A history of Lewis County, in the state of New York, from the beginning of its settlement to the present time, Part 32

Author: Hough, Franklin Benjamin, 1822-1885. dn
Publication date: 1860
Publisher: Albany : Munsell & Rowland
Number of Pages: 422


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The Lewis County Republican was begun at Martinsburgh by James Wheeler May 18, 1830, as the organ of the Demo- cratic party in the county-the type and press being the same that had been used by Mr. Averill. On the 12th of September, 1836, it was transferred to Daniel S. Bailey, who continued to publish it until united with the Northern Jour- nal, Jan. 1, 1860. It was issued from a wooden Ramage press until Mr. Bailey procured a new iron press, and in Jan., 1853, a steam power press was procured. In the spring of 1845 it was removed to Lowville, and a few years after re- turned to Martinsburgh. During the campaign of 1848 it supported the Hunker portion of the Democratic party, in 1852 it supported Pierce, and in 1854 it became Repub- lican. Being thus brought upon the same political platform with the Northern Journal, the proprietor of the latter pur- chased Mr. Bailey's interest, and Jan. 4, the first number of the Journal and Republican was issued.


Few country newspapers have been conducted with more discretion and ability than this, during the long period it was in the hands of Mr. Bailey. We are indebted to the early files of this paper for many valuable facts in these pages.


The Lewis County Democrat, the first and only paper printed at Turin, was begun by Horace R. Lahe, Sept. 22, 1846, with new type and press bought for its use, partly by the aid of a local subscription, but chiefly by Clement Whitaker, Homer Collins and Jonathan C. Collins, who advanced money with the agreement that Lahe should purchase at the end of a year. This was accordingly done.


It supported the Radical or Barnburning branch of the Democratic party, and in the campaign of 1848 was strongly Free Soil in politics. Terms $1.50. In Jan., 1850, it was removed to Martinsburgh, where a few numbers only were published, and soon after to Boonville where its press and material have since been in use.


The Lewis County Banner was begun at Lowville Sept. S, 1856, as the organ of the Democratic party and advocate of Buchanan for the presidency. It was conducted the first


287


Newspapers.


year by N. B. Sylvester, subsequently by E. A. Teall and Almont Barnes, and since Sept. 1, 1858, by Henry Allgover. It is the only Democratic paper in the county.


The Northern Journal, was commenced at Lowville, by Ambrose W. Clark from Otsego co., Feb. 22, 1838, at $2 per annum, and of nearly its present size. At the end of the eighth vol. 1846, Edwin R. Colston1 became its publisher, and in Nov., 1847, the paper appeared under the name of of C. W. Haven as editor. Jason C. Easton, became owner March 9, 1848, and in Oct. 1848, William Oland Bourne of New York followed as publisher, until 1850. After appear- ing a few months under the names of Wm. X. Ninde, printer, and V. R. Martin, editor, Mr. Easton resumed the paper and in the spring of 1853, became associated with Homer C. Hunt, under the firm of Easton & Hunt, and continued to the close of vol. 16. Cordial Storrs, jr., became proprie- tor December 28, 1853, and having conducted the paper two years was followed Jan. 2, 1856, by Geo. W. Fowler. On the 27th of Oct., 1858, Henry A. Phillips, became publisher and has since continued. This paper was estab- lished as the organ of the Whig party in the county, and in 1854, it became Republican. It has uniformly supported the nominees of this party, except in 1858, when it substituted the name of Mr. Lyon for congress as an independent can- didate, in opposition to the nominee of the Republican party. Late in 1859, Mr. Phillips purchased the Lewis County Republican, and Jan. 4, 1860, the two were first issued under the title of


The Journal and Republican, at Lowville, Mr. Bailey re- maining for a time associate editor. The typographical execution of the new paper is neat, and its articles are well selected. It is the only organ of the Republican party in the county.


The Dollar Weekly Northern Blade, was begun at Constable- ville, August, 1854, by Fairchild and Bealls. It was changed from small folio to quarto at the end of the first year, and Fairchild became sole publisher in July, 1855. The third volume became folio. In February, 1856, Galusha P. Eames became publisher, and in September of that year, J. S. Kibbe's name appeared as editor. While in Eames's pos- session the paper was enlarged to 24 by 30 inches. On the 23d of April, 1857, Wm. R. Merrill and Edwin R. Cook became publishers and changed its name to


1 Mr. Colston died in Brooklyn, Oct. 11, 1857, aged 33 years.


288


Newspapers. Official Lists.


The News Register, and in the spring of 1858, removed the office to Carthage and began the publication of the Carthage Standard.


The Hawk Eye, a juvenile four page quarto sheet supposed to have been printed at Lowville, appeared at Constable- ville a few weeks in the fall of 1855. To oppose this


The Young America was printed at the Blade office a few weeks. It was somewhat larger, but scarcely more respect- able than its pigmy opponent.


CHAPTER X.


OFFICIAL AND PROFESSIONAL LISTS.


CONGRESSMEN .- Until 1808, this county formed with Her- kimer, Oneida, Jefferson and St. Lawrence, the 15th Dis- trict ; from 1808 to 1812, with Herkimer, Jefferson and St. Lawrence, the 10th ; from 1812 to 1822, with Jefferson and St. Lawrence, the 18th ; from 1822 to 1832, with Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence (double district), the 20th ; from 1832 to 1842, with Herkimer, the 16th ; from 1842 to 1851, with St. Lawrence, the 18th ; and since 1851, with Jefferson, the 23d. With one exception, the representatives from this county, have resided in Lowville.


18th Congress, 1823-5. Ela Collins. 26th-27th Con., 1839-41. Andrew W. Doig.


30th Congress, 1847-9. Wm. Collins. 33d Congress, 1853-5. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale.


22d Congress, 1831-3. Chas. Dayan.


STATE SENATORS .- This county formed a part of the West- ern District until 1815, when it was included in the Eastern. From 1822 to 1846 it formed a part of the 5th, and since 1846, of the 21st District. It now elects with Jefferson county. The senators from Lewis county have been :


1809-12. Walter Martin, Martinsb'g.


1819-22. Levi Adams, Martinsb'g.


1827-28. Charles Dayan,1 Lowville.


1834-37. Francis Seger, Greig.


1843-46. Carlos P. Scovil, Martins- burgh.


1847. Nelson J. Beach, Watson.


1851. Caleb Lyon of Lyonsdale,2 Greig.


1852-53. Ashley Davenport, Den- mark.


1858-59. Jos. A. Willard, Lowville.


1 Elected in place of George Brayton of Oneida county, resigned.


2 Elected March 27, 1851, in place of Alanson Skinner of Jefferson county, resigned.


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Assemblymen. Judges. Sheriffs.


ASSEMBLYMEN .- Lewis county was united with Jefferson and St. Lawrence as one assembly district, until 1808, since which it has been entitled to one member alone. Its mem- bers in the assembly have been :


1808. Lewis Graves, Denmark. 1837. Geo. D. Ruggles, Lowville.


1809. Judah Barnes, Turin.


1838. William Dominick, Greig.


1810. Lewis Graves, Denmark. 1839. Sanford Coe, Leyden.


1811. Nathaniel Merriam, Leyden. 1840. Chester Buck, Lowville.


1812. William Darrow, Lowville.


1841. Eliphalet Sears, Leyden.


1813. Levi Collins, West Turin.


1842. Carlos P. Scovil, Martinsburgh.


1814. Chillus Doty, Martinsburgh.


1843. Amos Buck, Denmark.


1815. Ela Collins, Lowville.


1844. Alburn Foster, Martinsburgh.


1816-7. Chillus Doty, Martinsburgh. 1818. Levi Hart, Turin.


1846. Nelson J. Beach, Watson.


1819. Levi Robbins, Denmark.


1847. Thomas Baker, Leyden.


1820. Nathaniel Merriam, Leyden.


1848. David D. Reamer, Diana.


1821. Stephen Hart, Turin.


1849. Diodate Pease, Martinsburgh.


1822. Chester Buck, Lowville.


1850. John Newkirk, Pinckney.


1823. Abner W. Spencer, Denmark.


1851. Caleb Lyon1 of Lyonsdale, Greig.


1824. Caleb Lyon, Greig.


1825. Amos Buck, Jr., Denmark.


1851. Dean S. Howard, Greig.


1852. John Benedict, Lowville.


1853. Seymour Green, Osceola.


1828-9. Geo. D. Ruggles, Lowville.


1855. Aaron Parsons, Leyden.


1831. Harrison Blodget, Denmark.


1832. Andrew W. Doig, Lowville.


1833. Eli Rogers, Jr., Turin.


1858. Homer Collins, West Turin.


1834. Geo. D. Ruggles, Lowville.


1859. Lyman R. Lyon, Greig.


1835-6. Charles Dayan, Lowville.


1860. Richardson T. Hough, Lewis.


FIRST JUDGES of the county court, appointed until 1847.


Daniel Kelley, March 29, 1806.


Jonathan Collins, June 1, 1809. Silas Stow, June 27, 1815.


Edward A. Brown, Nov., 1855.


Henry E. Turner, Nov., 1859.


SHERIFFS, with the date of appointment or election.


Chillus Doty, April 3, 1805. Ehud Stephens, June 9, 1808. John Ives, Feb. 28, 1810. Chillus Doty, March 2, 1811.


David Miller, Nov., 1825.


Hezekiah Scovil, Nov., 1828.


Ashley Davenport, Nov., 1831.


John Whittlesey, Nov., 1834.


Elias Gallup, Nov.,. 1837.


Alvin Farr, Nov., 1840.


Elihu Parsons, Nov., 1843.


George Shepard, Nov., 1846.


Aaron Parsons, jr., Nov., 1849.


Peter Kirley, Nov., 1852.


Gilbert E. Woolworth, Nov., 1855,


1 Lyon resigned April 26, 1851, and Howard was elected to fill the vacancy for the extra session.


2 Judge Martin in an address to the grand jury upon his retiring from the bench in April, 1843, remarked that during an official term of ten years he had not been required to sentence one prisoner to state prison. There was not at that time a single distillery in the county.


3 Elected at the first judicial election, June 1847.


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Silas Stow, March 2, 1814. Levi Adams, March 15, 1815. Sylvester Miller, June 15, 1818. Ehud Stephens, June 6, 1820. Ira Stephens, Jan. 10, 1821. Sylvester Miller, Feb. 12, 1821. Ira Stephens, Nov., 1822. Chester Ray, Nov., 1858.


John W. Martin,2 March 16, 1833. Francis Seger,3 April 9, 1843.


Edward Bancroft, Jan. 24, 1823.


1856. David Algur, Leyden.


1857. Lucian Clark, Denmark.


1826. Amos Miller, Leyden.


1827. John W. Martin, Martinsb'rg.


1854. Jonathan C. Collins, W. Turin.


1830. Joseph O. Mott, Turin.


1845. Dean S. Howard, Greig.


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Co. Clerks. Surrogates. Treasurers. The Lewis Bar.


COUNTY CLERKS. Appointed before 1822, and since elected.


Richard Coxe, April 3, 1805.


Charles Orvis, Nov., 1840.


Julius A. White, Nov., 1843.


John Safford, June 6, 1820.


Lucian Clark, Nov., 1846.


Edward Bancroft, Feb. 13, 1821.


Harrison Barnes,1 Nov., 1849.


Martin Hart, Nov., 1822.


Sidney Sylvester, Nov., 1855.


Andrew W. Doig, Nov., 1825.


Walter B. Foster, Nov., 1858.


SURROGATES previous to 1846, when this office was united with that of county judge.


Isaac W. Bostwick, April 3, 1805.


Sylvester Miller, March 28, 1823.


Chillus Doty, March 15, 1815.


Barnabas Yale, June 6, 1820.


Chillus Doty, Feb. 13, 1821.


Andrew W. Doig, Feb. 28, 1835. William L. Easton, Feb. 7, 1840. Daniel S. Bailey, Feb. 7, 1844.


COUNTY TREASURERS, appointed by the board of super- visors until 1846, since which time they have been elected triennially. 1805, Oct. 25, Daniel Kelley ; 1808, Oct. 6, Ela Collins ; 1809, D. Kelley ; 1814, James H. Leonard ; 1823, Baron S. Doty ; 1824, John W. Martin; 1840, Enoch Thompson ; 1845, Charles L. Martin ; 1846, Lyman R. Lyon; 1847, Ela N. Merriam ; 1852, Moses M. Smith; 1855, Diodate Pease.


THE LEWIS COUNTY BAR .- In the absence of a connected official record of the names of those who have been admit- ted to the bar of this county, the following list is offered as embracing nearly all of the legal profession who have resided, or who now live in the county. Those known to be deceased are marked with a star. More than a third of the remainder had removed from the county. The residence given is that while engaged professionally here. Many dates are blank from our inability to refer to the record as this goes to press.


Adams, Charles D.


Lowville, Martinsburgh. 66


Jan. 1852.


Barnes, Alanson H. *Barnes, Harrison Bennett, David M.


*Bostwick, Isaac W.


Lowville, Dec. 10, 1805.


Brown, Edward A.


Brown, George L.


Martinsburgh. Lowville,


1834.


Carpenter, Hiram *Collins, Ela Collins, William *Conklin, Thomas L.


66 Martinsburgh. Lowville, July 7, 1851.


Davenport, Leonard C., Davis, Perry


Dayan, Charles


Copenhagen. Lowville, 1819.


Doty, Baron S.


Martinsburgh.


1 Mr. Barnes died at Martinsburgh, June 29, 1859, aged 37 years.


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B B


Ba


6


May 6, 1807.


Carlos P. Scovil, Nov., 1831.


Edward Bancroft, March 12, 1816.


291


The Lewis Bar. Medical Profession.


Hawes, Albert


Copenhagen. 66


Hazen, S. D.


Henry, Edmund


Lowville.


Keene, R. E.


Copenhagen,


1854.


Kilham, Leonard C.


Martinsburgh.


Knox, Ziba


Lowville,


Aug. 18, 1826.


Lahe, John


Constableville.


*Low, Cornelius


Lowville.


1846.


Mereness, Abram I.


Martinsburgh,


1859.


Merrill, Elaida S.


Copenhagen,


May,


1846.


Merrill, Nathaniel


*Miller, Morris S.


Lowville,


Dec. 10, 1805.


*Mott, Joseph O. Muscott, J. M.


Turin. 66


*Page, Henry,


66


*Parish, Russell


Lowville,


May 6, 1817.


Pawling, John


Copenhagen.


May 6, 1807.


Scovil, Carlos P.


Seger, Francis


Greig,


1826.


*Shaler, William D.


Turin.


Shaw, R. K.


Copenhagen,


April, 1855.


Stephens, Cornelius E.


Lowville,


Oct. 1, 1855


Stephens, W. Hudson,


July 7, 1851.


Sylvester, Nathaniel B.


April 5, 1852.


*Talcott, Samuel A.


Sept. 21, 1813.


Turner, Henry E.


Wilson, Alba S.


Deer River,


1857.


*Yale, Barnabas


Martinsburgh,


Dec. 20, 1808.


MEDICAL PROFESSION .- A county medical society was early formed, under the act of 1806, and was represented at the state society in 1808, by Jonathan Bush, and in 1810 by John Safford. The loss of its records by fire, Oct. 15, 1849, has thrown oblivion over the proceedings of this body. Its seal had for its device an open lancet, and the letters L. C. M. S. in script, entwined. The statute, requiring a copy of the cre- dentials of physicians, to be filed in the clerk's office, has enabled us to prepare the following list. It does not embrace every regularly qualified physician who has resided in the county, as some of the earlier ones, filed their papers in Oneida county, and quite a number of the more recent may have neglected this duty, or the papers may have been mislaid or accidentally overlooked. This list will therefore be re- garded as positive only so far as it goes.


Adams, Ira, June 17, 1817. Adams, Seth, May 21, 1826. Allen, Ebenezer, Nov. 24, 1842. Allen, Samuel, Feb. 21, 1806. Avery, Stephen W., July 2, 1821. Bagg, Henry, Aug. 26, 1846. Bartholomew, Erasmus D., May 31, 1825.


Bass, Samuel, Sept. 15, 1812.


Bates, William, June 26, 1832. Bischoff, Frederick, April 30, 1856. Bliss, John S., Sept. 6, 1843. Bradish, James S., March 19, 1855. Buckley, Lyman, Feb. 26, 1841. Budd, Charles D., June 20, 1849.


Budd, David, Jan. 3, 1832.


Dewey, Walter, Jan. 1, 1807. Dickinson, Noah, Sept. 11, 1807.


*Rathbun, Solomon


Martinsburgh,


July,


1855.


*Martin, Vivaldi R.


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Personal and Political Statistics.


Foot, Anson, Feb. 25, 1806.


French, Elkanah, Sept. 8, 1833. Gage, Alden, jr., Aug. 14, 1813. Hanon, Dennis B., Jan. 16, 1844. Hastings, Charles P., March 21, 1842. Hawn, Abraham, Jan. 6, 1832. Huntingdon, Ralph, Jan. 29, 1808. Jerome, Levi R., March 12, 1844. Kellogg, Joseph, April 3, 1843. Miller, David, March 19, 1818. Miller, Sylvester, Feb. 12, 1816. Orvis, Charles, Oct. 1, 1836. Peden, James T., Jan. 26, 1844.


Perry, David, Aug. 12, 1806.


Shaw, Otis, Oct. 25, 1833. Stevens, S. Rodney, July 10, 1829.


Stone, A. C., July 6, 1842, Sturtevant, James M., July 19, 1832. Sweet, Jonathan, July 11, 1805. Taylor, Francis L., Aug. 1, 1832. Thompson, William, July 18, 1832. Wait, Samuel C., April 10, 1833. Wellman, Manly, July 19, 1805. Whiting, John, Dec. 15, 1826. Wood, Charles, May 3, 1836.


Woodman, Joseph, May 3, 1830.


CHAPTER XI.


MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.


PERSONAL STATISTICS .- The accompanying table presents the total population of each town as reported in the official censuses. It will be borne in mind that the decrease is in some cases only apparent, and due to the division of towns.


The number of electors under the former system of property qualification was as follows :


Freeholders worth over $250.


Freeholders worth $50 to $250.


Renting tenements worth over $5 per annum.


Total.


1807,


574


72


450


1096


1814,


614


71


499


1184


1821,


740


34


617


1391


POLITICAL STATISTICS .- The vote upon governor at the several elections in this county has been as follows :


1807 .- Morgan Lewis, 419 ; D. D. Tompkins, 411.


1810 .- D. D. Tompkins, 533 ; J. Platt, 302. The former had majorities in every town except Denmark and Harris- burgh.


1813 .- D. D. Tompkins, 313 ; S. Van Rensselaer, 229. The former had majorities except in Denmark, Martinsburgh and Turin.


1816 .- D. D. Tompkins, 326 ; Rufus King, 228. Mr. King had a majority only in Denmark.


1817 .- DeWitt Clinton, 381 ; Peter B. Porter, -


1820 .- DeWitt Clinton, 334; D. D. Tompkins, 314. The former had majorities except in Harrisburgh, Lowville and Pinckney.


Population of Towns in Lewis County at Various Periods.


No. of voters by Towns at Various Periods.


1800


1814


1820


1825


1830


1835


1840


1845


1850


1855


1825


1835


1845


1855


Croghan, .


Denmark,


1495 1745


1989


2370


2522


2388


2551


2824


2381


380


527


612


584


Diana,


309


449


883


793


970


1177


83


153


231


Greig,


399


520


722


712


803


850


986


1367


1240


125


158


220


295


Highmarket,


208


Lewis, .


622


871 1203


1156


1502


1687


2438


1941


2253


1856


259


370


427


432


Lowville,


300 1604 1943


2107


2334


2097


2047


2167


2377


2144


388


443


521


495


Martinsburgh,


997 1497


1950


2382


2288


2272


2408


2677


2489


358


470


548


539


Montague, ..


571


112


New Bremen,


1510


1647


Osceola, . .


213


412


513


43


109


Pinckney,


404


507


664


763


796


907


996


1208


1039


106


158


223


262


Turin, .


440 |1078 1812


2388


1661


1907


1704


1882


1826


1748


504


385


425


416


Watson,


693


909


1163


1707


2763


1138


930


128


183


309


208


West Turin,


1635


1843


2042


1624


3793


2478


. . .


289


504


473


Total,


|1362 6848 9227/11669 15239|16093 17830 20218 24564 25229 2248 3161 4287 5284


In 1810 the population was not reported by towns. The total of the county was 6433.


293


.


662


538


592


880


1074


1203


96


171


289


Harrisburgh,


1125


1157


165


Leyden,


1014


1135


1531


131


208


Personal Statistics.


258


294


Political Statistics.


1822 .- Joseph C. Yates, 776 ; Solomon Southwick, 1, in Martinsburgh. The vote on Lieut. Governor was 467 for Root, and 300 for Huntington.


1824 .- S. Young, 678; DeWitt Clinton, 502. Clinton's only majority was in Denmark.


1826 .- W. B. Rochester, 768 ; DeWitt Clinton, 726. The towns of Denmark, Harrisburgh, Turin and Watson gave majorities for Clinton.


1828 .- M. Van Buren, 964 ; S. Thompson, 778; S. South- wick, 66. Van Buren had majorities in Greig, Leyden, Low- ville, Martinsburgh, Pinckney, Turin and Watson, and Thompson in all the other towns.


1830 .- E. T. Throop, 1031; F. Granger, 618 ; E. Root, 14. Throop had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Lowville, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin, and Granger in the other towns.


1832 .- W. L. Marcy, 1450; F. Granger, 836. Marcy had majorities in all the towns except Denmark, Harrisburgh and Lowville.


1834 .- W. L. Marcy, 1230 ; W. H. Seward, 852. The majorities were the same as in 1832.


1836 .- W. L. Marcy, 1101; J. Buel, 400. Marcy had majorities in every town except Lowville.


1838 .- W. L. Marcy, 1308 ; W. H. Seward, 1156. Marcy had majorities in Greig, Leyden, Martinsburgh, Pinckney, Turin, Watson & West Turin, and Seward in other towns.


1840 .- W. L. Marcy, 1786 ; W. H. Seward, 1690 ; G. Smith, 40. Marcy had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Pinck- ney, Watson and West Turin, and Seward in the other towns.


1842 .- W. C. Bouck, 1716 ; L. Bradish, 1519 ; A. Stewart, 64. Bouck had majorities in Croghan, Diana, Greig, Harris- burgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh and Turin, and Bradish in the other towns.


1844 .- S. Wright, 2080 ; M. Fillmore, 1649 ; A. Stewart, 153. Wright had majorities in Croghan, Greig, Leyden, Osceola, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin, and Fillmore in the other towns.


1846 .- J. Young, 1828; S. Wright, 1172 ; H. Bradley, 166. Young had majorities in every town except Croghan, Diana, Osceola, Pinckney and Watson, which went for Wright.


1848 .- H. Fish, 1286 ; J. A. Dix, 1250 ; R. H. Walworth, 804; W. Goodell, 10. Fish had majorities in Denmark, Di- ana, Harrisburgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh, Pinckney and Turin ; Dix in Croghan, Leyden, New Bremen, Osceola, Watson and West Turin, and Walworth in Greig.


295


Political Statistics. Aid to the Greeks.


1850 .- H. Seymour, 2004 ; W. Hunt, 1618 ; W. L. Chap- lin, 5. Seymour had majorities in every town except Den- mark, Harrisburgh, Lowville and Martinsburgh, which went for Hunt.


1852 .- H. Seymour, 2549 ; W. Hunt, 1787 ; M. Tompkins, 268. Seymour had majorities in Diana, Greig, Leyden, Martinsburgh, Montague, New Bremen, Osceola, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin; Hunt in Denmark, Harris- burgh and Lowville, and Tompkins in Croghan.


1854 .- H. Seymour, 1583 ; M. H. Clark, 1449 ; D. Ullmann, 138 ; G. C. Bronson, 131. Clark had majorities in Denmark, Greig, Harrisburgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh, Montague, Osceola and Turin, and Seymour in the other towns.


1856 .- J. A. King, 2949; A. J. Parker, 1173; E. Brooks, 431. King had majorities in every town except High Mar- ket and Lewis, which went for Parker.


1858 .- E. A. Morgan, 2557; A. J. Parker, 1861; G. Smith, 126 ; L. Burrows, 38. Morgan had majorities in every town except Croghan, High Market, Lewis, Montague, New Bremen, Osceola, Pinckney and West Turin, which went for Parker.


CONSTITUTIONAL VOTES .-- In April 1821, the county voted for convention, 958 ; and against convention, 94. In 1822, the county voted 550 for, and 138 against adopting the Con- stitution.


In 1845, the vote for a convention was 1277, and against one, 738. The vote on the amended constitution, was 1828 . for, and 370 against it. Upon granting equal suffrage to colored persons, the vote was, for 879, and against, 1,189.


STATE LOANS .- This county received a share of the $400,- 000 loan of 1808, in proportion to number of its electors. Of the $5,355,694.28 U. S. deposit fund received by this State in 1837, $103,501.02 came to this county. The capi- tal reported Dec. 6, 1859, was $32,977.80. The present commissioners are Orrin Woolworth of Turin and Leonard C. Kilham of Martinsburgh.


AID TO THE GREEKS .- On the 20th of Feb., 1827, a meet- ing was held in Lowville village to adopt measures for aid- ing the Greeks then struggling for independence and re- ported as famishing and destitute. This expression of sympathy was but a part of a general feeling which at that time prevailed through the country. The circular of the Albany executive committee was read, and a series of reso- lutions adopted, in which the people " once first in science, freedom, arts and arms " were declared entitled to aid as a Christian country struggling against Tartar tyranny. The


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Aid to the Greeks. California Companies.


clergy were invited to call attention to the subject from the pulpit, and town officers were urged to solicit donations on town meeting day. A central committee composed of Philo Rockwell and Edward Bancroft of Martinsburgh, and Isaac W. Bostwick, David Perry and James H. Leonard of Low- ville, was appointed, and the following persons were re- quested to solicit gifts in clothing, grain or money, to be transmitted to the state committee at Albany, viz .: Dr. Sylvester Miller, chairman, Orrin Wilbur, secretary, Joseph A. Northrup, Stephen Leonard, Eli Collins, Palmer Town- send, Isaiah Bailey, Moses Waters, Truman Stephens, Wm. Shull, Constant Bosworth, John Stephens, Wm. Dingman, Chester Buck, Geo. D. Ruggles, Daniel T. Buck, Lemuel Wood, Benjamin Davenport, James Henry, Solomon King, jr., Thomas Townsend, Benjamin Hillman, Eleazer Hill, Jacob Dimick, Melancton W. Welles, and Jared House. A spirited address was prepared and circulated, and in the first week $120 were raised. The ship Chancellor, which sailed from New York in the spring with supplies, arrived safely and proved timely and serviceable to these people. These efforts continued to the spring of 1828, when a contribution of $170 in cash and clothing was sent from Lowville, and formed a part of the outfit of the brig Herald, which sailed about the close of May. A general county meeting was held at the court house in Martinsburgh in April, 1828, for the promotion of this object, and town committees were appointed.


CALIFORNIA COMPANIES .- While the citizens of Lewis have thus proved themselves susceptible to the appeals of op- pressed humanity in classic Greece, not a few must confess that the golden fame of California lost none of its essentials in traveling across from the other side of our continent. Under this impulse were formed The Lewis County Mining Association and the Lewis County Mining Co. The former organized at Turin, Feb. 10, 1849, consisted of fourteen members who were joined by others, but disbanded in a few days, and only a few went to California. The latter, formed at Lowville a few days after, was to have expired April 1, 1851. Capital limited to 300 shares of $50, and affairs under seven directors, chosen annually. The persons going to dig gold, were to have expenses paid, except clothing, and were entitled to half the proceeds, the balance being divided among the stockholders. The diggers were to act under a superintendent, and the articles of agreement re- quired them to be honest, temperate, sabbath-keeping and industrious. If sick, they were to be nursed, and if they




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