Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-04
From The NeD York Commercial.
Tur poTJNDARY TREATY.

which il is the interest Of both that reld.
tons OF nmily should be maintained, and
finally closed the opening through which
collision was most 10 be apprenended.-
Such indeed Vas the inAamnable nature
of tho population on The adjacent lands, on
the one sac the most absolute democracy
Of the Union, Oh tia Other descendants Of
the relagees Of the revolution, that i y
almost matter d surprise that blood had
not been shed, in region TO which both
had access. aoi where the law OF either
was admitted to b. supreme. nor con !
be doubted thrt any collision ATTENDED,
With loss Or df. 10 either party must nave
led 10 war, the termination OF "hleh
miobt have been looked for 10 vain by our
childfen's chjrcn.
One Of tie most satisfactory points IT.
the adjustment 10, that while u IS mutually
adyaafsgcOu3, il involves no less Of honor
10 either party, and least Of all TO The y.
States.
Th4lit is mutually advantageous may
eusily be shown. G-eat Britain acquires
undisputed possession Of region winch
she has been led 70 believe is essential to
tho preservation Of her colony 81 Canada
from revolt. during the long winter Of that
climate, anfl secures road by which her
mlils may be transported without entering
foreign jurisdlcliou. Tnia territory, oc.
cupie1 by Der since 1888, is on the other
hand OF no direct value TO the Union, and
Of little avail 10 the States Of Maize and
Massachusetts. The whole territory in
dispute comprises about six millions of
acres. or this by the treaty Great BRIT.
ain acquires title to one, aud the United
States to the other two-thrls.
Tue part whence Great Britain has
wth5tawn her adverse claim has better
Climate than that Of the portion she will
continue to hold, aud comprises within II
the valley of the ArooStook and It's tribu-
,aries. probably III. most fertile region Of
New Enldand. THIS valley, however,
has no water communication with the
other parts Of the State Of Maine, and
would b. almost worthless were 1t not for
the navigation Of the St. Johns, which
Great B1taiu codes.
The valley Of the South West branch
of the ST. jonas, which also remains to
the Unit States, IS SAID to be less fertile;
bat il abounds in forests Of pine, whose
lue 70 that State depends solely on its
fniing an outlet, and this is secured in
the naViI ,tnn OF that river. Ga taking
an impartial view OF the question, il ap-
pclrs thl, tAc two-thirds Of the territory
retained by Maine IS made, by the cession
of the right 10 navigate the 81. Johns, OF
nj least as much value in pecunlary
point Of view, as tie whole territory With
out that right. Bu, in addition, the pecu.
MARY equivalent, To be paid by Great Brit
nin, is a lair and equitable compensation
for the right of soil IN the territory she re-
Trims. This comprises abou. two millions
of scres, an the select parts of the valley
Of the Aro1stook are of slow sale at 80
cents per acre. Even at this price the
State ai ii ,iue grants a long credit, and
receives a large portion Of the price in Ia.
Dor on the roads. II therefore requires
little arlthmetIc 10 show that the money
to be paid duwu will be more available to
the trnpsur,es Of tho States, than all they
coul expect to receive from It's slow and
gradual sale to settlers.
iIt DlpiiF hi lilg Oullcu DkhAtS dul tIlt
State OF II Dine has been completely salts
fed by the manner IL which Great Britain
has treated, nomely, as il she had no right
to the territory in question, but sought to
acquire what WINS useless to us by an offer
Of u mll cquival M Her honor, on the
other han3, is maintained in the place
where snc { II it at stake, the preservation
Of 81. ,,4I 5at
her lie facio Jurisdiction, and the conifma-
ton Of the land titles which she had grant
ed. Th7sa who are aware OF the difficult
ties IN which the question was but recent.
Iy Involved can only express their ADM.
miraton Of the ensa with which il seems
H. HAYS been settled. This can only be
ascribed to mutual good feeling united TO
high inlen, and lofty views, on the part oil
the negott tors. Strong as are the argu.
ments 10 favor Of the claim Of the United
States to the whole OF the territory IN dis
pute, and satisfactory as they deservedly
arc TO our own citizens, the fact OF the re-
ference to the King Of Netherlands shows
that there is still enough Of obscurty TO
render another reference dangerous
Men of the trucst patriotism, and thor.
oughly satisfied ofthe justice OF our cnuse,
have IN consequence lamented it as unfor.
tunate, that the award of that umpire was
not accepted. The treaty gives us more
than tha, award conferred, and secures
what we lost by it, namely the defensible
frontier Of New York aud Vermont. Ii il
be thought that this enters as part Of the
equivalent paid by Great Britain, there
can be little doubt tina; the General Gov.
ernment will indemnify Maine and Masse-
chusctts for what would, in the event of
future war, render notjlla unnecessary
on Lake Champlain.
On the other hand, it is to be consider.
ed that the justice Of the claim Of Great
Britain to the whole Of the territory has
been honestly believed, by well informed
persons among her subjects, to be as ca
pabie of proof as we have considered our
own. Nay, at s, late date as January
last, the weight Of the advice Of persons
best informed in her colonial policy was,
70 insist on the recovery Of the part Of he
territory occupied by the posts of Maine,
Us well as the retention Of that held by the
troops Of Great Britain, should the Teten-
ton involve the necessity Of n war. How,