The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
North Carolina Laying Claim TO South
Carolina Territory.

Captain S. B. Alexander of Charlotte,
North Carolina, was one of the visitors
at the Secretary Of States Office yester-
day. He was examining various maps
and surveys with view to ascertaining
some thing about the boundary line be.
tween Mecklenburg County in North
Carolina and portions of York and Ian.
caster Count es in South Carolina.
The fact is known that the Old North
State has for long time had her eye on
some of the desirable territory of South
Carolina, and recently she has been tax
ing steps towards asserting her claims
to portions of York and Lancaster
Counties. North Carolina has from time
immemorial claimed that the boundary
line was inaccurate and that South Caro-
lima was in possession of territory that
rightfully belonged to North Carolina.
This claim, GU the part of North Carolina
dates away back, and is the only ground
upon which North Carolina has claimed
Andrew Jackson as having been born on
her soil. Old Hickey. it is true, was
born near the disputed line,-snt he was
born just far enough over in South Gsro.
lima 10 keep from being Tar Heel. 1t is
probably with view of robbing South
Carolina of this honor that North Caro-
lima has got this territorial aggrandize-
lnent into her head. All this aside,
however, the fact is that the territory
claimed by North Carolina is no small
slice of our territory. If we mistake not,
it embraces the whole of Fort Mill
Township in York County-a large, fer
tile and prosperous section, lying on the
East side of the Catawba River and wat.
cred by Steel and Sugar Creeks and their
tributaries. North Carolina doubtless
wants to scoop in all the South Carolina
territory lying on that side of the river
and is bent on making the river the North
Carolina boundary as far down as the
confluence of Sugar Creek and the
Catawba, several miles below the bridge
of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad beyond Rock Hill.
Captain Alexander, who was in our
city yesterday examining into this matter
was recently appointed by Governor
Scales of North Carolina to act in the
capacity of a commissioner on behalf of
that State in settling the dispute.
The Governor of North Carolina in.
vited the Governor of South Carolina to
Ito appoint commissioner on behalf of
South Carolina, but Governor Thompson
has replied to Governor Scales setting
forth that no authority lies in him to
make such appointment. During Gov
ernor Hagood's administration COM
missioner was appointed on behalf of
South Carolina and survey was made,
but there the matter seems to have rested.
The Raleigh Observer says in this con.
rection:
"Mr. Arthur Winslow went to Char.
lotte on Monday to run the boundary
line between North Carolina and South
Carolina, on the border of Mecklenburg.
If a map of this State is examined it will
be noticed that very queer little angle
in South Carolina projects into this State
like spear head, as if it intended to
pierce North Carolina. 1t is said that
this little angle, which is really not very
small, ofright is North Carolina territory.
The survey, very careful one, is to be
made under the supervision of commiss.
toner's representing North Carolina and
South Carolina. 1t looks very probable
that Mecklenburg County will get good
slice of York County, S. ."-COlumbia
Register, 18Th.