The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-11
The Pioneer Association.

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City Building; business commencing at three
o'clock, Thos Henry Yeatman, Vice Prei-
dent, in the chair.
Members present, Messrs. r. Reagin, ].
Spinning, WIN. Nixon, VIM. Moody, Thos. II.
Yeatman, j. Mcfarland, j. Pancoast, J. jack |
son, Col. John johnson, James Orr, Tho's
Ernest, G. Parsell, H. Thornton, G. b. Greene,
j. W. Mason, w. 7. Simpson, W. P. Stratton,
j. W. Mason, J. Coppin, PeytOn Symmes,
John Reeves, II. X. Cox, Daniel Carroll, Jos.
S. Ross and J. G. Ross.
After reading the minutes of the last meeting,
it was moved, seconded and carried, that the
address of Nicholas Longworth, Esq, delivered
before the Association on the oath inst, bo en-
tered on the records.
A letter from N. Longworth, Esq, enclosing
one from General Cass, acknowledging the re-
ceipt of an invitation to be present at the ap-
preaching banquet of the Association, but de-
olining the honor intended, was next read The
letters are as follows:-
Mr. Longworth's letter to tho chairman of
the meeting
CINcINNATI, March a, 1859.
Dear Sir-The Pioneer Association requires
younger President, and one who has more
leisure to attend to his duties than have. My
intention was to resign, when informed Of my
appointment, as soon as had sent in an ad-
dress To do that required an old Pioneer, and
one old enough TO have the singular pride to
boast of his age. How old we of the male gen.
der must be before we reach this point, can
| not say. Possibly as many years as our mis-
| tresses. On a certain occasion a meeting was
held Of old females, and the inquiry was, Chow
old is a woman before she takes pride in boast
| ing Of her age?" One said sixty years, an
other seventy, and some more, when, to settle
the question, they agreed to leave it to old
| grandmother, who was sitting in a soft arm
chair by the fire, who was ninety-fve years Of
age. "0h," said the old lady, "you must ask
somebody who is older than ami
I send you Mr.. Cass' letter. My respects to
the Association. N. LoNGW0RTH.
General Cass letter to Mr.. Longworth, as
President of the Association, was next read:
WASHINGTON, March /, 1859.
Dear Sir: 1 have received your letter, and
wish could be with you on the 18th of April.
That day is memorable in the History Of Ohio.
1t would do me good to pass it in the company
of the Old Pioneers, and to recall days and
scenes what have left their mark upon my mem
ory. But must forego this pleasure. My
public duties will necessarily detain me here
and must content myself with Offering the
assurance of my regard.
am greatly obliged to you for the hospit-
able invitation to take up my quarters at your
house, which 1 should have been happy tc
accept, had 1t been in my power.
am, Dear Sir, with much regard,
LEWIS cAss.
request from the Committee of Arrange
ments for the proposed banquet, for an oxten
! sion Of the time for making their report, wa
solicited. Granted.
, The Committee on the Gano Monument ais
| asked for further time for the preparation o
their report. Granted.
Colonel Johnston proposed that the name o
, Robert G. Schenck, of Dayton, Montgomer.
County, should be enrolled on the pioneer list
r The Chairman said that if Mr.. Schenck wa
elgible-which he did not doubt-the cours
for him to pursue was to subscribe to the rule
q of the Association, and he was member forth
! with.
Colonel Johnston suggested the propriety {
| taking monthly subscriptions from the mem
f bers for the meeting of expenses incidental
q the carrying out of the objects of their Associ
alton. No action.
1t was next proposed that a committee of fiv
! be appointed for the purpose of taking tn
necessary steps for procuring the titlc-deed {
- y, the lot granted the Association at Sprin
Grove Cemetery. After some discussion IL
:, matter was laid over for the present.
- The formal business of the meeting havir
" drawn to close, it was suggested that Colon
!, Johnston entertain the meeting with few il
,s cidonts of the early condition of Ohio.
"a The Colonel cheerfully rose to comply wi
: the request he said he did not know that the
! was one person in Cincinnati at the prese
"a time who had been here in '92--the year he( d
/, speaker) came out to Ohio. He well recollect,
"a a rather adventurous journey he took in Il
fall of "a. Those were dangerous times
consequence of the depredations of the Indian
n He formed one of party ordered to Pittsbur
u, Owing to the boisterous and very irregular col
d duct of most of the men, eight persons al
" himself (chiehy oficers), dropped behind, al
"a pursued the journey by the river, at the il
:; minent risk of attack from Indians.
oe took them 27 days to reach Pittsburg, durii
> which time they suffered severely from t
nettles and rough underwood that grew
"a the bottoms. He and his party arrived
n. Pittsburg in the midst of the Whisky
nv bellion," and as they were government me
they had to take down their cockades, or tn
~. would have met with bad treatment-t
nd friends of the government being obnoxious
the insurgents. The Colonel described some
the depredatons perpetrated by those lawl'
re people, for he staid in Pittsburg until the
.st surrection was suppressed, which was effect
by the arrival of an army the winter followir
in When order was restored, the government
IN, 1900 men at Bentley's Creek, to keep
IN, country quiet for it was apprehended that d
n affection lurked in many places round. II
h army was placed under the celebrated NJ
a. gan-having been conducted part of the "
les by General Washington, who delivered
les over to General Hamilton, by whom it was
ne into Pittsburg. Three Of the ringleaders
ith the insurection were sentenced TO be hang
but were pardoned by General Washington
tha inatanoa of tha 0uakara who intarfarad