The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-07-27


fend its territory. The warriors Of Toledo,
exhibited valor worthy the cause.
| Although In former times they had reoOg4
nized the authority Of Michigan as Blkwful.
| but now, when the State was ready to pro.
tect them. they became good 0hioana with
wonderful alacrity. They saw, in the dis
tanco, the rich portion they were TO have
from mother Ohio, in the canal and rail-
| roads in prospect
IL would be as unjust to impute to them
any greater degree of zenl on account Of
their expectations, rs it would be TO accuse
the warriors of Perrysburg and Maumee of
any less zeal because they had not been
promised these things. 1t is true. the war
riors of Toledo had more to stimulate them,
but, il is prong to make invidious Uomparh
son, where all did so well.
While General Bell was engaged at Fort
Miami planning how he would get posses-
sion of Toledo, General Brown was engaged
in collecting commissary stores.
kMtsiNe isciDkSf.
His success and the experiences Of his
men at that have been well established by
the late Major Stcknoy. One day tho
Major observed an object in his gardenJ
made up of human figure at one end and
potato vines at the other. lie called to the
object to know what II was doing there,
Ii Strengthened mp and showed the, uniform
of soldier and replied
"By order Of tho Commanding Generalr
> am drafting your potato tops, to make the
bottoms volunteer, cir !"
pfsPurE OF JrRisDicrioN- MARRiAGE INCIDENT.
But must go back a few years in this
history.
| The first controversy about jurisdiction
I over the disputed territory, took place in
1919.
1t occurred in the following manner:
DR.. Conant settled at Maumee in 1876
lie was intimately acquainted with General
Cass then Governor Of Michigan Turritorys
short time after arriving at Maumee, ho
/ received from Governor Cass a commission
e to act as Justice of the Peace in the county
: of Erie, in the Territory of Michigan. The
/ commission came to him unexpectedly. Hc
/ receiv,d It as q Joke without desiring OF
: expecting to use 1t.
r In the year 1919, Seneca Allen was an
s acting Justice of the Peace in Waynesheld
8 Township, unt or the Laws of Ohio residing
II on the Perrysburg side of the ritet'
c Waynosfed Township was the only organ-
d lied Township at Chat time, in the Maumee
}. Valley. His jurisdiction extended over
district of country quito as large as the
|. present Congressional District. He heard
:, Of the commission that Dr. Conant had re'
d ceived, aud warned him not TO act under II,
g as Maumee was in tie State of Ohio and
that his commission would not be recog-
Y uized there. The Doctor, at this tune, Ind
+ done no business as Justice, and did not ex-
l- pect t. do any.
Y Allen had matters his own way without
|. any interference. About three years after
his, in December, 1919, Allen had an en-
sogement to marry couple on the Mautnee
, side of the river. The river was high and
T,n e afaN
10 Dr.. Conant lived near the bank Of the river,
q. on the Mauree side Allen lived near the
" bank on the Perrysburg side, and nearly
: opposite.
N " hen he aseeraiaed he could not get
h across the river to marry the couple at the
VI appointed time, he called to DIR. Conant
w across the river. and told him Of his en-.
n Sugcment, and requested him to go and,
i. marry the couple. The Doctor objected 8
Of giving, as All excuse, the objections that fes
~ Allen, had made to the authority Of his COM
h. mission. Allen replied that this was a case
q of necessity that necessity knew no law +
m commission from the Governor of Michi-
hi gan would do well enough ON this occasion.
of The parties were young and ardent, and
IS would not be put off.
n The Doctor married the couple, and re-
ceived from the bridegroom o common jack
Y. knife for his fee.
n Some time afterward the two Justices
,e met and Allen proposed compromise.
IN lie lr posed, tor himself to exercise
H. exclusive jurisdiction over the Territory,
on the Perrysburg, or south side of the
No river aud that the two should have ju-
" risdiction in common on The Maumee. or
,d north side of the river. The proposition
- was assented to, and no difficulty occurred
"a until 1888, when the dispute broke out
n afresh on a more extended and warliks
scale.
of END OF TIE TOLEDO WAR.
rn Having dgressed from the first act in
OF the drama of 1885, to an incident that
ce occurred at n much earlier period, will
Ia now conclude the events of that year,
Governor Lucas, finding Toledo 1.-THE very
ID point in the disputed Territory that he
nd wanted to occupy in tho possession Of the
es enemy, armed and organized to resist,began
as to deliberate npon the consequences OF a
On collision of the two forces.
lis He now realized, for the FIRST time. that
10. the question in dispute was more properly
he referable to the judiciary, or the action oi
in Congress, than to arms.
The great question with him was, how to
It. get out of the dilemma aud save his repu-
n tation.
K. General Bell understood the situation, and
having the Governor on the ground as his
or superior in command, patiently waited his
ry orders. A mdSterly indeticay was the re'
m suit of this condition of affairs.
he After q while, the Court Of COmmo n Pleas
no of Wood County commenced its session.
to The Governor sent for the Prosecuting At
&c torney to attend him at headquarters. he
or was consulted with reference 10 the en-
90 barrassment, and was requested to prepare
AT bills Of indictment against some Of the per-
81 sons in Toledo, who had accepted office
ID under The laws of Michigan.
in Tie bills were prepared and laid before
the Grand Jury, but ignored, which left the
nd Governor, TO use an Old.fashiOned militia
ly drill conimand, "as you were"
Is The object in procuring indictments was
I'd 10 shift the responsibility lie had taken on
lg himself when he left Columbus, to the Sheriff
of Wood County. II indictments had been
ne found, the Sheriff WAS TO have called on
to General Bell with his forces, IS posse CONT
OF ifaf1S, to make the arrests.
to While malters were in this perplcxing
It. situation, Hon, Richard Rush and Colenei
I'd Howard, appe.red on the ground as EHf.
is hassadurs Fl ON the President OF the United
n Statef to use their friendly Offices t. prevent
re a collision and persuade the belligerenis To-
leave the matter to Congress to settle the
e, boundary. Governor Lucas received the
II, Embassadurs with open arms, glad to get
at relieved from his embarrassment.
Negotiations ended in establishing peacei
10 and disbanding the military iorccs.