Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-11
IHE BOUNDARY QUESTION.

following article respecting the recen
Boundary arrangement, the particulars 0
which were doubtless furnished by Mr.
pREBLE, one Of The Commissioners
The boundary is to be substantially the
one fixed by the King Of the Netherlands.
Ii includes, we believe, a small strip oil
barren territory at the extreme north, in
the Canadas, moi given in the award
For the claim Of the territory ceded to
Great Britain, the disputed grounds in N.
Hampshire, also a strip about three quar-.
ters Of a mile wide, the whole distance OF
the line Of Vermont bordering on the Brit
ish Possessions, and Rouse's Point in New
York.
Massachusetts gets Sl50,000, and
Maine an equal sum, as the value, in part,
of the land surrendered. Maine also gets
the expenses Of the Aroostook War, and
the Civil Posse, amounting TO about HALF
A MILLION, in all. She also gets the free
navigation of the ST. John to the mouth,
and all its tributaries, with the right OF
exporting all the lumber and produce in
British vessels, to England and her de-
tIons that they would be entitled to if the
produc: of the Colonies. This arrange.
meDt gives the whole valley Of the St.
John, on the American side, including the
Aroostook and its tributaries, the choice
Of markets. 1t is easy to see, therefore,
that the products of the whole region will
be shipped to the West Indies and other
British ports.
Under these circumstances il is but ren.
sonable to suppose that not only will the
timber be rapidly stripped off and carried
TO good market, but that the fertile lands
in that section will soon fill up with hardy
yeomen. As a matter ofdoliars and cents,
ne do not hesitate 10 say that Mime wW
make capital bargain, If the treaty shall
be ratified. Nor are nee prepared 10 sag
that The equivalents IN The lands csded in
New Hampshire, Vermont and Neic York,
together Uih the free navigation Of the
81. John, and The FREE TRADE IN The Mm-
Der and products of It's fertte caliey, are
not a FIJI compensation for The territory
surrendered. On the contrary, we think
il is.
The United States get less territory,
in quantity, than they surrender, 10 be
sure, but il is more valuable in quality,
and il it really lacks any thing in value,
which is a question, it is much more than
made up in the free navigation Of the 81.
John, aud the free trade in the products
Of its valley.
The question of State pride, in parting
with almost yalueless strip of territory
for equivalents, we leave for others to dis
cuss. On that subject there are various
honest opinions.
The South has no good ground Of com
plant, because tho United States under
take to pay Maine $500, 900, and Massa
chusetts $3.50 ,000-nor has the Vest
The Florida war cost immense sums in
comparison.
In anoth article the Argus admins
tiers the following rebuke 10 some of its
party friends in Congress. who have al
ready attacked the Treaty without know
ing its details
The treaty will now go to the Senate !;
and if approved by tsoo-thirds of that body,
the question will be settled. But if reject
ed, we shall have the ground to 60 over
again.
We are sorry TO see premature ngita.
ton oil the subject in the House Of Repre-
sentativcs. The terms ofthe treaty should
not be discussed by the members I'LL acted
on by the Senate. II confirmed, and APP
preparations shall become necessary IN
order to carry it into effect, as is intlmat-
ed in well Informed circles, the mrmbers
of the House will then have An opporuni-
ty TO censure or approve, as they may
deem proper; but ill then they should do
neither.
We shall be sorry to see any attempt
to make party capital out OF this question.
1t is entirely national.
Our readers shall have particulars as
fast as we receive them and our opin-
IONS of the terms Of the treaty as soon as
we know what they are.
The New York Express of the LIST IN
slant, has the following statement respect.
ing other arraDg ments which are said to
have been agreed upon:
We rear from Washington that the
Boundary Line between this country and
Great Britain is settled from the Eastern
and North Easternmost line to the Rocky
Mountains, aud that on the Northern and
North Western line we gave several I'M
portant points. The Oregon question is
not settled, and, we presume, will not be
! at present.
The treaty gives Maine two-thrds OF
the whole disputed territory, (not two.
thirds only of that awarded by the King
OF the Netherlands, as before stately and
much the most valuable part Of it in point
of soil, climate, &c. The free navigation
Of the St. Johns is an exceedingly valua-
BILE acquisition to a large tract OF terrific
nv, the produce and timber Of which are
now valu,less for the want of an outlet.
Rouse's Point, or tho river Sorel, which
commands the outlet OF Lake Champlain,
which is cedcd by England to the United
States, is one Of the most important points
for military fort on the whole frontier.
The territory given up by Maine, seems
to have been merely for the sake of allow
ing the British minister to escape censure,
by pleading to an exchange Of territory.
It cannot be Of any real value to Eng
land.
THE BOUNDARY AGREEMENT.--We
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