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1. " The United States-May her sons possess the fire of patriotism which animated the bosoms of their ancestors, and drive the proud Britons by the sword, and with the tune 'Yankee Doodle,' from her shores into Pande- moniun."
2. " The Army of the United States-May they have 10 Arnolds, or other accursed traitors, for their com- manders."
3. " The fumados-May they see the perfily and op- pression of their old mother, and with dislain flee from her ranks to the standard of the American arms, and learn to feel the glow and animating spirit of patriotism."
4. "Our Militia-May they be well organized, and with Roman valor fight to a man for liberty, in the present wir."
5. "Congress-May the cursed tories, if any, in our national councils, be hurled headlong from their seats to the gallows."
6. " May we find plenty of Washingtons and Waynes in our present war, who will hang ail tories, traitors, and British spies." .
7. "May the Americans support their standerd, and bid defiance to all foreign despots."
8. " The President of the United States-May his de- termined mind, in signing the proceedings of Congress in the present crisis, be remembered to our latest pos- terity."
9. " George Clinton-May his successors emulate his virtues."
10. " The State of Louisiana-May the dignity in which she is placed cause her to be an ornament to her sister States."
11. " The Sarages on our Frontiere -- As their existence depends on our arms, may they sue to us for peace."
12. "The departed Heroes-May their sons emulate their fathers' virtues."
13. " General Hull-May he soon hoist the American standard in Malden."
14. "Our Nary -- Despised by Britain, may they deal destruction to the British ships."
15. " May all the British ships which attempt to sail through Hellgate, to burn New York, sink to Hell eternally."
16. " The State of Olio -- May her patriotism be an ex- ample to her sister States."
17. " The Kentucky Militia-The dread of our savage foes."
18. " The Fair Sex-May their embraces be an ample reward for our intended victory."
VOLUNTEER-BY MRS. POWERS. " The Surviving Patriots who fought in the late Revolution- May they live to see an honorable peace proclaimed."
We find, also, in an old newspaper of the tinte the > following advertisement of the recruiting officer- :
ENCOURAGEMENT TO ENLIST.
To every able-bodied man, from the age of cighteen to forty-five years, who wishes to enlist in defense of the honor and independence of their country for the term of five years,
A Bounty of Sixteen Dollars
will be paid; and whenever be shall have served the said term, or obtained an honorable discharge stating the faithin! performance of his duty while in service, he shall be paid three months' extra pay, and
160 Acres of Land;
and in case he should be killed in action, or die in the very- ive, bis heirs and representatives will be entitled to the aid three months' pay and one hundred and sixty acre . of ..... to be designated, surveyed and laid off at the public a stone.
To those who prefer enlisting for eightcon months fa same bounty. additional pay, atel clothing will be given ako bounty in land excepted), as it enlisted for tive yours. The following plices are appointed. and a rendezvous opened for
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the enlistment of soldiers in the new army for this district, under the undersigned officers:
At Cincinnati, HUGH MOORE, Captain U. S. Army.
At Hamilton, Butler County, LEWIS HOWEL, First Lieu- tenant U. S. Army.
At Middletown and Eaton, Preble County, PHILI. P. PRICE, Second Lieutenant U. S. Army.
At Staunton and Troy, Miami County, E. B. BASKIN- VILLE, Ensign U. S. Army.
CINCINNATI, July 11, 1812.
Besides those mentioned above, Thomas Irwin served a tour of duty of six months in the Ohio militia as a major. Robert Anderson, of the township of Ross, eu- tered the commissary and pack-horse service at the be- ginning of the war, but in the early part of 1813 received a commission as lieutenant. He was first placed upon the recruiting service, then joining General Harrison's army at Saudnsky. The fleet was insufficiently manned, and Lieutenant Anderson volunteered his services, acting as an officer of marines daring Commodore Perry's active service on the lake. He received a silver medal, by order of Congress, as a testimonial of his bravery and good conduct during the action. He then joined the northern army, in which he served until the conclusion of the war. General Brown was his commander.
Dr. Daniel Millikin marched at the head of a com- pany of his neighbors up to the frontier, and narrowly escaped being shot by an Indian. John Woods, after- wards the leader of the bar here, but who then lived in Warren County, did his duty as a soldier. He was in- eluded in the last draft of the Ohio militia, which was made in 1814, and was in the garrison at Fort Meigs when peace with Great Britain was proclaimed. The Rev. Matthew G. Wallace, to prove that the clergy were not behind the laity, aleo went out as a captain.
Colonel Matthew Hneston, who had served valiantly in Wayne's army, saw service in the war of 1812. General Hol! surrendered on the 16th of August of that year, and the whole country immediately armed to pre- vent a recurrenre-of the disaster. Hluestor vohinteered his services, and marched, with a member of others, to Fort Wayne, for the relief of that place, which was then besieged. After being out two or three months, he was appointed purchasing agent for the contractor of the Northwestern army. He bought a vast number of horses and a large quantity of provisions in Butler County for the supply of the army. He continued to act in that capacity until the close of the war.
Charles K. Smith, then a mere lad, was out with his father, who was a paymaster, and acted as clerk.
Hundreds of others might be mentioned did we pos- sess perfect records, and the reader will find accounts of many of them scattered through the township histories. The war of 1812 marks an cpoch in the annals of this county. Settlements had they been begun in every qua"- ter, and, although the forests covered a much larger extent of the country than the cultivated land, yet there were
1 farms and cleared patches everywhere. Schools were be- ginning ; there were a dozen Church organizations, al- though but three or four meeting-houses; and the main roads were laid out. It would seem to us now very savage ; but it was in reality a great advance upon the wilderness. The population was 11,150, just about a quarter of what it is at present.
TAMMANY SOCIETY.
Ix the year 1812 a secret political society was formed at Hamilton as a branch of the Tannany Society of New York. Their place of meeting, which they called " Wigwam No. 9," was first established at the house of William Murray, who then kept a tavern on the corner. of Dayton and Water Streets. It was afterwards re- moved to the house of Michael Delorac, who also kept a house of entertainment in the upper part of Rossville. James Heaton was their first grand sachem, and Ben- jaruin D. Pardee, a printer, was secretary. Their num- ber, in the most flourishing condition, amounted to about one hundred. Many of the most respectable citizens of Butler County were initiated members of the society Front the time of their organization they continued to ineet regularly at stated periods, until some time in the year 1816. They had their celebrations and long talks, as they called their orations, and on certain anniversary occasions paraded the streets in procession with their flags and banners " waving in the breeze" and buck tails stuck in their bats by way of plume. At the head of the procession was borne the flag of the United States, and at intervals in the procession were carried small white flags, emresponding in number with the number of the States in the Union, with the name of a State painted on each. They had a seal or emblein, having in the center the word " Illumino," a rising sun above, with a heart below, and the wing of an eagle ou cach side. A celebration and processiou was held at Hamilton on the twelfth day of May, 1×15, at which a " bog talk" was delivered by Thomas Henderson, of Cincinnati. AA cole- bration was also held at Middletown on the twelfth day of October, 1815, and a " long talk " delivered by Ben- jamin D. Pardo.
In their notices and transactions they gave their own peculiar naniss to the months. January they called the mouth of beavers, February the month of snows, May the month of flowers, Jane the month of heats, October the month of travels, etc., and dated from the year of discovery (A. D. 1309).
This society was a fosteraits been together by a written constitucion, the members of which pledged there selves, under the sol muities of an oath, to keep the pro- reedings of the society a profound secret. At their
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business meetings, which were usually held at night in their wigwam, illuminated by a council fire, they deliber- ated on the weighty affairs of the country, and decided what was to be done, dictated polities, interfered with elections, and decided who should be elected to office ; which decision every member of the fraternity was bound to support, denouncing every other person who did not belong to their society as federalists and enemies to their country. They kept a regular system of espionage, issued circulars, and employed runners to carry them and learn what was doing in every part of the country, thus ena- bling them to spring upon their opponents like savages from an ambuscade.
During - the short time- they flourished at Hamilton they furnished abundant evidence that self-interest was their ruling, if not their only, motive. They exerted an influence which was extensively felt, and in the short period of their existence did considerable mischief. Through the efforts of the Tammany Society the civil institutions of our State were nearly reduced to a state of anarchy, from which a recovery was effected with difficulty. The society created considerable excitement and opposition in the community at large during its ex- istence ; but about the year 1816, four years after its organization, it dwindled away, and was no longer pub- licly known.
The following is a copy of one of their notices of a meeting, published in the newspapers of the time :
" NOTICE .- The members of the Tammany Society No. 9 will meet at their wigwam at the house of brother William Murray, in Hamilton, on Thursday, the first of the month of heats, precisely at the going down of the sun. Punctual attendance is requested.
"By order of the Grand Sachem.
" The ninth of the month of flowers, year of dis- covery 323. WILLIAM C. KEEN, Secretary."
Tammany was an Indian chief of the Delaware na- tion. Mr. Heckeweller, in his historical account of the Jadian nations, devoted part of a chapter to this chief. He spells the name Tamaved. All we know of him is that he was an ancient Delaware chief' who never had his equal. We infer from Gabriel Thomas, who pub- lished "An Historical and Geographical Account of Pennsylvania and West Jersey," at London, in 1698, that Tammany might have been alive as late as 1680 or 1690.
"The fame of this great chief extended even amongst the whites, who fabricated numerous legends respecting hita, which, however, Heckewelder says he never heard from the mouth of an Indian, and therefore believes them all fabulous, In the Revolutionary War, Tam- uvmy's enthusiastic admirers dubbed him a saint, and he Was established under the name of 'St. Tammany,' the Įsitron saint of America. His name was inserted in
some calendar, and his festival celebrated on the first day of May in every year. Ou that day a numerous society of his votaries walked together in procession, through the streets of Philadelphia, their hats decorated with bueks' tails, and proceeded to a handsome rural place, out of town, which they called the 'Wigwam ;' where, after a long talk or Indian speech had been delivered and the calumet of peace and friendship had been duly smoked, they spent the day in activity and mirth. After dinner, Indian dances were performed on the green in front of the wigwam, the calumet was again smoked, and the company separated."
It was not until some years after the peace that these yearly meetings were discontinued. In New York, how- ever, they worshiped Tammany as an Indian saint, and a benevolent society was named after him. In a few years it became a political society, but until the diffusion of universal suffrage, in 1846. had not acquired the uu- savory odor it now has. Since the close of the Revolu- tionary struggle, Philadelphia, and perhaps other places, have had their Tammany societies, Tammany balls, etc. Among the multitude of poems and odes to Tammany, the following is selected to give the reader an idea of the acts said to have been achieved by bim.
" Immortal Tammany of Indian race, Great in the field, and foremost in the chase! No puny saint was he with fasting pale; He climbed the mountain, and he swept the vale, Rushed through the torrent with unequaled might : Your ancient saints would tremble at the sight ;
Caught the swift boar, and swifter deer with ease, And worked a thousand miracles like these. To public views he added private ends, And loved his country most, and next his friends. With courage long he strove to ward the blow (Courage, we all respect, even in a foe),
And when each effort he in vain had tried, Kindled the flame in which be bravely died. To Tammany, let the full horn go round,
His faine let every honest tongue resound, With him let every gen'rous patriot vie, To live in freedom, or with honor die." s
COUNTY OFFICERS.
WE have been at the pains to compile a list of county officers from the beginning. In some cases there has been great difficulty in procuring the names. The county was organized in 1803, and a special election was then held.
The first sheriff was chosen only to fill the place pro tem .. and the same year another person was elected to ocenpy the office. He is chosen every two years, and is
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not eligible as sheriff for a longer term than four years in any term of six years. The names are as follows :
SHERIFFS.
James Blackburn, special election, June, 1803; Will- iam MeClellan, 1803 to 1807; John Wingate, 1807 to 1809; William McClelian, 1809 to 1813; James MeBride, 1813 to 1817; Pierson Sayre, 1817 to 1821; Samuel Mil- likin, 1821 to 1825; John Hall, 1825 to 1829; Pierson Sayre, 1829 to 1831; William Sheely, 1831 to 1835; Is- rael Gregg, 1835 to 1839; John K. Wilson, 1839 to 1843; William J. Elliott, 1843 to 1847; F. Van Derveer. 1847 to 1849; Aaron L. Schenck, 1849 to 1851; Peter Murphy, 1851 to 1856; Josoph Garrison, 1856 to 1860; A. A. Phillips, 1860 to 1864; A. J. Rees, 1864 to 1868; R. N. Andrews, 1868 to 1872; William H. Allen, 1872 to 1876; M. Thomas, 1876 to 1880; F. D. Black, 1880 to 1884.
CLERKS OF THE COURT.
The constitution of 1802 required each court to ap- point its own clerk, to serve for the term of seven years. The following are the names of persons who have served as clerk of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Common Pleas :
John Reily, 1803 to 1842; Taylor Webster, 1842 to . 1846 ; James MeBride, 1846 to 1852.
By the constitution of 1851, the office of the elerks of the courts was made elective by the voters of the county, to hold their office for the term of three years. The following are the names of the persons elected to that office since that time :
Michael C. Ryan, 1852 to 1853; John MeElwee, 1858 to 1864; Edward Dashou, 1864 to 1366; Patrick Gordon, 1886 to 1873; Jervis Hargitt, 1873 to 1879; Barton S. James, 1879 to 1880; W. S. Caldwell, 1880 to 1881 ; R. B. Millikin, 1881.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The office of county treasurer was first filled by appoint- ment, made by the associate judges. Afterward the ap- point nent was made by the commissioners of the county, until the year 1827, when it was made elective by the people, the term of office to be two years,
Joseph F. Randolph, 1803 to 1811; Hugh B. Haw- thorn, 1811 to 1812; Hugh Wilson, 1812 to 1827; Charles K. Smith, 1827 to 1828.
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On the 24th of January, 1827, the Legislature passed a law making the office elective by the people, to serve for the term of two years.
Charles K. Smith, 1827 to 1835; William Hunter, 1830 to 1844; Richard Easton, 1844 to 1848.
Richard Easton committed suicide on the morning of the 4th of Jraw, 1918, by shooting himself in the head with a pistol ball, in his bed at the United States Hoto!, in Cincinnati. When the door of his room was opened he was found dead, and the pistol lying bezile him. A conuatttee appointed by the Court of Common Phas to
examine the condition of the treasury reported.a defalca- tion of about eight thousand dollars. However, on the prosecution of a suit against his securities, various credits and offsets were allowed, which reduced the judgment which was rendered at July term, 1855, to $552.44.
Robert B. Millikin was appointed June 7, 1848; Henry Traber, 1850 to 1853.
About the 1st of July, 1853, it was discovered that Heury Traber was a defaulter in his office to the amount of about seven thousand dollars, and on the 16th of that month he resigned. Suit was commenced against his se- curities, and at the September term of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, 1855, judgment was obtained against them for " $6,991.84, which was promptly paid.
Franklin Stokes was appointed July 16, 1853; John W. Snyder, 1854 to 1858; Elias H. Gaston, 1858 to 1862; Nathan G. Oglesby, 1862 to 1864; David W. Brant, 1864 to 1868; John C. Lindley, 1868 to 1870; Sheldon A. Campbell, March, 1870, to September, 1870; John C. Lindley, September, 1870; William Russell, De- cember, 1870, to 1872; David Yeakle, 1872 to 1876; Hugh H. Jones, 1876 to 1880; William B. Oglesby, 1880 till 1882; James T. Gray, 1882.
AUDITORS.
The board of commissioners first met on the eleventh day of June, 1804, and appointed John Reily their clerk, who continued to serve in that capacity until the first day of March, 1819, when he resigned, and John McClure, Jr., was appointed in his stead. John MeChure con- tinued to serve as clerk until he was appointed auditor of the county, in 1821.
On the eightb day of February, 1820, a law was passed directing the appointment of county auditors, and in pur- suance of that act the Legislature, on the second day of February, 1821, by resolution, appointed John MeClure, Jr., auditor of Butler County; and by a law passed on the same day, the , auditor was, by virtue of his office, required to be clerk of the commissioners. The Legis- lature passed a law, dated February 23, 1824, making the office of auditor elective by the people. The auditor holds his office for the terms of two years.
Jolm MeClure, 1821 to 1531 (died February 22, 1:31); James O'Conner, appointed, 1831 to 1852; James B. Cameron, elected, 1832 to 1843 (died 3d September, 1843); James B. Cameron, Jr., appointed, 1843 to 1844; Tandwick Betz, elected, 1844 to 1847 (died) ; Alfred Thomas, appointed, 1847 to 1848; Franklin Stokes, 1948 to 1850; Wilson H. Layman, 1850 to 1852; William S. Phares, 1852 to 1858; James Daugherty, 1858 to 1860; Henry H. Wallace, 1860 to 1862; William C. Hunter. 1862 to 1866; Sheldon A. Campbell, 1866 to 150; Adolph Sehaidt, March. 1870, to February, 1874 ; !!. P. K. Pack, February, INTA, to November, 1876; Heury IL. Wallace, 1874 to IST6: S. B. Berry, 1976 to 18S]; Joseph B. Hughes, Ina1.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
According to the constitution of 1802, there was ap -. pointed by a joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly, in each county, not more than three nor less than two associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas, to hold their offices for the term of seven years. In Butler County there were three associate judges: James Dunn, John Greer, John Kitehel, 1803; Henry Weaver, 1805; Celadon Symmes, 1806; Ezekiel Ball, Daniel Millikin, Robert Lytle, 1810; Daniel Millikin, Henry Weaver. Robert Taylor, 1817; Robert Anderson, 1823; Henry Weaver, Robert Taylor, 1824; Daniel Millikin, 1827; John Knox, 1827; Joel Collins, 1829; Daniel Millikin, 1834; Squier Littell, 1834; Fergus Anderson, 1836; John MeCloskey, appointed by the governor, 1840; Vincent D. Enyart, 1840; James O. Conner, 1841; Ne- hemiah Wade, 1841 ; Charles K. Smith, 1848 (resigned March, 1849) ; Joseph Traber, 1849.
By the constitution of 1851, the offices of associate judges were terminated, and the office discontinued, after the second Tuesday in February (February 9th), 1852.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Legislature passed "an act establishing boards of commissioners," which bears date 13th of February, 1804, according to which three commissioners were to be elected in each county, to hold their office for the term of three years, in pursuance of which an election was held on the first Monday of April, 1804, at which Ezekiel Ball, Matthew Richardson, and Solomon Line were elected, meeting at Hamilton on the eleventh day of June, 1804. After having taken the oath of office, they determined, by lot, that Ezekiel Ball should serve until the second Tuesday of October, 1804; Matthew Richardson, until the second Tuesday of October, 1805; and Solomon Line, until the second Tuesday of October, 1806. After the first board, the following persons were elected in the years hereinafter stated :
Ezekiel Ball, 1804; James Blackburn, 1805; Matthew Richardson, 1806; James Smith, 1807; James Black- burn, 1808; William Robeson, 1809; John Winton, 1810; James Blackburn, 1811 ; William Robeson, 1812; Mat- thew Richardson, 1813; Joseph Hough, 1814; Joseph Henderson, 1815; William Robeson, 1816; Thomas Blair, 1817; William Robeson, 1818; Joseph Hender- PROBATE JUDGES. son, 1819; Thomas Blair, 1820; John Knox, 1821; Thomas H. Wilkins, 1852 to 1855: William R. Kinder, 1855 to 1880; D. W. McClung, 1860 to 1861 : 2. W. Selby, 1861 to 1867; Joseph Traber, 1867 to 178; Will- iam R. Cochran, 1873 to 1876; B. F. Thomas, 1876 to 1882; W. II. Harr, 1872. William Kerr, 1822; Dennis Ball, 1823 (resigned, and moved from the county) ; John Knox, 1824; Joel Ken- wooly, 1825; Jobn Crane. 1825; Matthew Hueston, 1826; Matthew Tueston, 1827; Jobn K. Wilson, 1825; Joel Kennedy. 1829; James Comstock, 1830; Matthew Hues- tva, 1831; William B. Vanhook, 1832; Jed Kennedy. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. 103: Matthew Houston, 18%+: Edward Rockhill. 1334; Elhard Rockhill, 1835; Thomas Blair, 1886; Isaac M.Kinney. 1837; Jacob Ogle, 1885; John MeCloskey, . 1533, when the Legislature changed the law, and made 150 ; John Treber, 1840 ; Lane Mckinney, 1510;
Jonathan Pierson, 1841 ; Isaac MeKinney, 1842 ; John Traber, 1843; Isaac MeKinney, 1814; John W. Erwin, 1845; John Traber, 1846; Johw Weaver, 1847; William Hunter, 1848 : John W. Sohn, 1849; John Weaver, 1850; Christopher Hughes, 1851; Jacob Mathias, 1852; John M. Cox, 1853; John Wakefield, 1851; James Gif- fin, 1855; J. J. Owens, 1857; William Davidson. 1859; W. W. Caldwell, 1864; William M. Miller, 1805; Da- vid Marts, 1866; J. J. Owens, 1867; James Line, 1870; George B. Tobias, 1871; W. W. Caldwell, 1872: S. M. Long, 1873; David Sample, 1874; John Weiden- borner, 1875; Thomas Slade, 1879; Eli Long, 1880; A. G. MeKcon, 1881.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
On the 15th of April, 1803, the Legislature passed a law creating the office of county surveyor, by which law it was made the duty of the Court of Common Pleas to inake the appointment. James Heaton was the first sur- veyor. He was followed by George R. Bighem, in 1822. On the 3d of March, 1831, the Legislature passed a law making the office clective, by the people, and fixing the term of office at three years. George R. Bigham, 1833 to 1836; Ludwick Betz, 1836 to 1842; Benjamin F. Raleigh, 1842 to 1849; Matthew R. Shields, 1849 to 1856 ; Alexander King, 1856 to 1863; A. Marts, 1863 to 1871; Mason Hamilton, 1871 to 1874; J. C. Weaver, 1874 to 1882.
RECORDERS.
The judges of the Court of Common Pleas were by law authorized to appoint persons to fill the office of county recorder. John Reily, 1803 to 1811, resigned. The first deed was recorded 25th of August, 1803. James Hen- ton, 1811 to 1820; Isaac Hawley, 1820 to 1821; Charks K. Smith, 1821. On the 11th of February, 1829, the Legislature passed "an act to provide for the election of county recorder." Charles K. Smith, 1835 (resigned, August 25, 1835) ; William S. Ingersol. appointed. 1:35; Isaac T. Saunders, 1835 to 1841; Israel Gregg, 1841 to 1844; James George, 1844 to 18-47; John H. Gordon, 1847 to 1833: Henry H. Wallace. 1853 to 1850 ; John H. Gordon, 1859 to 1863; William Russell, 1803 to 1869; Samuel Davis, 1869 to 1875: Peter Bender, 1875 to 1878 ; Alexander Getz, 1878 to 1884.
The office of prosecuting attorney was filled by ap- pointment of the Court of Common Phas with the Best ; it elective by the people. Daniel Symme, 1805; Arthur
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St. Clair, 1804 to 1808; William Corry, 1803 to 1810; David K. Este, 1810 to 1816; Benjamin Collett, 1816 to 1820; Johu Woods, 1820 to 1825; Jesse Corwin, 1825 to 1833.
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