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NOTICE.
WILL be offered for sale, far cash, on
the premises, on Wednesday, the tOfli
lay of M7 " following tracts or
parcels of land and town lota, lying in
Hertford county, for the purpose of satisfy
ins the taxes duo thereon and poll taxes
due for the year 1341, (there being no
personal property of Isaac Pipkin's on
which I can distrain for the poll taxes)
t . f .1 a t Law aama . fkat
MU r U wtiLSffl,k'toteM of ,h Farmer, by recorr,
ame hatrmg-teen-ttste by XssJc r pKiso nenil Tli5s Hellarll, nnUftnmtt
. ; - I L! 1 a - I. 'a
House and lot lying b town of Mur
frcsboro,' ahd 15 acr of land arljom-'nig-
the town of Murfresboro', being
the bauae and lot whereon said I. Pip
kin and family lived, valued to f 2,500,
Mm, and lot lyi..a; in ""tAwjbaMjiid.
joining ihe Meson lot, valued to $.100,
Sor hoo and let. -lying in Murfreeborw.
ajoiniog; tb Maaoo lot, valued to
$240. ,
J 6 hair acra lota lying in Murfreeboro. a
joining the lota of J no. O. Wilson,
Bam'l. J. Whevler and others, yawed
to $80. .. .
(jin lot lying in Mnrfresboro, adjoining
the lot of Jo.. G. Ri-a, Benj. B. Camp a
heira and other, valued lo $100, t
536 acraa land, lying: near Murfiwsboro ,
adjuininr; the lands of H. M. Ban a
heir. T. Uapebert and others, .alued
in ,3.516. -
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$7 50
90
75
S3
30
10 65
133 acret land, adjoining the knda of
Benj. Wall. John W. Boulhall andoth.
era. v'ed to $731,
36S acraa land, lying in Mary's Neck, ad
joining the land of John MaceCt a
heira, iw. G. Wilson and oilier, lying
on Meherrin river, valued to f M64,
55 acret land, lying U Mary'a Neck, ad
joininf the land f Jamea Magett and
oilier lying on Meherrin river, valued
3 30
4 40
1 15
Also will be offered for sale, en Thurs-
dsy the 1 1th day of May next, on the pre
mises, in the town of Winton, the fellow
ing town lota as above mentioned, vix.
Town lota (number not known) lyine In
the lawn of Wmtoo, attuning ma kh
of John A. Anderson. William T By
num. Lawrence Eley and other, valued
to 8234. - 7
Ani't of poll tatea dia for the vear 1841, 3800
KtutiAKU u. unri(
by
JOHN P. BRIDGES, D. Shff.
Hertford county, Hsch 3nd, 1843.
Plica adv -$10 15 5t.
i E P.NASH'S
PIANO FORTES,
the best evidence U subtsriber eaa possibly
4 S
rive of his oa opinion, as to the tupentitg
i.f the Piano Fortes wbkb ha offers for sale i aad
is order thai others mar have aa onpmteaitr el
ittxinf Ike natter, be arovowS la plaea Ihesa upon
Irwl m me parlors sue persons mm my mw
Iroui of so..l) lag tbcmielvas with articles of the
The postaonemenl ef a positive pore list or any
Inurnment whatever lor a few months, to aiv
tie tfiOereat. aaakera a fair trial, would at least
a the purchaser no bana. -A
line addressed In the subscriber, at Petersburg,
1 in me vaDverwcr, at i wcrw ,
r just as good a par-pose every wai
rview, siuee he takes upoahirassfl
n, aad guaianteea lo please la ev-
would answer
at a personal lotervie
he riik of selecting
rv resnaat. .
A large assonmeM always M MM. vpwarus oi
Ihrae handred have been aold by biea, without ever
telling a bad one. - -1
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l. i. nun, rmcraawri,
' CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The nine Concrcstional Dislrtets of the State ef
Worth Caronna, as laid aft and established by the
kt of the last Sestloa of Ibe Geeeral Assembly, are
fcmposed of lbs following eouoliea
1st airraicT.
Cherokee, R.dhrford.
Maeon, Buika,
Ha;wod, Vaeey,
MaiMombe, - Cleavelant,
Henderson, CalJwclU
PopulalMiw, S9SI Whig eaojority, S70S.
So ntrraicT.
Mealcnborg, Djvie,
Ijneolo, ' Rowaa,
Iredell, Cebarraa.
PepuUtioa, 74,893 Whig saajority, 493.
8a airraicr.
Ashe,
Wiikes,
Sorry.
Stokes,
Roakinihaaa,
Caswell.
Population, 71,330, Demoeratia auj irtty, SS3,
4t BirraicT.
Riahmoad. ' Davldtfia,,
Monlgoutery, ' Uoillord,
AaMa, Raodolbb.
Klaaly,
Popolatlba, 74,117, Whig .joilty, 4903.
' tTB OISTBICT.
Wake, M'Nire.
Chathaaa, ' .; Jobastoa,
Unmbertand, Wayne."
Populatioa, 71,194; Demoaratie aaajority, 743.
' fra BisTB.trr.
Kobesoai,
Coluesbus.
Bsmpson
Dui.1.0,
HUdea, Laoir, ...
Hrwaswiek, ' -Onslow,
Naw Haaovef. ' J-oes.
J'opuletkM, 0S.4JI Dorlia raxjuriiy, (J97.
! f e UtTBK-T.
. Or re, Freaklla),
Penoa), " ' Warrea,
Uranville, llailaa.
PetHiljtioa, 74.5W( Daaaosratio ea.jjrhy, 150.
;-v I, iv"-"'.-' Its aisraacT
Kasb, Watbingtoa, r
r-djteomb, . Tyrrell,
Pat. yde,
trvewa, ! . traven,
HeauloH. ' Carlarwt.
Ovulation, 76,400 ; Denoaratia wajiariiy, 74T.
w 9-ra ei.rajcT.
Martin, Cbowaa,
Hertie, Perqnieaona.
Ilerllord, ' fosa;oolaBk, ' ,
Jdes, Caadea '
NiH-tbaaipteo. ' Curritaek
t'opaUiMM, 09.142 Whig iorHy, 474.
" v THE JURY LAW
tVhich was killed by the Supreme Court,
repeaiea oy a cioao vote. Uov. Bonck
now only to ay that hereaf.er he will
rrender fugitivesand out inspection Law
pea. i ne chivalrous renUemtn in onr
Legislatuie abandoned the demand fur
itzey. Smith an J Johnson the refusal to
render waom led to the fiist diffieulty.
.Ktcumona wtig.
THE FARMERS ADVOCATE.
VOLUME 4th.
Having broogb the third volume of the Farm
era Advocate to a elose, we now preeeol the
publio with a Prospectus for a forth volume.
Having eucceeded in forming an association by
which the services of W. P. Richards, will be
secured to assist in the Editorial department of
the omer, we real confident that wo shall be
ble to furnish a paper worthy the attention of
farmer, and the community in general.
la conducting the Advocatei an ondeviatlng
course will be etesdily pursued with a view to
hi improvement, and exposing to merited cen
sure whatever is inimical to bis prosperity
lo Politics and Religion, every thing calcula
ted to excite partiaanahip or sectarian prejudice
will be carefully avoided.
Science in its varioua branohea, will meet
with that attention it ao richly deserves.
Education in general, will receive a doe
ahnre of attention.
. The constitution of the U. 8., and thst of
N. V., with propably othera, will be copied.
An impartial and troe record ot important El
ections: together with a variety of other interest
ins events will be given.
Virtue Morality, and their twin sifter Tern
peranco, will ever find in os, a faithful and en
uring Advocate and Friend.
CONDITIONS)
The Advocate will be published every other
week, at Lexington, Davidson County, N. C,
st one dollar a year, in advance or one dallar and
fifty eenta, after six months from tba date of
subscription. For cluba of ten or more subscri
bers, seventy five eenta pet coy, in advance, or
one dollar twelve sod a bait cents after six
montha.
No paper discontinued until arrearages are
paid, except at the option of the publiaher.
The above condition will be atrtctly adhened
to io all casea
All letters, communications. &c., to the Edit
ota, poat paid, promptly attended tor
Addreaa J. bberwvod, Lexington, or W. 1.
Richarda, Bruwntown, Davidaoo Co. N. C.
The Brotherhood of the quill will confer a fa
vor by inserting or oiherwiae noticing the above;
with those who do, wo will endeavor to recipro
cate ibe favor.
JOHN SHERWOOD.
WALTER P. RICHARDS.
TIAWO FORTES.
E. P. 1TASH,
PetenbeirBr. Va..
flbra bis Piaao Fortee for aale apon trial, if
jr good to be kept, tr not lo he returned, no
thing can be more fair, and no matter what the
prejudice may be, there la no risk lo run in get
ting and Instrument, upon aoch terms.
SELECTION.
When R la desired, I will take noon myself Ibe
responsibility of selecting ; and all that's necessary
in purchasing one of my Piano, la te limit lb
price. 1 have a large aad beautiful assortment on
hand.
E. P. NASH,
Jan 24 nJ Petersburg, Va,
PRINCES LINNiEAN
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BOTANIC GARDEN &
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NURSERIES,
Fluihing, near New York.
Wm. R Prince fc Co., auecaaora
to tba late Wm. Piince, deceased.
efler lor kale the largest and ahoi-
eeat assortment of Treea, Plant and need to be
found ia America, i n new Catalogues of this
immense collection, which com prises the most val
uable productions of Europe, Asia and America,
will be cent gratia lo every poet-paid applicant, and
alt order wrtHiis executed with that precision an 1
despatch which have distinguished the eslabltah-
mnt. and be shipped lo anv port designated.
The Catalogues comprise: No. 1. Fruit and Or
namental Treea aotft'kou ; No. 3. Bulbous Few
er Root and Splendid Dahlias: No, 3. Green
Hooae Treee and plants t o. 4. A Wholesale
Catalogue for Nurseries, comprising Treee of
smaller sixe i No. 5. A Catalogue of Garden and
Agricultural Seeds, with reduced wholesale prices.
Tba proprietor tf Nuraenea will.oa application.
be furniehed with a Catalogue of Treea and Shrub
bery of the emaller site at low wholesale price.
Aa lb prices have been reduced to s cash oasis, to
suit the time, all order moat be accompanied ay
a remittance, or by a aatiafaetory arrangement lor
the payment, and in regard to all Trace and plants,
whan a draft la remitted wila the order, a discount
will be triads of 10 par cent, if for $50 or tmder,
and 15 per cent, if for $100. On Balboas Roota
and Dalhias, sod on Boeea, when 13 or more kind
are ordered. Ibe discount will be 35 to 83 par.
cent, a etatcd ia Ilia Catalogues.
A draft on New-York at 4 month, or eo any
other city at 90 dsy s win be deemed equivalent to
cash.
The following Book are for sale i Prince a Trea
tise on Horticulture, 76 cent t Treaties en Fruits,
$3 1 Trealiaeoa Ibe Vine, $1 60.
rluabinf, February I0.H43.
N. B. 300,1)00 Mulberry Treea of tb choicest
varieties for silk will be aold low at 0 montha te i
year credit, or will be supplied I be cultivated on
bare.
TYPE AT REDUCED PBICES.
feorve Bruce Co, Typa Fouadera,
f at No. n Chsntbcr'a street, ear the Poat Of
lee. New York, have oa hand ao anusoally large
stock of their well knewa Prioiing Types, Oraa
aseats. Border. Hales, he of Ibe beat metal, east
m orieriaal aaatriMS, aad sery aceorately Caisbed I
all of which ihev have deteraakaed 10 sell at (rally
reduced prieet Using tba Book and Newspaper
lounia a lollooar .
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Small Pica -
Long Pi iaaer
.Baorgeoie ,
Brevier , .
MioldW .
Noapareil - - .
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For approved paper at els months, or at sis per.
rearl
scai. iocs for easn. .; ,.
Wood Type, Priming lok. PresK, Cases, Cat
leva, Brass Rule, Composing Sticks, Chases, and
aibar priaiiag materials, laramebcd with) prompuV
i'le, and at lite lowest prises. .
' Printer of aewsuaBer who wubllah Ibis adver.
tisement witb this aoia three times bcfoi the 1st of.
Jane, I S43, aad scad one of the paper to lb Foun
dry, will, be MiUd la payaacnt Of their bill )
, ing fowr times the aouMM ot k. 14 3. -
': NEW niTSIC ;
Tbia day received at the North Carolina Rook
More, a IreSh seiiplr of Vocal aad laatnnwenlal mmw-
sie, at half lb termer priaa treaa l mU per
psge. Coll aad caamio at-
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TVttEK k HVUHES.
14
PROPOSALS
trO TBI . "
RALEIGH HERALD
AND '
It. C. miSCELLANF.
The undersigned proposes to publish,' in
the City of Raleigh, a weekly newspaper,
bearing die above title, to be devoted to Mor
ality, Agriculture, Wit, News and General
Literature. A Pole by birth and e citizen
by adoption of this happy Republic; having
been engaged in the late arduoua atrtiggle
by-iilat nSriveTlaTi loTTheTecoveryof Kef
ancient liberties, and being indisaolubly wed
ded to the great principles of human freedom,
he trusts he will not be considered presump
tuous in making, aa the conductor of a pub.
lie press, some feeble altera pU to enlighten
the popular mind, and lo contribute to the
Grmanency and duration of ihe common
pptneae and welfare. And yet, when he
measures his humble attainments by the ex
alted standard of the periodical press in this
country, he is at once involved in the gloom
of despondency, and feels that he will not be
adequate to the accomplishment or what he
troposes unless he ia asststsd ti sustained in
is efforts by the approving and encouraging
voice of the reading' community. And he
is happy in being able to state, that be has
not ventured upon the performance of this
task without due consideration and advise
ment, or without having secured repeated
promises of such aid aa will enable him te
render his Journal acceptable, in every
respect, to those into whose hands it may
fortunately fall.
The undersigned will endeavor to mage
the Herald a useful miscellaneous paper.
To the farmer he will labor to pteaent auch
article's as will meet the sanction of the most
approved agriculturalists; to the mechanic
and the merchant auch items of newa and
general information as may promiae to be in
teresting and valuable; to the lover ot litera
ture whatever, in the judgment" of the beat
critics, ia esteemed for its racineaa, 'purity
and diimity; to the mere politician-- noth
ing of a rancorous or malignant character but
only auch articles or general intelligence a
may seem calculated to do good and to sot
ten the aaperity of party feeling; to the wit.
budgets of humour and sentiment; and last,
though not least, to the ladies (not more
beautiful in the palaces of Poland than they
are in happy America) all that is elegant,
pure and fascinating.
7erm The Herald will be printed once
a week on a large medium sheet, at one dol
lar and fifty cents if paid within U fire six
months, or two dollars alter that! time.
JOHN KVATKOVSKEE.
Raleigh April 22, 1843r
ITIore New Goods, Just cense lax.
6 doaca Jara freeh Os Marrow,
85 round Jujubei Pasta,
4 doxsn Jara French prepared Mustard,
10 doses American do
1,000 very largo aaglased Pips,
10 Jara Pickled Onions, (very nic) , ,
tOO pauada Superior Smoking Tobacco,
000 Large frab eweet orange,
Large lot flower jara,
Large lot of Cologne,
Fancy hose of all description ,
Tooth brotbee.
French Brandv a very euparior article
in Bottle, having been bottled five or
sis veers aco.
With many other nrtietae, which will be aold low,
f lease call aad examiu for younelve.
8. L. TUCKER.
Raleigh, April 17, 1843. , 47 4
aMmTJBBanKaTjaEM
THE POOR RELATION. '
M Will yon tell me, said a stranger, in
quiring1 at the door ol a descendant oi tne
Worthington's, 4 where the dwelling of
Thomas Worthinirton. Jtq, is T
'It is that noble edifice which you see
yonder beyond tne long; row of factories.
The inquirer moved slowly tin, appa
rently scarce able to sustain himself, from
pnysicat imoecutiy. rte was met at me
outer rate by a Servant
Will you tell your master that a distant
relation, from across the water, who has
.v. ... ...
experienced many misfortunes, desires to
see him"
The servant returned, and ushered the
traveler into the outer hall ; and in a few
minutes the owner of the mansion appear
ed.. . . .
I am, sir, your supplicant, said the
stranger. 'You doubtless recollect that
brother of your mother, residing in Scot
land, had many sons. Misfortunes have
thickened upon one of them. He is poor,
and from recent loss of every thing by
shipwreck, is now penny lets. He begs a
lodging at your bands, and ' something
wherewith to clothe his alaost naked
frame.' .,,
'I have nothing to give to strangers,'
said the lord of the mansion. 'Most per
sons like If u are impostors.
I am no imoostor. said the Delitioner
here is a proof that I am not,' taking a let
ter from the American consul from his
pocket 'but I am your poor unfortunate
cousin; and if you will but relieve my
pressing wants. Providence may put it in
1 repeat. I have nothing to give ; and
should advise you to get some daily work
to supply your wants. j "
The stranger heaved a deep sigh, and
left the house. He tottered on. It was
impossible lo pass many dwellings, with
out encountering one ownca ana occupteu
by a Worthington.or his descendant. , He
called on many ; told bis misfortunes and
solicited relief: bnt all were deaf to his pe
tition, and most of them shut the door in
his face.
Late in the . evenintr, an old Quaker
gentleman, who accidentally heard the
poor fwlationV story, while passing; the
door of one of the Worthington's, offerred
him a lodging and some supper. He went
who tnw Denevoieni tia trentieman ; ana
on the following morning be again wan-
tiered lorth, to renew nia Calls of tne day
before. It was observed that he was very
particular not to neglect to call upon every
sos of the deceasea Mr. Worthinirton. He
expended several dava in this war. but
e vrjyw ntrre Tncre appeared, tne undisguis
- t-.x ."" xr .
ed aread ot apoor relation. .
4t length He sought the magnincent man
sion otthe Honorable Benjamin Worth
ington, which was situated, about two mi
les from the Ynnin settlement of the vilWe
of the Weckford It stood; upon a com
manding eminence, which overlooked the
village, and was justly regarded as one of
the most delightful rural retreats that the
country cottd boast. After going through
the usual ceremonies of the door, he was
introducted to the business office of the
'Oakland' Mansion.' Presently, the Hon.
Mr. Worthint-ton anneared. The stranger
repeated his solicitation for relief, and nia
claim, as a relation ; but here, too, he met
nothing but coldness and neglect.
iThon ' aM th almnrrpr. if vnn will
not relieve the wants of your most unfor
tunate cousin, perhaps lean tell you some
thing that will move your pity. ' You had
a brother Thomas, who many long years
ago, most mysteriously disappeared r '
Yea. aaid the honorable trentieman:
but he is no doubt dead, long and long
ago.' v : - - -
'He is not dead 1' said the stranger, 'but
after an age of misery and misfortune, has
returned in poverty and rags and now so
licits you to Teed him. . "
Impossible f exclaimed the Honorable
Mr, Worthingtoh,. ' .
Here is a mark upon my arm, received
br a bunt, when a child, which proves the
truth of what I say, said the long lost Bro
ther. ,
Horror seemed to convulse the frame of
the lord of the Oakland.
Take this note,' said he; 'go to the
Swan Hotel, a small tavern directly upon
the road about two miles beyond this, and
I will come with some clothes, and mon-ty
to provide vou a passage over the seas.
The stranger departed but not to tne
Swan Inn did ha bend hia footatena. He
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wandered to the confines of Weckford,
where he was told a distant relation of
the Worthinpnou'e lived In a small cottaire
a few' miles beyond. Here he resolved to
make himself once mora known. He did
so, and found the inmate thj widow of a
cousin who had come to this country and
settled many years before, in a neighbor
ing seaport. He nad.died leaving a small
nrooertv to his widow and onlv child.
Mrs. Almira Perley for this was the
name of tne young widow was overjoy
ed to see a relative of her 'der husband,'
although ia rags. She bade him welcome
to her table, provided some proper cloth
ing for him at once, and with a sweet smile,
that added new pleasure to the offer, she
proffered him a borne beneath her humble
cottage, until he could find one more con-
fjeiiial. The poor stranger accepted the
avor of the kind-hearted widow with be-
becoming thankfulness, and remained un
der the roof a short time ; but at length
suddenly a,d mysteriously disappeared !
Whither he had gone, his kind hostess
knew not, and the rich Worthington's took
rio pains to inquire, ihey were not . a
little delighted to be so easily rid of a 'poor
relation, who might nave been a burden
and a shame ; but most of all was rejoiced
the Honorable Benjamin Worthington, to
whom the disclosures of his relation had
been so alarming. ,
Time passed on, and the disappearance
of the mendicant was forgotten in the
whirl of fashion, business and . pleasure :
although the honorable elder brother was
t j r..l --.il--..- . t -
now vieueu Dyapaimui recollection oi tne
unfortunate' mark upon the arm of the re
turned wanderer. '
It was a holliday in Weckford. Bus-
mess was suspended, and the people a-
a -a a ,
broad participating in the pastimes of the
day. , A superb carriage with four white
horses, dt servants in livery, drove through
Pleasant street, and stopped at the 'Man
sion House, the first Hotel of Weckford.
Parlors were taken in the name of 'Mr.
Edward. Perley and servants from Scot
land.' As the Worthingtons were aware
that the relations of their mother were re
puted to be very rich in Scotland, they
gathered to the hotel in great numbers, to
ofler their respects and solicit the pleasure
of the Honorable Mr. Perley's acquain-
tance. : Uay alter day, did the Worth
ingtons and all the descendants, dowi to
the lowest contiguity of blood, pour into
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the 'Mansion House,' lo 'beg the honor
of the rich and Honorable Mr. Perley's
visi&ts.' The carriage of the '.Honorable
Benjamin Worthington' was out, from
the Oaklands, and the barouche of Edward
Worthington, Esq.. from the 'Worthington
Msnsion.' There was neither end to the fam
ily outpouring nor to the solicitude to bestow
attentions. The stranger was polite in his
replies; and at last, in return he invited
all his kind friends, to honor him at bis
levee, at the 'Mansion House. r ! r"r '
There never was such an outpouring of
Worthingtons. The great halls of the
'Msnsion House were filled to repeition.
All was gaiety, beauty, and fashion
It was a mairnificent assemblage of the
richest and most respectable families of
the town and eacb one was most anxious
to outstrip the others in doing honor to the
'rich and distinguished Mr. Perley,' from
abroad; when the 'poor relation' made
hia appearance, in the midst of the bril
liant assembly, dressed in precisely the
sameclothes in which he wandered through
the village, and holding in his hand the
same uncouth stick, cut from the wilds,
which supported his feeble steps from
house to house 1
It would be impossible to delineate the
ianoas ceujiijEnances which were exhibit
ed. We must leave the filfimprp-of-that
ficture to the imagination of the reader,
t ia only necessary to add, that the stran
ger waa the long IoV Thomas who had
made an immense fortune in the Indies.
He iJiow immediately took aieps to carry
out the wish of hia beloved parent, receiv
ing lull tfie property It save him. I. the
year following, he purchased the delight
ful retreat of 'Auburn Gove,' where he
erected a charming residence; He soon
after led to the altar the amiable and affec
tionate young widow, Mrs. Almira Perley,
who was not too proud to welcome him to
her humble cottage, even though ho ap
peared there in the borrowed totters of
poverty and misfortune. It was -a lessen
which is olten repeated by too villagers at
Weckford, and will do -ho harm by being
repeated elsewhere. av'o- i m ; , j
iCorreaponJenceof the Raleigh 8lar.)
JSew York, JprU ISM, 1843.
4
Meeting of the Historical Society Mr. Jay'a Map
-Speech of Mr. Webster.
Presuming that n account of Mr. Web
ster's visit te the Historical Society would
be Interesting te many of your readers, I
,'ive. you.' a ayuvpaia of the proceedings aa
that occasion, together'with the reported
peach of Mr. Webster. Long before the
appointed hour, the chapel of the LJoiver
aittwas filled to overflowing, ia conse
quence of the anaSaacementthat the Pres
ident of that association would present a
paper, a report upon the subject' of the
North East boundary. The venerable Pres
ident. Mr. Gallatin, souks so lew that it
was almost impossible te hear what be
had prepared, bat enough was gathered to
know ha described a man found among
the papers of Mr. Jay as basing brea re
cently brought to light, and as furnUbing
indisputable evidence ia favour of the
claim set up by our government.' 1 his
map was used in the arrangement of Ihe
treaty of 1783, and on it the boundary of
the United States is represented by a "red
line," and in Mr. Jsy'i own band writing
appears this memorandum near the line:
"Mr, Onoaldrs hn. : Mr. Uswald was
the British conmiiaioner to arrange ths
treaty. t ":; " '
Mr. Gallatin, ia the most marked man
nrr, approved of the late settlement of this
great and important question of boundary,
After Mr. Gallatin concluded, Mr. Law
rence, a member of the society, conveyed
to .Mr. Webster ' on its part, a request
that he would address the audience upon
this interesting subject Mr. Webster,
in obedience to' this call, then rose and was
received with the most rapturous and en
thusiastic applause from that crowded au
ditory. This having lorg Continued, was
followed by a silence deep as death, aa in
a fine, clear, ringing voice he adjusted ths
chain . . :,: j , O. P.
lie had not come to thst meeting ex
pec ting to aay any thing upon the subject
so thoroughly and satisfactorily discussed
by the President, to the able paper just
read to the Society. But he felt free to
say, being called upon, that the map,
which hsu lormed lha topic of that report,
did appear to him to prove beyond any
ether paper document yet presented the
validity of that claim so long adhered to
and insisted no by Ibis Government, ss a
gainst Great Britain. Considering -tti
age and history of that map, its lines and
its msrks led irresistibly to Inferences ot
great importance If not auch as to re
move all possible doubts upon the subject,
injitsclf considered, it yet went very far
to throw light upon, and peifectly to cor
roborate, all the other proofs.
Mr. V abater then alluded in high terms
of compliment te the extreme value, in a
historical point of view, which attached to
the msrksif the distinguished author vt
the. report just laid before the Society. .
lie would then advert er two or three
grnersl ideas necessary to be kept in view
when considering the great questions con.
oecled with this important question of
boundary, upon ils merits, lu the first
place, he woe d tsy, the treaty of 1T8J
granted nothing whatever to- the United
Slates. -It granted that government no
political rights whatever, snd not an inch
of territory. The ts were declared when
independence was declared; these were es
tablished when her existence as a free na
tion was established; these atood apon the
declaration if 1776, th.' ttmd thereup
on, they will ever stand. Grrat ap
plause.! The riftlils of the territory pos
sessed by the American colonies were
bated upon their charters reaching bsck
to Ihe Stosrts. 1 he treaty of pears re
cognized those rights in thejr full fotce,
ia its arknowlfdgment of our national in
dependence, and the territory-belonging'
to England before that, by her right In her
colonies, became the terrUorT f those col'
onies aa free and independent atatea. '
Up to that lime this question of boundary
had bren a question between England anil
Massachusetts. the great contest settled
it becsme a question between England
and the United Stsles of America.
Now asked Mr. "Webster, what. In
point wf fact, was the exact boundary be
twTTibviroiU and Mas
sachusettsf In order to answer this ques
tion aright, it was necessary to go back and
review some jetesrlier occurrences on
thirconllnent. In -r4-4 - 7 "'
war a contact between England and -
France on one side, and Spain on the oth
er, and at the. termination of that coutrst.
and as one of its terms, Honda mas ceded ,
on the one hand, ahd the" Canada on the
other) and then it was that the boundaries
between these provinces were fixed snd
defined by Trraly. The claim of Massa
chusetts, as against France, had been over
the highlands to the St. Lawrence as her
boundary. But by the trebly of Paris
the boundary was described ss proceeding
due north from- the head of St. Croix to '
the celebrated range of Highlands. This "
cut otTMastBchaeetts frem much of her
claim as she had prior to that time insisted
on it, and she actually complained ol the 1
term of that arrangement on that account. '
She complained that too much of the soil
claimed by her had been taken into Canada, '
and had been yielded by Treaty.-- - -
nut to iMsadahoe ia the province or
Maine the British title, at that-time had
never been extinct, snd this, dispute waa ' .
eventually by Great Britain's yielding her "
claim to that, on condition thst Alasaa- - ,
chutetts weald yield her consent to the
treaty arrangement ot the north eastern
boundary line before described. h '
Thus, in 1TSS, when peace was ratified,
the precise question wss, what was the -boundary,
as then ondrr.lood and receiv .
ed, between Nova Scotia (on the part of -'
Great Britain;) and Massachusetts, (en '
that of the United Stales.) What waa
ia fact the existing Una between the two
countries? To ascertain this beyond cavil
WBStHe object of the commissioners of that
treaty. - "
All the I reach maps of the time repre- -
sent the line ss claimed. Those which -
present it otherwise are of recent date-
Anil hence it Is very apparent what in
fact was the opinion of the French govern-
nsent. regarding its boundary between
Canada sod the British provinces The
line claimed by the United States, Is pre v
cisetv thst laid dewa an these maps as the
true boundary, and the newly formed map, :
bearing the autograph verification of Mr.
Oswald's Jine," and thas conclusively
proves that, as the United States have
ever claimed, se, up te the peace of 1783, -bad
England ever alhwed that tha treaty
of that year was draws with that map be
fore the Commissioners; and that there ,
was then no contradiction pf the position
that it wai the true line.
All these questions, (to the exact stale
roent of which on our pert, the circum- V
stances of our positioo already alludrdto,
interposed an obstacle,) Mr. Webster then ' "
went on to lay were no longer of practi- "'
cat importance, the whole matter having
been settled but historically considered,
they were otherwise, lis then proceeded
to remark upon the conflict of the maps
adduced on one side, and on the otheri of
this controversy as bring very remarks
ble. The balance after comparing' them
all with care and attention, was greatly in
favor of the United States claim That
claim, clear a it was, was not originally '
opposed by the British Government on r
the ground of error in drawing ihe bound '
ary line, but upon that of the extreme ad !
vantage such a line afforded the United .
States ovsrjGreat Britai'r. Yet it wai made
and ratified, and nothing more was claim- 9
ed than the treaty allowed... Had there,
been a pretext for denouncing the maps as '
erroneous, in point of fat t, would not the '
opponents of the proposed line have made
use of it as an argument of great force on :
their side of the question? This they did
not pretend to da. They did not once ,
allude to such an idea, for, indeed, there '
was not a shadow of a pretence to base
such an argument upon. . "
Notwithstanding all this, ' continued
Me. Webster, from that time to this, it '
wss for a long series of yesrs foand abso
lutely, impossible to bring the two gov
ernments to any umlerstsnding or. treaty
upon the subject. And here, he went on -to
describe, cursorily, the coarse of at
tempted negotiations, and the arbitration
of the King of the Netherlands, the re
suit ef which was the absurd proposition "
on tha part of the arbitrator to "split the "
difference." : -
; The proposition asamed by Great Brit '
sin, Mr. Webster contended, had ever
been bssed, not upon the true construc
tion of the treaty, and the evidence sop .
plied by msps, ?. but apon the treat
snd msnifest inconvenience to hrrself, in '
votved In the American view of the sub. '
ject and upon the unlikelihood that such
a line could even, by any poaioiiity, bava
been agreed on by herself.
But continued he, the Treaty of Wash
ingtion pioceedrd upon the idea of a com- .
promise. When this adminUtratioii had ,
come into power, one arbitration had fail-,
rd, and the exigency of aflairi required,'.