The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-28
INDIANA HISTORY.
Tho 6eventy-second Anniversary
OF the Admission Of the State
Into the Union
Celebrated ~ the Public seheols-Brlei
Notes sS ths Pseneer Period ~ the
uooslsr Commonwealth

days ago This celebration 4 likely 70 give tne
pupils Of the schools more inslm ate selu.,nr
ance with the history o. the State tnan ~,
would otherwise secure during tne1 Feno.a
days. for IL win cause research into such
limited histories OF Indiana - nave pcen pov
li<hed
The nrst known mention Of the seuiemcnt o.
Indiana y made IN "L<fr<< f1Ja"' ~
sss<.' rLttters Edifying ana turlou~ Puo
li<hed IN Paris. France. IN lsoi. Ihcsc nr
series Of letters written from New rranee
NOW Indiana ny jesuit uirs'onaH.
sent out 70 explore the county
and convert the Indians tine 81 snese ie..esrs
written from .kaskaskiA ~ me Illinois. ~
Father Gabriel Marest 10 Palmer 1efnon, W.
der the date OF November y ih~ s.ys
French having lately csiaphsheo to'' y" ~.
river Wabash demanded missionary an.
Father Mermet was sent them, Inis 'o'' 49,.
''Chippe- Coke, the site OF Ninsenhes % tu.e
the tirst white settlement ~ INDIANS ~a~ ns"1
NJ Ninccnnes - cary As isi<. y nov eat''sI mn
that date The late Judge Sohh Law, - 80
Colonial History Of Nincennes pup'neu ~
isss claims the date = liz. vas ntss e.''s j.
BY the French an fost rrahsois Motsen ~
yi-ssennc tor thus ne spetieo u'' tooH eon
mnnt Of the Post IN about is8- ~ ~ e<Pcs'
ton agsinst the ChieFasaws IN I.o - 49,, 49,
killed in battle near the site q Natcos- Du..
ms MS command ne ftieHV" - e'.> 49, N -
Poste du oubache
AFTER the death OF Vinsenne she lori 49,
known as az Pcds Ins<nn< uut necoIuink :, y"
the register Of the Catnoiic tnufen ~ o.
Francis xavieI-rAr hrst church ou.,' ~asn I'M,
| the territory embraced IN indiana-'ne spe.' =.
ing o. INC name Wa cnanssu - -, sn,s
1st9 In i.o5 all the french tefr'toIs y. s-
continent twas eedcd away. tanana anu ~.
4 Territory nov embraced IN Indiana 70 Enkaano
! by conqness; Louisiana uy sec1et ue.'s -
! Spain England held the territory ine'uaeu s -
/ Indiana until February - l.s' "nsn 80
| captured ~ General George rogers .,aIs ~
| the surrender Of Governor Hamilton. the nr't'
| ish conmandant and his garrison q fost sin.
4 cennes, and while the state OF virginia aiu
! cain 70 General Ciarks conquest shc rel.r
/ quished that claim without disputation 70 inc
| L. ;. Government In i'A
/ In lsss Congress organized Inc ltIf''s"y
| Northwest OF the Ohio River This embraced
all the territory bet~ n the ONO ana Missis
sfppi rivers and the lakes embracing inc
present states Of Ohio. Indiana. ILLINOIS,
Michigan and Wisconsin This territory MAS
organized 10y the celebrated Ordinance 81 Ir's
which provided for the immediate LEGISLATION
and government OF the country ana tnat nstnsr
slavery nor involuntary seryitude should ever
exist in H. Nathan Dane OF Beverly. Mass
was the author o. this historic ordnance
General Arthur ST Clair was appointed GOV.
ernor OF the Northwest Territory ana continued
70 act ~ such uutii Ohio was admitted INTO tne
Union In lso..
The first Legislature the people OF the North
west Territory had any part In eiecting met a.
Cincinnati In liza Henry Nanderpurg' o.
vineenncs. was On the Legislative council
In 49, Indiana 1t~tory was oseani<ea ou.
Of the Northwest Territory. and embraced the
present States OF Indiana and Illinois a. shis
time the entire white population OF we NORM
West Territory was but $50 the most OF y
French In ls~ the county 81 Knox vas OF
CANNED which took IN the cntre country nov
embraced ir Indiana There were - neaas =
families - Nineennes IN ""
p ioi William Henry Harrison was ~
pointed Governor 81 Indiana TERRITORY ana I'M
mctiatciy entered upon MS duties. sonn .'o
son was appeinfed secretary. anu Henry ~
dcrburE. Thomas " DAVIS anu Sonn ofnll
Judges. In .s'i thr county y LARK w. organ
| izcd
In iSo the First Lcr1sinturr lot inu'a ' 1T
ritory assembled ~ Nineenne>- rrs'ous y
this tiine ne laws fcr tne TERRITORY nae ~
made BY fhc 1oNernof ana luaees. ~ ~
! time there were nFe couhtics ~ 'n' Ae1ti.ots
Knox. Dearborn and Clark ~ me present nni' \
Of Indiana and 81 elaif ana hanoo'ph ~'h'
those 2. th'holS-
> In 1877, ~ census o. inc wnise maies os-
1 fwcnty-onr years o.u ueink tnNsn. w pops ~
tion q the present state q innianh va - io
lows: Knox County ~. eounts. o.
Dearborn ON. to'ai q -'y-t tne e".alN p.P'
lafion being estimated az i-.", u 80 80. 49,
d rison County was ORGANIZED. IN l~D inaiAn
/ Attt-s'.-t y - ~ ~ - - --+. u
CANNED the division hnes peins inc -sme
= now exist between me Two states. ~ lrio W
2 counties OF Franklin wayne ana Senerso
e were organized
q indian dcprcintions had continued 10 "
A Territory from 1872 unti ISL. wnen' on Noven
\. bert, ISL the battle OF Iippccanoe was iongn
the Americans being commanded ~ 1easr'
y Harrison and gaining great victory IN
10 battle virtually gave exemption 70 the settler
10 thereafter from Indian incursions This sam
Y year the great earthquake 10 tne OHIO sane
!, occurred its shocks commencing early N y.
n ccmber and continuing until IN April lsls
N fsii. also. the first steamboat arrived ~ n
er Falls % the Ohio from Pittsburgh.
u The war with Great Britain commenced
II June. 1914. and General W. H. Harrison bell
"A appointed 70 command the Northwestern arm
Z resigned A. Governor OF Indiana Territory 81
Thomas Posey- onicer Of the Rcvolusi'
th and Brfgader General IN Senerai wa!n \,
2 counties q Washington; resrs ,s,s , ~ \
srra,,ns Jaets s ana Orange mr. !, Counties '
in passed.
be an 1872 Indiana ps..,onea TOT admission i Y