Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13
DOMESTIC.


rue CORRESPONDENCE.
We devote large share of first page TO the cor
,eeoondence between Lord Ashburion and the Secre
tary of State and there is more to come. Below We
publish the message of the President to the Senate
transmitted at the time the Treaty was sent TO the Sc
nate for attication This message is the most import
ant part OF the official documents yet published and
NAV h. considered as KEY to all that has gone before
T.ltto YORK. Express.
uessape from the President Of tie United States,
ACCOMPANYING Il Treaty 'ch Grcat Bf,fa'n.
have the satisfaction to communicate 10 the Senate
the results of the negotiations recently had in this city
with the British Minister, speca! and extraordinary
These results comprise
lst Treaty TO settle and define the boundaries be-
tween the territories Of the United States and the pos
sessions of her Britannia Majesty in North America,
for the suppression OF the African slave trade and The
surrender OF criminals ugluves from justice, IN GER
tain cases
"a A correspondence the subject of the ntert"r-
ference of the Colonial authorities of the British West
Indies with American Merchant vessels driven by
stress of weather. carried by violence into the ports
Of those colonies.
al correspondence upon the subject of the at
tack and destruction a! the steamboat Caroline
4th A correspondence the subject Of impress
ment. -,
If this Treaty shall receive the appreciation OF the
Senate il will terminate difference respecting boun-
dary which has long suts'sed between the two 20.
yernmen,s-has been tie subject OF several Intellectual
irritation rot without danger at disturbing the exisng
peac. Both the u s. and the States more immediately
concerned have entertained no doubt oil the Vaiuy oi
the American title all tle territory when has been
IN dispute but that tide cnn,toverted ana lie Uo'
vernnent OF the L. States had agreed 10 make 'ie DIS
pute subject of arbitration One arorauoh had oeeh
actually had had ailrd 10 settle The controversy
and was found at tine CONNIE ncement OF last year.
that n CORE spondence had been IN progress between
the Governments (o5 pint commission, with an ult'-
male reference To an umpire arbitrator, with autho
r.y TO make final cecison. That correspondence,
however had been retarded by various occurrences ana
had come Ia definite result when Tie speclai issioh
Of Lord 4 sh5urton was announced This movement
on the mari of Encand afforded the lndgmcn, OF The
Executive a favorable opportunity for making an at
tempt 10 settle tbs long existing controversy by some
agreement or tcntv without further reference 10 efD-
traon Il seemed entirely proper tIat II tins purpose
were ENTERTAINERS consultation should be had with The
Authorities Of the States of Maine and Massachusetts,
Letters therefore, of which copies are herewith com
nnicated were addressed 20 the Governors OF those
States suggesting that commissioners should be aP-
uoned by each Of hem respectively, TO repair 10 th's
c,iv and confer with the authorities oil THIS Govern
nent on line BIZ agreement or compromise, WIN It's
equivalents and compenshiions. ms suggestion was
met by both States in 4 spirit ofcandor and PATRIOTISM
and promptly complied with Four commissioners oil
the part Of Maine and three the part OF Massachu
ses all pefs ,is u distinction and high character, were
duly appointed and commissioned, and lost no t'"e ~
presenting themselves at the seat OF The government OIL
he b.
pondence with this Government during TIE periou OIL
The dscussions ha enjoyed It's confidence and ireest
communications; have AIDED the general object with
their counsel and advice and in the end have unanl
ously sgniied their assent TO the line proposed IN the
Treaty.
O1SnariIy i, would be no easy task 10 reconcile and
heinz together such variety Of interests IN matter
IN itself difficult aud pepexed; but the efforts OF Inc
Government IN attempting 10 accomplish this desirable
object have been seconded and sustained by spirit
..ln,,y, .1Ic. a
States concerned to winch much OF the success OF theSe
efforts lie ascrjbcc.
Connected with the settlement of the lire of the
Northeastern boundary, far as respects the States
OF Maine aud Massachusetts, is TIC continuation oil that
line along the highlands the Northwesernmost head
Of Connecticut RIVER. Which of the sources OF that
stream IS entitled 20 this character has been matter
Of controversy aud o interest to the State OF New
HAMPSHIRE The King of the Netherlands decided the
main branch to he the Notthwes,ernmost head Of the
Connecticut This did not satisfy the claim of New
n mpshire Tie liae agreed 10 III the present treaty
follows the highlands The head of Halls stream, aud
thence down that river embracing the whole claim OF
New Hampshire, and establishing her title TO 0O0G0
acres of territory more than she would have had by
The decision of the krg Of the Netherlands.
By the Treaty Of 1888, the line is to proceed down
the Conneccu; river 10 the 18th degree OF North lat
tude and thence West BY that parallel, I'LL it strikes
the ST Lawrence Recent examinations having ascer-
,aned that the line heretofore received the true line
or latitude between those points was erroneous AID
that the correction OF this would not only leave
ON the British side, considerable tract of territory
heretofore supposed TO belong 10 The States Of Vermont
and New York, but also Rouses Point, the site Of a
military work of the u s., it has been regarded an
object of Importance, not only TO establish the rights
and jurisdiction OF those States up to the line which
they have been considered TO extend, but also to
nrehend Rouse's Point within The territory of the U.
8 The REIMBURSEMENT, by the British Government OF
MI the territory South of the line heretofore consider
ed 10 be the true ne has been obtained, and the
sderation for this REIMBURSEMENT, is 10 enrre by the
provisions of the treaty TO the States Of Maine and
Massachusetts,
The line OF boundary, then, from the OF the
Ct Croix 10 the ST Lawrence, far as Maine and
Massachusetts are concerned, is fixed by their own
consent and for considerations satisfactory 10 them
the cbefof these considerations being the privilege OF
Transporting the lumber and agricultural products
GROWN and raised in Maine the waters of the st.
Johns and its tributaries down that river TO the ocean,
free from imposition or disability. The Importance OF
this privilege perpetual in its terms, TO country
yered at present by pine forests of great value and
much Of It capable hereafter of agricultural improve
ment, is not matter upon which the opinion Of in,ei
gent men islikely 10 be divided
So far as New Hampshire is concerned, the Treaty
.ecpres all that she requires, and New York and Yer
mont are Cueted the extent of their claim and occn
patton The difference which would be made In the
Northern boundary of these two States, by correcting
the parallel Of latitude, may be seen in Tanner Maps,