Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-10

was made hy DE- Frankiin 49,. IA, w
The Senator from Virginia also asked h'm VT " >
g 10 cIic,r, ,velh r al the time Of the discussion
an tina, MONT, his impression was lhal lhe oehao, io
Missouri had had not succeecea III eusc''ns I,e ""
ac aud p,fpose for which lie p!"auceo tne o'o fiene
.a I'D a, well az lee air. W. reccllrcsed, he rePleo
~ :, s his ,;no-csslon that The old French map
,.d nothing; that standing by Itself, u II proved
anytog a, all would be rather more uniaVnfaoie 10
the CLAIM Of the u. S. than anything else. ne w.
" reiterated 10 the Senator what he iad ou'''s M
discussion in secret session repeatedly asser'eu-a
The man ref rred 10 BY Mr. Sparks never c'd peohg ~
Dr Franklin and iros, probably never hao o'e" sS."
Ihy hu Now, as REGARDS the "sect OF pu' i0e VII
which the Sgaalor iroU Missouri INTRODUCED inc Oh"
Er ,ch ,iap all he could do was merely 10 give ms
oa;nnn and 10 state tie impressions left on his mind
by what occurred at the time. And first, with regard
IN The DISPUTE as the time the Senator intr"duced TIE
man he should say that 1t was hts opincn, mat "heh
the subject of Nh Sparks COMMUNICATION was men
Toned bv the Senator from Virginia. the Senator from
,Iissonri nroduced this map 10 rehu the statement OF
Nr Sharks and most especially the presumption that
The rcd line allndd 10 By Mr.. Sparks was made ny Dr'
franklin. The Senator from Missouri pointed to line
red line on the French map, To show that the same ihe
was marked other maps besides that alluded 10 oY
Mr. Sngrks Tia! line, IN fact. was on all the Ola
F,o,rl ,,auq and indicated merely the boundary al
Canada claimed by the French when II was IN their
possession.
| MrBENTON. not only produced ii for that Pnr-
pose bal TO show that the great secret was no secret
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| from my seat
MrWALKER resumed He thought that the Sena
tor not only proclaimed it aloud, tut, IN an einphauc
manner used the expression "heFe is the bloody req
mark" He (Mr. W. did not think the old french map
of lis; sustained the presumption that the req 'aik
on the INA n found by Mr. Sparks was either mace oy
Dr. Franklin or Intended TO indicate the boundary ne
between the United States and the British territory
There were reasons, probably well known TO the De-
nate why he falr W should have his attention arrest
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When therefore, the Senate. from Virginia, during Inc
discussion secret session. had introduced the subject
OF Mr. Sparks communication, the moment me name OF
tina. distinguished patriot mentioned, his (hs' w >
attention was aroused As as an opportunity was
Afforded he rose and stated that was not his purpose
to make Speech bu, that he Ind risen with view OF
entering his protest against the inference that the map
found by Mr.. Sparks The one referred TO III Df.
tranklns note quoted by him. lie then LOOK tne
ground ,ha, could not be the marked boundary made
bv Dr Franklin and sustained the position By reference
10 he treaty winch DR. franklin had drawn MP himself
but few DAYS previous. He even pointed out 10 the Sc
major from Virginia the nposs'by OF reconc'!ing that
red line i;h the description OF the boundary line gwen
III the treaty drawn up Ivy Dr. Franklin and which ne
mus, have referred the note quoted by Mr. Sparks
The red line the map DID not run one men 10 Inc
north md iher eore could moi answer 10 the description
al the boundary line gwen BY Dr. Franklin Ills IRE nd
from Virginia MIR. Rves seemed particularly struck
with this view of the matter lie rose in his place. and
doubted that such could be the case but he (Alr W.
showed him that it was and immediately demonstrated
10 him that the red line did not one solitary inch TO
the north but took us course due east NOW, IL was
very well known that DR. Franklin great anxiety was
10 extend the boundary line Of the United States as far
north as was possible TO ex,endt How, then, could
il be reconcled this well established TACT that instead
oil keeping up 10 the words OF the treaty, he should so
far sacrifice the rights o the United States as TO draw
e on the map hch did not run north at all, but ran
due east; 1t was not .econclaoe with his soiicitude
for the northern extension OF his native State, ana me-
ANXIETY to procure all he could for country, that lie
should mark out such boundary that supposed by
Mr. Sparks to be his On comparing the wording OF
tie treaty drawn UP by DrFranklin, with The act oil
Parliament OF 774 designating Tie boundary line oil Ca
NADIA i, would be found that he must have had that ac
OF pa.amen, before him. and That he literally COPIED
from the description oil the boundary llne agreeing II
every particular except the last word.
Here MIR W quoted both the act and the treaty, ant
commented on the subject of the true boundary I'm,
intended, for some Tune
lie insisted that the French maps use oil the time
all followed the bou naries fixed by maps made 10 year
core tha, date v hen Canada belonged to the French
and when France maintained her right to the ierror,
nor:h or that red line 1t marx merely indcatn:
Oh 4 French map ,he French claim of boundary Ii
ing those maps regard was pad 10 errors com
,i;,ed IN the old maps. i! not at all probable tina
- Or Franklin wonld take OF those old erroneou
French maps upon which to draw the line oil oonnoar
intended by ham IN ii'e woidng o. lne
:, quoted by Mr.. Sparks There not particle q
evidence To he adGuced from the circumstance that tn
uap found by SIR. Sparks in Paris had broad, stron
,ed line, indicating some boundary Of Canada, tn
map marked by Dr. Franklin; because every Frenc
map Of the day had the red line on H. Noihia!
could be more common than it for maps to hav
such red lines. They proved nothing in such case u
This
Mr.. w, after few more remarks concluded, ree
rating hs impressions the object and purpose wit,
which the Senator from Glissour introduced the OH
French man from iafIar cnIieci;on
Mr.. TAPPAN said he rccollectcd perfectly we'll tn
circumstances referred To- and he could say that Via
had been stated by the Senator from Mississippi regard
ing the purpose Of the Senator from Missouri pro
ducing the map, conforDed exactly with the ,ecollec
, ton he had Of what occurred
Mr. lV Els said he certainly did not feel il to be
all necessary follow tic Senator from Missssippi
his very extraordinary reargumeni. The only thing
they had any thing TO 60 wlih the question. Fo
shat purpose the map produced by the Senator
tom Missouri, 1t would be recoliecled tina, this wa.
the gis, OF The whole matter And until lie heard the
remarks @. the Senator from Oho, (alr Tappan,) lie
had supposed that The ahoc Senate agreed with hin
10 lie opinion tia, i, Tor The purpose Of contra
dieting and nval:da,inc the map already in the pos
session OF the Senate. 1t appeared, however, accord
ing Ia the statement now made by tie Senator from
Missouri, that It had been produced by him. not for The
purpose OF contraaicng and invalidating the other
hnt Ter the purpose OF showing That the map was
stcre that IL had been produced long before; tina,
Senator rom Mississippi said his impression as
tn" object Ct the Senator from Missouri in producing
The E!ap DG he not say, said By him, (air
Rves yesterday, that It's production not Ia prove
there secte. III Tie matter bu; 10 nvalja;e ard
:cbu, a'- authority OF the produced the MAJ; oil
Doctor Franklin lie mir. Riyes} was lar from say
ing tia; he might no; lave been it into error well
rs other members, al that baJv but lie certainly
thought lie might claim, al The hands Of the Senate,
he acknowledgement, in his justification, that, ii he
had been led no error. II common 10 al
most the whole Of the body.
The complaint Of the Senator from Missouri seemed
10 DC, that lie (ir. Rves) had stated the production Of
lie map by the Senator 10 have been n the purpose OF
nTadai'ng, a.s;:y'ng. and con:.adcting tie other
This was the wboe question. And, though he (Mr r.
would, hen Tic honorable Senator from Missouri as.
.u1ed them that such was no. his object. be very I'M
%tit"= I" "-~o-'''e roritar" yti NJ 'rit -
-e!f, and 10 The Senate, 10 saY nal such his
PRESTON. aad lie believed, tie impression OF large
| mai r:iy o: he Sena:e