... THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF ARTHUR THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF ARTHUR ST CLAIR By ALFRED B SEARS Arthur St Clair perhaps came naturally by his aristocratic attitudes for he was descendant of Norman-Scot nobility who were noted for their monarchical loyalty Born in Thurso Caithness County Scotland in 1734 the son of a younger son he inherited nothing but was able to enter Edinburgh University to prepare for the medical profession In 1756 he was indentured to a celebrated London doctor William ...
... Little Turtle laid their first cunning ambuscades and the noble Logan mourned the passing of all his kin with an oratorical brilliancy that leads us to doubt that Yankees built the first distillery in Kentucky Washington fought his boyhood battles on the Ohio tributaries and explored the river as far down as the mouth of the Great Kanawha in 177 0 and patented almost forty thousand acres of good land on and near its waters So anxious to get ...
... SOURCES OF THE NAMES OF THE COUNTIES SOURCES OF THE NAMES OF THE COUNTIES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE By FREDERICK C WAITE An examination of the names of the eighty-eight counties in Ohio shows that over half of these names commemorate individuals such as signers of the Declaration of Independence generals in the Revolutionary War early presidents of the United States and statesmen of the early period of our national history A considerable number of county names are of Indian origin Part of these ...
... Railroad The writ before mentioned had been sent to Sheriff John E Layton of Clark county and placed in his hands by State Senator Brand and Pierce Morris of Urbana As soon as the writ was received Sheriff Layton started for South Charleston accompanied by Deputy Sheriff William Compton and the gentlemen from Urbana Others from Springfield soon heard the news and joined in the race to catch the marshals and liberate the four prisoners Sheriff ...
... THE TAMMANY SOCIETY IN OHIO THE TAMMANY SOCIETY IN OHIO SAMUEL W WILLIAMS ORIGIN AND HISTORY The Tammany Society was organized in the City of New York in the year 1789 and was designed to counteract the combined influence of the Federalists and the Society of Cincinnati The latter was looked upon as a species of aristocracy and hostile to democratic institutions Fears were entertained that its members might consolidate power in their own hands though they were certainly as loyal to the infant ...
... EDITORIALANA EDITORIALANA TABLET ON SERPENT MOUND It will be recalled that during the visit of Prof F W Putnam of Harvard University to the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held in Columbus August 1899 that gentleman stated to the officers of our Society that if we would accept repair and suitably preserve and guard the property known as Serpent Mound then in the possession of the Peabody Museum that the trustees of that institution would transfer to us said ...
... REMARKS OF REV REMARKS OF REV B W ARNETT DD MR CHAIRMAN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN There are times in the history and in the life of individuals when language fails to express the throbbings and longings as well as the aspirations of the heart and I find myself sir this evening without words to express my sentiments to you and to this intelligent audience the representatives of this great Commonwealth of ours But your call to me to say a word1 was a command which I could not disobey without feeling ...
... Little is found in this appeal which rubs shoulders with reality the selfish if at times unconscious desire of the West for 24 September 29 1812 25 Supporter October 24 1812 136 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 136 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY fertile lands in Canada the fact that Indian troubles were largely due to the westerner's own philosophy that the only good Indian was a dead one that soldiers were scarcely ...
... David Zeisberger Centennial David Zeisberger Centennial 179 Slumber on and may Christians of whatever creed Bow their heads to the altered condition And as years roll along with eternity speed Give thy tomb its deserved recognition Slumber on in the vale far away from thy birth Where pure beauty and plenty fail never Where thy victories were in the efforts put forth For the Race almost vanquished forever SITE OF LICHTENAU Regarding the location of Lichtenau founded by Rev David Zeisberger of ...
... Little Turtle Tribe of Red Men an order which was named after the red man have been invited to assist and participate upon this occasion And indeed you have cause to wonder from the fact as I have said that we were named after the red men of the forest and at the time this fort was built the red man and the whites were engaged in a frightful war If this was a debate I assure you that I could quote you some history in defense of the red men ...
... Editorialana Editorialana 1 33 scription of the Western Country given by Generals Putnam and Tupper amp others it appearing expedient to form a settlement there a Motion was made for chusing a Committee to prepare the Draught or Plan of an Association into a Company for the said Purpose for the Inspection and Appropriation of this Convention - Resolved in the Affirmative--Also Resolved that this Committee shall consist of five-General Putnam Mr Cutler-Col Brooks Major Sargent amp Capt Cushing ...
... Miami University 1 Miami Country Indiana and Illinois territories The government lands are divided in sections of 1 mile square these are subdivided into 12 s amp 14 s The best lands are usually exposed at public sale--if they go over 2 dols an acre they 12 In the sense of firmly fixed or settled 204 THE OHIO HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 204 THE OHIO HISTORICAL QUARTERLY are sold and all that go ...
... LOUIS W LOUIS W POTTS Manasseh Cutler Lobbyist On August 3 1787 the parson of the Congregational Church in Ipswich now Hamilton Massachusetts returned to his hamlet He calculated he had traversed 885 miles in his one-horse sulky in the past two months and considered it one of the most interesting and agreeable journies I ever made in my life It had in every view been prosperous but in many respects infinitely exceeded my expectations1 Somewhat the polymath he could cite among his feats the ...
... Miami the scene of Dudley's massacre the Battle Field of Fallen Timbers Fort Deposit Roch de Boeuf and Fort Meigs The stories of Wayne's and Harrison's campaigns were retold in an interesting manner by capable speakers from Toledo and vicinity and the pilgrimage was thoroughly enjoyed by all who were privileged to participate Your Committee again desires to bring to the attention of the State Society the rapid passing of the seven 7 year ...
... MINUTES MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Ohio State Archaeological and Historical SOCIETY Held at Columbus Ohio February 24 and 25 1892 The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society opened at the Board of Trade on the evening of the 24th inst with an address by Hon Benjamin Butterworth Secretary of the Columbian Exposition There was a fair sized audience Admittance was by invitation Among the prominent people present were Governor Wm McKinley ...
... Miami Valley-supported him to a man But over the whole country the force of popular opinion was against the speech and the orator In Ohio there developed against him the most virulent opposition and he was denounced as a traitor on frequent occasions The legislature was flooded with petitions asking that his resignation be demanded but a majority of the judiciary committee of the State Senate to whom these petitions were referred approved ...
... CHARACTERISTICS AND ACHIEVEMENTS CHARACTERISTICS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DAVID ZEISBERGER REV WILLIAM N SCHWARZE M A Professor of Historical Theology Moravian College and Theological Seminary Bethlehem Pa In the middle of the eighteenth century Nathaniel Seidel and David Zeisberger were deputed by the Board controlling Moravian activity in America to report to Count Zinzendorf and his coadjutors in Europe the character which the mission among the Indians was assuming as well as to explain its ...
... Miami Montgomery and Warren were settled by men from Hamilton county which was settled by men from New Jersey and all are Republican counties Williams and Defiance were settled by men from adjoining counties and are Democratic Paulding is uncertain as is also Van Wert both being settled by other Ohioans Mercer and Darke were settled by Virginians and are Democratic Preble was formed from Montgomery and Butler and is Republican while Butler was ...