Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-02

tion for herself, which was ratified on
the 18th of December, TITO, the bound
aries of the State were declared to be
as then recognized by Virginia and
South Carolina, and which they have
never since questioned: Beginning on
the sea side, on cedar stake, near the
mouth of Little river, being the south
ern extremity of Brunswick County,
which stands in thirty three degrees
and fifty six minutes, to thirty five de-
grees of north latitude; and from thence
west course, so far as is mentioned in
the charter of King Charles II, to the
late proprietors of Carolina. All the
territories, seas, waters and harbors,
with their appurtenances, lying be-
tween this line and the southern line of
of the State of Virginia, which begins
on the sea shore, in thirty six degrees,
thirty minutes north latitude; and from
thence west, agreeably to the said
charter of King Charles, they declared
to be the right and property of the peo-
pie of North Carolina"
BY the treaty of peace signed at Paris
in 1893, between the kings of Great
Britain and France, it was agreed for
the future, that the confines between
the dominions of the two crowns in
America, should be irrevocably fixed
by line drawn along the middle of
the river Mississippi, from it's source,
as far as the river Iberville; and from
thence, by line drawn along the mid.
die of this river and tie lakes Maurepas
and Pont Chartrain. All the country
between the Mississippi and the South
sea was abandoned by the British gov
ernment in this treaty; yet the conven-
ton of North Carolina seemed to be
stubbornly unwilling to recognize that
REIMBURSEMENT in 1776; when, at the
same time, they looked forward to
France and Spain as the most faithful
friends they had in the existing contest
with Great Britain.
Virginia, in general convention of
delegates and representatives, from the
several counties and corporations of
Virginia, held at the capitol in the city
Williamsburg, on Monday, the 9th of
May, 1776, made declaration of rights,
and agreed upon constitution or form
of government. Amongst other things
contained therein, il is ordained as fol-
lows. Section 81, THE territories con-
tanned within the charters erecting che
colonies of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
North and South Carolina, are hereby
ceded and forever con firmed to the peo-
pie of these colonies respectively, &c.
Here was magnanimously cut off and
surrendered, all the territories which
had been taken from Virginia by royal
patents to satisfy the grants to the
lords proprietors. The Mississippi, and
the latitude thirty six degrees, thirty
minutes, were now firmly settled as the
boundaries of North Can olina; and it
was cheerfully hoped that no further
difficulties would ever arise on the SUBJ
ject. Full of this expectation, the as.
semblies of Virginia and North Caro-.
lima, 1779, appointed commissioners to
extend the boundary line between
them, as the extension of the western
settlements then made it a necessary
measure. They were to begin the ex
tension of the line where Fry and JEFF
ferson, and Weldon and Churton, ended
their work. And if that be found to be
truly in latitude thirty six degrees,
thirty minutes, north, then to run from
thence due west, to the Tennessee or
the Ohio river. Or if it be found not
truly in said latitude, then to run from
the said place due north or due south,
into the said latitude, and thence due
west, to the said Tennessee or Ohio
river, correcting the said course at due
intervals by astronomical observations.
Col. Henderson and William B. Smith,
on the part of North Carolina; and
Daniel Smith and Doctor Walker, on
the part of Virginia, met to extend the
line in the year 1880; they ran it to.
gether about forty miles, when some
difference took place, and the commits
sioners on the part of North Carolina
ran parallel line two miles north of
the other line, for about half the dis.
tance, and extended the line no further.
Mr.. Walker and the other commissioner
from Virginia, extended the line to
Tennessee river, and marked its ter.
mination on the Mississippi by observa'
tions, leaving the line from Tennessee
to that place unsurveyed. The Virginia
commissioners made report to their
constituents, which may be seen in the
appendix Of this volume.
CONTINUED next week.
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