The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-21

ITo2 Ofen referred u M tins Controversy. In no
zap of date prior 10 the r,niy OF 1883 IL believed
is he northwest angle II Nova SOFIA placed on the
highlands at ~ source Of any branch ~hatsyer Of
the 81. john, b~s the Madawaska. Hence The ProGo-
slion OF the Anne can commissioners IN lIs2 IA dis
eussng the sui eeI Vt the BOUNDARIES of the Uuil,d
States begin al the northwest angle Of Nova SEQ
ia on the highlands al the Il lhe II John.
r. speci for the Distinguished who neg Ell he
treaty Of peace of 1888 would induce The undersigned
soTenew the rOpsiIOn, so far regards aioping the
Madawaska as boundary were II not that, being pre-
pared to Weld all thai l. needed for the accOmnOda
ton # Great Br TAM they aware that slip on
the ives side Of that river Is necessary To that object
| The particular map quoted Ia the report sbostmcn-
tlon'd Il that Of Emanuel Bowen, geographer 10 tie
King published IN i715, IN which the Penobsco,,
aud line drawn from one OF ils sources crossing the
ST John to the source Of that branch now called the
Madawaska, are distinctly laid down as lie western
boundary of Nova Scotia 30 IN ali the mars which
place the northwest aogle OF Nova Scotia the high
lands at the OF the 81. John, h0se highlands
ami that source tbs north side OF The w afoos-
took, which is now known to be the nam branch oil
the 81. John. The inference or assumption, then,
that II not the intention Of the commissioners no
negotiated the treaty Of peace that any portion If me
valley waters OF the 81. John should be included
whIn the limits OF the United States, because the
American negoIlators OF u at treaty proposed the
northwest angie OF Nova Scotia on The highand at
the source oil The s. john the place OF beginning,
IN Establishing tie boundaries 0f the nted States
Is, II Is believed wholly unwaIranled. The fact ON
The contrary 1t seems to the undersigned disproveS
any such intention or suggestion on the part oi the
American commissioners
! The British commissares Messrs Mildmay and
De Cosne, IN their reply Of the 23I OF nuary 1888,
TO the French commlssari,s, say: " We have sufil'
Gently proved, first, that Acadia (Noya Scotia has
had an inland limit irom the earliest tines and sec
ondly, that that limit has ever been the river ST Law
renee" Al that the, then the British Government
con ended that the northwest angle of Nova ScoIa
was formed by tie river 81 Lawrence, as one lIne
and line dawn north from the 81. CIoix 10 he ST.
Lawrence the other and this Is IN conformity win
lte position as-iGLed To Mitcbeiis map and some
% hers. by the grant 10 Sir William Alexander, the
Northwest angle OF Nova Scotia also placed at
The rver 81 Lawrence although it, pr cise locality on
that ryer moi determined by the language of the
giant
The French commits: aries, on Their part contcnded
that he limits % Canada extended on The south SIDE
If The ST L4wIeace az - embrace the teirl oIy
waered 10y The ryrrs hat enptIed themselves into i've
Hs,r 81. Lawrence. l.. pays don't les eaux won't
81 rendre dats le ltuve 81 Laurent The
missions granted TO the Cover ors OF Canada, and
ell The pubic docuuens issued by the author
~ Of he French Govcrnment fully surtalh 'heIr
posi- on. Ihtre Is ground, say hey Tor enter
tanning doubt that all the commissions granted by
the hing, for the GOVERN ett Of Canada, were con-
ceyed III the same terms. In the splendid Unlyer-
sal Atlas, pu lished at Paris by De ugondy Son,
IN 1851, there IS map dated 400, and referred To
expressly by TIE author, who geographer to the
king, as illustrating the dispute between n rance ana
Great Britain, in regard to the boundaries OF their re-
specye territories On this map, The dividing ridge,
or highlands, ID placed where the Cnled States nave
ever contended it IS only TO be found and what Is
deserving of notice is, that The northwest angle Of
Nova scotia is The placed those highlands, at The
head Of the lake there called Metaousta the line Sc
paratlng Nova Scotia from New England beng
drawn through the centre OF that lake. 10 the source
Of the 81. CroN. The disputes above referred
10 having led to a between France and Great
Britain, France finally ceded 10 Great Britain, III
February, 1863, Canada, and abandoned all claim TO
Nova Scotia and the whole territory IN controversy
between The two Powers On the It'll OF October
1863 His Britannia Majesty issued his proclamat on
defining the southern boundary OF Canada, or the
province OF Quebec and establishing 1t where the
French had always commended II was. Immediately
aiterward, he also defined and established the west
ern limit Of Nova Scotia, alleging, by way of Justli
cation OF certain professions which had been put Tor
wad IN opposition 10 Massachusetts, regard to the
Penobscot boundary, that although he might have
removed the line as far west the Penobsco yet he
would limit himself at the St CroiX Accordingly,
The western boundary of Nova Scotia was, IN Noven-
Der, 1868, defined aud established as follows "By
line" &c. 'across the entrance of the Bay Of Fundy,
20 The mouth Of the river ST. Croix, by the id river
TO It's source, aud by line drawn due norh from
thence to the southern boundary of province Of
Quebec" The northwest angie Of Nova Scotia
Was, by these Two documents, established in Noyem-
Der, 1853, and defined to be the angle formed by he
Inc last d scrbed and the line which passes along
Inc highlands Which divide the rivers that empty
themselves into the said st. Lawrence, from
those which fall into the sea, and also along lac moth
coast of the Bay DIES Chaleurs.n We now where
lore II was that the distinguished men who negotiated
the treaty oil peace were particular lii describing
The precise position and giving exact definition
oil Tie northwest angle OF Nova Scotia, mentioned IN
the treaty They distinctly and explicitly state that
motNe To be, int 'ail disputes which might arise III
luire, on The subject of th boundaries OF the United
States, may be prevented" Their starting bounds,
or point of departure, is the invest angle Of Nova
scotia. Here tie question presents itself, what north
west angle They describe it, not that northwest
angie "hch IN several maps Is laid down on the hg.-
laius al The Madawaska source OF the st. John not
That northwest angle on the southern bank OF the
river 81 Lawrence, laid down on MItchell's map, and
so slrenuously cOntended for by the British Govern
mehl and BRITISH commissaries in their dlsput, with
r rance not that northwest angle on the river St
Lawrence, described in the charter or grant by King
James to Sir William Alexander but the northwest
angle OF Nova Scotia defined and established in No
Vemoer, 1853, ITO Wit: that angle which is formed
by line drawn due north from the source OF St.
CrolX river, TO the highlands, SC; and further that
there might be no ground for revying the old preen
sion III regard TO the Penobscot, any other
river being intended the ST. Crolx, the river St.
Cfox Intended IN the treaty Is dec,ar,d to have It's
mouth IN the By Of Fundy. Nor Is there any pre-
'ehce oi any doubt or ques ION having been raised
til long alter the treaty of peace, what highlands
were iHtcnded Ia the trociaoaon OF 1853 Us coDsI-
tutlng the southern boundary # Quebec. So far from
u, the Parliament of Great Britain in l714 passed the
2u,bec act, which was one of he grievances
piained o, by the colonies aud when confirmed the
bou"dales 81 far as the matter under Consideration
concerned d,hned and established by that procama-
tion. vi thee Two pubic acts tie American
hssIonfIs were no. ignorant nor ulsUtorn,ed. They
are both eNpr,ssl referred and mentioned IN the re-
port OF August 10, 1872 already mentioned. 4 o find
thtse highlands the statesman and Jufis who has
o'hr OF ct IN view than 10 expound the treaty
coTdlng 90 as ttrms anu provisions, unlnfuenccJ by
any secret bias prcconceived theory, will be-
eyed, begin. not at the mCuh of I. ST.
Crox, but ON The bank of the UyeT ST Llwtence, IT
a point hOith OF the source of the ST. Or tx and