Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-11-17
Iron he National Iafelligeneer.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
By The President Of the United States OF
ArHocI.AmAr7oN.

States OF America, and Her Majesty the
Queen Of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, was concluded and
signed by their Plenirotentiarlrs al Wash.
Inuton, on the ninth day Of August. one
thousand eight hundred and fony-two,
which treaty is, word for word, as fol.
1 lows:
A treaty 10 settle and define The Bounda
J rjes betpeen The territories OF The United
Stafes and the possessions Of Her Bri-
fannie Mojesty in North America for
The final suppression Of The African
Siaue-rade and for The giring up Of
criminals, .fugittre from justice, IN GER
! tain cases.
Whereas certain portions OF the line oil
boundary between the Uelted States 81
America and tho British dominions IN
North America. described in the second
article Of the Treaty Q: Peace Of 1853,
have not yet been ascertalned and deter
mined, Notwithstanding the repeated at
liptupts which have been heretofore innde
Tor that purpose and whereas IT - now
thought to be for the interest OF both par.
ties that, avoiding further discussion oil
their respective rights arising IN thus re-
spect under the said treaty, they should a.
gree on conventional line III said portions
Of the said boundary, such as may br con.
venirnt 10 both parties, with such .qu.va.
Tents and compensatIons as are deemed
Just aud reasonable; and whereas, by the
treaty concluded at Client on the Gath
day Of December, 1ol4, between The
United States and His Britannia Majesty,
an article was agreed 10 and inserted OF
the following tenor, viz. Art. ~.
Whereas the traffic in slaves IS irrecon'
cilabc with the principles OF humanity
and Justice, aud whereas both lis Majes-
~ aud the United Stairs are DESTROYS OF
continuing their Efforts to promote It's n
TIRE abolition, il is hereby ugret d that
both the contracting parties shall use their
best endeavors 20 accomplish so desirable
an object" And whereas, notwlthsand'
my ths laws which have at various tim, y
been passed by the two Governments and
the forts made to suppress II. thai crIm-
nal traffic Is stll prosecuted and carried
on; aud whereas the United States OF
America and Her Majesty the Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
lr, land are drierninrd that, so far AS may
be ia their power, It shall b, ttfrciuaily
abolished and whereas ii IS I, und expe-
dent, for the better administration OF jus
ice aud the prevention Of crane within
the territories aud jurisd c,ion Of tine two
parties, respectively, TINT persons commit
iirg the crimes hereinafter enumerated,
and being fugitivts from justice, should.
under certain Circumstance be iecipro'
caly delivered up: Tue United States Of
America and Her Briannic Majesty, hav-
| ing r, solved To treat on these sev'ra sub
lects, have for that purpose sppo'nted ihtiI
respective PlrnIprt, ntlarlts to negotiate
and conclude Il treaty that IS 10 Say, the
| President OF thu United Stutes has, on his
part, furnished with full powers Daniel
Webster, Secretary Of State Of the Tinted
States, and Her Mej sty the Queeo OF the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and lie.
land has, on her part, appointed the Right
Honorable Alexander Lord Ashburton, II
Peer Of the SAID Kingdom, Il member OF
Her Meieslys most honorable Pdvy
Council, and Her Majrsi,'s Minister
PIempu,rntary on SPECIAL Mission to the
! United States, who, afiera reciprocal com
municaiiun uf their respective full powers
have agreed to and signed The following
articles:
ARTICLE l. II is hereby agreed and
declared that tn. line OF boundary shall
be MS fellows: Beginning al the monu-
ment at the source of the river 81
Croix, as designated and agreed 10 by
the Commissioners under the 9th ar
ticIe in The treaty Of 1894 between the
Governments of the Un,ed States AMI
Great Britain; thence, north, following
the exploring hue run and marked by the
survey, of the two Governments IN the
wears 1917 aud 1918, under the 5th aitI-
Gle OF the Treaty OF GAtni, 10 us intersec-
ton with the rvtr 81. Juhn, and to the
middle ul the channel thereof thence, up
the middle uf the main channel OF SAID nv
or 81. John, IT, the mouth OF The riv' r 81.
Francis thence, up the middle of the
channel of the said lIvrr 81. Francis, anI
of the lakes through which II flows, to the
Quite, of the Lake Pohruagamook; thence
ulhwesterly, IN straight line I" point
on the Northwest branch of the river ST.
John, which point shall he ten miles DIS
iant from the main branch Of the st.
John, in n straight line, aud in the neaies,
direction but if the said point shall o.
found 10 be less than sevsn miles from
the nearest point { the SUNNI, or crest OF
the highlands that divide thnse rivers
which empty themselves into the river 81.
lawrence from those " hlch fall INTO The
river St. John, then the said point shall
be made To r,ctde down the said north
", S, branch of the river ST. John, to
point seven miles in a straight line from
the said summit or crest; thence, IN d
straight line 10 course about south eight
degrees west, to the point where the par
allel OF latitude Of AS degrees 25 MINUTES
north iniersects the Southwest branch oi
the ST. John; thence, southerly, by the
sa I'd branch, To the source thereof III the
highlands ut the Me1 'rm tie portage I;
thence, down along the SAID highlands
which divide the waters which empty
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