Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-01
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An. 3. The line of dematlalion between the pos
sssions OF the high contracting PARTIES upun the coas
ol the continent aud the isi1Hds uf America 10 lin
northwest, shall be drawn in the manner following. -
Commencing from the sonhtfnnusi puii ot the island
called Proce vi W aes' Island. winch point lies In III,
parallel vi 81 degrees 10 minutes nntlh latitude and be.
tween the l3Isl and ISL degree Of west longitude
(uriidln Of GfeenWeh.1 the said line shall ascend ID
the north along the channel called Portland Canal as
iaf as the point Of the continent where strikes The
both degree ut north latitude. From this last mention.
ed point 10 the poui Of niefseoa OF the 2is degree
oil west lungudr will prove 10 he nj the distaHec o
mo'e ila0 ten mstino leagues tfam the ocean. The
limit between the brush possessions aed the line ii
dd which IS To hrung 10 Russia as above mentioned
shall be- i"ned 10y line mtalle Ia the wlndmes al the
codst. aud which shall never eNeeed The Distance If len
marine leagues htreiem. Aud The line uf dcmarcatlon
shall follow the summit n the mountains situated pnrai-
lei Ia the coast a. lar the ppnt ui inttsrcrn of the
lllst degree ct wcst longitude al tho same meridian,
and finally from the SAID paia oi intersection, the SAID
meridian ne Of the lls destee IN It's ptonuaation as
lar as the Frozen Ocean, sha larn the limit between
thu Russian aud Blush passessiuns tho eoHea of
America To the northwest"
These ara the pr1uis. the5e the conventions which
tahllshcd limits on the northwest coasi Of America be
tween the United Saies aud Russia IN lN2l. mad be-
tween Great BRIAN aud itossm III 1876 They nfe
identical IN object aud nearly lefms they grew out II
the same difficulties and terminate IN The Himo way
lily each the Russian eahn Is confined IA the coast aud
Tie islands, 10y each The SAINT limit IA given both 10 lhe
thiied States aud breat Bflain and that limit was fix
81 NJ the south rud OF islHd the alllude o which
Composed tn he IN - drg. but found Ia be- In 81 deg
III mn.) the Emperor Paul had granted the privileges
oil ltadc To hc Russnn AmeIeln Eur Company. It was
all wholly IL The Watef. MI Al all an the land
The American tine never ionehts nnd. the BRUSH only
reaches II by yong north ,hr.uah Portland canal 10 81
degryes aud thence 10 pursue thu leagues
iram II nrr'hwafdly 10 6l deg, ard thence due north
Ia the Frozen Ocean, leaving the Russians only tho
pulcoiing part Ut the continent whlrh approaches Asa .
aud natrows The ocran lnio The strait which 3chfing
tund, aud which bears his NAM. This Is the Russan
hue un the cuutldent viii Great Britain. the nled
sale5 have 10 continental lao eher with Russia or
Great Britain.
| have shown Won the limits established with Russia
in lo2l have produced lhe lfeahes which established
lhrmi and here aro map Whieh illustrates thom and
shows every thing precisely as have rad II lnm The
treaties.
Il Is the map Of Nj Greeolow. clcrk in the depart
mem Of State Who. 81 lung rs be confines himself Ia The
business 81 copying mals AID VOYAGES. does very we'll
but When he goes 10 issuing nRlnans upon national sub
rcs, aud setting the Wnfli flah about the execution
nun execution of arrat IeatY. lint the line Of mry>
nue never established under tie treaty Of Utrecht
when he GUps at this work. lhe Lord deliver Us from
the humbug Hnl here Is the map. with The lines all
rnh upon It, drawn III The waer mud along the cuasl
corlint To The treaties flrs. irw dut- ~ the WINTER
lhe end oi Prince al u ales san latitude 81 deas
10 mius; then durid line up nnr.b, through the md
die u Portland cunl, II d.ifude 81, then northwest
de2tce4; md thea North Ia The Frozea occ,o. No line
nj all along 81 deptees 10 mnnles 10 the Rocky Noun
ains and that Is nshl, or the tfcaob never put one
there.
AMI here is another map winch illustrates error aud
shows yuu line plurf Nhefe there Is euTh
which the Scnae has ordered thousand extra copies
b. printed lur The instruction 81 tho people. llefel
gues. running straight through lfam the STA 10 the moun
tains caring iot Nothing III lis cuursrcnuiug lakes IN
two, dvdmg Of netbhoriog posts from each other mud
Inc
That II pursues with undertaking fdelly aud the On
aaycr has marked Il etrang the nap, that M one
may ovcruok IT, ~ all his HERE Is but one fault and
thai H. that there Is such tbne-uu SUCH line upon
earl never and never en- be- by any principle re
eoqnisej at The time al the Russian eonyeuun Of 1921
was made
Well there is no auch line aud that would srem to be
enough to quiet The excitement wheh has been gotten
up about it, But there i muir Ia come. sat out "h
saying that, although ihis y our lury never
labl-lird az u northern b undary iot the Uued States
vet proposed 10 be established northern bum
daty. not for Us, but pr Great Bulan-nnd that pr,
pnsal was made to Great Britain by ourselves TINS
spund like strange statoment ~ the ears of the
hfy four Turtles, hut II Is strange than true,
and. after stating the facts. mean 10 prove them. The
plan OF the Unlled States at dial time ths Thai
earth of the three Powers lGreat Britain, Russia and
the United States having clams he northwest coast
Of America should divide the country between them.
each taking hd. IL this plan OF partition oich was
Rocky Mountains. Russia ialrg the northern Slice tho
United States the southern, aud hte9 Britain the crntre
with hly-uur forty iur her northern boundary and iuHy
nnc for her southern
The document from h.rh read will say hliy oue
but bat the first enrr orly nnc was the zeal one
"a | Will hereafter show. It's was our plan. The
moderation Of Russia defeated li.-ihal pa~ei had m
settlements that part ol The continent; and regretted
the continental share winch We offered her. She limit
ed betsr the COASTS and Islands. where she had set
Elements pft Great Iinaiu tjutlpd Shtes