The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-15

loent OF the United States, expressing
their entire confidence in the wisdom
and purity of his administration
which, however, received only a ma
jority Of six votes. They also issued
IN address to their constituents, con
graduating them upon the bright
prospects in the immediate future tol
the Territory
After the adjournment of the Leg
islature, Congress passed a law es
tablishing the seat of the Territorial
government at Chillicoth, and the
next or second session of the Legisla-
ture met at that place on the third Of
November, 1900, when the Governor
addressed them in favor of such meas
, ures as he deemed likely to promote
the interests of the people. Congress
at its session in 1900 divided the
Northwest Territory, by establishing
the territory Of Indiana, its eastern
boundary line starting at point on
the Ohio river directly opposite the
mouth of the Kentucky river, thence
in direct line to Fort Recovery, and
thence directly north to intersect our
northern boundary line, embracing all
to the westward that remained Of the
Northwest Territory. Captain Har-
rison received his commission as the
Governor of the new territory in 1901
and resigning his commission as del
egate to Congress, proceeded to organ
ize it, the seat of Government being
established at Vincennes. The coun-
ties of st. Clair, Knox, and the west
ern portion of Wayne, fell into the
Indiana Territory. 80 .-.. -
The position of delegate to Congress
thus becoming vacant, the territorial
Legislature met in joint session, on
the 9Th of November 1900, and elected
William McMillen, Of Cincinnati, to
serve until March 4th, 1901. They
also, then and there, elected Paul
Fearing, of Marietta to serve from
March 4th, 1901, to March 4th, 1903.
Governor St. Clair's term of Office
expiring on the 9th of December 1900,
he advised the Legislature of the ne
cessity of their adjournment on that
day. Agreeably to that notice, they
met in joint session and were pro-
rogued by the Governor.
By the organization of the Indiana
Territory Mr. Vanderburgh, who re-
sided at Vincennes in Knox coun ty,
was thrown out of his position as a
member of the Legislative Council,
and the vacancy was filled by Solomon
Sibley, of Detroit.
Although the service of Captain
Harrison as a Representative of the
Territory, in Congress, was short,
(only one year, he became very pop
ular for his efforts in securing a law
for the subdivision of the public lands,
in market, into small tracts, SO that
the settlers in the Territory of limited
means could purchase a home for
themselves of only forty acres in ex-
tent
Early in 1901 Governor st. Clair.
was re appointed by President Adams
as the Executive of the Northwest
Territory. On the Oath Of Novem-
Der. 1901, the General Assembly met
at Chillicothe. in obedience to the
proclamation of the Governor a new
house of Representatives having, in
the meanwhile, been elected. 1t con-
tinued in session until the 23d of
January, 1902, when the governor
adjourned it to meet in Cincinnati on
the fourth Monday OF the ensuing
November, pursuant to an act passed
just before their adjournment, for the
removal of the seat of government
from Chillicothe to Cincinnati. This,
says Judge Burnet, "was done in con-
sequence of the violent and disgrace
full proceedings of mob, which, for
two successive evenings, assembled
for the purpose of insulting the Gov
ernor, and several members of the
Legislature, without any steps being
taken by the police of Cbillicothe to
repre.s it, or to punish the leaders,
some of whom had been ranked with
the most prominent citizens of the
place" ...-
The population of the territory had
meanwhile been increasing rapidly,
and several new counties had bcea
organized. Trumbull county was
proclaimed on the 10th of July, 1900,
and the county seat was established at
Warren, where the first cabin was
built in 1898 by William Fenton land
the second by Ephriam Quimby in
1899, who, the next year, commenced
and in 1901 completed the laying out
of the new county seat The whole
OF the Connecticut Western Reserve
was comprised within the original
limits of Trumbull county, which de-.
rived its name from one of the Cover
nors Of Connecticut, and the county
seat was named in honor Of Moses
Warren, Of Lyme, Connecticut.
Clermont county was proclaimed on
the 9Th of December, 1900, the coun.
ty seat being established at Williams.
burgh, which was laid out a year or
two before. This county probably
derived its name from Clermont in
France.
Fairfield county MAS proclaimed on
the Sth of December, 1900, and the
comfy seat established at New Lam
caster, which had just been laid out
by Ebenezer Zane.
Belmont county was proclaimed on
the 7th of September, 1901, and was
the last county established during
territorial times. St. Clairsville, was
laid out this year by David Newell,
and an addition subsequently annexed
by William Matthews, and unitedly
receiving this name, became the coun-
ty seat. 1t was thus named in honor
of the Territorial Governor.
Early in 1902 the question of estab-
fishing State government became one
of absorbing interest in the Northwest
Territory. The people generally ia
vored it, believing that the requisite
of inhabitants, eco, ,0OO) resid-