Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-03-24

rms nouxnAkY BETMEEN MARY.
LAND AND VIRGINIA. III
IA
This rna,ier Which has never yelhee set,,edAv
ire two safes has recently Heen Introduced into M
IrrislSGufe ii This State, and aresontiun has pass
III he House oi Delegates for havirg heboundary
lipe Investigated and stahlished Maryland hs,
hren ready iar this. but Nifginia never before =
WINGED desire ID fneet the question and have i,
sel,led The s9bject is 81 general importance and
HE following statement oil 1t. furnished hya cor
respoueen, q 'As Pitlsburs Gasesls, WILDE rad
Yirgihia was held under an early chatter, fl6ce,
which might ID constituted 10 embrace The who'll IL
ire present State of Nafyisad Ia 1862 chares,he
H. granted Lord Baliilnsae atertitoFJ which Mas
bounded on the Moth By aFatheF vague and tndth.
mite fine which has since been settled and hset.me
famous as Mason and Dixons lire pertsnaikg ~.
d a. trne msrdaa 81 tAe &fst anAais II At rirsr
Feiataec. and from thence tending iowards5As
south unto the further bank oG said river, ard fol.
lowing he west an south side thereof unto a GER
TAR w. qasss, aesF us naoah Of sail
The aificulsy between ia two Stales arises cai
/ Of lhe words whirhI have placet IN Italics
Id the re iris--a grant was made BY Charles .hes
4 III ID Lsad Fairfax. III The country called the
| Nosthern Neek NJ Virginia lying between Kappa
haansick and Potbnac rivers embracing about one
Ioafih 81 the Sts is ii now stands now eoniairing
Fair.ax proeeededto dx the extreme western limit
81. thls grant and bt course the Southwest corner
i ST Mafylard WEeSher be did this b. hImSslt Or /.
/ 10 rslapany vita ommssicuefs repFessnsing Ms
/ rv,anA | have Iubi with tie ineaEs POW in iav
reach been abIe u aSces,ain and Ibis Is ceF,ainlsa
veYy4iinpcr.an no5nt In iii decision nj she question
i Al iSsie The qhsseian which wnutl lsst epFrsent
itself wenld u NJ iVnich tbs FstfOunsia 81 tne
4 Potomac n X might possibly mean the tlfst ioun-
tain III that river d. We 20 westward from Tie Dr.
81 aware aAhat is,lEihe most eastsra fauHiatn kis
II would threw Bal imofe ard Anuapaiis hsk in Viz
+ yinia THIS, however has never heen cuntentea
st4r.tx
founsain ems ID have BEEN tie most remote from
The mouth OF Fhe liver g The neaaess oithe Haoua-
\ iains FL
Lbsa Fairfa9s agent pro'ablY psresisins HAT
I'll lie Nnfih Branch OF The Polomae scented 10 hayr
Ill \ mise western direction, selected il and Ioweft
III ii MATS It's lsiantain which IS at iheexifeme vest
II ern ppial 4 Hardy conasF in Virginia. and there
III planted l'oac known and n i dosa on The mars
III ~ fillr Iss SlhEs This stonef marks thesseaiA-
west corner 81 MRfylandIas now feenenizea This
Stats has kaweyEr long deAie,i The correctness I'll
Ill that acalion and coniended ihatth Saath Branch
III 81 ihe Painnae " the tfaa boundary ana sat the
4 real Il first EnAlAtna mast he oan,Fs hF ia6aing
Ills tAai branch ts lis most distant fopntsn ShsnAt
II she slseepd i'll Ibis claim 81 waf Increase her
teyrforv cnn4ileia Nj taking rem Virginia dearly
4 oae4hak efIIairF h4c chhnir marf fh4n Nail -
Il Haftv Rsndelph ana PfTStH ifR-eaia niacs m
4 lie soaihwss faFrfec Of sfaFYiqaaahoui fliy mites
fill fher sonh aha lfsae fafitsr 1T ttan FAIR
Il, fass .iare, and wsn't Iiacesbe Baisin4 Il and
0Aia Railroad lt1m iheI Ssah fa# ~ tse = rssnac
j Ia Il p5at seven hretfht1t hils i esfbiih Ynghi
t or1slv river ieatirei IF MARY aal saaaihipg Fl c
Je virsiaia'paF ti9asl{3ll3ss III elso belsees
Noah Eastern NiEriaiasaaA 1ss oeiotivef The
sanlhgssi seta9t q aT.ss. -, y es Z,
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I Old fgminilsl MN no ff1ti.iilr submit
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III The oil ckfIkefs nhqyet tbFotM Washington
arc thns not&4i hY lie ~ M Isl cszros poreeai
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!. e5eiSe OF executive FaEYenagey that eTefy eth
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