The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-07
THE BOUNDARY TREATY.

can-slave trade: and for the giving up OF crlml-
nails. furitivcs from justice, in certain cases:
Whereas certain portions OF the line OF
boundary between the United States Of Amcri-
ga, and the British domnions in North Alaeri-
"a. described in the second article of tie treaty
of 1888, have not yet heen ascertaacd and de-
termined, notwithstanding the repeated attempts
which have been heretofore madesfor that pnr-
pose and whereas, it is now thought TO be for
the interest of both parties, that, avoiding fur
ther discussion OF their respective rights. aris-
ing in this respect under The said treaty, they
should rec a conventional line in said por-
tions of the said boundary, such as may be con-
venient TO both parties, with such equivalents
and compensations as are deemed just and rea-
sonable: and whereas, by the, treaty concluded
at Client, on thes21th, ofsDec7mbcr, 1914 he
tween the United states and his Brltanc Ma
jesty, an article was agrecdsto and inserted, Of
the following tenor, VIZ: p
"Artice TO- Whereas the traffic in slaves is
irreconcileable with the principles of humanity
and Justice: and whereas, both his Maj jesty and
the United States, are desirous of continuing
theiriefforts to promote its entire abolition, 1t Is
hereby agreed that both the contracting parties
shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so
desirous an object" and whereas, notwilhsiand-
ing the laws which have at various times been
-
made t0Suppress it, that criminal traffic is still
prosecuted and carried on and whereas, tie
United States of America, and her Majesty, the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, are determined so far as may be in
their power, it shall be efectually abolished:
and whereas, it is found eXpedlent, for the better
administration of Justice and the prevention OF
crime within the territories and Jurisdiction oil
the parties respectively, that persons commit
ting the crimes hereinafter enumerated, and be-
ing furitives from justice, should, under certain
circumstances, be reciProcally gwen up: the
United States of America and her BrltanIc Ma
iesty, having resolved to treat on these several
subjects, have, for that purpose, appointed their
respectivs plenipotentarleS 10 negotiate and con-
clude treaty; that is to say, that the President
of the United States has,5on his part, furnished
with full powers Daniel Webster, the Secreta-
ry of State of the United States, and her Maies-
ty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, has, on her part, appointed
the right honorable Alexander Lord Ashburton,
peer on the said United Kingdom, member
of her Majesty's most honorable privy council,
and her Majesty's minister plenipotentiary on
special mission 10 the United States; who, after
a reciprocal communication of their respective
full powers have agreed TO and signed the fol-
lowing articles:
ARTICLE l. 1t is hereby agreed and declared
that the line of boundary shall be as follows:
Beginning at the Monument at the source of
the river st. Croix, as designated and agreed to
by the commissioners under the 9th article an
the treaty of 1874, between the Governments OF
the United States and Great Britain; thence
north, following the exploring line run and mark
ed by the surveyors of the two Governments in
in the years 1917 and 1913, under the 4th artl-
Gle of the treaty Of Client, to iss interse cton-
with the river st. John, and to the middle OF the
channel thereof; thence, up the middle OF the
main channel of said rive St John, TO the
mouth Of the river st. Francis; thence, up the
middle of the channel of the said river st. Fran
els, and of the lakes through which it flows,
to the outlet of the Lake Pohenag gamook; thence,
southwestern, in straight line, to point on
the northwest branch Of the river st. John,
which point shall be 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 to be less than seven miles nom
the nearest point or summit or crest OF the hlgh-
lands that divide those rivers which empty them /
selves into the river St Lawrence from those
which fall into the river ST. John, to point Sc
ven miles in straight line from the said sum-
NIT or crest thence, IN straight line, in course
about south eight degrees west, to the point
where the parallel of latitude OF 4G deg. %
min. north intersects the southwest branch of
the st. John; thence, southarly by the said /
branch, to the source thereof in the highlands /
at the Metiarmette portage; thence, down along
the said highlands which divide the waters
which empty themselves into the river st. Law !
renee from those which fall into the Atlantic
ocean, to the head of Halls stream; thence, !
down the middle of the said stream, till the line
thus run into the old line of boundary surveyed.
and marked by Valentine and Collins previous
" to the year 1774, as the 45th degree of north
latitude, and which has been known and un-
derstood to be the line ofactual division between
the States Of New York and Vermont on one
side, and the British Province of Canada on
the other; and, from said point of intersection,
west along the said dividing line as heretofore
known and understood. 10 the Iroquois, or st.
Lawrenceriver.
ARTICLE II. 1t is moreover agreed, that, from
the place where the joint commissioners term- |
mated their labors, under the sixth article of the
treaty of Ghent, to wit: Ata point in the Nee
brik channel, near Muddy lake, between st.
Joseph and Tammany Islands, to the division OF
the channel at or near Ae5head of St Joseph's
Island; thence, turning east@ardly and north
wardy, around the lower endsof St Georges
: or Sugar Island, and following thesmiddle of the
channel which divides st. Georges from st.
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