isa-normaladvance-1913-00241

Description:	THE NORMAL ADVANCE241Chester, have been cut to pieces by the enemy,or taken prisoners. Great as the calamity is,I still hope that as far as it relates to theobjects of the campaign, it is not irreparable.William Henry Harrison.His excellency, Gov. Shelby.8Most probably the news of this defeat ofWinchesters army was the immediate factor incausing the capital to be moved from Vincennes, to Corydon, for the legislature acted atthe time of receiving the news.immigration during the war.In spite of the continued hostility and theunfortunate campaigns on the northern border,the settlements in 1813 increased. Althoughland sales very materially decreased in Ohioduring this year, in Indiana they increasedabout 57% at Jeffersonville, over the precedingyear, and about 35% at Vincennes. At Jeffersonville the sales were the greatest they hadever been, and at Vincennes greater than inany previous year except in 1807, when thegreat sales began. Purchases continued to bemade where there was little danger from Indian attacks. The new town of Rising Sun, inDearborn County (now Ohio County, since1844), was laid out by a planter who had comefrom Maryland a few years previously. OnMarch 2, 1813, the first tree was cleared awayfor the building of the town of New Albany.10Farther west great changes were taking place.Knox County was the largest county in the territory, and until 1807 had been the most populous part of the territory. Ever since Indianahad been erected into a territory, and even before, immigrants had been settling in the Wabash basin, both above and below White river.Others had made clearings in the basins of thetwo White rivers. Still others had settledalong the old Buffalo Trace, which led fromLouisville to Vincennes. These settlementsbecome more frequent after the passage of theslavery act, and the opening up of more landsfor settlement in 1805. By 1813 these settlements had increased enough, largely becauseIndian hostilities prevented settlements on theborder, that the legislature felt justified inerecting two new counties, out of the southernpart of Knox County. (See map.) WarrickCounty was to contain all west of the PrincipalMeridian and south of the line between townships three and four south. Gibson Countywas north of Warrick County.11COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.Commerce and navigation began to assumegreater importance. The farmers took theirflour, corn, wThiskey, and meats to New Orleans by flatboat, just as Lincoln did later. Inorder to facilitate navigation on Whitewaterriver, the legislature declared that stream navigable from the Ohio state line up the river, andits west branch to the three forks. The countycourts in the various counties through whichthe river ran were instructed to lay the riveroff into divisions, and to appoint an overseerover each division. These overseers were tocall out the men to clear the river for navigation, just as they were called out to work theroads.12This legislature also passed an act regulatingexportation. It provided for the inspectionof flour, beef, and pork that were packed forshipment. A barrel of beef or pork shouldcontain 200 pounds, and should be branded.Indiana Territory, Mess Beef, Prime Beef,Mess Pork, and Prime Pork, according asit was first or second grade. A barrel of flourshould contain 196 pounds, and should bebranded superfine, fine, or middlings. according as it was of first, second, or thirdquality.Later in the year the legislature cut off thenorthern part of Harrison County and erecteda new county—Washington. Thus in one yearthree new counties were erected, making thetotal number ten.^Western Sun, Feb. 13, 1813.Dearborn, Ohio, and Switzerland Counties (1885) P.356.>7nd. Hist. Disc. I, No. 4, P. 6.(Wis. Hist. Lib.)^Territorial Laws, 1813, P. 67.^Ibid, P. 4.lxIbid, P. 58.
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