1. The United States. 2. The Congress. 3. His Most Christian Majesty, the King of France. 4. The United Netherlands. 5. The Friendly Powers throughout the World. 6. The New Federal Constitution. 7. His Excellency General Washington, and the Society of Cincinnati. 8. His Excellency Governor St. Clair, and the Western Territory. 9. The memory of Those Who Have Nobly Fallen in Defense of American Freedom. 10. Patriots, and Heroes. 11. Captain Pipe, Chief of the Delawares, and a Happy Treaty with the Natives. 12. Agriculture and Commerce, Arts and Sciences. 13. The Amiable Partners of Our Delicate Pleasures. 14. The Glorious Fourth of July. The Celebration closed with another salute of 13 guns and a “beautiful illumination” at Fort Harmar. CHAPTER IV THE BEGINNINGS OF GOVERNMENT The Northwest Territory at the time of its organization included all of the region comprising the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and a portion of Minnesota. The ordinance for its government was framed and ordained at the last session of the Continental Congress in 1787. This ordinance vested the governing authority in four men, a governor and three judges. Two years later, by act of Congress, “the Secretary of the Territory, in case of the death, removal, resignation or necessary absence of the Governor, became the acting Governor.” The first governor of the Northwest Territory was Arthur St. Clair, who arrived at the new settlement, July 9, 1788. He landed at Fort Harmar, which was garrisoned with United States troops. Sergeant Joseph Buell, who was stationed at Fort Harmar, wrote in his Journal on the day of the governor’s arrival: “On landing he was saluted with thirteen rounds from the field piece. On entering the garrison the music played a salute; the troops paraded and presented their arms. He was also saluted by a clap of thunder and a heavy shower of rain as he entered the fort: and thus we received our governor of the western frontiers.” St. Clair was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, came to America, joined the Colonial Army, and rose to the rank of major general. He served as president of the Continental Congress and stood high in the confidence of George Washington. His military reputation, however, later lost much of its luster in his terrible defeat by the Indians on November 4, 1791, in what is now Mercer County, Ohio. He still owned a large tract of land in the Ligonier Valley in Pennsylvania and returned there for his last years. He died in 1818 and was buried at Greensburg, Pennsylvania.