Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-18

our anxiety to obtain those of foreign countries
altogether inferior to them. 1t you bring In from
the woods beautiful Lupine, the only mark OF
admiration il receives is 90 grows all over the
old fields: it is very common; only wild Hover"
Now this same ttvcry common, wild Hover"
Is almost unequaIled at the season OF its bloom,
for beauty of flower and foliage. Its hardness
and facility of cultivation, contribute largely to
| its prescription from our gardens.
Were it but Cape plant, to be purchased on
| " with guinea, and requiring interchangeable in
dustry and never ceasing attention in culture In
| green or hot house, then would this common
old field Lupine occupy high place in public
favor. These remarks apply with equal truth
to thousands OF other plants, and we have sin
gled this out as the subject Of them. merely be-.
cause it has just received the indignity described
IN the O." American border" department OF our
garden. Now we would ask in all sincerity.
why Is it thusl Is good taste? or what is it that
makes US think so much more highly OF thing
brought from foreign country. than OF that' OF
at least equal value, that lies at our feet! But SO
it is. Plants that Europeans readily give gu.
nea for. are thought nothing of BY US. The beau
tiful American Cowslip (Dodecatheon media,) il
scarcely noticed BY the people where it grows, and
vet it IS sought for with avdity by every body else.
OF this beautiful plant, we have in our garden,
thanks to much esteemed friendly large bed,
now in full and splendid flower; and though it
did come from "the woods not fifty miles hence.
we esteem il the pride Of our collection. For
ourselves we care not where plant comes from.
The only questions we ask are-"ls it beautiful
in foliage or fiower?-is it fragrant" We have
already collected about forty different plants
from our own fields and woods, and shall CONT
nue. to bring them in as fast as we find any pos
sessing the necessary qualifications.
american Farmer.
Claim of Virginia SoH.-Tbe Romney Hamp.
shire, Intellisencer, Of this State, in noticing
the appointment Of Mr.. Faulkner, Of Martins
burg. as a Commissioner under late resolution
Of the General Assembly, for collecting and pre-
serving evidence in the case of the disputed boun-
Diary line between Maryland and Virginia, gives
a short sketch Of the dispute. The Potomac Ri
yer was to be the boundary line between the two
States; but Maryland contends it is the South
Potomac-thus claiming all the territory lying
between the North and South Branches. This
is said to embrace about half million of acres
of land, some of the richest land in Virginia, J"
covering about one half of the counties of Hamp-
shire and Hardy. one third Of Pendleton, and por-
tons of Randolph and Preston.
Of the Potomac, resolves itself into another ques
ton, W.T. whicI is the first fountain Of the Ri.
yer Poomac?'; The Romney Intelligencer makes
light of the claim of our sister Of MARYLAND. 1t
states, that at the date of the grant Of the North
ern Neck of Virginia, the North Branch was uni.
furmy held to be the true head stream Of
that river; that such was manlfesIy the under.
standing Of the grantor and the grantee of that ter
ritory; that it was SO solemnly decided to be in
the middle of the 18th century after accurate and
laborlous examinations and surveys-and so
tacitly admitted bv Maryland herself in the
compact between that State and Virginia. -
1t affirms also that there is in that county,
- at the corner OF the present division line, be.
tween Marylan and Virginia. a stone marked
F. \. Familiarity called Fairfax's Stone, which
tradition informs US was planted shortly after
decision of the British Government in 1745. and
intended to designate the true handspring of the
Potomac River, in accordance with the decision
just referred to by the British Government.
Mr.. Faulkner has been appointed by the Go
vernon Of this Commonwealth, the Commissioner
for collecting all the evidence which is still in
existence upon these subjects. Com.
1t is with hearty pleasure We comply with The
request Of correspondent of the "COllustrator,"
IA newspaper published in Urbana, to notice q
proposed meeting Of the surviving Pioneers Of the
g. Great West" on the LIST October next, at the
mouth of the Licking river. Kentucky The ob-
ject Of the proposed assembly is to celebrate the
founding o! this vast territory, whose population
aud prosp.rry at this moment are worthy Of the
generous enterprise which braved. some fifty
years ago, the wilderness and savages. Natives
and emigr4nts must feel patriotic sympathy for
this last as>emblase OF those brave veterans who
pledged themselves. it seems to meet again at the
expiration of half century. We are requested
by the writer mentioned above to publish the
names Of the survivors; we shall strive to obtain
them. God speed the Pioneers!
Cincinnati american.
Betrayed by Hader.-An incident. of some.
what ludcrous nature, took place dav or two
since in an auction store in Broadway. A f..
male, in lady-ike attire, entered during the
sale of household wares, &c. and in few moments,
after viewing the different exposed articles. her