The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-22

sition OF the northwest angle OF Nova Scotia the be-
cuiiar care and abundant caution with which lie,
specified and defined which Of those places or po,
tions where the northwest angle of Nova Scotia L.4
been supposed 10 be situated, was the place or po
tion Of the northwest angle Of Nova Scotia intend.
by the trainers Of the treaty. We do not assume n
say that any other and different view Of these facts
most absurd but we will venture 10 say, with lie
most entire respect for Lord Ashburton that IN ON
opinion argument drawn from notorious and well
authenticated facts such these, whether it be an
old or new discovery, IS deserving of more careful
examination and more consideration than his lordshe
seems to have bestowed upon it.
There IS one other view, PRESENTED with much RON
fdence in his lordshps letter, which we cannot men,
NIT TO pass unnotced we mean the expression d.,
his belief that 'io consider The Ristigouche as flow
/ ing into the Atlantic ocean, would be than la
zardous; II would be most absurd
The southern boundary Of the COLONY Of Quebec
declared by the proclamation Of 1863 TO be "a r.
which passes along the highlands which divide H..
rivers that empty themselves into the said river 81
Lawrence from those which fall into the sea "a
also along the north coast Of the Bay DIES Cha eur,
and the coast OF the gulf Of ST. Lawrence 90
The place Of the mouth Of the rirer St Lawrence hi
contradistnction TO the gulf Of St Lawrence D,
point established beyond all dispute IL is at the N
ond Of the island Of Anticost The river Rislgo4
chic, which emptes itself through the Bay des Cha;
/
clamation elassed and considered one of "the r.
yers which empty themselves into the sea =" now.i.
standing the bay des Chaleurs and the gulf OF 5,
Lawrence are both named by their distinctive appel
lations in the sentence In another part OF ue
same instrument the governors inhibited from,
passing any patents for any lands beyond the lead, If
any Of the rivers which fall into the .4inH oct
from the and northwest" AMI in another clause
it is said Our will and pleasure aforesaid /, %
reserve all the lands and territories lying 10 D..
tNx I'd Of the. e tla ri,
! fall into the sea from the west aud north
west aforesaid" Here the words .se.r
and I" Atlantic ocean" used indscrrI.
nately, the one being substituted for the other m
reference to the rivers which flow from the west All
northwest; the river Ristgouche being one OF these
rivers This also is in accordance with the view c
lertalned and expressed In his argument in 1871 ty
the British agent, who, IN speaking of the province
OF Quebec, says, that by the proclamation of It'll De-
tober, I763 'bounded on the south by the high
lands which divide the rivers that empty themsel,c,
into the river ST Lawrence frum those which fan
into the sea, or Atlantic ocean" So, in the commi,
sion TO Guy earle of 9th December, IVA the
Rlsgouche Is again classed and considered "a
river falling into the and what is more striking
IN the sentence in which il speaks of the ISLAM
of Madelane, IN The GuL Of ST. Laurence il speaks
thc river ST. John, which discharges itself into "a.
nearly opposite the west end Of the island of Ant
cost" After the passage of the Quebec act, and
prior TO the treaty Of 1888, the southern boundary
the province Of Quebec described as beng "a
line from the bay of Chaleurs along the highal4,
which divide the rivers that empty themselves l,a
the river St Lawrence from those which fall into The
sea, TO point in fortytye degrees of northern a,.-
tude on the eastern bank of the river Connecticut
sc. Again, after the treaty of 1883, the southefl
boundary of the province of Quebec is described
"a line from the bay of Chaeurs along the highland,
which divide the rivers that empty themselye> no
the river ST Lawrence from those which fall into the
Atlantic ocean TO the northwesernmost head of Con-
Rut he nf hep %. .
ing the same and the point at the Connecticut SUB.
stanaly the same that point after the treaty beng
only placed further NORTH and the rivers taking Their
rise in the northern declivity being described Tue
same identical words the inference appears irre,,.
bic that the highlands referred to are one and the
same and that the rivers taking their rise IN The
southern deci'Ity, and described before the treaty
as falling into the sea, and after the treaty falling
INTO tie Atlantic ocean, and the rivers
the words and Atlantic ocean being used ndi,trH
inately, and the substituted for the other had
already been done before in the proclamation Of 153
The only difference in the description of the oudl-
ry OF the province OF Quebec and that Of the treaty
OF lio3, IS, that the boundary of the province a
omohoc begins at the bay of Chaleurs, whereas that
oil The treaty begins at point farther HenCt
II PLAINLY appears, that, under the classification
rivers with reference 10 these highlands as made b,
lhe proclamation OF 1903 and recognised in the trea.
~ OF 1883, The river Ristgouche then cas,cd
and considered as river which falls into the sea or
Atlantic ocean, in contradistinction to the river,
which empty themselves into the river St Lawrcnr
we are, therefore, wholly uDable TO perceive wAer,
IN consists the great absurdit, at the present day
expounding the language Of the treaty OF 1888 a
considering the river Ris,gouche as a river which
rams INTO he Atlantic ocean, unless be that by 20
dong You interfere with the claims and preten.iya,
Of Great Britain.
lhere Is one other portion of his lordship's note
III when ne attributes certain opinions TO Mr. Suli
van Mr. Madison, Mr.. Jefferson Mr. Gallatin. and
DINERS, which we would have wished to notice IN
order to show how much his lordship has been Dis,
posed TO make out of very little but the further
discussion OF this subject we have considered as pro-
duct,ve oi little good, and hardly falling within our
province. we have now only 10 repeat that We "a,
distinctly stated IN note Of the goth ult that
ordsh'Ps proposition, as now modified, namely that
Maine should yield to Great Britain all the terror,
nofth OF The ST. John cannot be acceded to on oar
part.
lth great respect and consideration, we have tie
hohor TO be, sir, your obedent servants.
VIM. F. PREBLE,
EDWARD kAVANAGH
EDWARD KENT,
JOHN OTIS.