, 1842-11-26
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
By the President of the United STATES
of America:
A PROCLAMATION.

MAJESTY The queen OF the Urfied
Kingdom oil Great Britain and Ire.
land WAS concluded and signed be-
their PIenipotentraries. at WASHING.
ton. on the ninth day Of August. one
thousand eight hundred and fortv.
two which treaty is, word for word.
rs follows:
4 Treaty 10 settle and define the Bouo-
6nr7eS beiweeR The Territories of III.
Imcd States and he possessions of
Hrr Brit"nnic Najesfy in North
Americn; for The final suppress
ZION ofhe African SIarehade: amt
for the giring mp of criminals. fr-
Stt'rcSf from justice, in cerfain cases.
Whereas certain portions of tie
line Of boundary between the Uni
ted States nf America and the Bri.
fish 'dominions in North America.
described IN the second Article of the
Treaty Of Peace of 1888. have Not
yet been ascerlainel and determined.
notwithstanding The rereateda ,ter DTS
which lave been heretofore made
Tor that purpose; and whereas it is
now thought To te Tor the interest of
both parties thai, avoiding h:rlher dis.
cu>>i"n Of theur respective rights
Arising in this respect under the said
treaty, they should agree on Il CON-
vrnr'"uaI line in >aid portions Of the
said h~"UnGl!v. such rs may be con-
verient I" both parties. with such
equivalents and compensation as are
deemed just and reasonable; aud
whereas. by the t,caiv concluded NJ
G'trut ~ tie Oath dav ni December,
1874. heiv cen the United States and
lis Br'Hnn,c Majesty. an article
was agreed Ia and inserted Of tie fol-
loving tenor. W '.Ari. 20. Where.
- tie n thc n saves is lrrec6nc,la-
bic wi'h the p'irrip!cS "f humanity
and justice. a:G whereas hntn His
Majesty and Ne United States are
i'-I'u> At continuing 'j,rir efforts
"a pr"j.o'e il sniire ID ii;ion. it is
hereby aI:erd thai both The contract
IGg parties slrai. use lIeir best cndea-
vurS :" accomplish so desirable an
object Md whereas. n~0iwithstand-
ing The laws which have At various
times been passed " the two Gov
emu cntS and The efforts made to SUD.
press II. that criminal traffic is still
prosecuted and carried n and
whereas the Uui'rh State of Amcri-
80 "pd Her Majesty the Qnpon of
The United kingd,m al Great Britain
and Ireland are determined that. 80
ar rs may be- in their power. it shall
be rHtclual!y abolished; and whereas
IS found cXpddien'. for tic better
administration "f justice and the
pccVenta,i0n of crime within the ter
rIlor'es and Jurisdiction of the two
respectively. that ,ersons
committing The crire hereinafter euu-
meraIeh aEd being ngitives from ius-
ice. should. under certain circum.
stances. he r~ecIprocaIIv delivered IN:
United States Of America and
Her BrItanir Majesty. having r~esolv-
ID Ia ureat on these several subjects.
lave Tor that purpose appointed their
Plcnipolenliaiies to neCo-
tate aud conc'udea treaty; that is
10 say. the President of the United
has. on his part. furnished with
Poaers Daniel Webster, Secreta-
~ of State "f the United States. and
Her Majesty the Queen of the Uni
ted Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland has. IN her part. appointed
the Right Honorable Alexander Lord
AShburl"n. 4 Peer of the said United
Il member Of Her Maics-
tvs most honorable PGvv Council,
Her Majesty's Minister plenipo-
tertiary "n Especial Mission to the
United States, who. afiera recipro-
communication of their reSpec-
I'VE full powers. have agreed to and
,'gned the following article:
ARTICLE |. 1t is hereby agreed
md declared that the line of bounda-
v shall be as follows: Beginning at
he monument at the source of the
rver st. Croix, as designated and a.
reed 10 by the Commissioners ur-
Ter the 9th article in the treaty'of
1914. between the Government Of
ne United States and Great Britain,
hence, north, following the expior-
NJ line run and marked by the sur
of the two Governments in
he years 1877 and 1915. under the
IN article OF the treaty of Client,
o IFS intersection with the river st.
Ohm. and to the middle of the chan
leI thereof; thence, up the middle of
he main channel of the said river
It. John, To the month Of the river