The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-06-14
THE BOUNDARY.
The Story of the Great BoundaryDis-
pute Continued.
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MITCHELL'S MAP.

the appreciation and at the request
of the Lords com missioners for
trade and plantations, and is
chiefly composed from draughts,
charts and actual surveys OF diff
ferent parts of his majesty's colo
MES and plantations in America, a
great part Of which has lately been
taken by their Lordship's orders
and transmitted to this office by
the governor Of said colonies and
others. This map was first drawn
in 1850, and again corrected and
improved before it was published
in 1855, as appears by the extended
note endorsed on the face of said
map, and the maker of it says;
81 have since taken care to pro-
cure all the information | could
get in order to render 1t as accurate
and useful as possible. which has
given occasion to the second edition
of it, in which | have likewise in
serted all the observations | believe
we have for the geography of North
America, since | find them grossly
misrepresented by others"
Here there is map made at the
request and with the appreciation
Of the department of the govern
ment that had the special charge of
and jurisdiction over all matters
relating to the colonies, and 1t was
made up from official documents.
maps, charts, in said lice. and
was evidently constructed with
great care and accuracy.
This map clearly shows the boun-
Diary line between Maryland and
Virginia on the left or northern
bank Of the Potomac river.
But again, If the charter of Mary
land is not to be interpreted by the
obvious intent and understanding
Of the king at the time it was
granted, as shown aboye, but in the
light of facts that have since been
discovered, and by the real topog-
raphY Of the country, then the said
State Of West Virginia AYERS that an
application of the language of said
charter to the facts relating to the
head spring Of the Potomac river,
requires that the line along said
river shall be placed on the left or
northern bank.
Lieut.. Michler in his report says:
Within 4, 1872 feet north of the Fair
fax stone the line crosses the North
Branch Of the Potomac, the stream
making Il bend to the west and
north from the springs before as
stunning its general course toward
t& east. 1t has a narrow sheet of
Water there, twenty feet from bank
to bank, running through laurel
swamps. The line therefor drawn
from the Pennsylvania line south
toward the Fairfax stone to the
further bank of the saidriyer would
cross the river before itreached said
stone, and the further bank would
be that bank which becomes the
northern bank after the river as
sumes its general course toward the
east.
The rights of Lord Baltimore and
Of the Virginia colony were very
materially changed by the Revolu-
ton of 1647 in England. The colo
ny Of Virginia, and especially
some of the citizens who claimed
rights on the eastern shore. among
them, William Claiborne, had Wig
orously contested Lord Baltimore's
charter and his rights under it,
from the time il was granted, and
in the midst Of these controversies
came the revolution Of 1647, in
Great Britain. Charles | was be-
headed January 30th, 1G49. The
commonwealth in England, COM
menced from that perion and con-
tinued, under different modifca-
tons until the restoration of
Charles II, in 1860. Oliver Crom-
well was declared protector, Jan
uary 8, 1854, and died on the 18th
of September 1868. lie was sue
ceeded by his son, Richard Crom-
well, but he abdicated in 1859,
Sir William Berkeley, the governor
of Virginia, and the council and
burgess were loyal to Charles IL.
On the disposition of the monarchy
in England doubts existedin Amer
lea whether the powers of the gov
ernor and council and the other
officers of the colonial government,
deriving their appointment from
them, were not extinct. This gave
rise to one Of the provisions of the
first act of the Grand Assembly
held at James City on the 10th of
October, 1649, which made it high
w penal to MAINTAIN such doubts,
and declared all defenders Of the
execution of Charles |, accessories
of the death Of the king after the
fact, and to doubt the right of
succession Of Charles II, was made
high treason, and it was equally
l