Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-01-07


;ffffee Commissionerssosse Stale 10 be
I.taniicabLy adjusted and compromised|
-. These Commissioners we're CuariGs u
Pipckuey, Andrew Plckens. and Pierce
Bul.er, Esqs forssSoulh Carolina, anu
John Houston, John HabersIlam and
Lachlan Mcintosh, Esqrs. Tor Georgia
COMMISSIONERS, as stneysexprrss
il, for The purpose OF establishing aud
permanently firing a boundary belw cen"
ihuse States, agreed 10 the following ar
,ticles:G -ro y. -: . s-z9stE.s5 =
|. That the Northern Branch or stream
of the Savannah River to The Junctl"n of
the Tugyloo and Keowee, aud up the Iu-
goloo ill il inlersecls The Northern .boun
iary line of South Z aroIina, &c. &c.: re
serving all the Islands io the TugeIoo and
Savannah Rivers 10 Georgia, should be
sthe boundary between Georgia and South
Carolina forever.
9. That The navigation OF the River Sa-
vaanah along The North East side ol
Cockspur Island, ard uplhe dlrectcourse
Of The Nnrlhern Chanuell on The Norln
side of Hutchiuson's Isiaud aud from The
upper end oil The Island sup the bed or
principaL stpam of The said riUer, 10 Ine
confluence OF the Rivers Iugolou aud
Keowee, and from The confluence up The
channel of the most Northern stream ol
rugoloo rivei 10 lis source, and back again
by The same channel, To the Atlantic Oceau,
is hereby declared lobe hencefurtu equal
ly free to lhe citizens of both States, and
exempt from all duties, tolls, hlnderdnce,
Interruption or nlotestation achdtevsr, al
tempted 10 be enforced by one State Oh
the citizens OF the other; and all the rest
Of the River Savannah, 10 the Southwark
of the foregoing descriptions, is acknowl-
edged 10 be the exclusive right OF The
State of Georgia.
Now we respectfully, and with The kind
est spirit, submit 10 the Cunslitrllonalst
The following deductions:
| l. No charter ever granted any part OF
the Savannah River to Georgia.
g.. The Treaty of Beauturl was CON-
promise, by which boundaries lDere .tred
upon mutual concessions. These weIe:-
lst. On the pan OF Soulh CaruIina-a
REIMBURSEMENT 10 Georgia OF all The lauds
from 20" tn 1.-The bed or principal stream
Or channel ifor tracing llle line up II is
called .',slream," aud duwu II is called
1.-The same channeI'D Of the Savannah
aud TugoIoo Rivers, concluding In lhIs
| specific definition, " aud all The rest OF The
River Savannah, The Southward OF the
.toregoing description, Is acknowledged 10
lhe erctuSive right nj The State OF Geors la.
I'd. On TIE parl Of GeOrgIa,-Ihere was
surrender Ui all claim 10 lie keowee as
heT, northern boundary, aud ol all that
part of Pendletun Distract which lies l.,
The forks OF The Tusoloo aud keuwee.
| Now it is to be remarked, that Georgia
+had, never claimed as covered by charter,
the Savannah River, but only from il to
the southwark. But the Treaty ol Beau
Tort ceded as part Of. the. c0nsideralIun OI
the comprumlse, that part oi the river ly-
ing Ito the southwark" Ot the bed or
principal stream, or channel, as Il Is ex
pressed iudllierenlly in The lst arlIcle ol
lbe lfealy. The ''rest" ol The river eau
hardly mean The whole Of ii, nor can mat
par. lying north Of The line defined, Ge
conveyed in the cession OF that lying south:
ward Of il--in ruth, The expression oi Que
excludes the olher. .q.a,-
Soulh Carolina always did claim, aatl
she reliuQuished parl in this treaty, thar
she owned not only all The Savannah
River, but large territory lying south oil
it. TIE words ol The treaty, therefore,
give to Georgia a common right oil nrvi
gallon, and an exclusive righl 10 lhe south
hall Of The River. reservlug precisely The
same equal par and lair proportion for
herself, VIz.-Ihe Tree navigation of the
bed or channel, and The exclusive jurlsdic.
ton of all the resi- OF The river lying north.
ward of that line.
We commend these remarks 10 The con.
sideralon of our friends in Georgia with
no other view than to show to them that
South Carolina has rights in this matter
which we are sure they will respect, aud
not feel angry with US Tor asking them To
consider. And that all the nullificalun
which either party may resort to will be
for the extinction Of all unkind f-eIings-aIl
unnecessary heals--and all sinister iuflu
ences which may impede, hinder, or in.
lerrupI the most fraternal intercourse, aud
the equitable adjustment of all questions
Of disagreement between the people ut
the two States.-Chas, Mercury.