Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-04


man To c'nsidor and TO understand hat hc was ahut
In fact. Washington wanted other Of sbou
him. The writer Of tho letter. (Iimo,hy Pitkin, an
Thor Of tho work on Sa',scs) ON rradiug
OF Tho tall here about The treaty OF Utrecht, and scenf
what lsek ot information IN the American Senate
wrote letter 10 member of this body (Mrt Webster
to give his memoranda Of that treaty inry YEAR
az" This leueris IN Invaluable Testimony Ut the I.
vents To which II relates II combncs the irsmo
ny OF two eminent men; and srnd II III The Secretary
liable 10 be be read. II is dated Utica, New York. April
q, 1876:
IL perceive by the debates in the Senate the Ore
gon question. that. IN the de,islon Of this important sub
4 j@c lslle stress IL laid by sonc m ia members
The lne settled between France and England under the
treaty o Utrecht. in 7l3 aud that by others is
tended that No evidence actually exists that such sei-
'emrni was made under that treaty.
II was somewhat surprised tina, General Cass should
have Hchinred In public SPEECH, To have placed hn,~
sell among the latter upon the statements o Mr. Green
how clerk IN the Department oi State. have Tor n
lung time considered tina, this line adjusted by cuns
missafies appointed under that treaty; and IN reading
the speeches OF Nlesss Cass aid cuinn, and your
significant questions the subject thought proper 10
examine my documents and memu,andums or proof
81 The opinion had thus formed. On such esamina ton
ionnd the following extract this snbirct from Mi
iiutehnss Historical Narrative aud Typographical DE.
scrlpilor of Louisiana aud West Florida printed nj
Phadelphp in 1854
Alter stating the gran, To Great. Of Lonishna,
iIoichns, was ,h,n, believe Geopapher to the Unit
ed States. proceeds In any; AS To Canada. New
France, the French Court would scarcely admit II Ind
my other Northern boundary Than the pole. lie avid.
NY OF Great Britain eqnn but France, having been
unfortunate In the oi ITO. tho northern boundary
oi Canada was fixed by the treaty oi Utrecht IN 1888
III assigns .Nc,c Britain AID Indson's Bay. on the
north N Canada. TO Great Brlein and commissions
afterwards. IN both sides. osesrtaned The hos by an
imaginary line running irnm n cape pronlforV IN
New Brllan, the Atlantic ocean, In fly degrees
thirty minutes norlh latitude; then southwest thr
Lake Msgasing, Mlstassn, from thence further
sauihwe dr6ci 10 the latitude ot fy nine degrees.
All the lands the north ol the Imaginary lna being
assigned 10 Great Bain, aud all souih~ard Of that lnr
to Ms TAI as the river St Lawrence. 10 the French
'Ihese were al that time. he adds, the true limits Of
i .oulsiana and Canada. Cruzats Grant not subssug
! lung after The death Of Louis XIV
The above extinct is taken from long commrnIca
iion made To Mr. j. ftrson. by Colonel Pickering.
the 18Th OF January, 1904, when the treaty OF Mr.,
k,ng aud OF boundaries, was under consideration; aud
Vi course after purchase OF Louisiana. presume,
therefore, is correct though relative 10 Mr. King ;
lreaty some difference of opnihp existed between JET
ferson and Pickering. have beep unable in this place,
TO have 10 this work Of ilulohlns, II wns, no
doubt, we'll known 10 Mr.. Jefferson.
~ nm not able 10 Inform you whether he answered
in writing. the above communication Of Coonel Picker
ng but from his declarations made Ia me aud others.
the 23rd Of January, 1906. he then fully believed this
line 10 have been thus settled pursuance o the treaty
Of Utrecht
dinner party tho lavuIile subject Of Lewis & Clarke
expedition to the Pacific. he declared (accordng 10 my
memorandum made nj the time Thai by the treaty oI
Utrecht, in 1913, between The English and French. The
line between Louisiana and the Eng lush country was
settled IN latitude 19o; and thai this was the reason
why in Dur treaty with the the English. in 1893. our
bern boundary placed the Lake Of The w Gods
which was IN latitude a9o'
mot having seen IIutchns TONED or referred 10
in this debate have been induced send you this
tract from him, and alan my abov memorandum. 10
bring the same Ia your notice aud recollection tcalcot
qudnian reierc protest J"
! This is the letter Of Mr.. Pilkin. with the extracts
from Mr. Pickering II Ia not The recollection OF m old
man. but the written down account of what he saw aud
knew forty years ago and written down Mt the time he
saw 1t and knew II. 1t IL fnll and complete 10
! tina point In question. The reference Hutch
mss historical narrative, and phlenl dss rpl
! Of Louisiana is correct. The work is moi in our
/ library, nut several friends have sent me copies
of IL from different parts of the United States,
and COMPARISON, fnd MIR. Pirkerinp's extra,is 10
BIZ correct 10 thu letter. The reference Of Mr. Pkn 10
what passed, IN his presence 81 Mr. Jt nersona table,
in 1906 IN relation to the Lake Of the Noods, recalls
fact which ought TO be taught IN the schonls to the
little girls. IN heir tiny biographies Instead OF being
disputed Gy BEARDED in the American Senate
That lake. for hundred and thlry years, has been n
landmark among nations Tor more than sixty years -
from the date Of national existence 1t has been
prominent, mark in national boundaries The treaty
oil Utrecht made II so and he that does not know this
great historical ncdea may find II out by tasting the
intellectual crumb which fell from Mr.. Jeflerson's table
this day in the American Senate. Mr.. Jefeson's table
al which something else besides the body was
fed WAS never at II bU, once. aud then sat there
five hours for the Burgundy, " hch was, in fact
WIN, certain American Minister said OF The King Of
Portugal sdiDner"t1ceent bu, for the conversation,
which was divine. Aud now ! vii, say that saw Mr..
Pickering once, and under circumstances 10 remember
him also II was al the extra session OF Congress, in
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