Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-02
DOMESTIC.

I'LL, |. III
DOMESTIC.
IFrom me- y: i. Coarie. md E.4rfer)
THE TREATY place betoie our readers 70 uay
a copy of the Treaty between the 7. D ana r-"sa a,
;, concluded and ratified by the Senate with slate
o,t IN brief of the substance OF the REMAINDER we
you'd now merely suggest that 1t pooaoie ,hose SUI
800 f a.ret c. not adjusted by the Treaty. have been
adverted in the correspondence ana pelhups "n VII
ders,and.ng attained IN relation 10 lhen.
rn5.rs,and that there were thirty-nlne votes
=; Tho Senate in favor of ratification and nine against
10 ALLEN, of Ohio.
- BxNtoS, Of Missouri.
Ll>x Of Missouri
BAGEY, Of Alabama.
EcCuhSAN, oil Ia.
SrUncLoS, ot IA
SMirH, OF lrdiana.
CosEAp, OF LOUISIANA.
Ar5opolher. whose mare Hc have not heard
THE BOUNDARY TREATY
settle and define The Boundaries between 'ie lea
torres Of the United States and the POSSESSIONS OF
ner B,u:rn,c Majesty in North America, for the
G,i sr,,ression oil the African Slave Trade, and
Co. tho r.yin, up &c Criminals, fugtves from JUS
tice, III certain cases -,
Wherein. certain portions Of the line of boundary
hyeen IL United S aes OF America and the Brush
J;n;o,s !, North America described in the Second
Article Of tue Treaty Of Peace Of l1c. have not YET
been ascer.aned and determined, notwithstanding 'ne
rsoea,cd ATTEMPTS which have been heretofore maze
"a ,Lo, nurp,sc And whereas, II is no~ thought to
,.cussion of lher restrictive rights arising III th's
respec, under said Treaty, they should sgree on
en,icnal !u III said portions Of the sal" coahca'y'
such 70 NAV be ccagen,cnt to both parties, WIN suc
euaiyaen,s and eompensai'ons, as axe deemed Jus'
ona RI, son.ae And whereas, by The treaty cohclu-
aea 4, Client, on the 2Ih day OF Decem'er lolt' oe-
tween the Cnited States and his BrItannic hiaJFsty'
an article was agreed 10 and inserted OF te l''"'"s
,anor viz art 10 Whereas, the ratiic IN slaves
i rreconci!eabe with the principles OF humanity ana
ustce And whereas, both has Majesty ana me oh
led STATES are DESTROYS ct continuing lheif eHof's
10 promote lis entire abolition, IL - hereby a"reee t"u
both the contracting parties shai' u" tIei "es' {"
beavers TO accomplish so desirable an o'Ject ANA
,,hcrsos Notwithstanding the laws which have at va
rious times been passed hy the two vSrnmen's ana
The efforts made suppress II, That criminal ahic
still prosecuted and carried on ana whereas Tue
United States of America and her Majesty, the queen
az The ni,el ,nudam of Great Britain and Ireland
are determined that far Us may be III Their power
!, shall be eiiectuaiy abolished And whereas, 1t IS
found expedeut for the better administration oil JUS
ice ana the prevention Of crEe within the territories
onC Jurisdiction of the two parties respectively, that
pcrsons committing The crimes hereinafter enumera-
ted ard being fugi,ives from justice, should under
certain circumstances, BE- recP:oc"lIv celVeleu up
The United States of America and her Britannia Nla]es-
~ HAVING resolved treat these several subjects,
have for Tia, purpose appointed their respective rienl
po,en,aries TO negotiate and conclude Treaty, that
to say the President q" the United States has on h's
part furnished with full powers, Daniel Webster Sc
OF |
w. the Quecn Of The United kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland has her part appointed The Right ITO
ncrable Alexander Lord AshbGrion Peer OF the sad
unled Kingdom, a meciber OF her Majesty most no
norabe Privy Council, and her Majesty Minister re-
nipotenary on Special Mission TO the United States:
who after areciproca communication Of their respect
i've full powers have agreed to- and signed The following
Articles
ARTICLE
1t is hereh, greed and declared that The line oil
boundary shall lie follows:
BEGINNING at the Monument at the source OF the
River 81. Croix designated and agreed TO ny Inc
Commissioners under The 9th Article IN the Treaty "i
1891 between the Governments OF the l > ana GTeal
Britain thence North follow ing the exploring Inc
run and marked by the Surveyors OF the two Govern
lnents in the years ISL and ISIS under The OH Article
OF the Treaty ii Client, 10 lis intersection WIN 'he r.
yer ST John, aud To the middle OF The channel thereof
thence up the middle oil the main channel oil SAID river
ST John the mouth of the river ST Fruncis: thence,
up the midd c OF the channel o! The SAID river 81 Fran
els and of the lakes through which II flows, TO The out
let Of the Lake Pohenaganook thence, Southwestery,
in straight line TO point or the Northwest branch OF
the river ST John which point shall br ten miles dis
liant from the main branch OF tie ST. John, in a
straight Inc and the neares. direction; but 1t the
said point shall be found TO DC less than seven miles
from the nearest point or summit or crest OF the
HIGHLANDS that divide those rivers winch empty them
selves into the river ST Lawrence from those which tall
into the river ST john 10 poimt miles IN straight
line from the said summit cIes'; thence IN straight
line in course about South eight degrees west 10 HE
point where the parallel Of latitude OF ~ deg. 20 MN
North n,erseots tie Southwest branch OF tie ST. John;
thence Southery BY the said branch, TO the source
thereof in the highlands at the Met armete portage
thence down along the said highlands which divide
the waters which empty themselves INTO the rver 81
Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean
10 the head Of Halls stream; thence down the middle
of said stream TIL the lnc thus run ntersecis the old
line o: boundary surveyed ana Ned by Valentine |
and Collins PRE-, ousle HE year l71, the 10th de-
gree Of North latitude and wl ch has been known and
understood be the l'nc OF aetna. dv;son between
the States cf New York aud Vermont on one side, and
the British Province Of Canada the other and, from
said pont Of intersection, West along the sad dividing
line as heretofore known anu understood, TO the lro-
uuois or ST. Lawrence river.
ARTICLE
is moreover agreed, that, from the place where
the Joint commissioners terminated their labcs, under
II Sixth Article of the Treaty OF Client, TO wit AT
n DIN, il The Ncebrk channel, near Muddy lake. the
line shall run into aud along the ship channel between
ST Joseph and ST Iammany Islands, 10 The DIVISION
of the channel at or the head OF 81. Joseph s
Island thence, turning Eastwardly and Nnrthwardly,
around the lower end Of ST. Georges or Sugar Is
land and following tbs middle OF the channel which d
yides ST. Georges from ST. Josephs Island thence,
mn the Eas. Nceh.lk channel neares. 10 st George
Island through the mddl. of Lake George; thence,
west of iona ) Island into St. Marys River, 10 point
!, The middle of that river, about mile above 81
GEORGES or Srgar Island as 10 appropriate ana as
sim the SAID island 10 The | ned States thenee,
sdon,np the lire traced on the maps hv the commas
IN River ll Mary and Lake Eups;tcr,