Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-04
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MARlETTA'S
FIRST 4TH OF JULY

from Dr. s. p Hildreth's "Pionear
america we make the following ex-
tract referring to the naming of Mo
rie''a' and the first Fourth of July
celebration held in the settlement.
The first meeting OF the directors a ,
agents. west of the mountains. wa.
held on the I'd day of July. 1888 and
continued by adjournment to the 1ath
day of August, on the banks of tha
Muskingum, and near the conenaroo
or that river and the Ohio II was
doubtless, convened under the mar
quee OF Gen. Putnam, as no buildlne
was then erected of sufficient diman-
sions to hold them. They passed tho
foilowing resolution as to the name oP
their new city: THAT the citv near
the confluence of the Ohio and Mus-
kingum be called Marietta" that tha
directors write to His ExJ llencv ths
Count Monsters, inforD( zig him Of
their motives in naming the city; and
| request his opinion whether It will be
| advisable to present to Her Majesty oP
France public square The name ia
an abbreviation of Marie Antoinette
the fair queen of France, lady who
mad treated the minister of the Young
American Republic, the venerable
FRANKLIN, when at the Court of Louis
XVI, with all the respect and kindness
due her own father; and who had
done more to propitiate and enlist the
feelings of the King in favor of the
Americans than any other person. not
excepting even Lafayette. 1t was
natural gush of feeling in the hearts OF
these old officers, to remember with
gratitude their kind benefactress. and
TO perpetuate her name by connecting
1t with their infant city. The venera-
tion OF the directors for the classic Is
discovered in the names they bestowed
on some of the most prominent objects
in the ruins of the ancient town. The
smaller square was named Capitol
ium, the larger one "Quadranaou.
and the broad graded road, with high
embankments on each side, leading up
from the river Muskingum to QUAD
ranaou" was called "Sacra Via" The
new garrison with block houses at the
corner. was named Campus Martius."
as If in anticipation 1af the Iadfan
war which soon comPenced and CON
tinued five years. 1dring which period
it was strictly A military camp. Az
this time board OF police was an
pointed for drafting set of rules for
the government of the settlement. 1t
was composed of directors, who were
to lay the system before the proprie-
tors for their adoption.
These regulations for the govern
ment of the inhabitants at present un-
I'll Governor st. Clair and the Judges
Of the Court, two of whom, by the
way. were also directors, could pre-
pare a more perfect code, were written
out and posted up on the smooth trunk
of large beech tree, near the mouth
of the Muskingum, on the Fourth of
July, 1888. This day was duly cele-
orated, in the usual manner. by the
lring OF thirteen cannons from Fort
1armar, in the morning, and at eve
ming. sumDtuous dinner was pro-
1ided by the inhabitants, and eaten
inder bowery which stretched along
)n the bank of the Muskingum. Gen
sral Varnum, one OF the Judges, de-
lvered an grafton, which was the first
'oiiticai address ever made in what is
low the State of Ohio The officers of
he garrison attended, and many pat
'iotic toasts We're drank. The table
vas supplied with vension, bear meat,
'uffalo and roast pigs, procured from
"illiamss settlement, with a variety
'f fish. Among the latter was a pike,
which weighed 100 pounds, and when
from a pole from the
shoulders of two tall men, its tail
ragged on the ground. 1t was the
argest ever taken from the Musking-
I'm by white man. Judge Gilbert
0evol and his son, Gilbert, caught it
n the mouth of that stream, after
ievere chase in light canoe, being
Ible to follow 1t By the wake of its
course in the water. 1t soon became
atigued and running along side, was
aptured with a gig or fish spear
On the 9th day of July, Governor st.
lair arrived at Fort Harmar, escorted
" detachment of troops under Major
Doughty who had gone up to Pitts
'urg some days before for that pur-
'ose He was received with military
lonors. and salute of fourteen guns.
'he 18th of July, as appears from the
ournal of Paul Fearing, was agreed
IN for his first appearance before the
itizens of the Territory. AT five
'clock p. m. he came over from Fort
iarmar in the Government barge, es-
,orted by the officers OF the garrison,
md the secretary, Winthrop Sargent.
esq. He was received in the Bowery
~ General Putnam. the judges OF the
and the principal inhabi-
ants OF the new colony. The secretary
cad the Ordinance Of Congress form
ng the Northwest Territory, the Gov