Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-07-05
Form the Miltou speetator.

Mr.. EDIToR: must beg a brifspace in
your Paper in order to state few facts
An article appeared in the Spectator ofthe
3lst of May, an extract from the Spirit Of
the Age. entitled THE cusF OF HALF GAL-
LoS OF LLsuoR overthe signature of Truth
representing or rather DaireprescRttag ci--
cumstanee- attending the survey Of the di-
viding line. between Tenn. anil y. c.
Having the fac's in relation to the alnve
survey, we will briefly state th,,m for the
benefit uf all lovers of Truth. Nrih Car
liza in 1889 (and MT about 1902. as Truth
stat~>) added to the General Gov, rument,
that part of her territory known as Tennes-
see. la 1T96. the Legislature of II. Car
DINA appointed three commissioners TO meet
a like uumher from Tennessee. to mark cut,
aud establish the boundary-liue lie ween the
Two States. The commissioners met an fho
Virginia line.snd run along the line deSig-
mated in the deed of cession to the great
Iron or Smelling mountain. Difficulties
having arisen here the further prs cution
of the work was abandoned, and The com
misSionerS from both States returned home.
/ Matters remaiued thus until after the x inc
tinn of the title of the Cherokee Indians hy
North Carolina, and the General Govern
ment.
The Legislature Of 1919 G Truth Is
again greatly at fault as to the date) then
passed an act authorising the Governor 10
appoint three Commissioners to meet thne
from Tennessee 10 complete The ho lpdary
already commenced. They met where the
first Commissioners terminated their labours,
and proceeded as far as Tennessee river
The commissioners on the part Of Tennessee
here refused 10 proceed, alleging thar they
we're running too far West, and that Unaka
noun ain, one of The points designated in
the deed Of cessiou. was some forty miles
East of the one contended for by the Com
missioners of North Carolina. The Com
missionrrs rot in drunken frenzy, nor in
fuenced by liquor. as Truth. asserts. but
urged 10y strong desire TO settle this much,
and long vexed question Of boundary agreed
TO proceed TO Ger ain point on the Unaka
and then proceed South 70 the Georgia line.
They then disp ttched two Of their number
to the Cherokee nafinn, part Of which still
remained. TO learn fiom lhem and the old
white settlers. the exact locality Of he Unaka,
or the White man mountain, as The Indians
called it. The question wa deci,Icd in ia
yor of North Carolina. anil they proceeded
to comple:e their labors. They then repor-
led minuteiy, taking especial care 10 lay
down all the points in the boundary-line,
and the legislature with full knoS Sed ge Of
all the facts, confirmed the report. If the
Sia.a has Last EH 4L1>-@a-----I---l -.----
siOners, for there was not one of thrir body
intoxicated during the survey. The agree
ment to turn mth was male at Tenn ss-e
river many miles from the point wherc thy
started We have made ihc above >ta G.
ment as simple act Of justice TO those who
performed faithfully Iabariois duty for
the State. We were unwilling 10 sec names
handed down TO posteriiy, as be,a,ers of
their countries rights and their characters
hlackenrd. by so base c.ilrmny. as the one
published by Truth The cause Of Fem
perance reformation does not need falsehoo1
and misrepresentation TO support il. We
hope that hose vino have published the ar
licle Of Truth will ia jlS'ire 10 ALL publish
this. ONE WHO KNOWS.