The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-30

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The Pennsylvania historical society have
recently, received the papers of William
Penn as present. Craig Biddle, esq,
gave an address upon that occasion, which
cannot fail to interest our readers as afford
ing true view of that great and good
man. - a.s-.lg
THE RICH GIFT. ia B
The collection of papers Is so vast that it
is impossible at present to estimate its full
value. There are at least twenty thousand
separate documents, of which those in
manuscript will fill one hundred fair-sized
Volumes There are original letters from
all the PENIS William, the founder, Ham
and William Penn, ir. Their correspond
ents are the governors Of Pennsylvania
for the time being, and most of the men of
any note III the province, or who history
tells us had any relation elsewhere with the
Penn family.
PENN AS A WRITER.
Penn himself was most prolific writer.
mainly, of course, on controversial sub
iects. His essays on these topics compare
favorably with those Of any of the great
defenders Of their faith, who fought their
fight in the days of old, asking no quarter
and giving none. The titles of his works
were, in accordance with the fashion of
The day, quaint but expressive. His first
work was called, "Truth Exalted in a
short but sure Testimony against all those
Religious Faiths and Workshops that have
been formed and followed in the Darkness
of Apostacy, and for that glorious Light
which is now risen, and Shines forth in the
Light and Doctrine of the despiscd Qua
kers, as the alone good old Way of Life
and Salvation He afterwards, among
others, published "The Sandy Foundation
Shaken;' mo Cross, no Grown" "ln-
nocency. with her Open Face" and, in
answer to work called Controversy
Ended, y he wrote, IA Winding Sheet
for Controversy Ended" and retorted
upon the author of "The Qualler's Last
Shift Found OUT in a pamphlet entitled
"Naked Truth Needs no Shift"
THE PENNsYLvANIA-MAR DIS
PUTE-''MAsoN AND DIXON" III
The papers relative to the boundaries of
Pennsylvania in dispute with Lord BATH
more are very voluminous. As this dis
pute required most elaborate investiga-
lion of the then existing charters for lands
in this country, the papers connected with
it are generally official copies of documents,
Of equal value as to accuracy Of detail and
statement with the originals. This long
dispute was, as yon know, upon two points.
Lord Batinores grant was fifty years
prior to PENIS but in it the lands planted
or in possession Of any christian people
weIe eacep.cu, Wnon neilli a a..s aPpieo
" JUG 'naoe I'VE Soul'es vi Wy Del Ns
ware iNel se.'eu oy .ne c1,cii, anu
INV INV constituting sne s.ite VI De.a"are'
lhas pom. many nlPor,a na one,
was ueciuee ~ Ienn lasur " looo, put
al sorts 81 ue'lys were thrown IN lne
way 2. ie eHec ~ Oh me ovder
o. oounch, anu y was iohg Ilme
, peiore Ilie ques''oi was ,il'1,iy set a. rest
ine o.liel pony ~ u'sp1te was tne poull,
nary H'e Se."een IehlisyiVahia ano
MaIylaiu ING question was Us 20 .it
d do ~ =, 'ie r eAPresslon, lorty
ueg'ees y la'i.uue. lhe Maryianu gran,
r wSs ~ sii9 ,us,esn uGsIeg VI ia1'.ure,
%on ,4ol . na'..lo u al1eu Was W ol.>
ueg'ees oomnpel. Lne !ennsyiya .i
a ai. was " oeslh a. .he negl1nng oi I'M
.I oesfeo, winch .'io renhs con
Snnaoa was JusJ e na my 'nity nln..
therefore Tor a degree If I,,;tnde or s;vtv
nine English miles. 9ss e a5'a
The dispute upon this point was neve
adjusted until long after PENIS death
when two distinguished mathematicians
who had Just returned from the Cape o
Good Hope, where they had gone to OBJ
serve the transit Of Venus, were employed
to settle and mark out the line. Thes,
gentlemen, named respectively Charles
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, appear to hav
performed the work very satisfactorily
for although the line they ran gave /,
neither party what he claimed it was neve
afterwards disturbed, except LOT the re
,Lam t. 'e oa..In5 hnnaan WI,
hatyosn n twn ,era,;,o oo't Mo.SS quss''o
so;n ,;, ~ pJ Ii. Us .ueso nieh
auoot 49,, LILLY s,,Su III ln.y "I,a s,vlus
ihe;r %an,a an" ,o ,,,' T to = r'; year
hnnsohnId ,rord - a,,o No 30 a.rt I.
mMasnu an WI" n;ma, 80 i,a p"L ~ ~. ,a ~
and + trnst sarauan al ma,;onaI nae INV ,os'
and thasa 'north a,hamot;";a o,s,lno ~.
the;r aIa;, Willy " aarhon'J mus. fef
bav;,a sett,a5 d;snnta hatwoam e' pam -,
Rali;mara an5 ohSaru o III one;t Gnu a a''
nIanat Gron, iha oaat W r. ''a''s'' "
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THE GREAT INDIAN WALK.
The papers relating to the Indians al
also very numerous, including n gre: