The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-11
OFFICIAL.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.


ed and signed by their Penipotentiaries, at Wash
ing, ON the ninth day of August, thousand eight
hundred and foriy-two which treaty is, word for
word, as follows;
A Treaty to settle and define the Boundaries be-
tween the Territories OF the United States and the
possessions of Her Britannia Majesty in North Ameri-
ca For the final Suppression Of the African Slave
Trade and for the Giving-up OF Criminals, fugitive
from Justice in certain cases.
Whereas, certain portions Of the line of boundary
between the United States Of America and the Bril-
fish Domnions Ia North America, described in the
second article of the Treaty of Peace OF l7S3 have
not yet been ascertained and determined, notwith-
standing he repeated attempts which have been here
tofore made for that purpose and Whereas IT is now
thought To be for the interest of both Parties that,
avoiding further discussion OF their respective rights
arising IN this respect under the said Treaty, they
should agree on conventional line IN said portions
of the ,aid boundary, such may be convenient TO
both Parties, with such equivalents and compensa-
tons deemed just and reasonable; and where
as by the Treaty concluded at Client, on the Gath
day of December, 1914, between the United States
and His Britannia Majesty an article was agreed to
and inserted Of the following tenor, viz: Art. TO-
Whereas, the traffic in slaves is rreconcilable with
the principles OF humanity and justice; and where
as both His Ma esty and the United States are
DESTROYS of continuing their efforts to promote its
entire abolition il is hereby agreed that both the con-
tf1ctiHp Sila Ocst 10
compsh desirable object" And whereas,
Notwithstanding the laws which have various times
been passed by the two Governments and the efforts
made to suppress it, that minal traffic i, still pro-
secuted and carried on; and whereas, the United
States of Amer ca and Her Majesty the Queen Of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
are determined that, far may be in their power,
it shall be effectualy abolished and whereas it is
found expedien for tue better administration of JUS
tce and the prevention of crime within the territories
and jurisdiction of the two Parties, respectively that
persons committing the crimes hereinafter enumerat-
ed and being fugtives from justice, should under
certain circumstances, be recprocally delivered up.
The United States of America and her Britannia
Majesty, having resolved to treat On these several
subjects, have for that purpose appointed their res
pective Plenipotentares to negotiate and 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 United
States, and Her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland has, on her
part appointed the right honorable Alexander Lord
| Ashburton, Peer of the said United Kingdom, a
| member of Her Majesty's most honorable Privy
Council, and Her Majesy's Minister Plenipotentiary
on special mission to the United States, who, after
reciprocal communication of Their respective full
powers have agreed to and signed the following ar
| tcles
ARTICLE |.
It is hereby agreed and declared that The line OF
ument at the source Of the river St Crox, desg-
mated and agreed to by the Commissioners under the
fifth article of the treaty Of 1884, bew, en- the Gov
| ernments of the United States and Great Britain
thence north, following the exploring line run and
marked by the surveyors of the two Governments in
the years 1917 and 1918, under the fifth article of the
treaty of Client TO its intersection with the river ST.
John, and to the middle of the channel there
of ; thence, up the middle OF the main chan
mel of the said river st. John, to the mouth OF
| ttar iyar thence
channel of the said river st Francis, and of the lakes
through which it flows, to the outlet of the Lake Pc
henagamook thence, southwesterly, in a straight
line to point the northwest branch of the river
ST John, which point shall be ten miles distant from
the main branch of the ST John, in straight line
and in the nearest direction but if the said point
shall be found to be less than seven miles from the
nearest point of the summit crest of the highlands
that diviee those rivers which empty themselves into
the river Saint Lawrence from those which fall into
the river ST. John, then the said point shall be mode
to recede down the said northwest branch Of the RI
ST. John, to point seven miles IN straight line
from the said summit crest; thence, in straight
line, in about south eight degrees west tC
the point where the parallel of latitude of 46 deg
25 min. north ntersects the southwest branch OF the
Saint Johns; thence souherly, by the said branch
to the thereof in the highlands at the Metar
mete Portage thence, down along the said highlands
which divide the waters whchlempty themselves into
the river st. Lawrence from those which fall into
the Atlantic Ocean, to the head of Halls Stream
thence down the middle of said Stream till the line
thus run intersecs the old line O. boundary surveyed
and marked by Valentine and Collins previously to
the year 1774, the 45th deg,ee of north latitude
and which has been known and understood to be the
line of actual division between the States of New
York and Vermont on one side, and the British Pro
vince Of Conada on the other; and, from said poin
of intersection, west, along the said dividing line
heretofore known and Understood, to the Iroquois
st. Lawrence river.
ARTICLE III.
1t is moreover agreed that from the place where
the Joint Commissioners terminated their labors
under the sixth article of the Treaty OF Client
to wit: at point in the Neebish Channel, near
Muddy Lake, the line shall run into and along the
ip channel between ST, Joseph's and St Tammany
Islands, to the division of the channel at the
head of ST. Josephs Island thence, turning eastward
ly and northwardy, around the lower end of St
1 Georges Sugar Island, and following the mid
die of the channel which divides st. Georges
from ST. Josephs Island thence, up the east Nceb
ish channel nearest TO St. Georges island through
the middle of Lake George thence west OF Jo
mas island, into ST. Mary's river, to point in the
middle of that river, about one mile above st
Georges or Sugar island, TO appropriate and
assign the said island to the United States thence
adopting the line traced the maps by the Commis
slones s, through the river St Mary and Lake Supe
ror to a point north of lie Ro ale in said lake, one
hundred yards to tho north and east of lie Chapoau
| which lastmentoned island lies near the northeastern
point of lie Royale, where the line marked by the
Commissioners terminates; and from the astmen-
toned point, southwesery, through the middle of the
sound between lie Royale AID the northw
mainland, to the mouth of Pigeon river and up the
said river to, and through the north and South Fowl
lakes, to the Lakes of the height of land between
Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods thence
| along tue water communication 10 Lake Sasaginaga,
| and through tnat lake thence to and through Cy-
press lake, Lac du Bots Blanc, Lac Ia Croix, Little
| Vermillion Lake, and Lake Namecan, aud through
the several smaller lakes straits, streams, connect
ing the lakes here mentioned, to that point in Lac
Pruie, Rainy lake. at the Chaudiere falls, from
| which the Commissioners traced the line TO the
most northwestern point, being in latitude 40 deg %
min. 50 north, and IN longitude 95 deg. Ia min.
| 80 sec. west from the observatory at Greenwich
llhn i1,n Il,