Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-10
CelohratIon Or he Pioneer Asseclatien.

Eelooroelon ot the kA.AsS- ~
III. SEVENTY second Anniversary Ofthe sSt-
,l.m.pt ef Ohio wss duly honoFed on the
svspipe of the glh by The, Pioneer Association
of Cincinnati The vsnsrabls Gal John Jehli-
s.Ou prosidsd william n CORY, Esq, dsliy-
cred an oratlon, rna MF. Fosdick read poem.
AiIsf the supper reminlScsncss prepared and
suba is,sd By Judge Mclean wsrs read. When
Judge Mclean was lad his father lived in
Mason eounty, Ktntueky. In l776, be, with
sevetal nsighbOn, visited the Miami country
to purchase land, and made contract Of Pur-
chase with Judge 'symmss and his assOeiaisS.
The next spring Judge Mclean, then about
eleven years Of age, aoeOmpanied his iathss
and neighbors to Ohio to make improvements.
be wore hunting shirt and mOOsaSins, a. did
the others. and the party we're armed for any
emergency. A aatbOst trip was made 10 Gin
oinnati, then destitute Of 4 single brick house.
The few dwellings we9s principally made OF
boa. plankI, cut to proper lengths and set on
end so as TO make the walls Of the building,
AMI the roof was covered with thin sawed
plahk Or elapboards Some Of the better order
of houses had second story. The streets
were wholly unimprOved, except that plank
or log was thrown across places that would
otherwise have been imPassabls, Here the boy
Mclean fret saw a dray.
The party proceeded with an OI;team some
forty miles 10 : nOrthsrly direction 70 the Arm
ofIlr Richardson. There was no road opened,
and but one house on the way. A wagon
track was followed, which seemed to select the
most practicable way through fallen timber
deep mud, aud almost impsncrAbls thieksts Of
spicewood Ofpieneer fare and labor the Judge
says: .TlqsJe EIg Uaa
We received a very kind reception from Mr.
| Richardson's family, for which have never
cessed to feel grateful. At his house l first
tasted bear meat, which | soon learned to pre-
fer to all other meats. The family understood
how to cook il, and never since hsve | found
one that had this knowledge.
Ii was necessary 10 raise a corn crop 10 sup
ply our family during the ensuing winter. IL
/ order that the growing crop should be pusTd'
ed against the depFedations Of wild animals
and the Indians, it was essential to have i
within protecting distance Of Mr.. Richardson
house.
NV father therefore made an agreement thai
he would clear and plant two acres of Mr.
Richardson's land then under fence, We TAX
liuq the crop, aud that in return Mr.. Richard
son would the next year clear two acres o
my fathers land, which was some fo1r mile
away.
| Our work of clearing the ground commenced
and I will not say that the adventurous spun
with which / set out was not little tried Whel
| leverything was reduced to hard blows with tn
axe and gTubbing hoe, but my youthful amoI
ton kept me up to my work.
With great effort we had cleared the grounC
and planted two acres Of corn early in June
and by that means secured bread for the family
for the following fall and winter,
Alter planting our corn we mRde arrange
nsnts for our return home across the country
We fixed on q direction which we suppose'
would strike the Ohio some miles below
Limestone. We travelled the whole rout'
without path, and reached tse river not IA
from the point contemplated, making NOR
than forty miles that day in order to eneaml
on the bank. FEs
We reached our home on the following day
well satisfied with what we hal done.
Several letters were read, one from hrs
Judge Burnet. absent from III health and on
from William D. Gallagher, containing poem
among the interesting relics exhibited Wer
the powder horn and bullet mOuldS used b.
Israel Putnam in the Revolution. There wa
large attendance Of venerable pioneers, in
eluding Mrs. Judge Mclean, Mr.. and Mr.
Lohgworth, Mrs. Horton, now Sc ysars old
Mrs Lilley, Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs.. Murdoch, an
several others of the pioneer mOtl lers of th
Buckeye State, looking, says the Gazette, a
we fear feR of the beautiful paidens that az
eOmpanied them will look when they. haV
reached the same age. AT a suitable hour th
Pioneers dispersed by singing the iollowin
/, Ode g4.r.
A song OF praise, for other days,
Let's swell from every breast,
Our native sod--the gift Of God
The Tree and lovely mestI
J CHoRus-For dear Ohio's shore, my boysl
For forest life, three ehCsisl
For man and maid, In woodland ahAd
God bless the Pi0nsersi
While Winds shall blow, or WAtsr dow,
Or trees be green In spring,
For Pioneers ven give ouf cheers,
And still the chorus singl
CHoEUs-For dear osio's shore my boys &c.
The so bold are growing old,
| The maidens' lecks are white;
Yet through the tears Of gone-bY yeVIG,
/ In song Let Us unite.
CHORCs-For dear ohio's shore, my boys, &c
And every grave, where sleep the brave.
Shall be blessed spot;
And Ger the tomb loves roses bloom
And sweet forget ms-nOt
CHOKUs-For dear OhiOs shore, my boys De.