Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-24
From the New York Express.
MEETING OF THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.

NR.JAY's MNP-NR. G iLLATIN- MR.. WEBSTER.
There was a crowded meeting Of the
Historical Society on Saturday evening,
IN consequence OF the announcement
that the President Of that association
would upon that occasion, present a pa
per, Il report, upon the question of our
Boundary line on the North asst. Long
before the appointed hour, the Chapel
OF the University was filled TO overflow
ing, aud VIC, going at the time fixed,
found oursel YES forced into the gallery
by the pressure of The throng But we
obtained a seat directly over the Chair,
and presumed that We could not be bet
ter situated for hearing. We were mis-
taken, quite, SO Tar as the reading of Mr..
Gallatln's paper was concerned No,
one word in a thousand could we hear,
on account OF the venerable reader's Pc.
sltlon, the exceeding RIGHTEOUSNESS and
feebleness of his voice, and the persist.
ance OF several gay nclghLorS in Keeping
up an lncesSant conversation during the
whole reading.
We gathered, however, enough TO
know that the distinguished author Of
The paper, (tO which the society for
whom 1t was prepared, paid the profound
est attention, described the map, found
amongst the papers of Mr. Jay, as hav-
ing been recently brough; to light. and
as containing t~ndispuiable evidence in
favor Of the claim set up heretofore bN
this Government, and those Of N!assa
chusetts and Maine. his map was
used IN the arrangement Of the treaty
OF 1888, and on II tho boundary line
OF the United States Is represented b. u
red line and in Mr. jays own hand
writing appears the memorandum, near
the line. MIR. Oswald's llne.' Mr. O..
was the British Commissioner TO arrange
the Treaty.
Mr. .GRiatin took occasion 20 allude,i in
the most marked manner Of approval to
the late settlement of this great and i'm
portant question Of boundary; and in
doing so, referring particularly to the
"red line" controversy, he said that he
held the course Of this government 10 be
most clearly right, Just honorable, and
p~raiseworthy in every particular. If.
any charge against the distinguished
negotla;or on u part, or against this
government, could possibly lie, in con-
sequence OF their conducI as to the same
red line in conducting the negotiation,
he himself was willing TO be amenab.e
TO The same charge,
We regret that we cannot give any
thing like a connected idea OF the argu-
menIS Of this venerable and distinguish
I'd statesman, on a subject so highly in
teresilng as well to the people Of other
countries as Jo.eur own. But it is i'm
possrb e, from the causes already de-
Scribel. The report is, however, to be
forthwith published by the Historical
Society, and Will be welcomed bv ali as
shedding great additional light upon the
important points al issue in the late hap
PLY CONCLUDED negotiation.
After MIR Gallatln concluded, Beach
Lawrence, Esq. a member of the Socie-
y, conveyed TO Mr.. Webster, on its
part, a request that he would address
the audience upon this interesting sub
!ect, at the same time making a few re.
marks uIon the extreme importance Of
The newly found map, and expressing
his regret that it could not have been
used IN the recent negotiations. Ii
made hat clear as day which had here
tolore beeu greatly disputed, and estab
Iishei beyond cavil, the line which
when claimed by the Commissioners Of
Maine a, the true one, elected only rldi
cule from the Il itish commissioners.
Mr. Lawrence made some com plimen-
tary remarks to the Secretary Of State,
in connection with the manner in which
this question had been finally adjusted,
and cor tended that the possession of a
few million Of acres. more or less, was
not a consideration for a moment TO be
weighed against the importance Of an
amIcable settlement Of the matter. lie
then alluded sarcasticaliy 10 the efforts
.ateIy made abroad 10 prejudice opinion
against the treaty of Washington, and
particularly 20 the publication by the
Soclcty's soi-dIstant friend, the Geclogist.
who had pissed at once out Of the pro
htable service Of the United States into
that Of Great Britain and who thus
| signalizcd the transfer Of his allegiance.
This al'usion to- Mr. Featherstonhaugn
produced some sensation in The audience.
Mr. Webster. Gin obedience TO the call
OF the Society, through Mir Lawrence,0
then rose. Sc was received with the
most rapturous and unanimous applause
from that crowded auditory. This, hay
ing long continued, was followed by a
silence deep as death. rs, m a fine clear
ringing voice he addressed the first
words Of his speech to the venerable oc.
cupaut oflhe Chair.
lie had moi come TO that meeting ex-
pecting to say any thing upon the sub.
ject so thoroughly and satisfactorily dis
cussed by the President, in the able pa.
per just read To- the Society. But he felt
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