The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-22

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themselves. The agreements with Russia were con-
tanned in two conventions, signed nearly at the same
time, and nearly in the same words, limiting the
territorial claim If Russia $40 40 conhning her TO
the coast and islands, and leaving the continent out
to the Rocky mountains, TO be divided between
the United States and Great Britain by an agree
ment between themselves. The emperor hnished up
his own business, and quit the concern. In tact,
would seem, from the prompdtude, moderation, and
fairness with which he adjusted all differences both
with the United States and Great Britain, that MS
only object Of issuing the alarming ukase oil 1871,
was TO bring those powers To a settlement, acting
upon the homely but wise maxim, that short settle
ments make long friends. .." IA
These are the circumstances out Of which the
British and American conventions grew with Rus
STA in the years 1924 and 1926. They are public
treaties open TO all perusal and emlnently worthy
of being read will read the third article Of each
the one which applies 10 boundsries-and which
will confirm all that have said The article IN the
convention with the United States is IN these words;
Art Is moreover agreed that hereafter there shall
der the authority ofths said states any establishment upon
the northwest esaH Of America In any Of the iIianxs
Of aoSA sS . and ss "a q. .s. there
shall Be sons forusd By Russian suese Or under the su
thorty Of Russia, soaA Of the same parallel"
This is the article which governs the American
boundary with Russia, confined by its precise
terms to the islands and coasts, and having no
ner Of relation 10 the continent The article In the
British convention with Russia, governing her
boundary, is in the same words 90 far as the limit
Is concerned, ana only more explicit with respect TO
the continent. Like our own, 10 the third article
OF the convention, and is In these words:
-Ar J. The llps Of dsmsrcsiOn between the posses
sion, Of the high contracting psrs. upon tbs coast Of
| shan be drawn in the manner following commencing
from the .outhsOst point Of the island called Prince Of
20 minutes north latitude and bstyesn the lsls and lS3d
degree Of west longitude, meridian OF oreenwieh) the
called Portland Channel far the point Of the conn
asnt where strikes the 6Sth degree Of north latitude
Of the I4s degree Of west Longitude win prove to be at
the distance Of more than marine leagues from the
which Ia to belong TO Russia above mentioned shall be
formed BY line parallel to the windinss Ofhe and
thersfrom And tho line Of demsTsston shall follow the
summit Of the mountains situated parallel to the Tar
tude (of the meridihnO and finally, from the said
point Of intersection the said meridian line OF the Ills de-
orm the R= the and British possessions
| on the continent Of America to the northwest"
These are the proofs these the conventions which
established limits on the northwest coast Of America
between the United States and Russia in 1924, and
between Great Britain and Russia in 1925. They |
identical in object, and nearly in terms; they |
grow out Of the same difficulties, and terminate in |
the same way. BY each the Russian claim is con-
fined TO the and the islands; by each the same
limit is given both 10 the United States and Great
an island, to the latitude Of which (supposed to be
IN 3D., uttound TO be IN %" 4V) the Emperor Paul
had granted the privileges Of trade to the Russian
American FUR Company. IL was limit wholly IN
me water not al all on me land Inc American
line never touches land the British only reaches II
by going north through Portland channel to $50, and
thenee 10 me coast al ten leagues from north
wardly to Glo, and thence due north to the Frozen
ocean, leaving TO the Russians only the project
ing part OF the continent which approaenes ASA
nd m he nto ayhar h
ring iound, ana winch bears his name. This Is the
Russian 81 line on the continent with Great Britain
the onited states nave no continental line either
win Russia or with Great Britain.
nave SHOWN you the limit, established with
huss,a IN les l nave produced the treaties wnich
established themi and here, also, Is map which IL
Illustrates them, and shows everything precisely az
nave READ from me treaaes'
IL ~ 'he map OF MI oreenho"' CLERK IN the
department OF state, VINO 80 long as ne confines
hlmse,i 70 ,ne business OF copying maps ana voy-
ages, does very WELL but when he goes to issuing
opinions upon national subjects and setting the
woria rgnt ABOUT tne execution OF nonexecution
Oh great treaty, as ,hat the line OF Iorty.nne was
never esaonshed under the treaty OF Utrecht; when
ne goes al TINS WORK, me LORD denver us from the
humoug but mere Is Inc map, with the lines all right
upon II, drawn IN the water ana along the coast ac-
corning 10 the treaties' FIRST rev dots IN the wa
yer al the ehd on frnce OF wales island, IN latitude
% ~ 'heh Goled ,ine up north, through the mid
ule Q, ortnu Ghahe 70 iattuue DO; then northwest
wardiy along the coast and ten leagues from 1t, to
OIL ana hen north 70 the Frozen ocean. No line
al all along "a" 4V 10 the Rocky mountains; and
that Is right for the treaties never put one there.
And here Is another map which illustrates error,
and shows you line on paper where there is none
on earth, and OF which the Senate has ordered ten
thousand extra copies to be printed for the instruc-
uon of the people. Here it goes, running straight
through from the sea to the mountains, caring for
nothing in its course-cutting lakes in two d.
vding neighboring posts from each other and reck-
less of everything except to follow ifty-four forty
That it pursues with undertaking fidelity: and the
engraver has marked strong on the man. that no
one may overlook it. In all this there is hui one
fault and that is, that there is no such thing no
such line upon earth never was, and never can
be- by any principle recognised At the tins rho, ,h
Russian convention of 1924 was made, N''
Well, there is no such line and that wo,ld ,ss,,
to be enough to quiet the excitement which has
been got up about il; but there is more n cnn,a