The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-20

THE MEETING OF TIE HISTORICAL so
CIETY-MR JAYS MAP--mR. CALLATiN-
MIR. WEBsrE M

III mEEliNS UT Ut i.S irn'San -
Si LIE ,-nih, "a . MAT --"'"' "ni-'-A 'N
WIN "HDS En-.
There was a crow h meeting Of this Historical
Society on Salur evening in conse quence Of the
announcement that the President OF thst association
~ oud upon that Dec aston present per report,
upon Tie question of onr Boundary line ON the North
east. Long before the appointed hour the Chapel
OF the University Was filled To OVERLOOKING and we,
going at the time fixed found ourselves forced into
The gallery by the presence of the throng. But NE
obtained a seat directly the Chair, and presumed
that we could not be better situated for hearing
We were mistaken, quite, So far as the reading OF
MIR. Galatians paper was concerned Not one word
in thousand could we hear on account OF the yene-
rable readers position, the exceeding tremulossness
and feeblcness Of his voice, and he persjstance of
several CAV neghbors 10 keeping up an ncessant con-
versation during the whole reading.
We gathered however. enough TO know that the
distinguished author of the paper, 10 which the So
eiety, for whom il was prepared, D id the profound
est attention. described The map, found among the
papers of Mr.. jaw as having been recently brought
TO light and as containing indisn,uabIe evidence ip
favor Of the claim set up heretofore by this Govern
meut, and those of Massachusetts and Maine This
man " as used in The arr,n,,,nent ~ ne Treaty of
I7s3 and on il the boundary line of the United states
is represented by a red line" and in Mr.. Jaws
avn b.ndwritiog annears this memora,dn,n near H.
line I" Mr.. Os,paId's line Mr.. q WAS he Relish
commissioner 10 arrange the Treaty
MIR (aIlaIin took Dec asion In nlh,de in The nost
marked manner of approval 10 The late se,,lemen, of
this great and imporiant question or BOUNDARY and
in doing so referring particuIary I'm the a. red i;ne,,
Controversy he said that he held tb oo,rs. of ,hie
Covernment IN he most clearly r;,b, he, hono.ahI.
and nraiseworbv in every nariicnIar NJ n oho ,,,,
AGAINST The DISTINGUISHED nego,;ator an o nar, o.
a9ainst this Governmen, conjd nossibJ, I;a H. ~
Sequence of their conduct as to HI; sa,n !" al M y
in CONDUCTING the neyoIi,ton n. h;,nsaiT - lila -
IN he amena6le IN The same charge visa "'e
We n,grct that we cannot Owe any ,h;or ill.,. :,
connected idea of the arguments Of ibis vsnsraI,s
and dis,;nu,shad s,a,esnoa1 On : -; 80. ,
interesting as well to the peone Of o;bcr con,r;'
as our own. But il is imnossible f,om ,,a $500
already described The report "a however 10 h
forthwith published by the His,or;caI Snc;s,y ana
will be welcomed by all as shedding ,raa, aJd;ana,
light upon the important points AT issne in the late
happily conclud negotiation
hfter Mr. C,au,,;n connl,,Js D..
ESQ., a member of the Society cnnveved IN Nj Nch
ster on lis part request tbat ne would addrs.s ~.
audience upon This ipieresting snbisc, ., tho san
time making few remarks nnon ,He s,,r mo i,an"r
lance of the newly found map. and expressing his re-
yret thai il could not av We been used in the recent
gotiatons 1t made that clear as day which had here
ofore been gravey disputed and established bevond
cavl the line which when claimed Inv the commits
soners of Maine as the true one elected ,nIy rid,-
cuIe frem the British commissioners.
AIR Lawrence made some cor nI;n.,,, ,,
to the Secretary Of State in :, i'6 the
ner in which this question had heen fna,ly adi,s "a
and commended that the possessi n or Ca,y ,;on 81
acres. more or less was M, cons;dsr,,;on cnn ~,
ment to be weighed against the inheritance nr an
icablc sci lement of Inc meter H. AZ " - !,
sarcastcally TO the efforts lately made hroaa 80
iudice oninion against ,h, ,r.a;;,, -, 49,. " r.
ma rtcuIatIy tn ,hr nul;c,,;on ~, H. s.;.s, =, ,
distant friend The C;eoogist who had ,osseJ a, oro,
out of the pro6t, able service of the Tn 81 So.
that of G reat Britain ~ and Who tbus s;gn.i;d ,h
transfer of his allegiance This alIu,ion To Mr. rea
the rslonLaugh produced some s.nsat;on -, ,ha -;
epce.
Mr. WEBSTER lin obedience IN tho ..u Of ,h c.
ciety through Mir. Lawrence then rose IT.. ~.
received with the most raonrous and ,,nn;an,,s
plause from that crowded. aud,ory Th;' hn r.
long continued. was followed nv a s;I.nna -, %
death as m fine clear ringing voice be 49,. "a
the first words of his speecb to The ,on.rahi
pan, Of the Chair
He had not come 10 ,h,t rnest;no x,o.,;
any thing upon the subiect GO ,borondbI "a
actorily discussed by the President In The aIc ~,
ner iust read In the Soc;.ty H., H.. ri, r. -
being called upon tha, the man which Id c,,'
the Topic of tina, report did anne,r IN him r., ,rs.
beyc nd any other pao,r ar aornr.n, Co, .a, \
the valid Of that claim so loog adhered T., AMI ~.
sisted on by this goycrnme % 80, -, I -.
tain Considering The ,,. .nd 49,, 81 a., -
It's lines and its marks led ;rre,s,ihly =, ;cr.. r
great Importance If not such "a ~ ,enoys an -
sible doubts upon the subject in itself cons derd 4,
yet went very far TO throw light upon ami nerfe,l,
to corroborate ALI the other nroofs
Mr. Webster then alluded in high Terms or com.
phment to the extreme value in fisor;c,I no;,, 81
view, which attached 10 the remarL. of the dis,i,-
guished author of the report us, laid beGre the So
ciety.
He would then advert TO two or three yen.ral
ideas necessary 10 be kept in view when consderng
the great questions connected with this impor,ani
question OF boundary upon i,s meri,s Ia - g.,
h..
ing whatever TO tie United States II GRANTED ,h,,
Government no political rights whatever and NOT am
inch of TERRITORY These were declared when her
Independence was declared these were established
when her existence as a FREE nation was established
these stood upon the declaration of I776-tbey stand
thereunon nnuy aud ,ber.u nor ~. ii, - -,