Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-08-04

800 ,erns IL saiusinehl of The North
es.lern Boundary question which. ne r.
shfr ,hiak-indeed ne may slmosisay We
lhuou--srs calculated 10 misletd lhs pub
ne mind. Our kaoslsdge IL indeed any
thipr bui direct. and very far from being
oliri.l. Bot two 81 three Missions and
81 their suites, seven conklissionsrs -
thsir clerks, are rashef many 70 ketn
! secret. Add % thssl pelegaiio1s,
more Of Les Of whom AZ iefsicod TO
have been consulted ~ 20 one will sender
~, he terms Of tie boundary arrange
men. arc supposed 10 Be lolerably well
understood fege. onihe spot. though not
correctly reported II cislance from the
sesl 81 Goternmenls We viii stats them.
therefore, - Ne understand them.
Lord Ashbuslon is belle ved 10 have held
pntfone lor the entire MAdawaska settle
msnt. But lhs Maine Commissioner
ere said 10 have been Is imnovable .
any four pine stunps % The terH.oFy.-
50 Msing. under The arrangement, goes
aoihe i'm 81 SIMS. tits not unlikely,
We lsafA ihas the Iiae which the Dutch
ar6iief decided lbf the line Of the 81.
John's and lhe 81 Frsneis. will be agreed
Ia. But then Maine gets. what the
Dutch K did not give her the Dayiga.
ton Of gii1 riyet: and this llebles The
sslue offalf her tall pine trees West
wNdIy Of The 81. Francis. England tsksi
! tract 1of mountain land. uaiimbered
and OF no earthly value bal hs bcunda.
~; and she reiinquishes q the United
States Rouse Point. the KEY Of Lske
lChsplaip, and alarge territory heretofore
supposed 10 belong 70 New York epc
4 Vermont. sbul which turns out 10 lie north
Of lhe Ash degree Of latitude, and i
therefore part of Canada. Ills said L
be. and probably Is. IN consequence o
this cession. that the United States Go
vernmehl agrees 70 ray small sum &
each Of The States Of Maine and Massa
chusslti for The acres they have partes
with; Ioa mora than quarter as much
however, as Gen. Jaekson offered 10 Civ,
10 Maine alone, during his Adminislra
ton, Hinf tho ye9r 1882.
i'd thought there are questions o
boundary further up, as ihe Secretary Q
Slate has Summoned here the Commis
sioners. Sc. who ran the line. OF endeay
! orsd 10 do 90, under the Treaty OF Client
(bnt could no. always ssfee) from th'
River ST. Lawrence to7the Lake Of ih'
Woods; ane Il y supposed thai all re-
manning questions, 10 that FAR of world
will 81 setlled
Asto The various other questions. no
connected with boundsriesiwhich are tn
subject Of negotiation, nothing il known
Every body is hard at work, however
and, Judging from men . faces, when me
with 10 public, we should say il is ex
,ected that every thing will come ou
about, right.
Though, a. We have already intimaled
we sneak without authority. we have q
doubt Of The general truth Of what "
have stated above.
II cannot bp necessary for Us here I
| renew the expression Of our salisfaeuo
II this arrangement OF the Boundary linz
Ind e Rssessl l slEssGy q a., 4
are due 10 the President Of the Unite
States forslhe course which he is under
4 stood TO have pursued on this occasion
and to the distinguished NeRoiislors D
both sides, 10 whom III viii be homo
enough for otdinary ambition 10 have bee
inslrumentai and Influential ID the adiusl
ment Of differences which have bee
heretofsre found 80 formidable and 80 70
polling.
The Treaty, which Il lof smbody IL,
results Of this important Negotiation, vii
be hailed, We have no doubt: with unal
ioyed salisfattion BY all true statesmen il
our land, and BY all The friends Of peace
humanity, and rational liberty, no, only
IN this country. but all lhe world over. -
Some exceptions there may be Of hearts
90 eAllous aSto be. inaccessible 10 con.
aaeEations flowing from THE reciprocal
good will AMI common interest Of two
great and free nations Butigis 4 plea.
sure 10 believe that they are few Ia snrn.
Der, and will not be-ablssso influence Ia
any dangerous extent aeainst the Treaty
even their political friendb. 0n1the con.
;rary. we are happy to fad. in.lthe sub
joined remarks Of ! we'll known organ Of
what Is calledal The Locbfoeo party. a con.
eurrence ia the sentineht. which 50 IA
Is We have seen. pervadss also The Whis
press generally. Of eradication a The Is.
sue Rf this Negotiation
From lie .Nsp Rsrk .N;,r Ere. y.ly u. .f
NEGOTIATION BETTER TnAN WAR
Il seems that the dispute which has
existed between tho United States ana
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