Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-07
THE BOUNDARY TREATY.
A II r K A II Y,

6fher Britannia Ma eSty IN North america, for
a1efnal suppression Of the african Sluce Trade,
and for the gicimg up Of criminals, tugitiees
from Justice in certain cases:
WHEREAS, certain portions of the line of
boundary between the United States Of A.
merca and the British Dominions in North
America, described in the second article
of the Treaty Of Peace, Of 1888, have not
yet been ascertained and determined, not
withstandng the repeated attempts which
have been heretofore made for that purpose
and whereas, it is now thought to be for
the interests Of both parties that, avoiding
further discussion Of their respective rights
arising in this respect under the said Trea.
~, they should agree on a conventional
line in said portions Of the said boundary,
such as may be convenient to both parties,
with such equivalents and compensatons
as are deemed just and reasonable: And
whereas, by the Treaty concluded a Client
on the 24th day Of December, 1914, be-
tween the United States and his Britannia
Majesty, an article was agreed to and in
serted Of The following tenor, viz: cart.
10. Whereas the traffic in slaves is ire
constable with the principles of humanity
and justice: And whereas. both his Maies-
~ and the United States, are DESTROYS of
continuing their efforts to promote its entire
abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the
contracting parties shall use their best en-
d"avors to accomplish SO desirable an OBJ
Jcct" And whereas, Notwithstanding the
laws which have at various times been
,,nc-ad k,,t ho IL oc
forts made to suppress It, that criminal
traffic is still carried on: Ard whereas, the
United States of America land her Majesty
the Queen Of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, are determined that,
SO lar as may be in their power, it Shall be
cllectuaIv abolished And whereas, it Is
found expedlcnt for the better admnistra-
ton OF justice and the prevention Of crime
within the territories and jurisdiction Of the
two parties respectively; that persons COM
hitting the crimes hereinafter enumerated,
and being fugitlves from Justice, should,
; der certain circumstances, be rcciDro-
caIly delivered up: The United States or
America and her Britannia Majesty, hav-
ing resolved TO treat on these several sub
lccis, have for that purpose appointed their
respective PIcnip0entiaries, to negotiate
ard conclude Treaty, that is to say, the
President Of the United States has, on his
part, furnished with full powers, DANIEL
WEBSTER, Secretary of State of the Uni
ted Suites, and her Majesty, the Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, has on her part appointed the
Right Honorable Alexander Lord Ashbur-
ton; Peer Of the said United Kingdom, a
member of her Majesty's Honorable Privy
Council, and her Majcsty'S Minister plen-
ipoicntlary on "A special mission TO the u.
States; who after a reciprocal communica-
ton OF their respective full powers, have
agreed to and signed the following arti-
6! q:
tGr. l. II j. hereby agreed and declared
thai the lne OF boundaries shall DO as fol-
lows
Beginning at the monument at the source
OF the River ST. Croix as designated and
agreed TO by the commissioners under the
5th article in the Treaty Of 1894, between
the government Of the United States and
G5tsG3&&t Britain; thepce North following
the exploring line nqo Unmarked by the
two governments in the years 1917 and
1878, under the fifth article Of the Treaty
OF Client to It's intersection with the river
st John and TO the middle Of the channel
thereof; thence up the middle Of the main
channel OF said river ST. John, to the north
OF the river ST Francis; thence up the md
die Of the river st. Francis, and Of the
lakes through which it flows, TO the outlet
OF the lake pohenagamook; thence south
westerly, in straight line to "A point on
the northwest branch of the river St. John,
which point shall be ten miles distant from
the main branch Of the ST. John, in a
straight line, and in the nearest direction;
and If the said point shall be found 10 be
less than seven miles from the nearest
point or summit or crest OF the highlands
that divide those rivers which empty them
selves into the river St. Lawrence from
those which fall into the river St. John TO
point seven miles IN a straight line from
the SAID summit or crest; thence in
straight line, IN Il course about south eight
degrees West, TO the point where the par
alIoi OF latitude of Is degrees, % minutes
north, iutcrsect the southwest branch of
the ST. John; thence southerly by the said
branch, To the source thereof, in the high
lands at the Mauarmette portagr; thence,
down along the side highlands which divide
The waters which empty themselves in the
nvGr ST. Lawrence, from those which fall
INTO the Atlantic Ocean, to the head of
Halls stream; thence down the middle Of
SAID steam all the line thus run intersccts
The old line Of boundary; surveyed and
marked by Valentine and ColIisS PREVIOUS
~ to the year liza, as the 45Ih degree of
North latitude, and which has been known
and understood TO be the line Of actual d.
vision between the States of New York
and Vermont on one side, and the British
Provinces Of Canada on the other: and
from said point of intersection, west along
the said dividing line as heretofore known