The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-06

300 900 dollars; and also cited the authority Of Mr.
McGregor, Of the board Of trade in England, TO
show that the value OF the ur-trade Of the Hudson
Bay Company, west Of the Rocky mountains, was
but sl3SOOO annually, and Of this, only s2O,OOO
worth were sent down the Columbia TO Vsneouyer's
island. From thai, il was clear that the right TO
carry down the ST. Johns, the raw and Danufae-
tured articles, the timber the agricultural produce OF
Maine, was incomparably more valuable than the
Wanted navigation Of the Columbia; and he thought
the commissioners of Maine were right, entirely
right, in considering that they had made an imPor-
tant acquisition in the navigation Of the 81. Johns
There was another class Of objections 10 which he
wished to say few words. IL had often been sug-
gested that arrangement OF the northeastern boun-
Diary question had given England an Important
military advantage, in road connecting the prov
inee Of New Brunswick with that Of Lower Cana
da, and in a range Of heights which considered
important as a point of military defence; and the
senator from New York, Mr.. DIX, who had adj
dressed the Senate at length some days ago, had
said that, by the treaty Of Washington, military
road was surrendered 10 Great Britain which she
considered Of vital importance.
Mr. DIX observed he had not used the term road
What he had said was, that portion Of territory
was coded to England which she deemed important
as u eonnexion between Canada and the lower prov
inces.
4 Mr.. WEBSTER continued He referred to the
speech of Mr.. DIX, from which he read the passage
military communication, If not military road, and
they meant pretty much the same thing. He was
not military man, il was true, but would be happy
to be corrected il he was wrong. And he would
also be much pleased If the honorable senator would
show how that gave to England vital advantage,
or how she could consider 1t as OF any importance
at all.
Mr.. DIX said he would with pleasure answer the
question which the senator from Massach usels had
propounded to him. He desired 10 say, in the first
place, that he had not examined the subject Of the
treaty Of Washington critically. That treaty was
published, as he believed, under the Presidents
proclamation in the latter part Of the year 1872 and
the Injunction Of secrecy was not removed from the
debates until then. He had just left the country,
and was absent two years. He had, however, not
lost sight entirely Of things at home, and he had
some decided, though perhaps not very distinct re-
collections Of the subject He reeolected having
read while abroad the debates In the British ParlIa-
ment in relation to it. He was struck with the de-
clarauons Of some Of the distinguished men who
took part in the debate; and he believed he sus-
tanned by them in saying that we had coded 10 Great
Britain "a portion Of territory which she deemed Of
vital importance a means OF military communica-
ton between the Canadas and her Atlantic prov
inces."
With regard to the military road the senator had
referred to, he had himself made slluson to one
He understood, however, that there was such
road, and that 1t followed the east bank Of the ST.
Johns. II the award Of the King Of Holland had
been accepted, that road would have been forced TO
the north Of the head waters OF the ST. Francis. Our
boundary under that award would, he believed, have
been the river last named to its source, and then
range OF highlands running nearly parallel TO the
river St. Lawrence, and approaching at some points
within twenty miles Of IT, bringing within very
short distance from Quebec. Our boundary under the
treaty Of Washington was a line drawn from Lake
Pohenaeamook several miles to the eastward of The
roon,t,In chain referred 10 ana dr;vp, n. La.L %
a greater distance from the ST. Lawrence. II
TO this strip, between present boundary and the
highlands, that he had alluded, as the territory
which Great Britain deemed as Of vital importance
10 her as means OF military communication DC
tween her Atlantic and inland provinces-not be-
cause there was a road on IT, but because il gave
NJ territorv ,,bere an. mos, d.sirad !,
I1''''u',y Vi ""eIe sue mus uos'1u IT,
He would now read a few extracts from the debates
IN the British Parliament, TO which he had alluded,
in illustration of what he had said.
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were mon :, Una, eSsry oounaaIy ne should
which we were determined to defend with the whole pow
OF the British empire long they manifested sin
cere ana h0nes} ~ 70 ma hth ae aa
Promlss snet Sc osors mo any %
e"ion win Lsa a ~ ~ MY s s r II
Douglas whose ability and sntitle his opinion
VA IA ,Ss nahp n WI
ed ali these distinguished officers a. to the most desirable
line Of boundary ia military poi risw One great object
10 % % Ts 20 Una. part o. me
a5y po.sblty ofd.outa And
that succeeded We have favorable terms by
Lord AsheGrton's eounday Jay as nliay security e
Sn Kins Of Hoaos KS dS S', ae oSse
pem he 4merican, from hrinr The command Of o,s S,r6
ohieh overlooked TIE 81 Lcrenes but the King Of Holland
hsd given those height: to the United states and beg to
hat tbs acaussosns in Sai ,,srs,on ~ hou,d.r
has been met by great objections in the United states and
that there some in the United states who consider that
great nave been made by tina. in
bs IpSta States NV the King Of HoIand
Debafes, Sd series, vol, 81, page i2as
Nj. G.. RulIer on III. ID Nav 1aI3 in tho House
IF Commons ssd:
"No, r,,, ra.,,, ma. ., ;u,,r,.n,. 49,, ;u.rr;o =,
\, in he King Of tbe Netberlands' award wss hat
brought the American line nearer to Quebec than was
convenient That was the only military DANCE, 10 be
@ afeorng 70 he line 50 avn out ~ the
he line of The King Of the Nebsrsnds was the Eeeop
he Americans as far from Quebec a, i ~e had The Who'll Of
ne disputed territory in our Observation-Disclosures De-
bates 50 series vol 3d. page 1851 y. .HI
Lord Stanley, on the same day, and in the same
debate, said ....
an this position it was that Lord Ashbuton entered upon
he negotiation and in this position that he had won
territory