Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26
THE STATE OF FARMLAND.
FROM THE RALEIGH RreIsrrR.


may be generally known that in the year 1884, Norl
Carolina passed law cedng the country which forms the
State of Tennessee the United States provided Congress
should accept the cesson within years the jurisdiction
be retained BY North Carolina till Congress should take pos
session. Upon tins the citizens called conventions by which
the laws OF North Carolina far applicable, DECLARED
to be in force in the territory and the aid of Congress
voked for the formation of State. Meanwhile, they
ordained that the territory should be governed by convention
and that this convention should send delegate Congress
Congress did not accept this cesson, and North Carolns
repealed her law. Meantime, however, parties formed
in Tennessee and whe the side, it wished
return under the jurisdiction of North Carolina, the oe
side was resolved to adhere to the separation
venton called and the territory declared to be new
State under the Of FraakLnd The convention an
nounced North Carolina the independence the new Stale
and sent delegate Congress but does appear ths,
any notice taken by that body these proceedings
In 1856 the State Of FARMLAND had conflicting courts
IN its limits The acted under the authority Of their own
State, and the other under that Of North Carolina Each
court claimed that IFS decisions paramount and in fact
the only one that had right TO act in the case moe
fruitful source Of collision and quarrel be imagined than
such state The Sheriff Of Frankand with his posse n,
some instances went into the other court seized the
and turned the officers of DOORS The North Carona
party as soon as had power reaaed the same way Co
John Sewer elected the first Governor Of the State Of
Farmland The Governor, after his induction into Of
flee, met the principal the North Carolina side of the
question From the windy and inefficient of words il
soon proceeded to the decisive blows The argu
ment was soon settled IN the primitive way by the nt of fist
But these leaders OF State wrre separated before victory de-
clared on either side. Their humber reanes they felt in
duty bound initiated the example Of their superor and lost
eye, piece of flesh Of less importance from other
part of the body without being either cooled convinced II
obvious that in such crisis things must
serious issue than fist-fght gouging eye.
The county of Washington elected members represent
them in the Assembly Of North Carolina. Colonel Upton
who had fought the Governor Of Fmnkand Of these
representatives paper containing the of those who
willing TO accept the terms of North Carolina and
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bcs to the Assembly Taxes imposed by the authority
Of both Legislatures and may be easily oreseen the peo-
pie paid neither with much specousness assigning as rea-
son that they did not know to which authority they ought TO
yield their money. @
This year the Cherokees renewed their attack upon Ten
nessee William Cooke Esq. delegated to Congress-
lie made before that body eloquent Speech placing in
strong light the hepcssness and misery of their condition.
gagged IN civil war on the hand and asaed by the mel
CHESS sayages the other This time he heard and his
representations We're acted general amnesty WIS
passed IN regard TO all who expressed readiness to yield
themselves TO the authorities Of North Carolina.
It was enacted too, that the officers who had held under
The State Of FARMLAND should be displaced and their places
filled by persons appointed from North Carolina Many who
held under the new State had been originally appointed y
North Carolina, aud had been retained In their offices lw
fmnkland They considered py Congress in the M ht
persons who admitted the authority of the State The
pacific and vet decisive measures Of Congress seemed once
restore things to their former position before the formation
II the State of FARMLAND but under the external appearances
renamed
NAMED considerable number stanch for the Of the fall
N State and disposed upon the first favorable Appearances
rear II up again Governor Sewer offered the services OF
hose Georgia in the prospect Of approaching
II that with the Creeks The Legislature of that State
having deibcaied upon the proposition returned very DO
lie answer expressing gratitude for the kindness Of the offer
md promising return Of their services any way which
hould not be incompatible with the interests Of Georgia
rhey sent state Of their to Dr. Franklin soliciting adj
nee He wrote them in reply that he thought they had bet
er accede to the propositions of North Carolina.
Notwithstanding all these dscouragng circumstances Go
vernor Sewer retained the integrity Of his faith in the
State Georgia, State, indeed only ready to avail
herself Of their military services without promising any
urn Of good Offices But several distinguished individuals Of
hat State wrote to him expressing their good wishes and
hose Of many Of the people, He elected member Of
he distinguished society Of Cincinnati copy Of the Con-
'tnos Of the thirteen States neatly bound presented
him with very Aaterng address The common toast IN
Georgia "ucccss to Frankland and its vrtuous citi
,ens" But all these symptoms Of convacscence nowh-
standing, in 1857 the Legislature of FARMLAND met for the
last time. Little done, and shortly after the State Of
FARMLAND expired