Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-06-23

1 Clair, as governor, addressed them
outlining the business at hand ant
noting many things that should b.
! done.
| This address is very long paper
| containing more than 5000 words
The meeting was to have been hell
! at Cincinnati, but the last congress
passed bill dividing the territor!
into two parts for the purpose o
temporary government. The east
'ern district was to be known as tn.
TERRITORY of the United States
northwest of the Ohio" until tht
legislature should otherwise order
1t seems as il no provision was made
for any way to govern the western
| part, except through an appointed
governor. The legislative council
ordered an address as a response te
st. Clair, and he then replied tl
that, and so on until they had ex.
changed compliments seven times
In all st. Clair's addresses contain
ed more than $500 words.
Europe was all at war and ST.
Clair said: "....while the world has
been suffering the devastation and
horrors of Wharf.-The happiness and
tranquility. ...of the United States.
(shows) it has pleased Divine Prov
idence....' When ST. Clair really
gets warmed up he turns out a very
remarkable state paper and covers
all points that should have the at
tention of the session. However,
Tiffin, and his crowd were able to
organize the session again, and they
were active in opposition to nearly
everything ST. Clair proposed
st. Clair had, from the very first,
been able to get along with the In
dians much better than any other
official, and there were those, in the
session, who thought he was more
than little partial to the Indians.
They wanted only to get rid Of them
and kill them off, and were not in
favor of showing the Indians any re-
spect or regard whatever. To show
just what ST. Clair thought about
this matter l will quote from his ad
dress: lin their property, rights
and liberty, they. should never be
invaded or disturbed, unless in just
and lawful manner. laws. founded
in justice and humanity should be
made....for preventing wrongs done
(to) them.... (and) for preserving
the peace and friendship with
them" g has long been disgrace
TO all calling themselves men and
Christians. {that) they complained
long and loud of every. injury.
received.... (but) daily offered injus
tice and wrongs of the most pro-
yoking character. because they
(the Indians) had not received the
Light of the Gospel. they might be
plundered, abused, robbed, cheated,
and murdered at pleasure. land the
perpetrators. =. because prOfessed
Christians. Ought not to suffer for
it. What kind of Christianity is
this? Where is it to be found?
There had been some question
raised as to the validity of certain
elections, and ST. Clair stated a
truth applicable today when he
said "The Freedom and Purity Of
elections are the very Soul and
Spirit of representative govern
You will recall that ST. Clair was
to have started university
at the first session, and again he
brings the matter to the attention
of this session, recommending that
one full township of six miles
square be set aside for it and in ad-
dition three sections in each other
township be set aside for the main
tenance.
He mentions that his term of Of
flee will soon expire and that it was
very uncertain whether he would
ever meet another session; then he
says: 81 we'll know that the vii
est calumnies and the grossest false
hoods are assiduously circulated