Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-22

ME. wERsrEE FKtNcH MAr.-At special
meeting Of the New York Historical Society, held Its
IN the University, Saturday evening. April 18th
Mr. Albert GALLAriN, the venerable President Of the So
ce presided; and m consequence Of the number OF
persons an attendance the Society adjourned 10 the Chapel
OF the University.
The Hon DANIEL WEnsrIE Secretary OF State, pre-
by invitation; and MIR Gastn proceeded TO read
NOR he Ind prepared the subject OF the North Eastern
Boundary Of the United States defined under the Treaty
ofl7s3. This memoir prepared by Mr. Gaaun in con-
sequence of there having been found the papers of
the late PKTKR A. JAN and his father JcHN JAY, map of
the Brush possessions North America, supposed from ats
coorng aud other marks be the identical up used by the
Commissioners (of whom the late John Jay one) who
negotiated the Treaty by which Great Britain acknowledge
ed our Independence at Paris IN 1888
Mir Gaaun' paper occupied hour and three quarters
in reading; and hazard nothing saying that of the six
hundred gentlemen aud ladies present. single word of
it was heard by than hAuty We distant
twenty feet from the reader, but could by Possib
lily; hear single sentence. OF In common with
all who attended with !audabo desire to hear what was TO
be said an utter ignorance OF the OF the emor
although infer from what subsequently fell from Mr.
Webster that II had ausion To the Map and Boundary IL
is greatly be regretted that Mr.. Galan did permit
the Secretary read the large audience assembled
this occasion. what doubt not. able and in
iercstng paper.
IL had been announced in several papers that Mr.. WEE
would address the Society and assembled friends;
and when the President had finished his memoir, Mr..
WERSrER responded 10 call from the Vice President. w.
b. LAwRENcE, ESQ., snd made highly interesting and
bile statement, of his views regard the North Eastern
Boundary and that portion of the Treaty Washington
latng its adjustment. The address though bucf.
IN Mr. WEBsTER happiesi manner and perfectly atistacio
~ To all present AS copy asked iot publication,
shall not attempt report IT. but conhnc ourselves TO his
conclusive defence OF himself with regard the
OF the French Map Neither the time of making the
treaty with Lord ASHBvRroN, previously thereto since
has he doubted the justice of claims the dpsled
uory but inasmuch evident that tietfe OF
making the Treaty of l7S3 but little was known of this
North Eastern wilderness and streams appa-
rent that misapprchenson had existed the extent OF
the boundary ccded mIsappehenson which fifty
years OF negotiation had not settled and consequently 1t
became necessary compromise submit another arb
aton The arrangements for such arbitration had actually
been made when the present adminsa into pow
en- and thought oNpoient settle the boundary
II practicable, by negotiation between the two govern
men than again submit the question 10 neutral power
With these feelings the negotiation with Lord AsHBURrOS
opened, and it, csultsw before the county-appro
we'd he trusted by ALL nearly all his fellow citizens 80
far Maine and Massachusetts concerned, he felt
authorised that the equivalents they received and
in the navigation OF the ~ Johns they very greatly the
gamers by the than they would have been
every OF the territory dispute had been confirmed
them. New York, Vermont. New Hampshire and the Uni
ted States, also gamers BY the mode settlement ad
opted while At the time England. had acquired all
that she deemed important,-givng what OF
little value to her, yet beneficial 10
Before the negotiations opened the States of Mas
saehHsetfs aud Name duly advised OF itand distinctly
informed that no arrangement would be entered into with
out their sanction They appointed Commissioners for the
purpose OF attending their Interests and the sanction OF
all OF them made requisite any assent they might
Weld When these gentlemen arrived Washington. the
hrsi duty OF the State Department place before them
OF the Government IN order enable them Judge
recuy OF the natter and among these much talked
OF map with red lines found by Mr. Sparks French
Archives. 'lf in that map" said Mr. WEBSTER "they dis
covered seeming foundation for the claim England
regard 10 the disputed territory they argued that
submission to arbitration might have tendency weak
IN their own claim, and thereby induced guard
against such risk they acted according the dictates Of
their best judgments with all the facts OF the fully
before them they were before the Government"
This Mr.. WsBsTEE avcrred, the sole made OF the
much talked Of map and he added, -" free saw thatn
had thought that unnuthencated map would ndu-
ced Lord AsHRURToN be pcrinacous his claim
certainly would not have considered part my duty
him order rciar and ebarrass and
possibly, defeat the amicabe arrangements which
much the interests OF both enternt, and which
were subsequently 50 satisfactorily settled"
Surely there l. nothing this plain unyarnished history
OF 1.-THE map, which afford good ground for ceusure
againstthe Secretary Of State; and the conemptaous
in which he referred the notorious FrATHERsroN-
HoUGH and the British Press who have made themselves ex
ccssivey silly on this subject richly merited.
We viii add, that while Mr. WEBsTERs address was per.
ccty satisfactory o. all present he did for a moment
forget that he still the Secretary oSn,e L. States
or Ia manner uespns upon what may properly con-
sidered state Sccrcts"-N y. Com. Enquirer