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1846 .- Lom. Soyez, mayor; John S. Clogston. re- corder : Damel Frotsman, treasurer : Junia Jennings, marshal: William R. Putnam, surveyor : Marcellus J. Mor-e. Lewis Mixer, Charles Shipman, Theodore Scott, Thomas W. Ewart and Anselm T. Nye. council.
1847 .- Lomi- Soyez. mayor : Thomas W. Ewart, re- corder: Benjamin Soule, treasurer; Frederick Buck. mar-hal : William R. Putnam, surveyor : Marcellus J. Morse. Lewis Mixer. John O. Cram. Theodore Scott, Anselm T. Nye and Joseph Jones. council.
1818 .- Louis Soyez. mayor ; Thomas W. Ewart. re- corder : Robert Crawford, treasurer: Joseph Skinner. marshal : William R. Putnam, surveyor : John O. Cram. Lewis Mixer, Thomas J. Westgate. Joseph Jones. Theo- dore Scott and Anselmi T. Nye. council.
1849 .- Anselm T. Nye. mayor : Selden S. Cooke, re- corder : Robert Crawford, treasurer : Samuel H. Fuller, marshal. William R. Putnam, surveyor ; Israel W. An- drews, street commissioner; John O. Cram, Lewis Mixer, Joseph E. Hall, Theodore Scott. David C. Skinner and tra lellis, council.
1850-Louis Soyez. mayor: Selden S. Cooke. re- corder : Abner L Guitteau, treasurer ; James W. Clogs- ton. marshal: Israel W. Andrews, surveyor : Israel W. Andrews, street commissioner : John O. Cram. Joseph E. Hall. Ethan 11. Allen, David C. Skinner, Thomas W. Ewart and Jacob D. Leonard, council.
1851 .- James Dunn, mayor: Selden S. Cooke re- signed. and William S. Ward, recorder: Abner L. Guit- teau, treasurer : John Wilson, marshal: Israel W. An- drew-, surveyor : John O. Cram. street commissioner ; Joseph E. Hall. William F. Curtis. George H. Richards. Beman Gates. James Dutton and Thomas W. Ewart. council
1852 .- James Dunn. mayor : Davis Green, recorder ; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer; John Snyder, marshal : Rufus E Harte, surveyor : John Slocomb. Bernard Ma- loy, Willam F. Curtis. Marcellus J. Morse, Joseph E. Hall. Wilham P. Skinner. George M. Woodbridge and David Green, council.
1853 .- James Dunn, mayor : George Wyllys Dodge, recorder : Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer : William Bab- cock. marshal; Joseph B. Ward, surveyor: Joseph B. Ward, street commissioner : Joseph E. Hall. Thomas J. Westgate. Joseph Holden Jr., George M Woodbridge. Willram N Stewart and James Dunn, council.
1854 -Daniel Protsman. mayor: Melvin Clarke, so- Pintor: George Wyllys Dodge, clerk : \hner L. Guit- tean. treasurer : I seph Deeble. mar-hal; A. Devine,
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civil engineer : John Preston, street commissioner ; Will- iam F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Thomas F. Jones, Henry Van Bergen, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.
1855 .- Daniel Protsman, mayor: Melvin Clarke, so- licitor ; John Test, clerk ; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer ; Joseph Deeble, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer : Joseph Deeble, street commissioner ; William F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Henry Van Bergen. Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cot- ton, council.
1850 .- William A. Whittlesey, mayor; Melvin Clarke, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk ; Abner L. Guit- teau, treasurer ; James I. Goldsmith, marshal ; Edward P. Walker. civil engineer: Bernard Maloy, street com- missioner ; Nelson S. Alcock, William F. Curtis, Thom- as F. Jones, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and James B. Hovey, council.
1857 .- William A. Whitilesey, mayor; Melvin Clarke. solicitor ; Anselm T. Nye, clerk : Abner I .. Guit- teau, treasurer: James I. Goldsmith. marshal; Edward P. Walker, civil engineer: Bernard Maloy, street com- missioner ; William F. Curtis, Marcellus J. Morse, An- selm T. Nye. Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.
1858 .- Ethan H. Allen, mayor; Melvin Clarke, so- licitor : Anselm T. Nye, clerk : John O. Cram. treasurer ; James I. Goldsmith, marshal: Alexander L. Haskin. civil engineer: Edward W. T. Clark, street commis- sioner; Marcellus J. Morse. Michael H. Needham. Thomas F. Jones, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and James B. Hovey, council.
1859 .- Ethan H. Allen, mayor: Melvin Clarke, so- licitor ; Anselm T. Nye, clerk ; Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer : James I. Goldsmith, marshal; Alexander L. Haskin. civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commis- sioner : Michael H. Needham, Charles .F. Buell, Anselm T. Nye. Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cotton, council.
1860 .- William A. Whittlesey, mayor: Franklin Buell, solicitor : John Test, clerk ; John O. Cram, treas- urer : Henry Kelley, marshal ; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer; John M. Hook. street commissioner ; Charles F. Buell, Nathaniel F. Bishop, Thomas F. Jones. Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and Charles Jones, council.
1861 .- William A. Whittlesey, mayor: Franklin Buell, solicitor : John Test, clerk ; Charles B. Hall, treas- urer : Henry Kelley, marshal ; Alexander L. Haskin, civil engineer : John M. Hook, street commissioner ; Nathan- iel F. Bishop, Charles F. Buell, Anselm T. Nye. George S. Jones, Charles Jones and J. Dexter Cotton, council.
1862 .- William A. Whittlesey, mayor; William B. Loomis, solicitor ; John Test, clerk : Charles B. Hall, treasurer : Henry Kelley. marshal; Ruins E. Harte, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner ; Charles F. Buell, William Pitt Racer. George S. Jones, William I. Rolston, J. Dexter Cotton, George H. Eells (resigned), and Frederick A. Wheeler, council.
1863 .- William A. Whittlesey, mayor: William B. Loomis, solicitor : Anselmi T. Nye, clerk ; Henry Kelley, marshal : Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer : John M. Hook, street commissioner : William Pitt Racer, John Snyder, William L. Rolston, Thomas F. Jones. Daniel R. Sniffen and James B. Hovey, council.
1864 .- Santiel S. Knowles, mayor; William B. Loomis, solicitor ; Anselm T. Nye, clerk : Henry Kelley, marshal ; Rufus E Ilarte, civil engineer : John M. Hook, street commissioner : John Snyder, Michael H. Need- ham, Thomas F. Jones, Jasper S. Sprague, James B. Hovey and James Dunn. council.
1865 .- Samuel S. Knowles, mayor ; William B. Loomis, solicitor ; Anselm T. Nye, clerk : Darius Tows- ley, marshal ; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer ; John M. Hool, street commissioner : Michael H. Needham, Na- than Fawcett. Jasper S. Sprague, Thomas F. Jones, Allen R. Darrow and Theodore G. Field, council.
1866 .--- Samuel S. Knowles, mayor : Hiram L. Sib- ley, solicitor ; Ansehu T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; John McGee. civil engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner ; Nathan Fawcett, Michael H. Needham, Thomas F. Jones, Anelm T. Nye, Jr., Theodore G. Field and Allen R. Darrow, council.
186 ;.- Samuel S. Knowles, mayor : Hiram L. Sib- ley, solicitor : Anselm T. Nye, clerk ; Darius Towsley, marshal; John McGee, civil engineer; John B. Hook, street commissioner : Michael H. Needham, James H. Dye, Anselm T. Nye. Jr., John Hall, George H. Eells and Martin Schmidt, council.
1868 .- Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- ley. solicitor : Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, marshal; John McGee, civil engineer : John M. Hook, street commissioner : James H. Dye. Michael H. Need- ham, John Hall Anselm T. Nye, Jr., Martin Schmidt and John Newton, council.
1869 .- Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- lev. solicitor : Daniel B. Torpy, clerk: Leander K. Dut- ton, marshal; Rufas E. Harte, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner : Michael M. Needham, James H. Dye. Anselm T. Nye, Jr., John Hall, John Newton and Martin Schmidt, council.
1870 .- Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Reuben L. Nye. solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Leander K. Dutton, marshal: John McGee, civil engineer; Lewis Anderson, treasurer (cr officio city treasurer) : John M. Hook. city commissioner : James H. Dye, Michael H. Needham, John Hall, George S. Jones, Martin Schmidt and Dudley S. Nye, council.
1871 .- Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Renben L. Nye, solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk : Darius Towsley, marshal; Theoflore F. Davis, civil engineer : Ernst Lind- ner treasurer ( er officio city treasurer ) : John M. Hook, city commissioner : Michael H. Needham, Samuel A. Cooper, George S. Jones. John Hall, Dudley S. Nye and Martin Schmidt, council.
1872 .- John V. Ramsey, mayor ; Reuben L. Nye, solicitor : Daniel B. Torpy, clerk ; Darius Towsley, marshal; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer; Ernst Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer ) ; John M. Hook, city commissioner: Michael H. Needham. Sam- 11el A. Cooper, George S. Jones, John Holst, Dudley S. Nye and Daniel G. Mathews, council.
1873 .- John V. Ramsey, mayor : Reuben L. Nye, so- licitor ; Willis H. Johnson. clerk ; Darins Towsley, mar- shal : Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer : Ernst Lindner, treasurer (er officio city treasurer ) : John M. Hook, city commissioner : Michael H. Needham. Samuel A. Cooper, George S. Jones, John Holst, Dudley'S. Nye and Daniel G. Mathews, council.
1874 .- Jewett Palmer, mayor: Seymour J. Hatha-
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way, solicite r: Willis H. John-on, clerk . Darius Tows- ley, marshal : Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer : Ernst Lindner, treasurer (cr officio city treasurer ) : John M. Hook, city commissioner : Samuel A. Cooper, Thomas K. Wells (resigned February. 1875). John Holst. George S. Jenes. Daniel G. Mathews and Wilham Styer, coun- cil.
18:5 .- J-wett Palmer. mayor : Seymour 1. Hatha- way solicitor ; Willis H. Johnson, clerk : Darius Tow,- ley. marshal: John A. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city commissioner : George S. Jones, Josiah Com]- ter. G. Christian Best. William Styer, George T. Elston and William R. Armstrong, council,
1870,-Jewett Palmer, mayor : William G. Way. .... licitoor : G. C. Best, Jr .. clerk ; Darius Tow-ley, marshal : John A. Plumer, civil engineer: John M. Hook, city commissioner ; Josiah Coulter, J. D. Strauss and Will- iam Styer (newly elected members). council.
1877 .- Jewett Palmer, mayor (November 5th, by special election. William Glines was chosen mayor to fill vacancy caused by Mr. Palmer's resignation ) ; Will- iam G. Way. solicitor : G C. Best. Jr .. clerk : Jacob H. Dye, marshal; John A. Palmer, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, city commissioner : G. C. Best. (r. T. Elston and John Mills, Jr .. (newly elected members ), council.
1878 .- William Glines, mayor : William G. Way. so- licitor: G. C. Best, Jr., clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; John A. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Ilook. city commissioner : Josiah Coulter. J. D. Strauss and An- drew Wagner (newly elected members), council.
1870. Willia'n Glines, mayor ; William G. Way, so- heitor : G. C. Best. Jr., clerk : Jacob H. Dve. marshal : John A. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city commissioner : G. C. Best. G. T. El-ton and John Mills, Jr. (newly elected members). council.
1880 .- Rufus E. Harte, mayor : William G. Way. so- liritor : Charles H. Nerton. clerk : Jacob H. Dye. mar- shal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city commissioner ; J. S. Sinclair. T. K. Wells, John Hall (newly elected members ), council.
1881 .- Ruins E. Harte, mayor: William G. Way. solicitor : Charles H. Newton, clerk: Jacob H. Dye, marshal : John \. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city commissioner : G. C. Best. G. T. Elston, John Mills, Jr. (newly elected members ), council.
1882 .- Charles W. Richards, mayor : Charles Rich- ardson, solicitor; Charles H. Newton, clerk: Jacob H. Dye, marshal ; John A. Plumer, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner : Jacob Rech, John Hall, Charles G. Dye ( newly elected members ). council.
1883 .- Charles W. Richards, mayor ; Charles Rich- ardson. solicitor: Charles Il. Newton, clerk : Jacob 11. Dye. marshal : John A. Plumer, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city commissioner : G. C. Best. Bemamin Bailey, D. Seebers ( newly elected members ). council.
1884 .- Sidney Ridgway, mayor: Charles Richard- son, solicitor: George Weber, clerk; Jacob Il. Dye. marshal: John A. Mumer, civil engineer: John M. Hook, city commissioner ; William Harris, S. M. Mc- Millen, Josiah Coulter. Charles Zimmer, George T. Els- ston, Jacob Gephart ( newly elected members), council. 1885 -Sidney Ridgway, mayor: Charles Richard- sen, solicitor ; George Weiser, clerk: Jacob H. Dye. marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer ; John M.
Hook, city commissioner : Jacob Reci. William P. Dye, Josiah Coulter. Henry C. Posey (newly elected mem- bers ), council.
1880. Sidney Ridgway, mayor; William G. Way, solicitor ; George Weiser, clerk : Jacob H. Dye. marshal; J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, city com- missioner; G. Christian Best, S. M. MeMillen. Theo- dore F. Davis, Jacob Gephart (newly elected mem- bers), council.
1887 .- Sidney Ridgway, mayor : William G. Way, solicitor ; George Weiser, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye, marshal ; J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer : John M. Hook, city com- missioner : S. D. Davis, William P. Dye. Josiah Coul- ter. Daniel F. Sayre (newly elected members), council. 1888 -Josiah Coulter, mayor : Charles W. Richards, solicitor : George Weiser, clerk : Jacob H. Dye, marsha: : J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, city com- missioner ; G. Christian Best. S. M. McMillen, Daniel R. Greene, Jacob Gephart (newly elected members), council.
1880 .- Josiah Coulter, mayor; Charles W. Rich- ards, solicitor : George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer: George Gep- hart, city commissioner : Philip Bachman. William P. Dye. W. A. Sniften, Edward Meisenhelder (newly elected members), council.
1890 .- Charles Richardson, mayor; A. D. Follett, solicitor ; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal ; J. F. Hulbert. civil engineer ; Jacob Gephart. city com- missioner ; Fred Morganstern. S. M. McMillen, Daniel R. Greene. Jacob Gephart (newly elected members), council.
1891 .- Charles Richardson, mayor; A. D. Follett, solicitor : Louis Mueller, clerk: Jacob H. Dye. mar- shal: J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best. city commissioner : Jacob Rech, Frank Weber, S. J. Hatha- way. Edward Meisenhelder, Harry D. Knox. A. S. Hale, Henry Strecker, Daniel W. Davis ( newly elected mem- bers). council.
1892 .- Charles Richardson, mayor: A. D. Follett, solicitor : Louis Muefter. cicik; Jacob H. Dye. marshal; E. Frank Gates, civil engineer; Charles J. Best, city commissioner ; Fred Meister. John Bickert. James Mc- Clure, Jacob Gephart. A. S. Hale, Daniel W. Davis (newly elected members), council.
1803 .- Charles Richardson, mayor : A. D. Follett, solicitor : Louis Mueller, clerk : Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; E. Frank: Gates, civil engineer: Charles J. Best. city commissioner : Clinton F. Pape. J. H. Grafton, Seymour J. Hathaway. Edward Meisenhelder, J. M. Blair, J. D. Lashley (newly elected members), council.
1894 .- Jewett Palmer, mayor: J. C. Brenan, solici- tor : Louis Mueller, clerk : Jacob H. Dye. marshal; E. Frank Gates, civil engineer: Charles J. Best, city con- missioner: Fred Meister. Frank Weber. Jacob Rech, James McClure, Philip Peters, L. R. Chapin, Daniel W. Davis (newly elected members ), council.
1895 .- Jewett Palmer, mayor : J. C. Brenan, city so- licitor : Carl Becker, clerk; James Parlin, marshal; E. Frank Gates, civil engineer; Charles J. Best, city com- missioner : Philip Bachman, Jacob Marsch. Jacob Rech, S. J. Hathaway, Edward Meisenhelder. Charles Clark Daniel Biszantz ( newly elected members). council.
1896 .- Edward Meisenhelder, mayor; C. W. Rich-
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ards, solicitor : Carl Becker, clerk; W. P. Mason, civil engineer : James Parlin, marshal : Charles J. Best, city commissioner : S. E. Garrison, B. F. Wood, James Mc- Clure. J. C. Hardy, William Henry, J. N. Price. J. P. Ridge (newly elected members), council.
1897 .- Edward Meisenhelder, mayor: C. W. Rich- ards, solicitor ; Carl Becker, clerk: W. P. Mason, civil engineer : Charles J. Best, city commissioner : Jacob H. Dye. marshal : Philip Bachman, E. A. Cochlan. Jecob Wittlig. M. H. Haddox. John W. Trautman, Douglas Pfaff (newly elected members ), council.
1898 .- Charles Richardson, mayor : C. W. Richards. solicitor : Carl Becker, clerk : E. Frank Gates, civil en- gineer; Jacob H. Dye. marshal; Charles J. Best, city commissioner : S. E. Garrison. B. F. Wood, Henry Blume, Oscar A. Lambert, William Loffland. Daniel | W. Davis (newly elected members ), council.
1899 .- Charles Richardson, mayor ; C. W. Richards, solicitor : Carl Becker, clerk: Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; E. Frank Gates, civil engineer : Charles J. Best, city commissioner : B. Eveleigh. W. D. Strain, H. N. Curtis.
Adam Lorenz, George Storck, B. F. Gossett ( newly elected members ). council.
1000 .- W. E. Sykes. mayor; C. W. Richards. so- licitor : Carl Becker, clerk: Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; W. P. Mason. civil engineer ; Charles J. Best. city com- missioner : T. P. Marsch, L. J. Cutter, W. L. Kerns. S. H. Plumer. J. L. Toller, S. A. Coffman ( newly elected members), council.
1901 .- W. E. Sykes, mayor; C. W. Richards, solici- tor : Carl Becker, clerk ; Jacob H. Dyc, marshal ; W. P. Mason, civil engineer; Charles J. Best, city commis- sioner; Thomas Matchett. W. D. Strain. H. N. Curtis. Adamı Lorenz, C. S. Benedict, Henry Savage (newly elected members ), council.
1902 .- ()scar A. Lambert, mayor; F. J. Cutter. so- licitor : Carl Becker, clerk: Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; E. Frank Gates, civil engineer : Charles J. Best, city com- missioner : H. H. Darrah, B. F. Wood. C. A. Ward, Thomas Pipes, F. G. Henry. S. A. Coffman, W. S. Alexander, Harry I. Jordan ( newly elected members), council.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE WAR OF 1812.
CAUSE OF THE WAR-ATTITUDE OF THE FEDERALISTS-SITUATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY -WHY THE DRAFT WAS RESORTED TO-BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE-EXPEDITION OF GENERAL HULL-SURRENDER OF HULL-CALL FOR TROOPS-EXPEDITION OF GEN. EDWARD W. TUPPER-COMPANIES FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY-SIEGE OF FORT ERIE-PERRY'S VICTORY-PROCTOR AND TECUMSEH DEFEATED BY HARRISON-BAT- TLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND TREATY OF PEACE-ROLLS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY COMPANIES-BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF OFFICERS.
Ohio had been settled 24 years when the war with Great Britain broke out. Some pro- gress had been made in subduing the wilder- ness, numerous settlements had been formed, new counties organized, and the census of 1810 shows that, with an area of four thousand square miles, she had at that time but 230,709 inhabitants, and Washington County, by the same census, 5,991. A large part of the State was still in its natural condition, and part of it held by tribes of Indians. The settled por- tion was all southeast of a line drawn from Cleveland in a southwesterly direction. It was through this wild country that the soldiers of 1812 marched to the falls of the Ohio, at Lou- isville : and the gratitude of the country is due to them not so much for the amount of the fighting done as for the hardships endured in traversing these pathless forests and holding important posts on the far frontier. In those days the facilities for travel were limited, horses and wagons were scarce, while clothing and all the equipments of an army were diffi- cult to provide so far from the base of supply. and much of it, when obtained, was not suitable for the kind of service demanded-that of
fighting Indians, marching through dense for- ests, tangled thickets and extended swamps.
The people of the Northwest Territory had always been accustomed to the maintenance of a war-like attitude. The young State of Ohio had a well-organized militia, and the service of a militiaman in those days meant something. They had, from 1790 to 1795, a fierce war with a powerful combination of Indians, including the Miamis, Wyandots. Delawares, Pottawat- omies, Shawnees, Chippewas, Ottawas and oth- er tribes of the Territory, all under the great Miami chief, Michikiniqua, whose warcry was, "Drive the white man east of the Ohio." Gen. Anthony Wayne, August 20, 1794, had totally defeated them on the Miami; and since the treaty with them at Greenville, August 3. 1795, the Indians had not molested the settlements until the beginning of the war we are now dis- cussing.
From 1798 to 1800 the war with France occurred. From 1801 to 1805 the war with the pirates of Tripoli was waged. Thus had the new generation grown up, and the new settlements been formed almost under the shadow; of the sword and scalping-knife; and
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the population, accustomed to rely on the fruits of the chase as well as agriculture and other pursuits, was largely made up of hardy hunt- ers, good woodsmen, and men who had made a successful fight against the ruder forces of nature.
CAUSE OF THE WAR.
The war of 1812, as far as this country was concerned, was fully justified. The mother country had acknowledged our independence, but would not accord us the privileges of free- dom. She had impressed our seamen, searched our ships on the high seas, and made almost innumerable aggressions on our commerce, and last. but not least, had incited the Indians on the frontier to renew their savage hostili- ties, and for these causes war was declared June 18, 1812.
ATTITUDE OF THE FEDERALISTS TO TIIE WAR.
President Madison in his proclamation of war, dated June 19. 1812, urges all citizens of the republic to sustain the administration in the impending strugggle. One would suppose that such an appeal was superfluous, but it had a meaning at that time which we can the bet- ter understand by consulting the political his- tory of the day. Thomas Jefferson had already founded the Democratic party by which Madi- son had been elected. It was the war party. The Federalists were opposed to the war, in this much at least, that they believed that the object sought could be accomplished by ne- gotiation without a resort to arms. The war party, however, carried the day, and the ver- dict of history is that they were right. This feeling of opposition was well developed in Washington County. It was, however, more of a non-interest than opposition.
SITUATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In the spring of 1878, A. T. Nye, Sr., of Marietta, received several letters from old citi- zens of the county, written in response to in- quiries made by Mr. Nye in regard to the
War of 1812, which we give as the best state- ment readily obtainable of the situation in this county in those days. John Stone, Esq., of Belpre, wrote as follows :
The patriotism of Belpre did not prompt her citi- zens to deeds of peril on the Canada lines. The peo- ple believed the government could have made a treaty if it had taken the right course. The Berlin and Milan decrees of Napoleon were as obnoxious as the British orders in council, and to declare war against one gov- ernment and not the other was to discriminate. If war was the remedy to maintain our rights. we were in every way unprepared for it.
The blundering management of the war in the northwest gave cause. for the severest criticism, and per- haps gave rise to the idea of the necessity of a Silver Grey organization. Colonel Nathaniel Cushing had command of a company of Silver Greys, whose valor had been tried in their youth, who had seen Indians since, heard the war whoop and helped to bury the scalped dead, but the men, who threw up their caps for the War of 1812 looked upon these old soldiers as Tories, and sometimes called them so. Perhaps I might mention some circumstances to show who they were, how well they bore the appellation, not accepted it, and how they stood when a Tory was an enemy to his country. There was some slipping away from the legal call of the militia officers, but enough were found to fill the drafts as they occurred. All who went into the service were given honorable discharges. There were a great many sick and ailing when an order for draft was announced, so much so that old Mr. Allen, who did the ferrying at the mouth of the Little Hocking, and who was commonly known as "Old Charon." said: "Nearly all the drafted men profaned themselves sick."
Edmund B. Dana and Bial Stedman were captains in the regiment of Washington County militia as then organized. They were citizens of Belpre, and Belpre at that time contained double the territory it does now. The hounds of military companies were fixed by regi- mental boards of officers. Hence Captain Dana's con- pany. though called a Belpre company, extended into Warren, while Captain Stedinan's company was all in Belpre. and within the bounds of these two companies were formed the Silver Greys. I am not aware that either Capt. E. B. Dana or Capt. Bial Stedman per- formed any other service than to call out the requisition minde on their companies and other duties connected with that service. I was a corporal in Captain Dana's company. and performed the duty of notifying the drafted men in the draft of 1813. It was the duty of commanders of companies when they received a requisi- tion to draft the number of men called for and forward them to the place of rendezvous; they were not author- ized to use compulsion. If the drafted man did not go or furnish a substitute he was subject to a fine. Officers were detailed in the order of the dates of their conimis- sions, and took with them their non-commissioned officers, governed by a rule fixed by law. A suit grew out of the drafting of an apprentice who never returned to service, in which case the aggrieved master, a strong advocate of the war, sought his remedy in court against
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