Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-05-23

hath accepted the Journal says the Office Of one Of his
Majesty comnissaes for treating with commissares the
part Of France for settling the trade between Great Britain
and France The entry the time with
respect TO James Murray Esq and Sir Joseph Martyr. The
tenth article Of the treaty Of Utrecht applies limits in North
America, the eleventh and fifteenth and these
commssaes appointed under all OF these arti
css Others might have been appointed by the King, and
not mentioned in the journals not being members OF Far
lament whose vacated seats TO be filed All three Oh
the articles of the treaty equally obligatory for the APP
poinment Of commsaes and here is proof that three Were
appointed under the commercial articles
One more piece Of testimony and have done, And INST
little statement introduce IT, We all know that IN one OF
the debates which took place in the British House OF Com
mons ON the Ashburon treaty. and after that treaty ra
fed and past recall mention made OF certain map called
the Kings map which had belonged TO the late King Geoge
ILL., and hung in his library during his lietime and after
wards in the Foreign Office from which said Office the said
map silently disappeared about the time Of The Ashburton
treaty, and which certainly not before Senate at the
time Of the ratification Of that treaty WE'LL the member who
mentioned it in Parliament said there strong red line
upon it, about the tenth Of inch wide, running all along
where the Americans said the true boundary was with these
words written along il in four places in King Georges hand
writing " This is Os,caLds line, meaning, il the line Of
the treaty Of peace negotiated by Mr. Oswald the British
side, and therefore called Ostonlds line.
Now, what have say this: That whenever this royal
map shall emerge from its retreat and its place in the
Foreign Office, it will be found another strong red line
about the tenth Of inch wide, in another place. with
these words written boundaries between the British
and French possessions in America fired by the treaty
Of Utrecht To complete this last and browning piece Of
testimony have add that the evidence Of il in the De-
parment Of State is nearly the whole the evidence which
have used in crushing this pieoidye instruction" This
puddane rebeihon"agaiDst the truth and majesty Of his
tory which, beginning with clerk in the Department OF State
spread to all the organs big and little then reached the Senate
Of the United States held divided empire in this chamber for
four months and dies the death Of the ridiculous
have got TO the end of the which propose
correct the present time have consumed the day get
ting ready to eakn clearing away the rubbish which had
been piled up in my path On another day, if the Senate
peases, will go to work the Oregon question: end endea
to show how far shall be right and how far may
be wrong in exercising the jurisdiction and sovereignty which
this bill proposes (which is copy of the British act but
which know there conflicting claims Light upon this
point this time, may be of service country and
mean to discharge my duty to her. regardless Of all
quences to myself
Mr.. b. then gave way TO a motion for adjournment.
And the Senate adjourned till Monday.