The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-22

OF Mr. king was under consideration, and after thu
purchase Of Louisiana. Without doubt that was
the identical paper transmitted by Mr. Madison to
Mr.. Monroe, with his official despatch to that min
lister Of February l4th 1904, "a paper stating HI
authority phioh the decision Of the commissioner
under the treaty Of Utrecht rests and The reasoning Cd
posed 10 the construction making the 49 degree Of ia
t,sde the northern boundary Of louisiana" men,
toned that paper once before, when it was pretty
well cried down by the senator from Michigan
MIR. Cas- | mention it now again. under better
auspices, and with hopes Of better results The
author is found, and found where he ought to be
among those who feared the effect Of rejecting the
fifth article Of Mr.. Rufus Kings treaty of 1903.
That treaty settled our whole northern boundary
with Great Britain, from Psssa 'naquoddy bay Ia
the Lake Of the Woods, and to the head Of the Mis-
sissipp the 5th article oft brought the line from
the lake by the shortest course to the Missis-
sipp it closed up the long. standing controversy
about the course Of that line. Now il happened
that the treaty for the purchase of Louisiana was
negotiated in Paris about the same time that Mr..
Kings treaty was negotiated in London, and with
out his knowledge. The two treaties arrived in the
United States together-went to the Senate toee-
Their, with strong recommendation from Mr.. Jeffer.
to reject the fifth article Of Mr.. Kings treaty, be-
cause the acquisition Of Louisiana gave us a new
line from the Lake of the Woods which would run
clear north of the head Of the Mississippi preyent-
ing the British from getting the river and thereby
'enueIlng nugatory the treaty supulations Of 1888
and 1894 which gave them a right TO its navigation.
The maintenance Of this new line, which was not
only to protect the Mississippi river but all LOUISE
ana, from British ingresson was primary object of
Mr. Jefferson; and for that purpose the rejection of
the fifth article of Mr. Kings treaty became indis
pensable. The New England senator's dreaded the
loss of the whole treaty, il the 9Th article was ex
punged nine of them voted against the striking out,
and It was while this treaty under consideration
IN the Senate that Mr.. Pickering, one of the nine,
communicated this paper to Mr.. Jefferson, not at ali
denying the 49th parallel the line of Utrecht but
arguing against the construction which would now
make that line the northern boundary of Louisiana
he tenor Of his argument is given; possibly the
Earl Of Selklrk fell upon some parts Of il in his me
Moral 10 Lord Holland, when he supposed il to be
,brogaed by war, and superseded by the connivance
IF the Spanards in permitting the British to occupy
he whole left flank Of Louisiana as low down in
llaces as 45o. Mr.. Jefferson adhered to his new
inc. The fifth article struck out. The Who'll,
realty was rsked and lost, and il was forty years
and we all know with what angry dis.
.ussions, with what dangers Of war, with what er-
,ense Of money in calling out troops, this looq-oon
ested boundary was at last established. All This
VI" risked, all this was encountered, to save the