Creek Prarie, to be held on the day of April, in preference J. V. D. SUTPHEN, COLEMAN I. KEELER, SAMUEL HEMMENWAY. Delegates from Port Lawrence to the County Convention at Monroe. The partizans of Ohio were equally zealous and active in its cause, and kept Governor Lucas advised of what was going on. The most prominent of them were Andrew Palmer, Stephen B. Comstock, Major Stickney, Willard Daniels, George McKay and Dr. Naman Goodsell. Gov. Mason wrote to Gen. Brown, who was in command of the third division of the Michigan militia, as follows: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DETROIT, March 9, 1835. SIR: You will herewith receive the copy of a letter just received from Columbus. You will now perceive that a collision between Ohio and Michigan is inevitable, and will therefore be prepared to meet the crisis. The Governor of Ohio has issued a proclamation, but I have neither received it, nor have I been able to learn its tendency. You will use every exertion to obtain the earliest information of the military movements of our adversary, as I shall assume the responsibility of sending you such arms, etc., as may be necessary for your successful operation, without waiting for an order from the Secretary of War, so soon as Ohio is properly in the field. Till then, I am compelled to await the direction of the war department. Very respectfully your obedient servant, GEN. Jos. W. BROWN. STEVENS T. MASON. On the thirty-first of March Governor Lucas, accompanied by his staff and the boundary Commissioners, arrived at Perrysburg on their way to run and re-mark the Harris Line, in compliance with the act of twenty-third February previous. General John Bell, in command of the seventeenth division of Ohio militia, embracing the disputed Terrritory, arrived about the same time with his staff, and mustered into service a volunteer force of about six hundred men, fully armed and equipped. The force went into camp at old Fort Miami, and awaited the orders of the Governor. The force consisted of five companies of the first regiment, 2d brigade of the 17th division of militia, under the command of Col. Mathias Vanfleet. The captains of these companies were Capt. J. A. Scott, of the Perrysburg company; Capt. Stephen S. Gilbert, of the Maumee company; Capt. John Pettinger, of the Waterville company; Capt. Felton, of the Gilead company, and Capt. Granville Jones, of the Lucas Guards, an independent company at Toledo. These companies numbered about 300 effective men. There was also a part of a regiment from Sandusky county, commanded by Col. Lewis Jennings, and a part of a regiment from Seneca and Hancock counties, under command of Col. Brish, of Tiffin. These numbered about 300 more, making the total force 600 men. I am unable to give the particulars of the recruiting of any of the companies in Col. Vanfleet's regiment, except that of Captain Scott. The recruiting of that company was as follows: Agreeably to military usages, he employed a drummer, to wake up the martial spirit of the inhabitants. Instead of establishing head-quarters at some particular place, he made them roving up and down nearly the whole length of Front street, in Perrysburg. That street was the only one, except Louisiana avenue, that contained many inhabitants. He selected a spot some distance below the Avenue, and one near the upper end of the town, between which the drummer was required to march and beat the drum, from early morning until night. I am not certain whether there was a fifer or not. The drummer was a very large man by the name of Odle. He had a brother who was of usual size; but the drummer was so much larger than his brother, that he went by the name of the "Big Odle." He was a giant in size. He was so large, that while marching beating a common sized drum, the drum appeared in comparison of size with him, no greater than one of those small drums in toy shops for the use of little boys, would appear in the hands of an ordinary sized man. He wore a two story white felt hat, with a narrow brim; but by long use it had become softened and the crown bulged up so that it was really a two story and an attic. A strip of paper with the words "recruiting for the war," in large letters printed on it, was fastened around it. His coat was an old rifleman's uniform of green color, trimmed with black lace. His pants were domestic cloth, colored with oak bark, and also trimmed with black lace down the legs. Thus equipped, Odle accompanied by a man carrying the American Flag, marched up and down the street, beating the drum with great vigor from morning to night. This drumming continued for several days in succession. In the meantime the Court of Common Pleas of Wood County, commenced its session. Judge David Higgins was Presiding Judge. In going his beat up and down Front street, Odle had to pass by the Court House, standing on Sec. Lot No. 360, old survey of Perrysburg. The drumming after a while, became annoying to Judge Higgins. The Judge was a very nervous man, and somewhat irritable at times. One of his peculiar irritable moods came over him during this term of Court. He vented his feelings by pitching into Capt. Scott's drummer, instead of some young and modest member of the bar, as was his usual custom. He ordered the Sheriff to go out and stop that drumming. The Sheriff went to Odle and told him that he was ordered by the Court to stop his drumming. Odle replied, that he was under orders and pay from Capt. Scott to drum for recruits for the war. That he considered it his duty to obey him as a military authority, and should continue to beat the drum until stopped by him; or until he was satisfied that the Court had more authority than Capt. Scott. He marched on beating his drum, and the Sheriff went into the Court-room to report. The Judge's eyes flashed lightning when he heard the report. The Sheriff was ordered to arrest Odle forthwith and bring him before the Court, and also summons Capt. Scott. All which was done in a few minutes. Capt. Scott was interrogated whether this man Odle was disturbing the Court under his orders. The Capt. replied that Odle was beating the drum under his orders, having received instructions from Col. Vanfleet to employ the music to aid in recruiting volunteers for the service of the State. He further stated that Gov. Lucas, who was stopping at Spafford's Exchange, had sanctioned his proceedings before the Court commenced its session, and should therefore continue the music until ordered to stop it by Col. Vanfleet or his Excellency. The Judge roard out in a stentorian voice, "Mr. Sheriff, take Capt. Scott and his music organ to jail and lock them up. Mr. Prosecuting Attorney, draw up an information against these men for contempt of Court, and have the case ready for hearing tomorrow morning." The Sheriff, Jonas Pratt, made a move towards executing the order. Capt. Scott and Odle readily followed him down stairs to the corner of the building where there was a path leading to the log jail on the back end of the lot. Here a stand was made. The Sheriff's authority to imprison, was repudiated. The Capt. informed him that he should not sacrifice the interests of the State to gratify Judge Higgins's assumed authority. That in the emergency of war, when the State was invaded by an enemy, the military authority, on which the State relies for protection, is paramount to the civil authority; that although he regretted to disturb the proceedings of the Court, yet he could not consent to the enforcement of its order in his case. He gave the Sheriff to distinctly understand, that if he presisted in attempting to take him to jail, he would then and there on the spot, test the question of power, between himself and the Court. He told the Sheriff that if he made a single move further to imprison him, he would declare martial law, and do with him and Judge Higgins as General Jackson did with Judge Hall at New Orleans, put them both under arrest. "That is right; that is right, Capt." said Odle, at the same time doubling up his two hands to about the size of elephant's feet. "That's the way to talk. Bully for you, Capt. Stand off, Sheriff." By this time, there was a commotion in the crowd of bystanders, indicative that the Sheriff would have a lively time of it, in getting them to jail, if he should attempt it by force. The Sheriff retreated up-stairs to the Court-room as soon as possible, and reported what had taken place at the door below. The Judge never said a word in reply; but continued in the trial of the case on hand, as if nothing unusual had happened. Without losing any more time, Odle slung the drum strap over his neck, and continued his march and music as before up and down street. After some little time, the Judge directed the Sheriff to go and find Capt. Scott and ask him if he would be so good as to order that music to some back street, where it would interfere less with the court. The enthusiasm for enlisting recruits was so great, that if the Court had attempted to inforce its order, it would have failed. Capt. Scott acquired so much popularity by these proceedings, that he shortly after had no further use for his drummer. His company was made up at once. Gov. Mason, with Gen. Joseph W. Brown, arrived at Toledo with a force under the immediate command of the latter, variously estimated from 800 to 1200 men. About the same time Gen. Bell got his forces organized at Miami, and went into camp, ready to resist any advance of the Ohio authorities upon the disputed territory to run the boundary line or doing other acts inconsistent with Michigan's right of jurisdiction over it. Gen. Brown had for his staff, Capt. Henry Smith of Monroe, Inspector; Maj. J. J. Ullman of Constantine, Quartermaster; William E. Broadman of Detroit and Alpheus Felch of Monroe, Aidsde-Camp. The two Governors, having made up an issue by legislative enactments, found themselves confronted by a military force that had been called out to enforce their respective legislative pleadings. Gov. Mason representing the tenant in possession, was content to rest at his ease. Gov. Lucas representing the plaintiff, had to open the trial. He found it convenient to observe a "masterly inactivity" for some days. The whole country in the meantime, became wild with excitement. A ludicrous incident occurred on the Perrysburg side of the river, as follows: Most of the soldiers that came from a distance, came with their arms in small squads, as they happened to get together, without any organization. A well known citizen of Per |