Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-03
THE TOLEDO WAR.
A Memorable FirN Ohio
Court In TOledo-An Original War
Song of fg3S,

This 18th of September Is the 5Sth auniver-
sary Of one Of the notable events in the great
"Toledo War;" which Is bound 10 hold its place
in history beside mere bloody, IL not more de-
monstrative contests. The particular part as
signed to the 18th Of September, lS35, was the
holding in Toledo Of a session Of the Court n
Common Pleas for the Second Judicial District
OF Ohio. under an act Of the Legislature. It
was deemed important to the claim Of NJ ichi-
gan, that such exercise Of jurisdiction over the
territory in dispute between the two States,
should be prevented; and CIV. MASON accor-
dinghy ordered military force to proceed from
Monroe to Toledo to prevent the holding Of the
Court. Aware Of these movements on "he en-
envy" two Of the Associate Judges Of Lucas
County slipped down from Maumoe City on
Sunday night previous to the Monday appointed
for the Court, and in q small dwelng-house In
Toledo, before daylight organized and transact.
ed just business enough to justify a record, and
adjourned in time for the members Of the Court
to get beyond reach Of the "Wolverines" before
It was light.
Hon. DAVID HIoG1Ns, for the past o5 ye1rs,
holding Government Clerkship in Washir gton
was in 1885 the President Judge of this District
then composed of the Counties Of Huron Rich
land, Delaware, Marion. Crawford Seneca San
dusky. Wood, Hancock, Henry, Williams, Put
nam, Pauding. and Van Vert. Judge HlGGINs
was not presnt at the Toledo Court, bgt in
KNAPP's History the Maumee Valley, we find
this reference to the event from Judge II. Re.
Serinr to Gov Mason, he says:
lie levied smal army, and IN Sunday, the
day befnre that set for holding the Court, he
invaded the State ana encampod with force ri
one thousand two hundred men in the lorer
part of the town Of Toledo. This III advised
operation was att, ndcd by no particularly Sc
rous consequences for the Miohganders found
no one tn oppose them, and NJ course they irt
barely fighting the wind. The Lucas COUNTY
| Court met on Monday morning early. made .
record Of their session, appointed Clerk am
= Sheriff, pyS tem. and adjourned without Cover
nor Mason and his forces being aware Of their
: meeting. In consequence, the Court exercised
their Jurisdiction without being disturbed. and
the gallan, Governor Mason marched to Toledo
with his tw elve hundred men, hoGrished III
drums aud trumlets and theu marched back
, again.
We are not aware that Ohio's record Of t'cs
memorable and stirring scenes has ever enrye,
the advantages Of the inspiration Of the muse
in which respect she is at disadvantage will
Michigan, whose exploits, in part, ut least, wer
portrayed in "living verse;" and have come L
us in this remarkable way; Among the valcn
c Wolverine hosts af 1895. was Young man nam
ell CRAWFORD, who lived in o ,klanI Comfy
noar Pontiac. This loyal soldier OF Michigan
after ending his faithful service in the field
was inspired to produce a ballad, commcmora
tive nf lhosa he1heerant times which though
SION lost to written record. has been these nea
fnrtv years safely lodged in the memory Of Mr.
. o. G.. DUcKEL, now residing near Lansing, win
has just reproduced it for the more enduring
= form of written history. We find il in the Ian
sing RcpHUicaH, as follows;