Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-09


valid. The assembly foresaw the i'm.
possibility of reconciling all parties
who might be affected by the treaty
when made; and prudently, as they
supposed, cut up the difficulties of fu-
ture opposition by the roots, by this de-
termined and unusual step. The com
missioners elected were Felix Grundy
and William L. Brown. Well aware
of the high responsibility they had un
dertaken, and of the important conso
quences, which were to ensue from
their conduct, and aware, also, of the
splendid talents, which it was well
known the State of Kentucky could
put in array against them, they set for
ward, arrived at the place where the
L' gislature of Kentucky were in ses.
sion, presented themselves, and made
known their commission. They opened
and conducted the negotiation with
ability, and finally succeeded in max
ing convention, which may be seen
in the appendix to this volume.
AS is the fate of every treaty, whether
bad or good, and with the acts of pub.
lie servants, whether praiseworthy or
otherwise, this treaty, as soon as it saw
the light, was encountered with ex-
ceedingly animated opposition; ithow-
ever, finally triumphed, the Legislature
recognized its validity. and provided
for its execution.
AS to the southern boundary, in the
year 1712, Governor Hyde, iu his COM
mission, was called the Governor of
North Carolina. From the year 1898,
the legislative bodies were called as.
semblies, but prior to that time, parlia-
ments. In the year 1877, commissioners
were appointed on behalf of North Car
olina and South Carolina, to run di.
viding line. The commissioners on the
part of North Carolina, were, Robert
Hilton, Matthew Rowan, and Edward
Moseley. The commissioners began at
a cedar stake, on the sea shore, by the
mouth of Little river, and having run
a northwest line, until they arrived, as
they conceived, at the beginning of the
thirty fifth degree of north latitude,
they altered the course by mutual con-
sent, and ran to the river Pedee. At
the termination of the northwestern
line, they erected light wood stake,
upon mound of earth. The line was
extended twenty miles by private per-
sons, and that temporary line was con.
tinued further in the year 1894. This
was taken for the true line, according
to Governor Tryon's proclamation of
the Och of May, 1865. Since the revo.
luton, it has been extended to the east.
ern boundary of the State of Tennessee.
Commissioners were lately appointed
to run the dividing line between the
States of Georgia and Tennessee, and
they reported that they, pursuant to
IAN act to run and establish the bound
ary line between this State and the
State of Georgia." proceeded to ap
point Joseph Cobb, Esq, surveyor, and
employed and appointed two markers
and chain carriers, Robert Blair, Isaac
Ray, Short Shelton and David Boiling:
and that they arrived at Ross, in the
Cherokee nation, on the Tennessee
river, on the 10Th of May, 1918, being
the place to which they were ordered
by the Governors instructions; from
whence they proceeded to Nickajack,
on the Tennessee river, being the bound
ary line between the States of Georgia
and Alabama, and met the commits
sioner, mathematian and surveyor, who
were appointed on the part of Georgia,
on the 10th of May, 1918. And after
exchanging their powers, proceeded to
ascertain the thirty fifth degree of
north latitude. After sundry observa-
tions, and great delay, occasioned by
unfavorable weather, on the 31st it was
ascertained by mutual consent of all
concerned, to be one mile and twenty
eight poles from the south bank of the
Tannaccaa var Ira eo,th e,o,.. .,oo.
the centre of the town of Nickajack,
near the top of the mountain. At this
point it was supposed, should be the
corner of the States of Georgia and
Alabama. Here we caused rock to
be set up about two feet high, and four
inches thick, and fifteen inches broad,
engraved on the north side thus: June
/, 1878, var. for variation, six and three
fourth deg. east, which was found to
be the variation of the compass. And
on the south side of said rock, was also
engraved, Geo. lat. 80 north. j. Car
mack. The corner stone being set, we
ran the line due east, lessenlng the va
ration by degrees, and closed it on the
top of the Unaka mountain, with five
and half deg. of variation. The line
was marked, by blazing all the trees
on the east and west side, that stood
within six feet of the line, and all that
stood on either side of these blazed
trees, were marked with the chops
pointing to the line. 1t was measured
and mile marked, with the number of
miles on the west side of the tree, and
a cross on the east side. Old Mr.. Ross
is two miles eighteen yards in Tennes
see; David NJ Nair is one mile and one
fourth of a mile in Tennessee. We be-
gan the extension of the line on the
first day Of June, 1918, and closed it on