The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-24
A TREATY

TREATY
To ssl. and define the Boundaries 5ereen the Territories
Of the United States andhe Possessions Of her Britonnic
Majesty in North America, for the final suppression d
the african Stare Trade and for the gping up Of Crim
mails, fugitirss from justice, in certain
whereas certain portions of the line of boundary be-
tween the United States Of America and the British do
minions in North America described in the Second Art
Gle of the Treaty OF Peace of 1885, have not yet been
ccrtaned and determined notwithstanding the repeated
attempts which have been heretofore made for that pur
pose And whereas is thought to be for the interest
of both parties tina avoiding further discussion Of their
respective rights arising in this respect under the said
treaty, they should agree on conventional line in said
portions of the said boundary such as may be convenient
to both parties with such equivalents and
as are deemed just and reasonable Ah whereas by the
Treaty concluded at Ghen the oath day Of December,
1914 between the United States and His Britannia Maes
ty article agreed to and inserted of the following
tenor viz cart TO- Whereas the traffic in slaves is
copceable with the principles of humanity and Justice
And whereas both His Majesty and the United States
derous Of continuing their efforts to promote its entire
abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting
parties shall their best endeavors 10 accomplish de-
sirable object" And whereas, notwithstanding the
laws which have at various times been passed by the two
Governments and the efforts made to suppress it, that
criminal traffic is still prosecuted and carried on And
whereas, the United States of America and her Majesty
the Queen of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
ireland determined that tar be in their pow
err shall be efectually abolished And whereas, it is
found expedient for the better administration of justice
and the prevention of crime within the territories and u
risdction of the two parties respectively that persons
committing the crimes hereinafter enumerated and being
fugitves from justice should under certain circumstances
be reciprocay delivered up The United states OF Anne
RIGA and Her Britannia Majesty having resolved to treat
on these several subjects have for that purpose appointed
their respective to negotiate and conclude
Treaty tn at TO the President OF the United states
er m sa.e ofthe U,e9 sse and Her Ma
jesty the Queen OF the United Kndom Of Great Britain
and Ireland has on her paIt appointed the Right Honor
able Alexander Lord Asbburton Peer OF the said United
Kingdoms member of Her Msdsys most honorable Privy
Council, and Her Majesty's Minister Penpotentisry
Special Mission the United States who, after reel
procal commune alton ofher respective full powers have
agreed to and signed the following Articles -
hereby sgreed and declared that the line of bounda
Beginning at the Monument at the of the River
St Crox designated and agreed to by the Commission
ers under tho 9th Article in the Treaty Of 1894 between
the Governments of the United States and Great Britain
thence, North, following the exploring line and
marked the Surveyors Of the two Governments in the
years 1917 and 1915 under the fifth article OF the treaty Of
0hent to its intersection with the river st. John and to
the middle Of the channel thereof thence up the middle
OF the main channel OF said river St. John, to the mouth
Of the river ST. Francis thence up the middle Of the
channel of the said liver St. Francis AMI Of the Lakes
through which flows to the outlet of the Lake Pohens
gamook thence souhwesterly in straight line to
point on the North West branch Of the river ST.
John which point shall be ten miles distant
from the main branch Of the St. John, in a straight
point shall be found to be less than miles
nom the nearest point or summit crest of the high
lands that divide those rivers which empty themselves
into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the
river St. john to point miles in straight line from
tne shlu summit or thence, IN IN
about South eight degrees west to the point where
the parallel of latitude of 46 deg % min north nersecs
the south west branch of the St John thence southerly
by the said branch to the source thereof in the highlands
at the Mearnette portage hoce, down along the said
highlands which divide the waters which empty them
selves into the river St Lawrence from those which fall
into the Atlantic Ocean, TO the head OF HALLS stream
thence down the middle of said stream till the line thus
run intersects the old line OF boundary surveyed and
marked by Valentine and Collins previously TO the year
TIA as the A5th degree OF north latitude and which has
been known and understood TO be the line Of actual dv
sion between the States of New-York and Vermont
one sdc and the British Province of Canada the Others
and from said point Of intersection west along III said
dividing lire heretofore known and undoIatoOd, the
Iroquois or st. Lawrence River.
II IL moreover agreed, that from the place where the
joint commissioners terminated their labors under the
sixth article the Treaty OF Client to wit At point in
the Nsebrik channel Muddy lake. the line shall run
into and along the chip channel between st. Joseph and
st. Tsmmany Islands to the division Of the channel or
near the head Of Josephs Island thence turning
Gsorgeer Sugar Island and following the middle Of the