All the western states and territories . s. OHIO. Ill ceneral assembly of the state of Ohio, praying th^^t body to pass a resolution approbatoryof bis theory; and to recommend him to congress for an outfit suitable to tlie memorial was presented by Micajah T. Williams, and, on motion, the further con-sideration thereof was indefinitely postponed. His theory was met with ridicule, botli in this country ami Europe, and I)ecuraca fruitful source of jest and levity, to the public prints of the day. Notwithstaud-ini:, he advant^ed many plausible and ingenious arguments, and won qui
All the western states and territories . s. OHIO. Ill ceneral assembly of the state of Ohio, praying th^^t body to pass a resolution approbatoryof bis theory; and to recommend him to congress for an outfit suitable to tlie memorial was presented by Micajah T. Williams, and, on motion, the further con-sideration thereof was indefinitely postponed. His theory was met with ridicule, botli in this country ami Europe, and I)ecuraca fruitful source of jest and levity, to the public prints of the day. Notwithstaud-ini:, he advant^ed many plausible and ingenious arguments, and won quite a number of converts among those who attended his lectures, one of whom, a gentlemanof Hamilton, wrote a work in its support, published in Cincinnati in 182(), in whichhe stated his readiness to embark on a voyage of discovery to the North Pole, forthe purpose of testing its truth. Capt. Symmes met with the usual fate of pro-jectors, in living and dying in great pecuniary embarrassment: but he left thereputation of an honest man. •. Soiith-easiern view of the Court House, at ChiUicoihe. This beautiful and commodious structure is in the central part of Chillicothe: the left wing, on the cor-ner of Main and Iaint-streets, atlaclud to tlie main building, contains the otlices of the Probate .Indge,the Sheriff, and the Clerk ; the other wing, those of the llecorder. Treasurer, and Auditor. The FirstPresbyterian Church is seen on the left. Chillicothe is on tlie west bank of the Scioto, on the line of the OhioCanal and Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, 45 miles S. of Columbus, 45from Portsmouth, and 96 from Cincinnati. The Scioto curves around it onthe north, and Paint creek flows on the south. The site of the place is on a plainabout 30 feet above the river. It contains 17 churches, a young ladiesAcademy of the Notre Dame, a flourishing military academy, a«ad about9,000 inhabitants. The new court house, in this town, is one of the best designed, most beautiful,and convenient s
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