The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-21

hity thousand dollars, 10 be divided between them'n
equal moeties and, also, to undertake for the set
'lement and payment of the expenses incurred by
those States for the maintenance of the civil pose
and, also, for survey which il was found necessary
10 make.
The line suggested, with the corporations and
equivalents which have been stated is now submitted
lOr yoor consideration. That IL is all which might
have been hoped for, hooking 10 the strength Of the
American clam, cal hardly be said But the set
emeni OF Controversy of such duration Is matter
oihlgh Importance as,qulvalens of nndoulhed value
are offered an longer p siponemeni and delay would
iead I'D further incOnenence, and TO the mourning OF
TURNER expenses, and better OCCASION or per
maps any other occasun for settling the boundary 10y
| agreement and on The principle of oqgvalents, is
ever likely to present Itself the Government oil ihe
united States hopes that the commissioners OF the TWO
sta e. VIII find II 10 be Consistent With Their duty To
assent to he line roposed, and to the terms and con
dhlons Attending the proposition.
The President has felt the deepest anxiety Tor an
amicoble settlement of the question, IN manner ho-
nofahle IL he country, aud such as should preserve
The nights and interests of he States concerned -
From the moment Of The announcement o: Lord Ash
buttons mission he has sedulousiy endeayored to
pursue course the most respectful towards the States
aud the most useful To their Interests well as the
most becoming 10 the character and dignity OF the
government lie will be happy, II the resu shall he
such as shall satisfy Maine and Massachusetts, as
well as the rest Of the country. With these sent-
meats on the part OF the Pr sdent and with the con-
vlction that ~ more advantageous arrangement can
be made, the SUBJ ct Is referred 10 the ave de-
LIBERATION of the commissioners.
have the honor 10 he, with great respect, your
obedient servant,
DANIEL. WEBSTER.
To the Hon the COMMISSIONERS OF NAME
Beginning at tie monument at tho Of the
river 81 Gro X, designated by The commissioners
undcr me hh article of The treaty of 1884 between
INC Governments of the United States and Great
britain thence, month, following the exploring line
run and marked by the surveyors If the iva Cow
ernnents Ia the years 1917 aud 1918 under the fifth
article OF the treaty of Ghent to lis intersection with
the r'er 81. John, and to the middle of The channel
ihertoi; thence up The middle OF the main channel
ii Ihe said Iv,r 81. John the mouth of the river
o. ranes thence, up the midt!c OF the channel
OF The said river st. Francis, and ~ the lakes
through which it fows to he outlet of the lake Po-
henag 'mook thence southwestery in straight line,
10 a pon ON itbe northwest branch of the nver 81
John, which point shall lie ten miles distant from the
main branch OF the ST John in straight line and IN
the nearest direction: but If the said point shall be
found 10 be less than seven miles from the nearest
point OF tie summit crest of the highlands that
divide those rivers which empty themselves INTO the
rlNer 81. Lawrence from those which fall INTO The
Atlantic ocean, then the said pom, shall be made
to recede down the said river to a point
miles in straight line from the said summit or crest
thence, IN straight line, in a course about south,
eight degrees west 10 the point where the parallel
OF latitude of 46 deg. % min nersects the south
west branch Of the st John thence, southerly, by
the sand branch, to the thereof, in the high
lands at the Metjarmetc portage; thence, down
along the said highlands to the head of Halls streams
thence, down the middle of said stream, Till the line
thus run ntersects the old line of boundary surveyed
and marked 10y Valentine and Collins previously TO
the year l774, the I5th degree Of latitude, and
which has been known and understood TO be the line
OF actual division betu the States of New York
and Vermont on one side, and the British province
OF Canada on the other and from said point of inter-
section, west, along the said diying lne hereto
fore known and understood, to the lroquois or st.
Lawrence river.