Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-08-28
E. Reynolds about your P ension Claim.


that Is required from one, in order to become q
mem ber Of this association. Am going TO name 6
committee of two to go over this assembly ant
take up the dollars Of those who desire 10 join and
give them each badge, which Ia alone worth tn.
dollar. The gentlemen I will mention are wei
known, and assure you your money is safe In thei
hands, they are Measrs. Tyler and Ragan. Laugh
ter and spplause). 1 might add, get some lady Il
pin the badge on and then 1t will be alright
(Laughter). He then read the N easure referred to
which is Il. R. 1852
snow wish to sly further, and will be as brie
as possible. You have sill sides of you your owr
pioneer associations, don't give them up, stick Il
them and Join this one. We have an object in vie,
which ysur associations do not attempt to secure
and our workings are free and Independent from
them all. Aid US all you can in the great work VI
have undertaken. But we will make It very uncom
Portable for the officers who dou't give US what WI
want. Mr., Boothman said in his letter that SOM
members of the Military ommi ttee thought that 1
would be . bad precedent to give US the land ant
the appropriations as for, % other like organi
cations and other states would want the same Le
them give 1t to the other states and societies. Il
would bea grand thing to preserve everyone of tn,
spots where our forefathers fought bled and died
establish and then preserve this great and glorious
country. Remember Trenton, Germantown ant
Bunker Hill. Some one will rise to say: "What ar
you going to do with the battle fields of 1872"
will say, preserve every one of them. (Applause)
Then say take your children and your grand chill
dren and explain to them what has taken place ther
and why 1t was. Then you might ask me what
would do about the battle fields CT the rebellion
would say do just you doing, preserve ever.
one and commemorate the deeds Of the brave meI
who at the call Of their country took up their arm
and perhaps left their lives upon one of the same
fields. (Applause). And q nation so penurious, &C
small and SO ungratefu is unworthy Of it's name ant
unworthy Of the sacrifice which these brave neI
whom we desire to try and honor. (Applausc).
The war for independence closed in 1874. Th'
surrender Of CORVALLIS occurred earlier but the las
of the English troops left in that year. From tha
time on We had trouble with the Indians. wheI
Washington came in he called Gen. Harmar Il
take al army and go out in Ohio and enforce pesc,
upon the Indians. He came and brought his arm,
and built his first fort where Cincinnati now stands
and called it Ft. Washington. In that army wal
the father OF Mr. McGrew, of Kankakee, ILL.,, ana
who came here all that distance to attend this meet
ing. Gen. Hsrmar took that army up to where is
Fl. Wayne, where he met the Indians and am sor
ry to say was badly defeated and his army had :,
return. This was in 1890. r'ss,
Gen. Washington then called on Gen. st. Clai
and told him of what had been done of the continu
ed mauraudingsofthe Indians, and then ordere
him to organize an army and thrash them into peac
and submission. He organized his army and got a
far as Greenvile and engaged the Indians there, O
rather the Indians engaged him and. he had to &c
back to Ft. Washington as best he could. mes
senger took the news Of the engagement into Wash
ington, and his remarks upon 1t are illustrative
his character. He said: "Didn't tell st. Clair t
look out for surprises and ambuehes?" And the
followed language which Sun day School SuperiI
tendents say we must not use. (Laughter). BE the
looked around for suitable man, (this now was |
lT9al and he selected the great character, Anthon
Wayne. That grand man who had successfull
stormed Stony Point. Fl q was brought before w ast
ingon who said that the savages must be astiseG
After raising his armies he started in 1898 and &C
far as Greenvile where he built another fort an
called this one TT. R ecovery, because this wa
where st. Clair had met defeat. In 1904 he came u
here and in August he struck above the junction G
the Maumee and Auglaize rivers. Right In the for
of the two rivers he erected fort Ind after 1t wa
| completed he and an under officer were examining
when they began to talk of the excellent locatio
| and Wayne growing enthusiastic exclaimed: SIT
one of the best ever saw and all h can M
take 1t from u.s." daughter and applause) And 6
IL called Ft. Defiance, and Ft. Dean ce 1t is II
day.
Then Wayne came down the river. The Indian
were on the north side and he crossed over, eaC
side was closely watching the other, but he cam
right on. At q point little above Napoleon /
| stopped sll night and another stop at Rushtabear
then he pressed right on after the Indians. On tt
morning of the 2Oth of-August he found the Indiar
gathering upon the fallen timbers about two mile
and half up the rver from Maumee. Then /
gave them battle. Little Turtle had been at tt
head of the indians, he was shrewd and far-seein
brave and favored treaty and peace and arbatr
tion. Turkey Foot opposed this, and in the opps
sition he was supported bys large number Of Il
Indians. Turkey Foot was for war, bitter and r.
lentless, and war to the end. He prevailed and Ii
tie Turtle resigned In his favor.
| When the battle opened, Wayne came down O
the Indians like a whirlwind and drove the savag,
back, step by step, until they fed like herd
frightened sheep, before the victorious forces
Mad Anthony, crying as they ran, "Genoatin! Gel
oatin!'' which meant ''whirlwind." Traditio
says that Turkey Foot took q position on Turke
Foot rock and tried to rally his forces but in vail
and he was killed. They went down the river an
Wayne after them. Wayne's forces could not 6,
into Fort Miami as that was in charge of q Bri
ish named Campbell. They took refuge down tt
river not wishing to raise rumpus with Englan,
He went down to what is now Swan Creek and erec
cd another fort which he called Fort Industry, lea,
ing a small detachment OF men there under con
mand of Captain Ray, he passed up right along her
and at Fort Wayne he erected another fort and lef
Major Hamtramck In command, who Immediately a
ter the departure of his commander named the fol
after him, and to-day upon the sight of that littl
garrison stands . proud city, monument to one o
the greatest Indian fighters and bravest men th
country has ever had the honor of claiming as Gil
izen, and she has had many. (Applause).
The next year Little Turtle having again come ii
to prominence, and taken his old place at the hes
of the Indian nation, at Greenville, he and Wayr
negotiated q treaty which was most wonderft
document, owing to the concessions and advantaf
| es secured BY Wayne, and the craftiness and bril-
fancy Of Little Turtle was apparent by the benefit
he secured his people. It was . grand treaty an
was religousy followed by the Indians for years au
would possibly have continued to have been, bt
for the perfdy of the British in 1919.
We come down now to the war Of 1912. I pc
sumo that none Of yeu were old enough to have ta
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