Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-01-05
still smaller. We may allude 10 some fur
ther hints ofour correspondent, hcreaiier.-
philadelphia Inquirer.
From Tie Fsderni Uniou.

DIVISION or TRSME5sgg.-A PROPOSE
tluu has been introduced into the Senate
Of Tennessee 10 lakc4Aiulo consideration
the expcdiency and con ilutional;!y OF
cccding 10 the U. ). Government, one ol
the Grand divisions Of that state EAST
Fennessce) with which, together with d
portion OF This stale, and others. adjniuins
To form new State TO b. called FRANK.
LAND. And the opinion of our G"vcrp
or 10 relation 10 the ccs,ion OF O part OF
Georgia. IS 10 be consulted.
We copy from tho Chattanooga Ga.
zet'c the resolves offered in their Senate,
That our readers may have the pcrusa OF
their novel and ridiculous proposition. No
Gnvcrnor or citizen of either of the states
referred To will, it is believed. for mo-.
mcnt coun'cnance either the erpedicacy or
Consiit"iio"olity of this project, by which
portion OF the people aud domain of n
Sovereign SEa'e are 20 be Jargaincd off
tor Distribution by the General Govern
menl among the States 10 carry out Fctlc-
raj power. aud enforce the necessity for an
unconstitutional Tariff and Bank to I'M
poverish the South. The measure is 100
ridiculous TO be seriously discussed.
Dirision Of TIE State Of Tennessee
Our readers will perceive from the follow
ing resolutions offered by Mr. Johnion in
tie Sennrc. on Monday last, that the sep.
aratIun g.! East Tennessee from the other
part OF tic State is i'll serious cOnicmp!a-
tiun, aud thai Ilic States of Georgia, North
Carolina aud Virginia are TO DC asked to
part with 4 portion Of their respective ter
ri,orics TO give lnrm aad Substance 10 the
embryo commonwealth. Oar friends in
the Western division who calculated upon
The cooperation Of the citizens oil The
Easrorn division, in the formation Of q new
State, by adding portions ol kentucky &
Mississippi. 10 the Western District, must
look 70. aid in some other quarlcr-the
citizens of East T:nncSscc will have
enough 10 do 10 take care oil themselves III
hi, project Of ,lis'rcmb~rmcnt.
Resolved, BY The General Assembly ol
the Stale of Tennessee. thai there be Il
joint sclcc, committee appointed 10 con-
sist of two members on The part of the Sc
nalc, and three on The part ol the House ol
Representatives 10 be chosen from the
Eastern portions Of The State, whose duty
il shall be 10 take into consideration the
cxpedicucy aud consiilutiunality Of ceding
one Of the grand division oil The State,
Commonly called East Tcnacsscc) TO thr
general government for the purpose of be
ing formed into sovereign aud indepen'
dent State 10 he called The State of Frank
land, aud said Committee shall repor, by
bill or otherwise.
Resolved, That his Excellency Govern,
OF Jas. Z. Jones, be, and he is hereby re.
quircd to open and hold a correspondence
with The Governors Of the States OF Geor.
gia. North Carolina and Virginia for the
purpose Of ascefainins their opinions il
relation TO ccding portion Of The territory
of their respective States. to tho general
government TO be included in the Stale ol
Frankland when formed aud for The fur
Their purpose Of requesting them To lay the
subject before rhcir respective legislatures
ai their next ensuing scssion.-ChGttanoo-