The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-02


from Missouri draws the important conclusion that
the fact must have been So ! shall not enter into
this matter, as It is not al all important
MIR Monroe stated a fact that had occurred, il it
occurred at all, century before. Il had in reality
lttle, if any, bearing upon the subject he was
urging which was the right Of the United States to
posses the territory lying between the lakes ana
the Mississippi, south Of the parallel Of the 40h deg
Of latitude.
IL was to the treaty of 1883 that he referring,
and TO Mitcheil's map by which il was formed. lie
sdVerts to the treaty of Utrecht by saying that by
running due west from the northwestern point OF the
Lake Of the Woods to the Mississippi" according
TO the treaty of 1883 at must have been intended
according to the lights before them, to take the par
alel Of the 49th degree of latitude as established UNI
der the treaty Of Utrecht"
Now sir. Il might well be that Lord Harrowoy
considered 1t necessary 10 look into this al
legged fact as il had no real bearing on the subject,
being alluded to merely as giving reasons which
may have Influenced the commissioners IN hxing the
boundaries Of 1888.
The next proof OF the establishment of this line
given by the senator was Postlethwaite's CONNER
cia Dictionary, with D'Anyle's map. There Is no
quotation from the dictionary, and the matter, there-
fore, rests on the map alone.
The senator then "poned out the line established
under the treaty of Utrecht and read the account of
il as given in note on the upper left hand of
the map The description was in these words
"Ths line that parts French Canada from British
Canada ,oas settled by eonnissaries after the peace Of
Utrecht making course from Dariss i.lsi, on the n
lantie sea, doon 10 hs 49lA dgres, through NE lake
.fbiibis, 10 the northwest oesaH therefore Mr.. D.fn-
vills's dotted line east Of Jamss's bay is false"
The senator then states that this map was made
by p'Anyile the great French geograPher Of his age,
and dedicated to the Duke Of Orleans" &c, &C.,
and he adds, it is the 'authentic French testimony
in favor Of the line Of Utrecht"
Now, sir, IL is not a little curious that this map,
thus authortstively nounced to be authentic, Is
upon the very face Of stated TO be false IN one Inn
portant particular What, then, becomes Of the cor
rectness Of the assertion Of the honorable senator,
and Of the certainty of this testimony
IL wrong in respect II may be so in others, and
at any rate our faith in its pretensions Is entirely
shaken. But | do not understand by whom this
note work. Evidently not by DAnVllle, for 1t
impugns his own work. We have not, therefore,
DAnyile au thority for this line as being establish
ed under the treaty Of Utrecht. lie marks the line
upon his map, but whence his authority for 1t is left
10 conjecture
One other point sir the honorable senator infers
that attempted negotiation with the British gov
eminent during Mr.. Jeffersons administration, two
articles were proposed, one by the American com.
mssoners and one by the British, for the establish
ment Of boundary between our country and Cana.
da, fIom the northwestern part of the Lake Of the
Woods The articles are substantially the same,
with this difference that the British article provides
for running the line westward far as the respective
territories extend in that quarter and both contain
provsoes that neither shall extend west ofthe Rocky
mountains. The gentleman said: "Here is concur
renee in the proceedings Of the commissarles under
the treaty of Utrecht" Here is submission to tn
treaty on the part of the British, &c, &c. In the
first place, sir, allow me to remark, that thus was
mere project, and that no treaty was made on the
subject III eleven years afterwards, In 1918. Now,
what is meant by concurrence here? II accident
al coincidence, the matter is not worthy Of further
inquiry. But il by concurrence" is meant, that
this line was actually established by the treaty OF
Utrecht, and thus binding on the parties, no other
convention was necessary. Both naiOns, upon this
assumption, mistook their own rights and their du'
ties. The boundary had been established a century
before and they carrying on useless and bar
rem negotiation which was thus blindly and unneces
sarly rpened into treaty In lIlS But, SIR, the
senator proceeds TO ask what Mr.. Jefferson did with
this projee and adds that he rejected 1t. And why,
sir The letter from Mr. Madison to MessrS. Mon.
roe and Pinkney. dated July 80, 1907, states:
THE modification Of the 5th article (noed which
the British commissioners would have agreed toy be
tainabie But il much 10 be wished pressed though
made ultmatum that the pror'o to 10th should be
have little other effect than as an offensive nmation
Spain that claims extend to the Pacific ocean How
strengthen Spanish ealouses Of the United States which
is probably object with Great Britain to excite BY the
clause In question:"
Now, sir, Mr.. Jeiferson's object was not to Of
fend SPAIN and therefore he rejects provlso which
expressly limits our claim to the Rocky mountains,
in order excite the jealousy OF most jealous
nation, by even the appearance of interfering with
her rights and yet the honorable senator supposes
that this very treaty without the provso was to run
to the Pacific, claiming for US and England the
whole country. And which would excite the jeal-
ously of Spain most? To say express y the Ameri-
can government will make arrangement with that
of England for pushing the American title west of
the Rocky mountains, or to form treaty actually
carrying this claim there without regard TO spanish
rights 1t is obvious to me that Mr.. Jefferson did
not believe in the English title west of the Rocky
mountains as for the Pacific, and, therefore, ma
king treaty with that power for the establishment
between her and the United States would not just
" give offence to Spain, as 1t would not call IN
question Spanish rights.
The honorable gentleman has not said word Of
Mr.. Jefferson in which do not fully concur. An
ADLER a purer statesman Is rarely found IN his
tory Time, which tries the fame Of all men, is rem
dering his brighter and brighter and we have scarce
" name in histery-certanly but one--which is
more reverenced by the American people as that Of
a consummate statesman. The honorable senator
will please to recoect that this pro ect Of Mr.. JEFF
ferson's under any circumstances, proves nothing
1t was long before the Florida treaty, which has
rendered our title inexpugnabe. But, sir, what are
the circumstances which render doubtful might
perhaps say dscredits-the establishment of this par
alel of ago under the treaty Of Utrecht. will re-
fer here to portion Of an article published in the
"Union" February "a 1916; which understood
was prepared by Mr.. Greenhow:
lin contradiction of sl these opinions no line Of sePara
ton whatsoever between the Hudsons bay territories and
the French possessions is to be found the large and
beautiful map of America by PopEle, published in 1898
under the patronage of the colonial department and
bearing the certificate Of DR. HALEY to It's corIectness
on any map in the atlas OF Maxwell and scnix published
l72 in Boyers Political State, l72i in the History Of
Hudsons Bay by Dobbs l7Ai in the Historic de 10 Nou
velle France by Chaevoix 74 in the Sy stem OF Geog
raphy by l1i7; in the American Traveller l769
in the American Atlas by Jches ITS In the History Of
the French Domnons in Amercs by Jeries 76o In the
Map Of America from the materials by Governor Powna
7aa is there any auson to such line In the works
which maps attached in any other work
map reputation published during the last century save
those above mentioned.
None works above named are authorities on the
subject proceeding they all do from persons uncon
nected with the Of the Utrecht treaty and
sessng better FAR known OF information
respecting them than other peoples these indeed only show
that the boundary was supposed by some persons to have
been settled at the time when they were written OF the
works which be considered authorities the follow
ing comprising is believed oil in which record or
tice OF such Transaction IL had taken place should Re
found entirely silent with regard TO any decision or
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