Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-08-04
tFrom the Nsi;oual Intcliigvncer, July 2G.)
MORE OF THE NEGOTIATION.

kumors are ailoat concerning the supposed
terms OF adjustment of the Northeastern Bounda-
ry question which, we rather think-inleed we
may almost say we know--are calculated TO mis-
lead the public mind. Our knowledge is indeed
any thing but direct, and very far from BEING
official. But two or three Missions and their
suites, seven Commissioners and their clerks are
rather too many to keep secret. Add to these
two Delegations, more or less of whom are UNI
deTstocd 10 have been consulted, and no one will
wonder that the terms of the Boundary arrauue-
ment are supposed 10 be tolvrahly well understood
here, ON the spot, though not correctly reported
al distance from the seat Of Government. we
VIII state them, therefore, we understand
them.
Lord Ashbur'cn is believed to have held out
long tor the enre Madawaska settlement. Blu,
tie Maine Commissioners said to have been
az immovable as any four pine stumps on the dis
| Puted territory. So Maine, under the ORANGE
ment, goes 10 the river ST. Johns. 1t is not un.
Hkeiy, we learn that the line which The Dutch
afbter decided for, the line of the ST. Johns and
the ST. Francis, will be agreed to. But then Maine
gets. what the Dutch kiug did not give her, the
navigation of the river: and this treblcs the value
oil all her tall pine trees: Westwardly of the ST.
Francis, England takes Il tract of mou ntain land.
nn'imoerod, and of no earthly value but as n
boundary and she relinquishes To the United
States Rouse's Point, the key OF Lake Champlain,
and large territory heretofore supposed to be-
long TO New York and Vermont, but which turns
out TO lie north the 18th degree of latitude. and
is therefore part Of Canada. IL is said to be.
and probably is, In consequence Of this ccssion,
that the United States Government arrees TO nav
a small sum to each of the States OF Maine and
Massachusetts, for the acres they have parted
with not more than quarter as much, however.
as Gen jackson offered to give to Maine alone,
during his Administration, in tho year 1889.
IL is thought there are questions of boundary
further up, as the Secretary of State has summon
hare ttp g..
or endeavored to do so, under the Treaty of Client
(but could not always agree) from the River ST.
Lawrence TO the Lake of The Woods; and il is
supposed that all remaining questions, in that far
oil world, will be settled.
AS to the various other questions, not connect
ed with boundaries, which are the subject of ne
goticiion, nothing is known. Every body is hard
al work, however, and, judging from mems faces,
when met with in public, we should say it is en-
pected that every thing will come out about
right.
Though, we have already intmated, we speak
without authority, we have no doubt OF the gen.
eral truth OF what we have stated above.
IL cannot lee necessary for us here TO renew the
expression OF our satisfaction at this arrangement
OF the boundary line, and at the prospect of a
settlement of all differences between the United
States and Great Britain nor need we repeat the
thanks which, we have already said, are due to
the President oil the United States for the course
which he is understood to have pursued on this
occasion, and to The distinguished Negotiators on
both sides, to whom it will be honor enough for
ordinary ambition to have been instrumental and
influential In the adjustment of differences which
have been heretofore found so formidable and so
repelling.
The Treaty, which is TO embody the results of
this important Negotiation, will be hailed, we
have no doubt with unalloyed satisfaction by all
true statesmen in our land, and by all the friends
of peace, humanity, and rational liberty, not only
III this country, but all the world over. Some eX-
cepuons there may be Of hearts so calious as TO
be inaccessible to considerations flowing from the
reciprocal good will and common interest Of two
great and Tree nations. But it is pleasure 10 be-
llcve that they are few in number, and will not be
able to influence to any dangerous extent against
the Treaty even their political friends.