Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-04
vol. xYIE.-.s0. So


our whole Northern boundary with Grha Briicp. from
Passamaquoddy Bay 10 the Lake of the WooJs. and 10
the head ii The Mississippi. The filth arl,cle VI IL
fought the line from the lskc BY tho shor,est course,
to the Msss'ssipo closdd mp tho long standing con.
oversy sbout the oil h,t line. NV. II happen
ed that the treaty Tor The purchase uf Lonsisns
goaied in Paris about the same time that Mr.. km,s
treaty was negotiated in London md whou, his knuw-
ledge The two treaties arrived in the United Ssics
together went 10 The Senate together, with a strung
recommended on from Mr. JefIttson reject the lh ar
cle OF Mr. Kings treaty, because Tho acquis,inn Of
Louisiana gave n new Inns from the Lake of tho
Woeds which would caar north or the head Of tbs
Mss,s~'rr', rs,,,,,"g ort,,n eetrtng 10 tho
Vcr. and thereby rendering nusaiuy The treaty Of slip
ula'ions OF 1888 aad 1874 when ave them right To
/ It's navigation.
Thu maintenance Of this new line, which wus NOT On.
~ 10 protect The Mississippi rvet but all inusann. from
BRUSH inpfesson, WAS pfaary object of Nc. Jesfratn
and Tor that purpose The rejection Of the filth ar'lcle Of
Mr. Kings treaty became indispensable. The New En-
gland Senators dreaded the loss Of the whole treaty if tho
nun stl,co WAS cxpunaed. nine Of them voted against
the striking out aud u WA while Ibis treaty was under
consideration ~ the Senate that Mr. Pickering one of
the nine. this paper Mr. Jcs rson not
/ nj all denying the ~ parallel The ne of Utrecht,
but arguing against the construction which would now
make that line the northern boundary of Louisiana
The tenor OF his argument is not given pessbly hr Earl
o Sthrk fell upon paris Of II to be aorogaied by
war; and superseded by the tonnivance Ut ie Spaniards
IN permitting the Blush 10 occupy the whole .lt flank
OF Louisiana as low down ~ places as 45o Mr. )eil,r-
snn adhered To his line, The fifth article was
struck out The whne treaty was fskpd and los', and
WAS ''tey )rafs h''ei"aIaS' anu we MI knuw WIN
"' IVY, 's'u'a'hs' WIN w"a' ''"Refs '" "af' WIN
wn"' EXPENSE ct money IN calling ont ,foops. tbs long
'p",'' ",un"''y "aS" las' rs'allsneo. AN 'his wss
rlskcd, all this encountered 10 tie line Of u.
Irechl Yet we nov find that ue denied. aud all the
"so"F' s''a, anu s"aI moving h"ay WIN m'sht and
mHln 10 swell The loud notes OF denial and 10 drown the
voice Inch speaks mp for The truth.
| Several copies OF iu,chius geographical work have
been sent 10 nv, NIL containing the wuds Transcribed by
W '"N'fhg' o'her weihs also nave been sent me.
"ase ho,e ."''tial On maud man ca" use and must
'"''' NY sen 10 oilt s'''ion Among these books
SCI" me " one n tp'r'el an'hollly-'be geographical
""h " nouns Jeiie}s, 10 es"e aphef TO MS k1y-
Iia."'ts 'h' inee :" !, a'r' rIlnsd al me corner
-, 81, Mo''n ''ah' near .h"lhg ,ts', LONDON, a.
~ 100. ms io5a' etosiephef, VINO would hardly
'u'al "e 'ett Pefh'nhs :" we aHn'oons 10 whose
ne'f arr"'en N'"fw1hS George III ne was addressed
w" wo'" mus s",hs 81 we lne "hieh paris me brush
Hudson Day ana mo ,ee'n Ca"adla" rass'ssonsi
hfslnhlhe AZ laws inlet, "h Inc eas coast o' Lab
razor or view Imam N The a''ude OF about % degrees
a"d otawlue u WIN curve ihongh the Lake Amiibs,
down " the a9'h degree Vt aliinde from thence 10 be
continued 10 me Northwest ocean MS II was settled by
commissioners unuef me treaty ~ tiftcht
MI Jhte,s adds TO Ibis description Of The line Of u
'"rh' remark" "gan The so"e ''e as iad down by pAn
v'e. III. hy"ir f'h'' ne"gfapher, points out what hs
deems erroneous IN II, and takes credit to himself in ma
Mug IL more favorable 10 ne feneG than me French
, "a, mad' 10 themselves me la,'nde OF AZ to The
western pc'an Is MS UNIT u me hf'sh possesslons.
nave SAID that morn inaieT nj has been furnished 10
| me llan can uae Amnng these must acknowledge
The kindness ol MI Edmund ). forsia of New Or
teams man o' LETTERS and WI" sehds me reference 10
f"sllrlh"aits Commercial Dictionary. which, IN fact,
rs me Dictionary OF SavHy lEpecor Geasra ni French
Ma"o'houfes ana commerce ~ The Time ot LOUIS The
lfnletnlh, atd whose Work "aa done into Englis,.
WIN Improvements. ny Mr. Malachi Pustlehwau,
whose ane b'ar with Fnlli readers. This dlcim,
airy o sdvary contains, IN eboGy OF The work the d.
-crption OF The Utrecht llne shown the maps, and
,fl9 nlgFA authority Tor what appears there
Anothet contribution. which have pleasure TO
know ledge, Iron gent man u Baltimore, formerly VI
the House oi Representatives, Mr.. Kennedy who
gves ne an extract from the Journal OF the BRUSH
House oi Commons. March OH. lf4, directing wit
to he issued Tor elcctn. burgess In the place 0 eder
ick tefne, Esq who since his elecon hath accepted
as HE Juufnhl says, The olee o one ui his Narsty's
conmlssaries Tor treating with comnlsssr'ps oa The part
Of France for settling the trade between Great Britain
aud France. The same enlIy The same time
with respect 10 James Murray, ED, and Sir Joseph
Martyr. Tie tenth article of Tie treaty Of Utrecht an
plies 10 iIhia IN North America the eleventh and ff.
ternih TO commerce. and these commssacs were appoint
ed under nil Of ihess articles. Others might
have been appointed by the King and mentioned IN
,nrnals beng nelbers OF Parliament whose
vacated scas be filled All three OF the articles
of the irenv were clnay obligatory for the
Of connssaee; and here is proof that three were ap.
pointed under the commercial articles.
One more piece OF testimony and have dnnc And.
first. II little statement TO introduce it. We all know
that de,a,es which ouk PLACE In the Brfish
House vt Cnanur3 an the Ashhuf,un tresiv WAS I,ii
fled and past recall menton was made of certain man
called the Elno ,. map " bcb had neop1ed Il, The late
mo fGeorye III and han, in his library during his