Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-13

ne people of these counties had deter.
mined TO erect a new state under The
name OF Franklin, which was TO compfr-
mend all the country between the noun
tains and the whirl in The Tennessee ri-
ver' These disputes not terminated
! TIL 1888, and the state has been since es.
tablished called Tennessee.
Between S. and N. Carolina differences
have existed for near SO years. N. Ca
rolina was separated from South in l72ss
and in I732, all the land living between
the " northern stream of the Savannah RE
yer along the sea coast to the most south.
crn stream to the Al,egaRa, 4pesfzrara
I ./yonn me heads ofshese ,fpers resneefiye6,
~ direct lines to The sollih sea, f,zchusfyeli
with all me isiGnds zvithtaa go zeaeues (in
the South Sea y were granted by chat.
ter OF George III. I y
We quote this, at once to shew the
mohstrous absurdi,y OF such titles, and tho
necessity which the confederation lay un-
der OF liking known rules or principles by
which the bounds Of states should be de-
| termined.
The governor Of the colony OF South
Carolina made grant of several tracts or
land lying south Of the hltamaba az,
Cconee, river within the present boun-
dariss of Georgia. This was made mat
ter OF complaint to the court of c.. Rriiains
and produced clause 10 the p,oclamati-
on oil l763, annexing 10 Georgia, all the
lands lying between the Aitamsha and St.
Mary's rivers. The Boundary of North,
and South Carolina; were not settled for
great length OF time, COMMISSIONER
were appointed for the purpose in 1857.
The boundaries of Georgia and S. Caro-
lima, appear not to be completely settled
yet.
From these historical facts, il win b.
found that much confusion existed il, rcla-
tion 10 the territory occupied BY Tx. Indi-
ans that there was necessity in the firsr
instance, that The rights of nature should
be regarded by. a government established
upon those rights.-Tha, as no Measure
could be efeetually devised at the era OF
the revolution for regulating the bounds-
ries OF states, policy should be pursued
Which might gradually surmount the DIFF.
lcuities in which pre- existing ins,;tulions
and educated prejudices had found The
nation on the declaration of Independence
& at the peace of 1888. Delicacy was dine
to the several states from each other .,ira
ana experiences were necessary to shew
10 the states themselves the wisdom, IF n
determined policy. The constitution of
the United States, by placing in The hands
Of the general government the exclusives
right 10 negotiate and the na'ioa al larre
holding the right in common 10 an nro.
! perty IN The soif which The governments.
should obtain in virtue ofthe natioesI an.
thority; il appeared evident that The titles
TO land redeemed or to be redeemed from
the indiass must belong 70 the sshols ,,,;on.,
and not 10 any Particular state, and that
therefore any sale or pretended safe mazda
without The consent OF the United STATES.
much less without the extingaishYnent Of
the Indian title must be deccpt,ons aud
Illegal.
The legislature of Georgia adherine TO
the maxins of their colonial state. bad
considered the whole territory now com.
pretended under the name OF the M;ssis.
slppi as forming an integral part of their
state. Impressed as they were with these.
opinions, Tor the principles Of the federal
government had not yet become generals
~ understood, and the period which sue
ceeded the revolution was too short, for the
people to obtain all that knowledge Of the,
| rights oil independent nations, and the re-
ia'ive rights ofconiederste nations, WHICH
was necessary toa correGl conduct. In Fe.
btuary 1875 the Legislature of G eorgiapas..
sed an a6t laying our tract of country
from the mouth of he Yazoo river, ,he.
same which now compo.es the four coun.
tics on the Mississippi, the Indian title to
; which bad been exiinguished, and II was
: called The county of Boutbon.--I,ut that
! acl was repealed in Feb. 1893. Yettbere
, are claims set ~ unler this a9. In De-
eember 1899 the legislature of Georgia
} passed ian aa for disposihg orcerta;o Va.
"cent lands or territory qgf,ji,4 me sfatc."
his IS the territory now Ia question and
though The law declares, that i, ives Tor
the sale of lands, it appears that rart az
the sale was only the right Of hre.ematioa
which ~as reserved for dree Companies.
which we're TO pay the sums apo,xad r.,
their names, the South Carofira Yazoo,
e62,96t dollars, the Virginia Yszon,
ssI+i ; and the Tennessee comvaov.