New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-02
The Boundary Line.


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The Boundary Line.
To show how the tcrss of the treaty, as Tar as
known, are viewed by those most particularly in
terested in the matter extract the following
article, valuable both for its details and its
spirit, from the Portland Eastern Argus:
We know the great anxiety felt by the people
of Maine, to learn the particulars respecting the
treaty Just concluded between Lord Ashburton and
our Government in regard to the settlement of the
| Boundary Question; and shall therefore proceed,
Substantially, TO state them. In the first place ii
NAV be proper 20 say that all our Commissioners
have so far as we know or have reason TO believe
done their whole duty faithfully. We say this be-
cause of the insinuatons, to the costrary, thrown
| out in various quarters respecting the course OF
| Judge Preble; who, instead Of merlting censure,
deserves his full share of commentator. We re-
peat what we have heretofore said and there has
not been the sligh.c., grounds EoI the vile com
munications in several papers censuring his course
As nothing has been said against the others they
! need ne defence.
Tie boundary is to be substantially the one
fixed by the King of the Netherlands. Itincudes,
we believe, small strip of barren territory at the
extreme north. in the Canades, not given in the
award. For the claim to the territory coded 10
Great Britain, the United States get the disputed
grounds in New: Hampshire, also strip about
Il. .ee.ouarters of g mile wide, :hc whole distance
of the line of Vermont, bordering on the British
Possessions and Rouse's Point in Newly ork.
Massachusetts gets $4,000, and Maine al
equal sum, as the value, in part of the lard sur
rendered. Maine also gets the expenses at the
Aroostook War, and the Civil Posse, amounting
to about S350,000, making about half million IN
all. She also gets the free navigation OF the ST.
John to the mouth; and ell its tributaries with
the right of exporting all the lumber and produce
in British vessels, to England, and her dependen-
cies, on the terms and. conditions that they
would be entitled if the product of the Colonies.
This arrangement givca the vko!e-xuiioy- OF the
St. John, on the American side, including. the
Areostook and its other tributaries, the choice of
markets. 1t is easily to see, therefore, thar the
products of that whole region will be shipped to
the West Indies and other British ports
Under these circumstances 1t is but reasonable TO
suppose that not only will the timber be rapidly
stripped off and carried to good market, but
that the fertile lands in that section will soon fill
up with hardy yeomen. AS Il matter OF dollars
and cents, do not hesitate to say that Maine
will make capital bargain, if a treaty shall be
ratified Nor are we prepared 10 say that the
equivalent in the lands coded in New-Hampshire,
Vermont and New-York, together with the free
navigation of the ST. John, and the free trade in
the lumber and products of its fertile valley, are
not full compensation for the territory and ju-
risdctioc surrendered. On the contrary, we think
it is.
The United States get less territory III quantity,
than they surrender, to be sure, but 1t Is more val
liable in quality; and if it really lacks any thing
in value, which is question, it is much more than
made up in tho free navi CATION OF the st. john
and the free trade in the products of its valleys.
The question of State pride, in parting with an
almost vaueless str of territory for equivalents,
we leave for others to discuss. On that subject
there various honest opinions.
The South has no good ground of complaint, be-
cause the United States undertake to pay Maine
$500, 900 and Massachusetts $50, e00-nor has
the West The Florida War cost immense sums
in the comparison.
We are sorry to see i disposition in certain
quarters to draw the question OF ratification into
| party politics. If Maine is satisfied, we do not
see why others should find fault. Whether Mr..
| Webster could have made better bargain with
the British Minister or not, Is question that we
have no disposition at present TO discuss. We
kave no dou5, that the Maine Commissioners OBJ
tanned the best terms they coald, under all the cir
cumstances. for their State; and we take pleasure
| in giving them credit accordingly.
P. S.-We are informed that some persons IN
derstood from our statements respecting The boua-
Diary treaty that the people of the Unitess States
bound ship all the lumber and produce of
the valley of the St. John on British bottoms.
This is not the fact. We have the free nnyiga-
lion of the river aud can ship lumber either in
American or British vessels, at our option. But
if shipped in American, it is American lumber,
and may come free into the States, or be carried
TO any British port by the payment of the same
duty as other American lumber. But if shipped
in British bottoms, it is subjec, only to the same
duties as British lumber, shipped from she pro-
vinces. The arrangement applies TO iious and all
other products This, therefore, gives us the
choice of markets. and is valuable consideration.
EMIGRATION 70 THE UNITED S-4rEs.-A Par
liamentary return has just been published of the
number of emgrants who embarked from the
United Kingdom last year, and of the quantity of
Crown land sold in each of the colonies Refer
ring to the statement concerning emigrants, we
find that the number Of persons who left the port
of London during the year ending the 9Th of Jan
uary, lS42, was 1859, of whom 1921 went to
| New-Zealand, 2,104 10 the United States, 5,66l
to the Australian colonies, ,259 to the West In
dies, and 7S2 to the North American colonies
From Liverpool, 1918 westto the Enised States.