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

the whole valley oil that The
most accomplished dplomatist in neutrality-suspicious. equal
Europehe that the acquisition OF Louisiana
in the shoes Of the French in all their treaties applicable
TO that province that especially made us party to The tea
~ of Utrecht gave benefit of the line 49, established
under that treaty aud he Immediately determined 10
mend the rejection OF the fifth article of the treaty
signed London aud TO rely afterwards upon the Utrecht
treaty matter OF right 10 force the British out Of the valley
OF the Mississippi The Senate concurred with him. They
rejected fifth article of the treaty aud then double du
~ presented itself TO be performed at London.
The Of the article of the to be justified,
the treaty Of Utrecht be plead against the British to put
end their darling desire obtain the navigation of the
Mississippi The first delicate duty. The nonatihea-
ton of treaty. concluded under instructions except for good
cause by the law OF nations injury TO the adverse Power
imply breach OF faith but little short the enormity OF
violating the same treaty after its ratification To this
good cause-o justify ourselves for seeming breach of
was the immediate Of Mr. Jefferson Immediately af
the Senate had acted the two treaties namely the
l4 OF February 1904, Mr. Madison, Secretary OF State
wrote 10 Mr. Monroe Mr. King having asked return
when he had concluded his treaty. bring this delicate bust
ness before the British Government and satisfy them
upon the point of decentralization Of the fifth article The
y OF Utrecht furnished the justification, and MIR Monroe
instructed to urge II accordingly
The Senator then went on to say
This extraordinary statement brought him to the produce
uon oil his authorities He would have the
Language OF Others and would read paragraph from the first
letter OF Mr. Madison TO Mr. Monroe this subject eff
the nth article be expuged the north boundary OF Louisiana
will as is reasonable, remain the the hands of the
United States it in the hands of France, and
adjusted and established according to the principles aud
thortes which in that would have been applicable
sana aud the British territories north of il were actually
hxed by appointed under the treaty of Utrecht
and that this boundary from the Lake Woods
westwardly latitude 40 degrees which the fifth
article would be nugatory the line from the Lake of the
Woods to the of the Mississippi, would
through territory which, both sides Of the Inc, would
belong to the United States.''
There 10 beHere" that the boundary &c Here
evident that Mr. Madison doubted the fact and
why might not Mr. G. doubt also Not fact had since been
elected TO such doubt Mr. Madison was in doubt
whether such boundary actually fixed" And he
sent Mr. Monroe to the fountain head of authority
tain whether such the fact The Senator from
Missouri had said that the fact assumed for certain
Hear his language, after further quoting Mr. Madison,
follows
Annexed is paper stating the authority which the
cson OF the commissioners under The treaty OF Utrecht rests
and the reasoning opposed to the construction making the
49h degree OF latitude the northern boundary of Louisiana
with marginal notes in support of that construction This
paper viii put you more readily into possession of the sub
Ject, as II enter discussions with the British
Government But you will perceive the necessity of
ring the proceedings of as the source
of authentic information These within reach here
and IL must, consequently, be lett your researches
and Judgment to determine the proper be made of
them"
s'Mr b. remarked upon the language of this extract.
he fact Of the commissares having acted ashamed
OF those TERMS not exactly known and Mr.. Monroe
directed to examine the proceeding of the commssares in
ascertain the partcuarsand to act according to
his Judgment
But this said Mr. was the language ofunceranty sThee
to believe the language of Of
fact And, accordingly Mr. Monroe sent to headquar
the True facts IN tne case Mr. u had
his speech that Mr. Madison spoke doubtfuy the sub
jec and he would appeal to all present in that cham
Der to whether this not true He had said that Mr.
Monroe did not add any facts the statement of Mr. Mad
that he gave the British Government no additional
authority He referred the British Minister nohing-to
nothing at all in addition to what Mr. Madison had stated
He spoke in the words Douglass did when speaking
the treaty and there could be doubt all that Mr. Mon
got whatever he stated the British Government OF
Douglass and all back what had been referred
by Mr. Madison and that the mere historical fact as
given by the historian, and nothing Mr.. c. then fur
ther quoted
either branch Of his duty The justification for the
caton Of the boundary clause have been admitted
counter the least difficulty The Utrecht treaty carried all
through But let Mr. Monroe speak for himself his
ter TO Mr. Madison, OF September s. 1904, he We
then proceeded examine the respecting
boundaries in the light in which the ratification the Pres
dent presented it. On that subject also, omitted nothing
which the documents my possession enabled me to saw in
aid OF which thought il advisable few days afterwards
send to hs iordshP note explanatory of the motives which
induced the President and Senate decline rang the
fifth article As the affair had become by that
IN some degree delicate and it its in
reate thought improper to let the explanation which
had given rest on the memory Of single individual BY
committing il paper, might be better understood BY
Lord narrowly, and by the Cabinet whom he will doubt
: less submit it -
In this Presumed Mr. B. Mr. Monroe shows that
he held conversation With Lord Harrowby the British Sec
Rotary Of State and used the Utrecht treaty for both the pu
poses for which he had instructed and with
feet He also shows that, unwilling leave such
the substance Of his conversation in writing and delivered
TO Lord Harrowby that he might lay il before the Cabinet
The production of this paper then, the link in the chain
Of the evidence be laid before the Senate and here il
Paper respecting he boundary cfe United States, deli
Dered TO Lord Hayro,cby, September 5, 1904.
By the tenth article Of the treaty of Utrecht is agreed
OF Hudson, together with all lands seas seacoa rivers
and places situate in the said bay and straits which belong
thereunto &c. Ii is also agreed that conissares shall
be forthwith appointed by each Power determine within
year. the limits between the said bay of Hudson and the
places apperaning the French and also describe and
SETTLE like MANNER the boundaries the other b.
tish and French colonies in those parts.
"Commssaries accordingly appointed by each Pow
err ho erecued the shptat0ns of the treaty establishing
The boundaries proposed By IT, They fixed the northern
boundary OF Canada and Louisiana by line beginning the
Atlantic, cape promontory in So deg so min north
latitude thence south westwardy, the Lake Mistan
thence, further southwest the latitude OF 40 deg north
from the equator, and along that line indefinitely"
Mr. h. stopped the reading and remarked upon the
tract far read lie said this q Statements state
ment OF iactmade by Mr. Monroe Lord narrowly, and
which, OF ITSELF established the twood fact that the
rles did act under the treaty of Utrecht and established the
49th parallel the boundary line between
Britain, from the Lake of the Woods indefinitely
No notice, that Mr. G.. could discover taken of
this statement Of Mr. Monroe by the British Government net
ther by their Ministers at home elsewhere The silence
Of Lord Harowby the British Minister capable Of easy
explanation found in the fact that the statement whe
ther true or false had unmporant bearing the question
in dispute As it did touch the matter in controversy
nothing more said about it. He again read from Mr.
BESroS's speech