Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 12: what you’re looking at

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16 THE PHANTOM CHIEF. vania and Virginia, appeared to enter into the discussion us a thing of course, and forthwith proceeded to show, in his rude way, that the Government of Virginia had mani- fested a singular want of honesty and discretion in setting up aclaim to the country around Pitt. Comparatively few of the present generation are aware of the difficulties which had long beset the adjustment of the limits of the several provinces; and it will probably surprise some of our readers to be told that the large space from near Johns- town on the route from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, south- ward to the present line of Maryland and westward to the Otiio, was once claimed as within the boundaries of the ** Ancient Dominion ;"’ an‘ was, during a series of years, contended fur by personal struggie, as well as by forma proclamation and process of law. Earl Dunmore, who - Femoved from the government of New York to that of Vir- ginia, in 1772, visited Pittsburg, soon afier his new ap- pointment; and he was by many of the western settlers believed to have made his Journey subserve some such plan as was the subject of the remarks repeated above. The disputes with the mother country engiged the attention of the Earl from the time of his assumption of office as Gov- ernor of Virginia; an the troubled minds of the. libe rals and adierents of Pennsylvania were easily moved to suspect that he was endeavoring to sow the seeds of dis union, by exciling adverse interests between the two proy- inces. Conolly was his principal agent in relation to the Jand surveys, and he drew upon himself even a greatet odium than fell to the share of his employer. The au- thorities at Pennsylvania arrested bim, and put him ina confinement at last. Thompson, who had listened with moderation to the first speaker, evinced very little patience under the sweep- ing inferences of Long Like. Retorts of a pungent char- _ wcter warmed the blood of each—personal allasions fol- lowed—as. neither of the disputants lacked physica bravery, the realy knife was handled by both of them, as Ahbough they were willing, upon a slight motive, to enter Auto a trial wore serivus thau that of words. Tue young ~ Comicbookscom)-