Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-09-22
a TREATY


Britannia Majesty in North America, for the final SUI
preston of the African Slave Trade, and for the gi
lug up Of Criminals Fugtvcs from Justice, in ccrta
cases.
Whereas, certain portions Of the limo Of bour
diary between the United States of America an,
the British dcminions in North America, desert
bed in the Second Article OF the Treaty of Peace
Of 1888, have not yet been asccrtained and de
termlned, Notwithstanding the repeated attempts
which have been heretofore made for that pur-
pose; and whereas, is now thought 10 be for tho
Interest of both parties, that avoiding further dis
cusson OF their respective rights, arising in, this
+ respect under the said treaty, they should agree
on Conventional line in said portions Of the said
boundary, such as may be convenient to both par
tics, with such equivalents and compensations, as
are deemed just and reasonable: And whereas,
| by the Treaty concluded at Client, on the 24th
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. 10. Whereas the traffic in Slaves is irre-
concilable with the principles Of humanity and
Jusuce; And whereas. both his Majesty and the
United States, are DESTROYS Of continuing their eff
iorts 10 promote its entire abolition, it is hereby
agreed that both the contracting parties shall
'neir best endeavors to accomplish desirable an
oo)ect; And whereas, notwithstanding the laws
,"hich have at various fines been passed by the
Two governments, and the efforts made to suppress
't' that criminal traffic is still prosecuted and car
ried on: Aud whereas, the u. States Of Ameri
ca ca and Her Majesty, the Queen Of the I,..,ed
Mmguo'n , Si Great Bra!p Ee in their nower o
Sonnd eu, .a'uaiy abolished: And whereas. XII.
;Us,;u eHpsdIcnt for the better administrators os
Justice and We prevention of cr;m'a ''':.a. OF
sner,i.oiS "hH jurisdiction of the two parties rso
brre;na(,s, s", r;ons committing ilse 'crimea
justice, should, under Ga De'ug ,ug',ives from
reciprocally delivered up: No 'nTcumstances, be
America and Her Britannia N .os neu states OF
solved to treat on these several SOY, having re-
hat nnr oil h,;r
tentiaries TO negotiate and conclude Z tempo
is to say, the President of the United say that
on his part, furnished with foil powers, mas;
Webster, Secretary of State Of the United Staei
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, has, on her
part, appointed the Right Honorable Alexander
Lord Ashburton, Peer of the said United King
ION, member of Her Majesty's most honorable
Privy Council, and her Majesiy's Minister Pleni-
,oteniiary Special Mission to the United
States; who, after a reciprocal communication Of
heir respective full powers, have agreed to and
signed the following Articles:
1t is hereby agreed and declared that the line
Of boundary shall be as follows:
Beginning at the Monument at the source the
River ST. CroiX, as designated and agreed 10 by
The Commissioners under the 5th Article i'm the
treaty of 1894, between the Government of tho
u. ). and Great Britain: thence, North, follow
ing the exploring line run and marked by the two
Governments in the years 1877 and 1918, under
Inc fiji, article Of the treaty of Client, TO its JIM
erseciion with the river ST. John and 10 the mid
lie OF the channel thereof. thence, up the middle
Of the main channel of said river ST. John, to the
mouth of the river st. Francis; thence, up the
middle of the said river st. Francis, and of the
axes through which it flows, to the outlet of the
Lake Heterogeneous thence, Sonthwesterly, in
, straight line TO poin, on the North West
branch OF the river st. John, which point shall
be ten miles distant from the main branch Of the
81. John, In straight line, and in the nearest di-
fection; but II tho said point shall be found to be
less than seven miles from the nearest point or
summit or crest of hehighlands that divide those
rivers which empty themselves into the river ST..
Lawrence from those which fall into the river ST.
John, to point miles in a straight line from the
said summit or crest; thence in straight line in
a course about South eight degrees West to the
point where the parallel of latitude of Is deg. 25
min. North intersects the Southwest branch of
The ST. John; thence. Southerly by the said
branch, TO the source thereof i'm the highlands at
Tho Ma,jarmelie portage; thence, down along the
said highlands which divide the waters which
empty themselves into the river ST. Lawrence
from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to
The head OF Halls stream; thence down the mid
die OF said stream till the line thus run intersects
The old line of boundary surveyed and marked by
alentlne and Collins previously to the year IVA,
as the 10Th degree 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 Prov
nee of Canada on the other; and, from said
point o. intersection, ives, along the said dividing
line as heretofore known and understood to the
lroquois, or st. Lawrence River.
ARTICLE H. -.