
similar conclusion and from this fresh indication Of
harmony in the wishes of the two cabinets he permits
himself to anticipate the most satisfactory result from
the measure under consideration
The undersigned avails himself of the opportunity
to offer to Mr. Fox renewed assurances Of his distn
gushed consideration.
JOHN FORSYTH.
II S Fox, Esq &c. &c.
On motion by Mr.. Buchanan, the message
ferrcd TO the Committee Foreign Relations and or
dercd to be printed.