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

low the action clearly.
| Some odd things and action took
place, so much so that / believe
| them interesting enough to relate
| here.
Some friend by the name of Gano
wrote ST. Clair from Cincinnati, af-
| ter he had been out on a trip cup
the country and he stated that
I'll found some preaching. their
text.a warning. mot to sign a pc
tition in your favor. They raise
groundless jealousies in the minds
Of the people, and, by malicious as
pensions on the character of their
magistrate destroy that confidence,
which, for their own sakes, they
ought to have in you. this is doing
a real injury to society,". :. (but)
these are the means. generally
used by ambitious, designing and
envious men to accomplish their
purpose. -. (and) when they have
been used so often. against the
wise and good in all ages....I ought
not, perhaps, complain that they
have been applied to you
John Brown, the senator from
Kentucky, was friend of st. Clair,
and wrote him from the senate
chamber in Washington, saying:
"....I wild EXERT. (my) influence
in support of your claim to reap
point. / consider your pretensions
and expectations. just and we'll
founded. your enemies have made
no. .unfavorable impression upon
the supreme executive" &C.. Your
nomination for re-appointment..
was, by the president, laid before
the senate.." The senate acted on
the nomination on the 3rd of Feb
ruary, 1901, and st. Clair was again
governor of the Northwest Terri
tory.
The subject of statehood was the
big question of the day, and ST
Clair now felt he could say what he
thought.
In the meantime his opponents
were not idle.
Return Johnathan Meigs. who
had become of considerable import
ance in the community threw in
with Worthington and the other op-
ponents of ST. Clair, though Meigs
held his position through the friend
ship of ST. Clair. On the 4th Of jan
uary, 1901. they held mass meet
ing at Marietta, and discussed the
subject of forming state.
Meigs wrote Worthington about
it on the 18th. At the first meet
ing committee was appointed to
draft plans, but when they met next,
the committee had switched on
them and as Meigs writes, s.. they
utterly disclaim the idea of going
into state of government" They
did use the opportunity to show
their opposition to ST. Clair as they
said in their report "....that de-
signing characters were aiming at
self aggrandizement and would sac
rifice the rights and property of cit
izens at the shrine of private am
bition....' In those days they were
pretty plain spoken. THE politi |
cal horizon is clothed in frowns...."
After his confirmation his friend |
Senator James Ross wrote him:
60 Three years is probably longer
than the people will continue in the |
form of colony. l hope to see
you the governor Of a state. by the |
choice of the people,. ''....General
John Marshall this day takes his
seat as chief justice of the United
States. - February 3rd, 1801.)
50. There is no certainty of the cleo
ton of president on the eleventh
inst. The scales incline in favor
Of Mr.. Jefferson at present."
Senator Mason of Virginia wrote |
Worthington: "...Some.. did not ap-
prove of his est. Clair's) appoint |
ment... (buD voted from an appre-
hension.. that, should he be reject |
ed :. some person, more obnoxious,
might be appointed. (and) it would |
only be exchanging an Old feeble, |
tyrant for one more active and |
There has been deal of |
ca baling to defeat Mr.. Jefferson.
(but) they have given up hope of |
success. :. (and) we shall get the |
business through next Wednesday,.
The next session of the general |
assembly was called for November |
26th, 1901, and it would be a turbu-
lent one.
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