Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04

in the Atlantic at cape or promontory in $50 3V north
latitude thence, enthusiastically, 10 the Lake Misiasn
thence, further southwest the latitude Of 49o north from
the equator, and along that line indefinitely"
Mr.. b. stopped the reading, and remarked upon the
tract far read. He said this Statements state
of fac-nade by Mr.. Monroe TO Lord Hanowby, and
which, of ITSELF established the wofod fact, that the
mssaries did under the treaty OF Utrecht and established
the 49th parallel as the boundary line between France and
Great Britain from the Lake of the Woods indefinitely
How unfortunate that the Senator from Michigan had
looked authentic documents, instead of looking Mr.
Greenhows book and becoming It's dupe and its victim So
he could have fallen the serious OF denying the
establishment of the line under the treaty Of utrecht and the
further serious of saying that Mr.. Monroe had added
nothing to Mr. Madsons statement and had left the question
doubtful he oundit In point Of fact Mr. Monroe added
the particulars of which Mr. Madison had declared his igno
added the beginning, the courses and the ending
the line and stated the whole with the precision Of who
had taken his information from the proceedings of the
missaries And whom did he deliver this paper To
British Secretary Of State to be laid before the King in Cab
net Council and to be used against the Power who
ty the treaty And what did Lord Harowby say Deny
the fact like the Senator who unfortunate follow
Mr.. Grecnhow, resist the argument resulting from the
fact Not at ALL He made objection either the fact
the inference and Mr. Monroe thus proceeded apply his
fact and to the exclusion OF the British from the nay
CATION of the Mississippi and its entire valley, of
right under the Utrecht treaty. and by the provisions of which
they could hold no territory south of 40. Hear him:
sBy MtchePs map, by which the treaty of 1888 was
formed, il evident that the northwestern point of the
Lake of the Woods was least high north as the
latitude Of 40 degrees By the observations of Mr. Thomp
son. astronomer TO the Northwestern Company, appears
to be in latitude 40 deg 81 min. By joining then, the
western boundary of Canada to its northern in the Lake Of
the Woods and closing both there, it follows that the
obvious intention of the Ministers who negotiated the treaty.
and OF their respective Governments that the United States
should possess all the territory lying between the Lakes and
the Mississippi south of the parallel Of the 18th degree of
north latitude This il confirmed by the which
afterwards pursued by the treaty, since they precisely
those which had been established between Great Britain and
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northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods to the Mssis
spp must have been intended according to the lights be-
fore them, take the parallel Of the 10th degree of latitude
established under the treaty of Utrecht and, pursuing
thence of the Mississippi the 3lst degree
latitude the whole OF the western boundary of the
United States the boundary which had been established by
the treaty of 1888 actually adopted. This conclusion
further supported by the liberal spirit which terminated
the Of revolution; it having been manesy the
enon of the parties to heal far could be done the
wounds which had inflicted Nor is essentially weak
ened by the circumstance that the Mississippi called for
by the from the Lake of the Woods that
its navigation is stipulated in favor of both Powers. West
ward of the mississippi to the south of the de-
gree of north latitude, Great Britain held there territory
that river her western boundary. In running west,
and cedng the territory to the river, it impossible
call for it and, the supposion that it took
within the limits of the Hudson Bay Company, was
ta that should stpulate the free navigation of the
but in dong it presumed that her Government re-
spected delicate Of what might be supposed
the interest of that company than any strong
tive of policy founded the interests of Canada its other
possessions that quarter As Great Britain ccdcd the
the Flodas Spain the navigation of the Mis-
ssspp by her subjects, if took place, being under TO-
reign ursdcton could fail to draw from her terrific
es the which properly belonged Them and
fore could not be viewed in the light Of national advantage
'Aer the treaty Of 1888, and the time the convention
in contemplation entered into, the state of things
as is above stated The territory which Great Britain held
of the Lake of the Woods bounded south by the
forty degree of north latitude that which lay between
the Lake of the Woods and the Mississippi, southwark of
that parallel, belonged the United States which
lay the Of the Mississippi Spain 1t being how
ever understood by discoveries observations
that the of the Mississippi did extend high
north had been supposed and Great Britain having
shown desire to have the boundary of the United States
modified in such manner to strike that river, article
that effect inserted in the late convention but in SO
doing, not the intention of the American Minister or
OF the British Minister to do than simply to define the
American boundary. il contemplated by either of
them that America should convey Great any right
to the territory lying westward of that line
OF belonged to her il intended to leave it Great
Brtuin to settle the point to such territory such por
ton OF she might want with Spain rather with
France to whom it then belonged At this PERIOD how
ever, certain measures respecting the Mississippi and
ments in that quarter took place, which seemed
the great interests OF America that dependant that
river These excited sensibly, universal
Of which, in equal degree her history furnishes few
amples They led to discussion, which terminated in
treaty with France, by which that Power coded to the Unit
ed States the whole Of Louisiana she had received it Of
Spain. This treaty took place the Goth of April, 1903
twelve days only before the convention between Great
Britain and the United States signed and day
before the adoption Of such treaty known the Pie
npotentaries who negotiated and signed the convention
Under such circumstances il impossible that any right
which the United States derived under that treaty could be
conveyed by this convention Great Britain that the
Ministers who formed the convention could have conem-
plated such effect by it, Thus the stipulation which is
contained in the fifth article of the convention has become
by the made by the treaty. perfectly nugaory for
Great Britain holds territory southwark Of the forty ninth
degree of north latitude and the United States the whole of
il, the line proposed by that article would through
country which belongs exclusively to the latter"
This reasoning (said Mr. b conclusive, and in the
of the negotiations which followed both parties actually
proposed articles adopting the Utrecht line from the Lake of
the Woods, with provso against its application the
try west Of the Rocky Mountains In adopting the line both
articles identical the provsoes the the only
difference in the modification Of the extent Of the line.
Here they
Article fue, proposed by the American Commissioners
is agreed that line drawn due north south as the
case may require from the most northwestern part Of the
Lake of the Woods until it shall ntesect the forty ninth
parallel Of north latitude and from the point of such inter
section due along and with the said parallel, shall be
the dividing line between his Majesty territories and those
Of the United States the westward of the said lake and
that the said line 10 and along with the said parallel shall
form the southern boundary Of his Majesty territories and
the northern boundary of the said territories Of the United
States Prorded That nothing the present article shall
be construed to extend to the northwest coast of America,
to the territories belonging to claimed by either party
on the continent Of America to the westward OF the Stony
Mountains" N AH