Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-12

land, 10 their boundaries in that quarter England
insisted thai her then Territory Of Nova Scotia (Which
was moi divided by The erection al New Brunswick
until l1s4D huggcd the South Bank ot the - Law
renee. The evidence of this is 10 bc found IN quarto
volume, in The Northwest corner of the public Library
at Richmond containing The discussions "i The Eng
ish and French Commissioners, and accompaniment By a
imp, laying down the country and the highlands sc
contend for them Ii is also To be found in work III
French in four volumes quartz, containing the same
discussions, and yet more explicit map, which Il TO
he found IN the brary OF the University Of rgna
In this last map the British preensions laid down
with strong black line, oil along upon The Southern
Bank Of tie 81. Laurence. OF the existence OF the
first of these works. the writer Of this article informed
the Hon. Mr. Forsyth some years ago, and supposed
il had either been used looked upon unlmportant
Certain il is, it not 10 have been within the
knowledge of the present Government Be this as
ii may, these works establish this Grst great point
l. THAT, before the war Of 1896, Great Britain
claimed the ST. Lawrence the Boundary (Northward)
OF Nova Scotia
This controversy, with other matters gave rise TO the
Of 1856, which terminated in the conquest OF Ca
NADIA, by Great Britain Immediately thereafter. the
Crown issued lis Proclamation in 1863, prfscIitng
the boundaries IF LoscGr Canada, as beginning al Mc
Bay Of Glaciers, in lat AZ, long. 90, silence along
the highlands, which divide the rivers cmpying into
the ST. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea,
&c" This was afterwards confirmed by The Quebe C
act of l11I, which TO be found iii the University
Library above mentioned, and which thus distinctly de-
scrlbes the Southern Boundary Of the Province OF
Quebec, or Lower Canada, and thus curiaIfd Nova
Scotia, by making its Nnrthcrn Boundary the sane
range Of Mghiands, running " eastward from The Bay
~ Chaenrs From that time, and II the time Of the
Treaty of 1853, these highlands were The Northern
boundary Of Nova Scotia. The Soathern rangr
OF highlands, recently contended for by Great Britain
tctrc not; for these last hundrtd miles South
OF the Bay Of Chaeurs and, therefore, IN no wise an
s'vcred that important term the description which
required the highlands to fran the Bay IF Cha-
icnrs This, them establishes the second proposition
2 That the highlands, forming the Northern Bound,
AIRY Of Nova Scotia, those which ran from tic
Bdyof ChaieurS Westward, and not those fur
tier S0eM
Now, when by the Treaty, the .lor,h and Sout.
line of Nopa Scotia fixed running from The ST
Croix, due North TO this range of highlands running
from East 10 West, it is papabe, that the .Nor'hcest
angle Of Nova Scotia at ,ha; point, when this
East and West line crossed by The North end
South iaetat is 10 say at the very point contend
for. To this very day, the Province of New Erurs-
wick which cut cf from Nara Scotia tie Worth,
extends 10 the highlands which, hy the QUEBEC act
OF l17l, were made the South Boundary of Lower
Canada, the Province uf Quebec-thai is 10 say, 1t
extends TO the highlands, running from the Bay OF
Chaeurs, Westward, unless, since the Treaty, some
line has been laid down for that Province, which
is not believed, and could no, affect the question.
The NoT,hwts, angle of Nova Scotia being thus
established To be Northern range Of highlands,
that is the true point fixed upon the Treaty. and on
hat had right TO INSIST Great Britain 50 lar
from having reason to complain has really been the
gamer in point Of Territory. lie, of course, have
lost but have made ii up, | trust, in the navigation
of the Sam, john and. other advantages besides
having closed, hope, forever fruitful source OF
controversy. A CITIZEN.