Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-07-28
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Tur BOUNDARY QUEsTIoS.-it is un.
ders,ood that the Secretary Of Siaie, on
behalf Of the United States. the Commls.
sioners or Massachusetts, and the Special
Minister Of Great Britsiu, have agreed on
The basis Of a Convention for the settle
ment Of the Northeastern Boundary ques-
ton. What the terms OF this agreement
are, is Of course unknown TO US. Inc
Commissioners Of Maine had not decided
whether they would agree or disagree TO
them but, as il is not 10 be supposed inai
the distinguished citizens representing the
Unit, d States and The State oi Massaehu-
setts would accede 10 any terms when
Maine ought to decline, we are boun'I 10
believe thai tho Commissioners oil that
State will no, withhold their assent TO the
arrangements agreed on by their coadJu
tors in the negotiation. We feel our
selves authorized, therefore, 10 congratu-
Into our readers and the whole country
ON the near prospect Of an amicable ad-
iustment, at last, Of this long-s,andng and
dsouieting difficulty. The thanks Of both
countries will be due. and will be freely
paid, to the able and patriotic men who
will have brought it to peaceful aud
happy issue.
THE NEGOTIATION. To what was sta
ted in Yesterdays daily paper OF the a.
greement ofthe Ministers OF Great Britain
and the United States, and Of tho Com
missioners of Massachusetts, for an adjust
men, Of the long and warmly contested
question Of the Northeastern Boundary,
we have now the happiness 10 add that
the Commissioners ofthe State of Maine
have also come into the arrangement, and
that every requisite to satisfactory adj
lustmem Of that question is now secured.
From the Madisonian-- Extra.
NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
We are authoIiz' d TO say that a con
ventional line Of boundary, with its vari-
Gus conditions and equivalents, has been
agreed on by the Executive and the Bril-
fish Special Envoy, with tho unanimous
consent Of the Commissioners of Maine
and Massachusetts,. We congratulate all
parties upon this happy aud honorable re-
suit.
that the Commissioners Of the two States
Of Maine and Massachusetts have signi-
fled their assent to line of boundary be-
tween Maine aud New Brunswick.
Every body knows that the territory in
dispute embraces all the region of the Up
per ST. Johns, and the general understand.
ing now is, that this region is 10 be Ovid
ed into equal parts; the largest, md by
far the most valuable, TO be assigned to
Maine, together with considerations con-
nccted with the navigation Of the St.
Johns, {both sides Of the lower of which
belong to England,) OF the greatest i'm
portance to the value OF the timber grow
ing on its branches Other important ar
engagements in dti rcn. parts Of the line,
hitherto unsettled, in vari Us places be
tween Maine and tn Lake of the Woods,
are rumored as likely TO take place.
We doubt not The a administration know
what il is about, aud in due time we shall
sec. Let il be remembered, that General
jackson off, d TO give MAINE ONE MIL
LION of acres Of Public Land in 1892, as
a loan to induce her TO come TO an agree
meni; the land to b. sold by the United
States, and the whole proceeds to be paid
to Maine, without deduction. Another
indemnity, Of course, to be provided for
Massachusetts,, which State owned one
half the land. An agreement to this ct
feet, in substance, was signed, on the part
of the United States, by Edward Living.
s,on, Secretary OF State, h'uis McLanr,
Secretary of the Treasury, and Levi
Woodbury., Secretary of the Navy, and
on the part OF Maine. by p. w. Pr,blc,
Rrue Williams, and Nicholas Emery.