Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-08-02
From the GioJe, July p.
HE TREATY

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We have two bulletins this morning from our
negotiator semi official in the National Intel
ligencer another oficIa-indeed, extra official as
Il cones oct in an extra Madisonian
The National intelligencer, although il pretcnds
not to know ictat The line agreed on is or lohai
It's terms and conditions, makes a proclamation
full of hozannas - Ne take Il for granted" says
the British organ of our Federal Secretary. TINT
MI these (the terms and conditions of which it has
learned nothing) are FIR and honorable; - and
upon this Implicit faith, 1t launches ont, first IN
qualified praise Of the President. 1t says
We hear from all sides land it gives US Plea
to repeat it,. that the President has manifested
z sincere desire to arrange the questions IN differ
ence between the United States and England IN a
manner honorable and satisfactory. And we cheer
fully use THIS occasion TO say, that, while we have
been gcd TO express dIsapprobatlon of other
important acts of the present Chief Magistrate we
know nothing which We do not approve in his con
dpct OF our foreign relations. On these subjects
the general tone and character Of the Executive
messages to Congress, and other public comnuni-
cations have been patriotic, dignided, and well con
s.dcred. We might add, too, that looking 70 some
of the principal missions abroad, do not know
when they have been fIied-certalnly not for a
long time y1-t-by Incumbents more useful and hon
cradle to the nation.
As the Intcugeneer confines It's approval Of the
President TO his conduct Of our foreign rei1hors
acfs, would be inferred that The President was
thus &" damned with faint praise" to set off Mr.
Nejsiers achievements IN his department winch
the editor would have the public 20 suppose must
have shared the disgrace of all the but fOy the
commanding mind TINT worked cut happy results.
spite Of the greatest difficulty. But the Secre-
tary organ does not leave this easy Inference from
his premises To the public. II expressly announces
that the Secretary guided, and was the chief coun-
sellor in the negotiations :" and that his courage
prudence to,se conduct. and firm determination,
must haze been requisite 10 success
The flourish OF trumpets was given to the Ma
tona In,elhgencer; the more awkward task of
touching upon the terms OF this glorious treaty was
devolved upon an extra Mad sonian, which. IN the
course of the day, slipped slips in all dlrcc-
tons We lay one of them before cur readers:
Mqdisonian-ertrd.
NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.-N are authorized
to say that conventional line Of boundary, with
It's various conditions and equivalents, has been
agreed by the Executive and the British special
envoy. with the unanimous consent of the commits
soners Of Maine and Massachusetts,. We con-
graduate all parties the happy and honorable
result.
TERMs.-We have reason to know that the COM
missioners of the two States of Maine and Massa-
chusetts have sgnIfed their assent to line of
boundary between Name and New Brunswick
Everybody knows that the territory in dispute
embraces all the region of the Upper st. John and
the general understanding now IS, that this region
IS TO be divided into unequal parts the largest, and
by far the most valuable, to be assigned TO Maine,
together with considerations connected with the
navigation of the st. John both sides of the lower
of which belong to England of the greatest I'M
pOrtance TO the value OF the timber growing on It's
branches. Other important arrangements IN dif-
erent parts Of the line, hitherto unsettled, IN various
places between Maine and the Lake OF the " GODS
are rumorcd as likely to take place.
Web dout not the Administration knows what it
.-f., N =
remembered, that General Jackson offered to give
TO MAINE ONE MILLION of acres Of public iaHds in
1882, loan, to induce her to come 10 an agree
the land to be sold by the United States, and
the whole proceeds to be paid to Maine, without
deduction. And other indemnity, of course, TO be
provided for Massachusetts. which State owned
one-h half the land. An agreement TO this effect, in
substance, signed, the part of the United
States, by Edward Livingston, Secretary Of State
Louis MclIane, Secretary Of the Treasury and
Levi Woodbury., Secretary of the Navy and on
the part Of Name, by W. =. Preble, Reue vii
lams, and Nicholas Emery"
1t cannot but be observed that this authorised
statement, although formally announcing the
" TERMS, most cautiously conceals them. l. says
the disputed territory u divided into two unequa
parts, and Big far The most raiuabte assigned O.
Maine II have not been misnforIncd as tc
the TERMS, 1t viii be easy TO discover why the
Secretary in pretending to give them, shrouds then
under the general declaration, that by far the most
valuable part Is gncd to nalne Nothing !:
assigned 10 Name, ia fact, but paIt el her own
territory and all the of that territory, WHICH
Mr. Webster has a thousand times declared there
preteXt To dispute about, and all which
Great Britain values has been assigned To her. The
original treaty intended to establish national
barrier between the two nations, aud expressly de-
cared that the gIlauds dividing the waters Of the
~ Lawrence from those OF the atlantic should form
that rampant " hen the English Government
look tbs matter, Il found that The great
sweep those highlands made to the north. interposcd
Name between its province Ct New Brunswick and
Quebec aud lie other important points IN the Cana
das. IL found that, tie iuclemeu: season OF the
year it could not send succor into the heart OF
Canada IT threatened by nor is invading forces
INTO the heart Of country, through It's exposed
northern frontier If their designs against the l.
states required Il. From that moment England
determined 10 stand out against her stipulatons IN
: the first treaty. rs far she dared to DO IN the
face of the world. By the treaty OF Client she
agreed refer the pretenson and 1t was referred
10 the King Of the Netherlands. The King OF the
Netherlands was naturally disposed from his posi-
ton, To decide in favor OF England but he could
not. lie recommended. however, that the boundary
should run an the 81 joan aud the ~. Francis 81
as TO give England a military communication be
tween her provinces. General JacksOn-On whom
this umpiragc was forced By stpulatious at Client
but who Vas repeatedly declared he would neVe
, leave otherwise such unquestiOnable rights Of sove
D rei1nty TO any foreign poientate under European
influence to decde-wss nevertheless wiling as !
, might be said 10 involve national point OF honor
% assent to the arbltra,ed line. 10 satisfy Maine
called upon maze tins sacrhcc--to maintain TIN
n incest punctlho touching the national faith. Gen
eral jackson inclined to make the loan spoAeI
q Of in Nr. Neoster's extra bulletin. But Nam
- would no, listen 70 the proposition. Both Main