Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-29


the North of Vermont and New Hampshire, which, IN
I'll the parallel Of latitude accurately defined, was
supposed belong 10 those States, The inhabitants oil
which were reluctant TO be turned out of the u )
The Correspondent of the n. York Journal of Com
merce (mnre less neutral) of the 23d says "lhe line
agreed upon is that which proposed BY the King OF
Holland recommended, far as the small Lake near
the OF the river ST Francis Thence IT runs down
to the South-we branch of st. John river, leaving
out a strip of our territory about 100 miles long and
twelve broad This belt of land is what we give up,
though the King of Holland gave 10 us IN his arh'lra
ment. But, in lien of tha we are 10 get the tree ma
vigation Of the St. Johns river hut without access
Ia II, except above the great Falls. We also ge'
Rouses' Point on Lake Champ!ain, place tn winch
some Importance has been attached in military point "'
view"-The New York Journal of Commerce has
to think that all matters OF dispute Will be m
cuded in the settlement, except the Oregon question.
The same Cores pondent OF the same paper writes, on
Saturday evening Gater,) in addition 10 the terms he
had previously specified that at is rumorrd, that the
United States assume 10 pay hundred and ilsty thou,
sand dollars each of the States of Massachusetts ana
Name us Il compensation for the territory renquisheo
by them and, further, that the State OF Maine is 10
receive about two hundred thousand dollars more 10
reimburse her the expenses of surveying and de-
Tending the territory. One important advantage IS So
cured by this arrangement, whether the treaty shaH
finally be ratified not II secures peaceabe sci
te.ne Of the queson-lar, If the arrangement he not
rried effect roon is lett for Adjustment by aro'-
tation find this evening, that there is much convcrsa-
ton and not little excitement on the subject oil me ar
rangemen,. Most Of the Democratic members OF Con
gress have il is said already manifested disposition
hostile TO the conclusion of the treaty. Others again
are strongly and decidedly in favor of giving il elect
Nothing can long keep the subject quiet here. There
evident disposition To discuss II, IN the press aud III
Congress. All this is premature and improper Let
the Senate first act, ana act free OF the, as get, hlo
Influences Of party and popular feeling take 1t Tor
granted that until the Senate has acted, the arrange
and the snOn:enre and
sons which led 10 II, viii be kept from the public -
That ousht 10 be the case. 1t will he impossible,
then for the Senate obtain any benefit from discus
sions which necessarily founded on total ignorance
Of the true sate of the The treaty must have
The assent of ico Mirds Of the Senate and, If 1t re-
qures an appropriation To give il effect, that appro-
pration mus, pass the House. There is no danger,
therefore, that the subject will be acted on premature
w, hastily, without due regard to every consIdera
ton properly connected with it, For the House oi te-
representatives. discuss the inject, II Ill he quite ns
we'll 10 wait till line Senate have ratified the treaty, and
TIL the House is called upon 10 make the apPropr'a-
ton 10 carry il into effect
The Washington Correspondent of the n. y. Com
mercal Advertiser (Whig) snys: 1.-The items OF the con-
vention are, substance follows: Maine and Massa-
chuses relinquish nearly all the territory Noth oil the
ST. Johns That which they do not ellnqush - seq
men between that river and the st Francis he Tree
avuation of the ST. Johns river - ceded by ,rfcat
Britain 10 the United States. In consideration OF such
ACCOMPLISHMENTS the part Of the two States, the sum
of $500 ,000 TO be equally divided between 'hem, Is
paid by Great Britain which government also stipu-
a,es 10 pay the expenses To winch Name has been put
in defence of the disputed territory. This will amount
some $500, G00 more a LIBERAL arrangement oil Inc
Northern boundary line, the New Hampshire, YER
mont and New York frontiers, has been acquesced IN
by Great Britain. These the main features OF the
convention.
The ~ Y. Herald presents the following ms the terms:
The L. s. commences the line at the head lake OF The
St Croix river runs il directly North TO Mars Hui,
thence due North I'LL i; strikes The ST Johns river, at
point few miles above the Great Falls we then
run the line along the o the ST johns rlVef I'M
I'll il meets the ST. Francis The line then runs
up the ST. Francis unit. il reaches the Southern outlet
Of the upper lake the ST. Francis. THIS is the most
Norihey point the line. The line then runs South
west and by South for hundred miles IN straight
line, al distance OF twenty five feet from the base oil
the mountains skrnr the St Lawrence river, until
il strikes the ~ w. branch OF the river ST. Johns.
Il then runs due South for about thirty miles, un-
ill IL strikes the $ w branch Of The ST. John river;
after this, follows the oil that branch up 70 It's
source in the mountains, close TO the source OF tue
Penobscot and AletGamette rivers, and terminates al
the precise point where the Suu:hweserly termination
Of the three lines previously drawn by the u >, Great
Britain and tho King Of tle Netherlands, were made
to terminate. The ne, in short varies scarcely mule
either way from that dened by the King OF the Neither
lands The tract which have given on the North
eastern border of Maine is valuable In Great Britain AS
siren gihenng her military position, but is not oil much
Importance 10 The General Government IS 10 re-
mbursc Maine for her expenses in defending the ds-
pu,cd territory and Massachusetts Is 10 receive Sl'O
0Go from the Z. S, for her portion Of the land winch
is To be given up. We get Ranse's Point on Lake
CEampain, and the navigation of ST. john srver above
the Falls; but, have 10 them below The
Fails, the free navigation If het river under these
circu stances, is worth Gu. lille
With one more extract, close our chapter OF quo
atlonsbu that article, Il trme, or any thing like The
truth, calculated 10 s'nr'le and To rouse the nation
Here is-f'om the y. y Herald, Of Tuesday last:
"Imporinnt fran Io<hin2 ton Protobe rtection n the
.Stc Treaty. rith Enoiand-Peacc or Udr.
ave received last evening highly important iniell
ceucr from Washington, indicating that The new treaty
with Eng gland will probably he rejected by the Senate
ofthe L. S md that The whole OF our commercial re-
lalions with that power sill te thrown open 10 'e
winds of The wide the promulaation oil the
fact that treaty for the settlement Of the Boundary
had been successfully made by the American Executive
and the British Plen'porntlary, had created great e&'
citement among the political circles OF Washington
We are informed, on what We conceive 10 he competent
authority that HE utras IF M Sfaaie ot7Jorm roa't'
on ond r,jecthe Heaty bya rery consdernbe m"J"rdy
This treaty, II will Le recocc,ed, is nearly the SAME
which grew oui Of hc award of,he King othe Neither
lands. fherc is any ference, the terms are not deem
ed favorable that That treaty was rejected by
The Senate during the Presidency of General JACKSON
the Wing party then in The minority being the principal
opponents of its passage We now informed, posi-
lively, that the Democratic Senators-porilcularly
those in favor of Mr. Van }urcn-nre already out IN OPP
position the treaty, denouncng annational and
anti American Mr.. Sas Wright and Mr. Buchanan
probably both of this opinion On the other side,
is also stated that Mr. langum, and those who act with
him, intend 10 t similar position a caucus or
consultation was however, 10 be hell on Nlonday morn
ing 10 determine what line of conduc they would adept
The chances were that the ultra Wings would assume
the same grounds as the ultra Locofocos had, and
that the Treaty would he rejected by large vote
This intelligence may be relied upon. 1t Is obvious,
therefore, that relations with England are IN mare
,cksh condition than they have been in fora qnar'eroa
century past We assured that on the rejection o the
treaty. Lord Aslburton will Immediately return home IN
the Warsplte and Mr. Fox willdemand his passports and
nllow him. In that event. the commercial re atlons oil
the country will he left etenceless-en;lrey at the
tender mercies of the British Governmental Govern
ment now welded by that party which have always
slewn the mos, prompt and decided acton IN all inter