CONTENTS OF COUNTER-CASE, 11 



Page. 



Introduction 1 



Question 1 : 



Right of regulation 5 



Preliminary 5 



Treaty was not a partition 7 



Proceedings in Congress 8 



Summary 14 



Negotiations of 1782 15 



Origin of doctrine of partition 17 



Form of treaty of 1783 inconsistent with United States conten- 

 tion 19 



Pomeroy's opinion 20 



Henderson's views 20 



Webster cited ... 22 



Effect of war of 1812 23 



British action, 1815-1818 24 



Concessions of 1783 and 1818, comparison of 26 



British statute of 1819 28 



Argument 32 



Conclusion 36 



Question 2: 



No further argument necessary 37 



Questions 3 and 4 : 



Customs entries and light and harbor dues 39 



Light dues 39 



Customs on non-treaty coasts 39 



Customs on treaty coasts 41 



Question 5 : 



Preliminary 43 



Construction of treaty 44 



Intention of negotiators 45 



Rush's statement 46 



Usage prior to 1836 46 



British action in 1838 49 



Alleged new interpretation 50 



Correspondence of 1843-1845 ' 50 



Allegation of agreement with United States 52 



Webster's opinion, 1852 54 



Argument from phrase " 3 miles from British shores " 56 



Conclusion 58 



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