The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-21
PASSENGERS PEE rHE ARAR1A
The Ko.thwesuern Boundary Dispute.

WASHINGTON TERRITORY, March s, 1859 I
The President in his last annual message, referring 70
the col trovCIsy With Great Britain Central Amefi
taD question, ssys "a final settlement VI these ques
lions IL greatly TO be desired, IA this would wpe Out
the last remaining hubjsct OF dispnte betSeen the two
countries Iha surprses every body this part Of
be country, os It is ~e KDoSn that the question Of the
Ncrb~es'tIn boundary rs s.ul unsettled. Is ques-
ton OF importance, Involves material tcretts Of
government, which will attempt briefly - explain
The treaty Of the 10 June, ls46, esap'snes ,be
Diary as being "aloig the forty niotb praeI Of north
aiute 10 the micoie which separates the
continent from Vapc1uv and aud thence southeTy,
through the miaale OF the SAID chappel ana of Facss
Stats, to the Pac'ac Ocean proviled hoscvsr, that
the Davgoton OF the Whole OF the said chaane and
straits south Of the forty Dth parallel Of north latitude
remain free and ope IA 10 bob parties"
Our govern neDt claims ,be :. Canal Do Hsro" the
boundary line, beng the widest aud deepest cba0nc,
the Guf Of Georgia Nth the Straits OF Fuca TIE Eng
lth ella m ss the boundary line the Rosario STRAITS
which nearest TO the main land lnte' mediate be-
tween ttefe Two straits the disputed isAnds which
have been named the ArchipelaRo de HAro." Tney
some fifteen or twenty 10 number Several are large,
a. for instance San Juan 0rcas Il ends eaoh con-
ipg about sevs uty square miles The OF all Ia
about three hunored square miles or near Two hundred
thousnna acres Of land They have numerous hsroors,
and coal has been found Of them. The Island VI
San Juau lie the most valuable II Ia nearest 10 VAN
cou,ers leland, Is the mot level, has the m st arabic
lsnd and ia well located for sfoh6cauoo, overlooking
the channels Pusers Sound and the Gulf Of Geor
Ria lie EDsisb setrg vide awake TO the value Of
the disputed islands DcKeDe 10 the dOuHs bold W0rds
hat the Of Great Britain should "mske
out OF one OF these islands ous secn
a u
Excellent bu,long found 90 one Of thesa
islands, all ready for the Of this projected Malta
The discovery Of COLO and the rush OF people last
to Frazer river and 10 Vancouver Island have suddenly
given greater value 10 the ISLANDS, and multiplied in
teess ana those Of the BRUSH that quArter fhere-
FORE let OF Our people governments imagine tnst
the decisioD Of the question Of little moneoI But
iny ortspt coptcerat Of the eligible
position OF ,b1sc isapdr Of much conseq ,enoe
when look the clear and undoubted u
claims
We have termed the islands above the "dlsputed
lauffe Hntt "a Tf.ona NO
oisppte. There be doubt that, agreeing upoa
that boundary, II was the inepon OF both gosersmeDs
to give 10 Great Britain only vAncouvers Island Much
dissatisfaction txfted in many quarters that dit not
acquire The territory up 10 81 40 In yielding down 10
4saa parallel ana vAneouve.'s Island We Welded -
n ucb as ~e could, and than comfos table, As
We said above the CaDal de hao the deepest, widest
and straehieet channel W connect the Coll Of orRia
Win the STRAITS OF Fucs and the debates In orr Senate
at The time OF the copdsma OF the treaty show
that II wss regarded as the boundary. The islands
the patura appendsge Of the continent The eircuItous
route by the Straits Of Rosario 10 not . natural or
obvious boundary. The ton Of b itch claim The
Islands 10 due, probably 70 the Hudsoos Bay Company,
WHO at an early date began 10 pasture sheep upon tho
haDd OF San Juan, and 70 look with wpuu eyes upon
the whole Archpeaeo Our authorities evied tax upon
sherifh seized some Of the property. 90
pay taxes and this couct lei institution Of the
preseLt commission by the two for the de-
termination under the treaty Of the boundary line.
II lie ruDorod that the Com Dssione's have agreed,
and thus that this subject viii be brought attention
Of the respective governments II is aso rumoref that
the British Commissioner willing to p~opMs to
give W ell but Ssn Jaan Island But main channel,
ho proper ship chAsne separa said Island from tho
remainder Of the group There IL half cay boundary
nes proper settlement gives US "toe whole or nome"
Either they are wIoss or We are wrong. Unless she
Commits ioners prepared 70 make treaty,
either The Canal de Haro or the Stratus OF Rosario
should be the boundary line. We doubt BOT that the
interests Of the Uned States will DO well be defended BY
the aolc gentleman, Archibald Campbell Esq Uaited
States Commissioner who has this matter 10 charge. Il
" bot serious controversy from any obscusity 10 the
treaty or ia our rights but, On the contrary our rights
are 30 uDissasable tbat would he with eieat concern
should nnd the British government, persistng 10 its
claims. We conceive that the hooor, pride and
rests Of the two e0vernDents will be oest consulted By
speedy settlement Of the question Al issue.
The London Tunes, IN s frank and honorable admission
at the time Of the late agitation Of the queson Of the rsh
search said that tive have yielded the Americans
OF recent dsputes but It 10 because they
right and wrong" When We, N tubs remote
Of the United States, read this PASSAGE could
not shelp exclsmins they equally wrong IN tner
claims 10 the Archipelago de lfuo.
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