The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-24

| tories OF the two companies three de-
Srecs OF latitude. from - to II degrees
/ north laditude. and the Sc )nd made the
| 10Th degree the southern limits Of New
England without granting 10 the Lon
don Company. sole. up 10 10th degree
"a. Tie two lines of IS and 90 degrees
/ north latitude, thus became cardinal
points OF boundary, and must be oosery-
/ ed--the first as the northern limit Of
Virginia and the last "a the exirefne
| southern limit of New England.
"5 And these facts and the 100 miles
| distance from one settlement TO the other.
| enjoined BIZ the charters, show the way
the door was opened to the King for the
prerogative grant 10 Lord Baltimore.
The three aforementioned charters were
| cancelled by judgment OF the Court ot
| Kings Bench, pronounced IN case or
quo warranfo in 1924 But this lid not af-
| feet al all the territorial limits or other
rights OF the colony itself. only depriv-
lax the London Company OF It's mohopoiy
and power of government
| IL was change from proprietary gov
eminent TO a royal government Virginia
Boundary-Line Report, lS.2. and authoIl-
ties cited) Tho colonial legislature OBJ
posed the restoration OF the charters 10
the Company I'm 1912. DINING Statutes at
Large. See l. p. go. 2,5) Judge Marshal,
OF tn. United states supreme court, IN
his opinion In re. johnson W Mcintosh
said: ,
"Tbis 1.-THE charter OF Virginia, 1900. was
annulled as far as respected the rights
OF the Company, by the Judgment 81 the
Court Of Kings Bench, on writ OF quo
warranto. but the whole effect allowed
to this judgment was TO revest III the
crown the powers OF government ana the
Wheaton. SIS. Virginia Boundary-line
FIRST ACT OF TYRANNY.
Fif5h-le0. Charles l., granted to sir
and South Carolina, but no settlements
were made or possession taken OF the
territory granted. CTaylor's History OF
North Csrolina, lst Vol. p. I'D IL was
declared void, because the conditions on
which 1t was granted had not been ful-
Tiled lMiilliamson. ~ G., p: 80 Jei-
fer7 rsa in his Notes r $50 SAYS: wa. ,,e
first recorded act Of tyranny against the
colony OF Virginia" dor copy OF grant
see records in the Office Of the Gene
raj Court at Richmond labelled No. ].
1659-ls42 %. 20 Bill Of Equity Of Va. p. -
This charter is merely mentioned, IL
having been granted prior TO the. one
Gn 1163) TO Lord Clarendon but did not
ments were made under II.
Under the provisions OF the grants OF
1903. Virginia ass mel its largest proper
lions. covering territory having -FOUR
hundred miles Of coast-two hundred
miles 10 the north Of Old Point Comfort,
and two hundred miles 10 the south.
aud extending that width from ocean TO
ocean, and contained about 10000 square
miles Cor 6i5.01J.c00 acres.
The grant Of 1860. no lands having been
preiOusly granted with certain provisions.
The grant Of 1870, no land shaving been
settled under II. did not affect the colony
OF Virginia, except as an evi dence OF the
facility with which their chartered rights
could be Invested Jefferson, p. $50. tAll
these charters are 10 be found In Char
ters and Constitutes" by Ben. Perley
Poore. compiled under order Of the L. ;.
THE TERRITORY REDUCED.
The following charters encrosched on
and under their provisions, the territory
OF Virginia was reduced
/. June ~, 1852, Charles l., King or
England. etc, granted to Lord Baltimore
a charter for Maryland, it being descriD-
ed follows:
Know We therefore. That we. do
give. grant, and confirm 10 Cecil, now
Baron Of Baltimore, and his heirs ana
assigns, all that part OF the Peninsula
or ChersOnese lying In the parts or Amer,
fca between the ocean on the east ana
the bay Of Chesapeake on the west d.
vided from the remnant OF the same by
a right line drawn from the Promontory
or head Of land called Watkins POINT,
beside the bay aforesaid, situate near
the river Wighco, on the west, as far as
the great ocean on the eastern coast
then 20 the true meridian OF tne
first source OF the river Of Pattowomack,
then tending downwards towards the
south TO the farther bank of the said riV-
err. and following II TO where IT faces the
western and southern coast as lar TO a
near the mouth Of the same rver, where
II discharges itself into the fOrenamed
hav OF Chesapeake, and from thence, by
the shortest line, 10 the beginning, the
aforesaid PrOmonOtory or place called
Watkins Point
Virginia and Maryland Boundary Re
port 1871, =. 22D and authorities cited;
Scharf's Nd. Vol ], p. 80; for a complete
COPY OF BaltimOre's charter see p o., etc,
OF Pre-. .on's Documents Illustrative or /
American History. lGo6-lS63; Poore's Char-
tiers and Constitutions Of the United
This grant was made in opposition 20 |
the wishes of the cOlonists OF Virginia.
and the right to IL by Lord Baltimore
was disputed from the beginning CPeu-
tiOn of the planters of Virginia against
grant Of Lord Baltimore, dated July 3,
ltg8. Jeffersons Notes, p. 1857 The legal |
question has never been decided the |
King i'm Council did not decide against |
Virginia's claim, but left her 10 her
remedy at law. C'Baltmore was LETT |
TO his patent, and the other parties 10 |
the course Oh Jaw. according 70 their de- |
sire'D Chalmers Annals, chapter =, |
note Is; Neel's Founders Of Maryland, y. |
As. etc. vi,
IL has been claimed on behalf of Viz
einia but never recognized, that TINS
Charter 10 Lord Baltimore was cancelled |
or revoked by the Articles at the sur
render of the Ccuntrue" agreed on be-
tween the representatives of the Com |
and the General Assembly |
of Virginia. dated March u. 1912.