Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-16

continent, on, to the Rock, Mountains. to
be divided between the United States and
Great Britain by an agreement between
themselves The Emperor finished IN
his own business. and quit the concern =
In fact, it would seem, fiom the prompt
iude, moderation. and fai ness with which
he adjusted all differences both wi h the
United Safes and Great Britain, that this
only object OF issuing the alarming ukase
OF 1921 was to bring those powers TO set.
Element, acting upon the homely, but wise
maxim, that short settlements make long
friends.
These are the circumstances out OF
which the British and American conven
lions grew with Russia in the years 1924
and 1925. They are public treaties, open
TO all perusal, and eminentiy worthy Of
being read. will read the third article of
each-the one which applies to boundaries
and which will confirm all that have
slid. The convention with the United
States is IN thes e words:
"Art 3. 1t is moreover agreed, that,
hereafter. there shall not be formed by the
CT liens Of The United States, or under The
authority Of the said States, any establish
meDt upon the northwest coast of Ameri.
ca, nor in any of the islands adjacent, TO
the north OF fifty -four degrees and forty
minutes Of north latitude; and that. in the
same mnnnei, there shall be none formed
by Russian subjects, or under the author
lty of Russia, south OF the same paral
lei."
This is The article which governs the A.
merican boundary with Russia, confirmed
by its precise terms to the islands and
coasts, and having no manner Of relation
10 the continent The article in the Brit
ish convention with Russia, governing her
boundary, is in the same words, so far as
the limit is concerned, and only more ex'
plicit with respect to the continent. Like
our own, it is in these words:
"Art. 3. The line of demarcation be-
tween the possessions of the high contract
ing parties, upon the coast of the continent
and the islands Of America, IN the north
west shall be drawn in the manner follow
ing: Commencing from the southe ynmpst
point Of the island called Prince Of Wales
island, which point lies in he parallel Of
"a degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and
between the l3ist and 1913 4 degree of we ST
longitude, (meridian Of Greenwich.) The
SAID line shall ascend TO the north along
the channel called Portland Canal, as fat
as the point and continent, where it strikes
The 56th degree Of north latitude. From
this last mentioned point, TO The point Of
intersection OF the l4lst degree of west
longitude. will prove 10 be at The distance
Of more than ten marine leagues from the
ocean. The limit between The Britt n pos
sessions and The lire of coast which is TO
belong TO Russia, as above mentioned, shall
be formed by line parallel to the windings
Of The coast, and which shall never exceed
the distance of Ten marine leagues there
from. AND at the time Of demarcaiion
shall follow the summit Of the mountains
slited parallel to the coast as far as the
point of intersection of The I4Ist degree Of
west longitude, (of the same meridIan;)
and. finally, from the SAID poin; Of inter
sect: on, the said me ridian line Of the l4Is,
degree, in its prolongallon as far as the
Frozen Ocean, shall form the limit between
the Russian and British possession on the
continent OF America to the northwest"
These are the proofs. these the conven-
tions which established limits on the nor h
west coast of America between the United
Sta es and Russia in 1924, and between
Great Britain end Russia, in 1925. They
are indentical in object and nearly in
terms thea grow out of the same difficult
ties and terminate in the same way. BY
each The Russian claim is confined TO I he
coast and the islands; by each the same
limit is given both 10 the Tn ted S,ares and
Great Britain; and that limit was. fixed a
the south end of an island, 10 The latitude
OF which Supposed TO be in SO deg bu
! found TO be in 81 deg. 40m) the Empe
ror Paul had granted the privileges o
trade TO the Russian Fur Comp ny. /
was limit wholly in The wafer, not at al
on the land. The American lice never
touches land. the British only reaches i
| by going north through Portland canal Il
SO deg. and thence 10 pursue the coast a
ten leagues from it northwardly to 60 deg.
and thence due north o the Frozen Ocean
! leaving o the Russians only he projecting
part Of the continent which approaches
4 h>iu. dtu UuTlOWS tlc OCedL iuto TIC Sii al
which Bhering found, and which bears hi
name. This is the Pussan line on th'
continent with Grea: BIZ ain; the United
States have no continental me either will
Russia or Great Britain.
| have shown you the limits established
with Russia in 1884 nave produced ih'
treaties which established them; and here
also is a map which illustrates Them, an
shows every thing precisely as l have
read il from the treaties.
!, is The map OF Mr.. Greenhow. clerl
in the Department. who, so long as n
confines himself 10 the business o! copying
maps and voyages, does very well; bu
when he goes 10 issuing opinions upon ma
l onal subjects. and setting the world RICH
about the execution or non-execu ion OF I
great treaty, as tina, the line Of forty MIN
was never es ablished under the treaty o
Uirechi-when he goes al this work, tae
| Lord del liver US from the humbug! Blu
here is the map. with the lines all RICH
upon Il drawn in the water and along ihs
coast according TO The treaties. First,
| few dots in the water al the end Of Pr. nc
| of Wales island, in latitude 81 deg. 40m.
then dotted line up norh. through iht
middle of Portland canal. 10 latitude 20
then northwestwardly along the coast. ane
ten leagues from it, 10 81 deg, and thei