Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-04-28
aMAsON AND DIXON'S LINE"

aMASON AND DIXON'S LINE.
This is phrase familiar to every body, and is
generally supposed to indicate to the division be-
| tween slaveholding and nonslaveholding territory.
| We seldom hear it made use of except in connexion
with slavery and originally relating to that sub
iect This isa mistake altogether. When the line
was established, slavery existed in every one of the
Il American colonies and ii only abolished when
the shrewd and thrifty Yankees and Dutchfnen
discovered that it had ceased TO be profitable Ma
son and Dixons line established under the toll
lowing circumstances:
/ CAS- early as the year 1882 dispute arose be-
/ tween VIM. Penn and Lord Baltimore respecting
the constitution of their respective grants, OF what
now form the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and Maryland. Lord Baltimore claimed to and
including the 30th degree of north latitude; and
VIM Penn, mildly, yet firmly, resisted the claim.
| The debatable land was one degree OF 60 English
miles on the south of Pennsylvania, and extended
| West as far as the State itself. The matter was
| finally brought into the Court Of Chancery III
| England, and after tedious delays on the 18th day
of May, 1850, Lord Chancellor Hardwick made
decree awarding costs against Lord Baltimore
and directing that commissioners should be appoint
ed to mark the boundaries between the partles.-
The commissioners so appointed met at Newcastle
/ on the 18Th day of November, 1855, and, not beng
able to agree separated. Alter further litigation
and delay, the whole matter was settled by the
mutual agreement between the surviving heirs OF
the original liugates.
In the year 1861, Mr. Charles Mason, of the
| Royal Observatory, was sent TO Pennsylvania,
with all the needhl astronomical instruments, to
measure a league of latitude. That duty he per-
formed and report of his proceedings was made
| to the Royal Society OF London for the year 1907
This Mr. Mason and jeremiah Dixon was ap
pointed to the line in dispute, which appears to
have been done in conformity with the Lord Chan
ceors decree. This is the lamos " Mason and
Dixons Line" and the boundary between Pennsyl-
vana on the south and Maryland on the north"
New WAY TO Cure On CompLnyrs-In
| small village, at remote distance from Preston,
resides worthy itinerant vender of tea and coffee,
whose better half has been six months in 50 very
pTecarous state of health, that her husband, as well
as the doctors, well nigh dcspaired OF her GONZALES
ence At length, however, after all other sanitive
means had failed, the good thought he would
try what he could do, either by way OF killing or
curing. He arrived at home one evening after a
days journey in the country and drawing his chair
to the fire, close to his vie, he accostcd her in the
following manner:
'Jane, love, are ia ony bctter?'
No, William, | dnna think am.
" Well Jane, it's loikly our times short this
world together
AYE, William | tint same
"Well, Jane, never did deceive thee, and | IL
not nav, met Wi woman to-day, in Bretherton
Just like thee and lowed her tn wos ILL., and loik-
ly to die and hoo would just suit ne, and who said
as 500 th' dead | mon let her know, ard she'd hi
me-
Jane was reused by this announcement and star
ting from her seat declared, shed never die to suit
him nor her.
From that time size has continued TO improve in
/ health and strength daily.
LEGISLATIVE DIGNITY-A Boston paper relates
the following, which is said TO have recently occur
red at OF the principal hotels in that city. 1t
is capital
several members of the House Of Representa-
tves seated at the dinner table, feeling rather
dignifed suppose,) when one of them said,
will the gentleman from Andover, please pass the
butter this wayI Pretty soon another spoke
| 'Wl the gentleman from Worcester pleas pass the
salt this way 2 When of our city Wags, taking
the hint, turned round to the black waiter and said
distinctly, Will the gentleman from Africa please
pass the bread this way
La Flottc publishes the following news from
western coast of Africa Our cruisers have recent
| ly captured four slave pirates; these the briggs
Fulminan te, Tampa, Coracois. and Mary Jane
they all Braz lillian, or are supposed TO be- for
the last had Meth Ell flag papers on board.
During the Month of January last, 2O2o,773
loavcs of bread gratuitousy distributed in the
streets of Paris The expense was 2S1 ,3O8 frances
| Hence it appears that 100000 persons had each
day resource to assistance of the municipal author
tiles, a forth part of the whole population Of
Paris.
An unbrecchcd urchn, not quite three years old,
said to his sister, while munching piece OF ginger
+alrn hal nh "a "a tO n
noon. When get cross This is rather better than
the story of the child who beloved from the top of
the stairs, "Ma am, Hannah won't pacfy met"
PRovERDs-A white glove often conccals
! dirty hand.
The remedy for injuries is not to remember
| them.
BE a friend TO yourself, and others will.
Go into the country to hear the news OF the
| town.
BE not baker if your head is made of butter.
Call me cousin but cousin me not
Faint praise is disparagement
i Ask thy purse what thou should st buy.
i Zeal without knowledge is like fire without
light.
Youth and white paper soon take an impression.
Vows made in storms are forgotten III Gains
The church is out of temper when charity Is cold
and zeal is hot
The sting of reproach is the truth oft
i Envy shoots at others and wounds herself.
A goosequill is more dungeons than hon
claw.
Let the slandcred take comior-it is only at fruit
trees that thieves throw stones.
i Sammy, sammy my son, don't stand there
scratching your head stir your stumps, or you will
make no progress IN life" "Why father, I've often
heard YOU say that the only way to get in the