The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-01
THE DAILY UNION.
now have recourse to the language Of others, and
would read a paragraph from the first letter OF Mr.
Madison 10 Mr.. Monroe on this subject


now have recourse to the language Of others, and
would read paragraph from the first letter OF Mr.
Madison 70 Mr.. Monroe on this subject
"f the h article he expnnged the north boundary oil
Louisiana will is reasonable remain the same IN ths
and may be adjusted and established according to the P
ePles and authorities which in that would have been
applicable There reason to believe that he T Z
between Louisiana and the British territories norm OF u
actually fixed BY commissioners appointed under the
the Lake OF the Woods westwsrdy latitude 40 degrees
which case the hith article would be nugaoT as he S
Mississippi would run through territory which on ooth
sides Of the line would belong TO the United states An
eson of Tie commissioners under the treaty of Utrecht
rests snd the reasoning 70 nS bouodsIy Of
Louisiana with notes in support Of that eohsuuc
ton This paper will put you more readily n.o
with the British government But you will perceive the
necessity Of recurring to the proceeding. o. the s%s
not within reach here and must, consequently Dc
left your researches and Judgment 10 determine h
proper 10 be made OF them"
Mr. b. remarked upon the language Of this ex-
tract The fact of the commissaries having acted
was assumed for certain: the precise terms OF their
act and the construction OF those terms, was not eh
I actly known: and Mr.. Monroe was directed to ex-
anime the proceedings Of the commissares IN Lon
don-to ascertain the partculers-and to act accord
ing TO his judgment. Mr.. Monroe did so, and found
not the least difficulty either branch Of his duty
The justification for the non-ratihcauon OF the ooun-
Diary clause seems TO have been admitted without
~oiu, NJ W -. l;a "a. Itch, 80, Gar
counter the least aimeuity: Inc oueeh' ueay eai
ried all through: but let Mr. Monroe speak for him
self In his letter to Mr.. Madison, Of September &
1904, he says
I'VE then proceeded TO examine the convention respect
ing the boundaries In the light In which the rstiheaton o
The President presented H. On that subject also, omitted
nothing which the documents my possession enabled me
to say; in aid Of which thought 1t advisable, lew day.
lteTwsTds TO send % his ISid'sip no's s ~ a.
cline rtifyipg the 6nh sricie As The AFFAIR had become
~ that in degree delicate and
was In its nature intriests thought improper 70 e
snvs PndiSiSual Nv committing Il to paper il might be
better Understood by Lord Harowby aud by cabinet
TO whom he will doubtless submit IL
In this extract, Presumed Mr.. B., Mr.. Monroe
shows that he held a conversation with Lord Har
rowby, the British Secretary Of State and used the
Utrecht treaty for both the purposes for which he
had been instructed To use it, and with perfect
cess He also shows that unwilling to leave such
an important matter to the memsry Of an individual
he drew up the substance Of his conversation in
writing and delivered il TO Lord Harrowby that he
might Law il before the cabinet The production OF
this paper, them is the next link in the chain Of the
evidence 10 be laid before the Senate and here il is:
np.,.. ...,,i.. "A, k.,,d. # a. Tt,i,,J s,,, d,.
,dis Lord HarTosSy. sent O. IsOI
.Bv the tenth article Of the treaty Of Utrecht IL 4, sgeed
that France shall Britain the bay and
straits Of Hudson together with all lands seas .eaeosIt,
rivers and places situate IN me .sld oa and straits which
shall ks Iotbth snpoIntsd by esnb no~sr 10 ds.srnine
within year the limits between the said hay Of udsOn
and the places sPPssnng to the French and also to de-
.eroe and ,e,e IN IKE msnner he noInaas. between
'' "Commjssare, werr sccoTSn%Iy snsoiSted nv .ocb
power who .Esesd IA. Ipusisni treaty in s,taShIh.
ing ne bOHndsr' ProPG'ed by a. They liked the northern
o. Sna ana % a. n Se @ IN
latitude thence to the lake Mstasn,
thence further southwest to the latitude of 40 deg north
from the equator and along that line indefinitely"
Mr.. B. stopped the reading, and remarked upon
.
ment-a statement OF fact-made by MIR. Monroe
TO Lord Harowby, and which, of itself established
VIC 'oiu ia'', , mo e y LI;t u 90 a.
under the treaty OF utrecht ana established the 49h
Great Britain fron the Lake of the Woods inde6
n;,.iv No., H., ,nfor,un.,. ,b., m. ..n.,o,
from Michigan had not looked to authentic docu-
ments, instead of looking to Mr.. Greenhow's book,
and becon,;nr i,a dime and its victim n so he
80 III i sIp 90; 90 - .-:. - 81 e
never cou'u nave iahen nto the serious error OF de-
nylng the Establishment oil the line under the treaty
OF Utrecht and the further serious error Of saving
that Mr.. Monroe had added nothing TO Mr.. M,di
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son statement, anu hau iet the question as oouot-
fui as he found 1t. In point OF fact, Mr.. Monroe
.l.r.d hi. ;anor.n... .dd.d ths hsonn;no ,h.
courses, and The ending of the line and stated the
whole with the precision OF a man who had taken his
information from the proceedings of the commissa-
!. res And ~ ,ybor, d;d h. d.1sr this naner, r.
D. S W "no'r S,u -. 10 pap. 10
in cabinet council and to be used against the power
who was a marty 10 the treaty., And what did | ord
i Uarro,,h,r f.n; D.nu III. fct Ill. III. .an.,a.
rlarfo"oy say Dehy tne !aSt, ike tne senator
VINO Is so unfortunate as 10 follow MT Greenhow,
or even resist the argument sulting from the fact
Not at all. He made no objection TO either the fact
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or the inference; anu Mr. Monroe thus proceeded
to apply his facts and to urge the exclusion of the
British from the navigation of the Mississippi and
| i,s ent;re v,Iey as a r,a,,er IF rich, upd.r H.
Is e''.'e Naey' az d matter vi r'sn., unueI 'he
oueGnt treaty, ana oy the PROVISIONS OF which they
could hold no territory south of 49o. Hear him:
"pv ,,,oh.u,. MN, h., ,,h,.b -. -, ,,o,
forDsd II as e,i5ent' ~, ,h M y ., o was
~ va s @ tna. cue Poih Oh 'he
80 ~ 10 S Jus T p a. ieas az hgn Soh as ,he ati
asroUor - ,b N,h,o Cornnn % W., lnomPs1n
Us n " .e appears 10 De
hh uue - 1es .. nun. ny Jpimng lnrn INC western
Wod o. Ls i III W " M IN .he LAKE Oh the
t G IN. uoth hee, IL lpiioWs tna' was the
u'ous OF tne minister. VINO negotiated me rea
T. anu o. her resPecn.e government tha me uuted
shouLn POSSESS an tne territory lying between the
anE Tue south OF me paTaiiei OF the a9h
! VI nol'n au!uoe, rms cohhrmed Dy he courses
WhGh " afterwards pursued Dy me treaty since they are
precisely NOSE which had been established between Great