Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-02

treaty sn0ulO not Oe discussed by the
ed on by the Senate Ii confrmed and appropria tons
shall become necessary order to carry into effect,
as is inmated in well informed circles the members ol
the House will then have opportunity 10 censure or
approve they may deem proper but TIL then, they
should do neither We shall be sorry 10 any al
tempt to make party capital ont Of This question.
is entirely national.
The Albany Argus says, that GAN this (dscusson)
strikes us TO be premature If the treaty provides for
an honorable adjustment Of differences American
citizen wi, regret result which puts al rest qaes.
o. negotiate on, and last OF serious irratio be
tween the two Governments, for the last hy years
On the other hand il for the sake OF peace, or tor any
other consideration, the national rights ana interests
have been compromised and especially II we pay iot
the sacrifice, one, animated by just patriotism, WIN
hesitate to reject the overture, alike inadmissiOle
and degrading. But first let understand the precise
terms Of the Treaty Let not take leap IN the dark
The ~ Y New Era recommends similar Caution
alt is said (remarks the Era) that the terms are, as
near be ascerained, that Maine and alassachu
set,s agree TO cede TO England portion OF The disputed
territory: return for which, England cedes back TO
the IT, 5. an island of some Importance IN Lake super
or and Rouse $ Point in Luke Chaupian, upon which
the 4. s. commenced strong iortitcntion before II
was found 10 be North of the true line OF the 1o'h de-
gree Of North latitude. She also allows the line be-
tween Canada and Vermont and New Hampshire, 10
run where formerly supposed to be the 10th deg
of n la, which is about mile North of the true lat
tude, and yields the free navigation oil the o. 1nnn
river very important point IL IS saia hat Tue
are to pay Maine and Massachusetts, Tor mus surrender
ing n ertory for which they, (ihe Sintes) are thus
paid BY England $500 0G0. Several OF our contempt
raries express strong dissatisfaction at the treaty
We shall wait, until II is published, before we hazaru
nm opinion We have hopes that n topic which has
been so long in agitation, be disposed oil without
concessions on bail, sides II the honor and rights oil
Maine are lrespassed upon the other states WIN ueien
her TO the last maintenance of ,he' but they VIII
not venture upon war for the sake OF any minute OF
uniuportant preension We wait patiently Tor some
authorized account of the agreement
The mos, prominent subject in the negociation was,
orronrse the North Eastern Boundary 1t was the most
difficult 10 adjust We understand that the hrst pro,
s,,,on was made by the Commissioners OF Name and
Massachusetts winch Lord Ashburon declined. tie
then made proposition which IN return, rejected
d Then the United States made the proposition, which,
;. with some notifications, is made the subject OF COM
IL men,ary the newspapers, without all lts dea'is oes
stared The Commissioners Of Maine and Massachusetts
ar. said TO have waived their individual or State WISHES
and with the andabe view of facilitating settlement
prorac ed controversy, To be snbec. To Inc hgeeh
i sanction of the Senate Upon the mode OF Adjustment
there are of course various and honest Opinions en-
4 erta,ned The wish of all is, that the honor OF the
i nation NAV be northumberland next, lis peace. a
COMPROMISE of the of the two countries was
1 concentrated Ii the character OF compromise, ina
both parties should make concessions. Have the BIT
i ,sh made us many We had right to demand mere
have been Welded of the claims To territory III
Maine 1t is sad, ,ha we have Obtained something
: in the shape of equIvalents-the Navigation OF the
u st. John - hoNSt toiIt, sup W NSi''e's
. New York and Vermont erhaps others II best al NIL
events 10 pet the Copy Of the Treaty, before we can
decide its merits. The Aladsonian now correc,s It's
and confesses that the United States are to pay
money TO Maine and Massachusetts These States
! do not appear TO have received a sufficient equi
n yalent in the navigation Of the St. Johns for the
territory they ose-but who ought TO pay the balance
e The L s Or Great Britain That the l. ) ought
10 pay the States for the expense they have incur
red in defending the territory, seems clear enough-out
.bo tn the lnd-1gIHuS the navigation
of The river: Ought the u. 5. TO pay alor only the
worth of what she receives al Rouses point, ard the
other in shape of equivalents: OuGh' mol
Great Britain TO have paid her part OF the S3Ooooo-
and il she does not shall receive sufficient equVa
len, IN other 7tspeets in the ratification of the Treaty:
o We told, that the more cons,derae men nj wash
i iugon II not the sagaclons are inclined TO mo
consulting in the mean time and at all tunes
G The sacred honor and rights of the country.
j. But al the terms of the Treaty are not yet made
known Passing over the further rumofs which are
IS sent forth from Was ngton, we find some statements
in the Washington papers, which IN addition to those
II we have already published The n lntei!igencer Of
+, Friday gives the following version:
"lord Ashburton is believed TO have held out long
for the entire Madawaska settlement. Bot the Name
S Commissioners said 10 have been as ninoSaoie
as any four pine stumps the disputed territory
: So Maine. under the arrangement, goes 10 the r.
, yer ST johns. 1t is not unlikely, we learn, mat
the line which tie Dutch arbieI decided "r, the line
of the ST. Johns and the ST. Francis viii be agreed
give her, the navigation of the river and THIS iftbes
the va!ue of all her tall pine trees Wesiwardly OF the
ST Francis Eng land takes tract Of mountain land un
,mbered, and Of no earthly value but as boundary
and she renqushes to the l. S. Rouses Point the key
. Of Lake Champlaiu and large territory heretofore
d supposed 10 belong TO New York and Vermont, but
i ch turns out To lie North Of the 10th degree OF la
ute and is therefore part OF Canada II IS SAID 10
be- ard probably consequence OF tins cesSion, mat
: the L. S. Government agrees to pay small sum to
each of the States of Name and Massachusetts, Tor the
they have parted with nor more than quarter
ms much however, as Gen Jackson offered 10 give 10
Maine alone, during his Administration, IN the year
1899
at is thought there are questions of boundary fur
Their up as the Secretary Of State has summoned here
the Commissioners, Ne, who the line, or encea.
voed TO do So under the Treaty of Client, (but could
not agree) from the River 81. Lawrence to the Lake
of the Woods: and il is supposed that all remaining
que stions, in that far of world, will be settled
GAS to the various other questions not connected
with boundaries which are Tie SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS,
nothing is known
The Madisonian of Monday, yesterdays date, pro-
fesses correct errors which have already ap'
peared in other papers, and submits The following yer
sion
"1hat the matter is settled all admit.
"The line as we understand, is from the monument
North TO the St. Johns-along the middle OF the 81
Johns to The mouth Of the ST Francis; up the middle OF
the ST. Francis TO Lake pohengamook; thence South
westerly straight to the Ncr;hwesteTmost head OF Con-
neccut river. The portion Of the Mulunacka settle
ment South of the St. Johns, to belong /" Maine
"I3y this it will be b. far the largest portion OF
the territory and all the land Of the least value agrcu
,urally, is retained by Maine. Great Britain has
strip over which she pass from Fredericton to Que
bee and, If we not msnformed by those VINO nave
oppor,uni:cs of knowing, all that this strip s or can be
made good for, TO pass over and that as speedily as
possible unless one wishes to from cold or hun
ger.
+ "For this right of way, are to receive the free
navigation of the ST Johns from lis source to ITS
month and Rouses Point, unquest;oned portion oil
British territory, and valuable military position
For parting with that portion Of the territory Name
and Massachusetts, are to receive small sum OF money
rcon,rary information, ieY days since.l from
The u. s quite much to be sure as 1t is WORTH md
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