. Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . undays at worship, or posting notice under thehand and seal of a judge in some public place, or special license from thegovernor. But while Washington County was thus launched on a New Englandbasis, the rest of the Territory got along as it could. Judge SjTnmes hadpurchased a large tract between the two Miamis, and in November, 1788,a party under Major Benjamin Stites founded the town of Columbia atthe mouth of the Little Miami. On December 24, 1788, a party under TNDIANA AND INDIANANS 197
. Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . undays at worship, or posting notice under thehand and seal of a judge in some public place, or special license from thegovernor. But while Washington County was thus launched on a New Englandbasis, the rest of the Territory got along as it could. Judge SjTnmes hadpurchased a large tract between the two Miamis, and in November, 1788,a party under Major Benjamin Stites founded the town of Columbia atthe mouth of the Little Miami. On December 24, 1788, a party under TNDIANA AND INDIANANS 197 Matthias Deuman located at Ciucinuati, which they called Losantiville—, L(icking) os(mouth) anti(opposite) ville(to\\Ti). A third party, un-der Judge Symmes, located at North Bend in February, 1789. The peopleof these settlements formed a committee of safety, appointed Mr. McMillanjudge and John Ludlow sheriff, and proceeded to enforce justice by givingone man twenty-nine lashes for robbing a truck-patch, and similar cor-rective acts. They got into a row Mith the military authorities, however,. Campus Martius (Ohio Companys fort at Marietta—from drawing by Gen. Rufus Putnam) and the situation was happily relieved by the organization of a court bythe Territorial authorities.^ Vincennes had returned to its golden age ofmilitary rule. On April 24, 1787, on a report from the Secretary of Waron a letter from Major Wyllys, Congress had resolved: That the secre-tary of war direct the commanding officer of the troops of the UnitedStates on the Ohio, to take immediate and efficient measures for disposinga body of men, who have, in a lawless and unauthorized manner, taken 9 Burnets Notes, p. 57. 198 INDIANA AND INDIANANS . possession of post St. Vincents, in defiance of the proclamation and au-thority of the United States, and that he employ the whole, or such partof the force under his command, as he shall judge necessary to effect theobject. In pursuance of this, Gen. Josiah Ha
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