The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-02-05
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their provisions exiend,are the supreme
law of the land-paramount even to the
state constitution; which the peoplr
cannot alter, so as to make it CO. aIct
with the compact, without ~c.sregard'
ing their obligations to the other states.
or being released from them by com
mon consent.
Among the most important princi'
pies, established by these articles, are.
the security giver to every person, a
gainst any molestation on account Of
his religious sentiments or mode Of wor.
ship, the benefits of the writ Of habeas
corpus, trial by jury, representation in
the legislature and Judicial proceedings
under the common law, and the glori.
aus declaration, that there shall be mel.
Their slavery 10 involuntary servitude
within the territory, otherwise than in
punishment Of crimes of which the par
ty shall have been duly convicted.
In pursuance OF the ordinance, con-
gress appointed general Arthur ST.
CIair,governor and commander in chief
Of the territory. On the 9th of July.
1898, he arrived at Marietta, accompa-
MED by Samuel H. Parsons and James
M. Varnum, two of the judges, and on
the 18th Of the same month civil gov
eminent was proclaimed in form, by
publishing the ordinance, and exhibit
ing their commissions, upon which &C.
casicn the governor addressed the peo-
pie in a speech. On the Goth, the first
county was established and named
Washington. 1t comprehended all the
south part Of the state between Penn
sylvania and the Scoito river, and the
northern part a far west as the Cuya-
hoga. The militia of the country was
soon afterwards organized and divided
into classes, and the officers were APP
pointed. General RUFUS Putnam and
Benjamin Topper were appointed JUS
tees of the peace, and in conjunction
with some other justice associated with
them Tor that purpose, were empower
ed to bold courts oflhe quarter sessions.
During the latter part of the year, the
settlement was strengthened by the ar.
rival of about twenty families together
with a number of young men the most
of whom also became permanent resi-
dents Of the country.
In October, 1888, John Cloves Sym
mes made a contract with the govern
ment, for the purchase Of one million of
acres Of land between the Miami riv.
ers, for which he had been in treaty tor
some months. Some time afterwards,
he sold the site of Cincinnati to Mathi-
as Denman, with whom Israel Ludlow
and Robert Patterson subsequently be-
came connected as joint proprietors of
the land, which they laid out in lots.
Before the laying out Of the to wn. how
ever, Major Doughty with one hun
bred and forty soldiers arrived on the
ground, and built four houses. This
was in the beginning of June, 1889,
and before the end Of the year fort
Washington was built, and general
Harmer, with three hundred soldiers
arrived and established their quarters
in it, and u few settlers, with their fami-
lies had erected dwellings. During the
winter, Mr.. Ludlow laid out the lots
marking the corners and courses of the
streets upon the trees, and called the
place Losantiville; but it did got long
retain that name which was changed by
governor St. Clair, to Cincinnati. Co.
lumbus has generally been called the
oldest settlement in the Miami coun.
try, its claim is rather a slender one.-
The settlement was commenced on the
10th of November, 1889, which was
some months after the detachment un-
der Major Doughty took their station
fort Washington, and if there were
no settlers exclusive of the military, at
Cincinnati at the time, that could have
been the case for a few days only, for
six weeks afterwards,at the Commence
ment of the year 1870. there were two
small hewedlcg houses and several
occupied By families. 9 lasmAa
On the second Of January, 1890, gov.