The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-27
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JOHN ROBINS, Editor and Publisher
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Cor. Washington 4 Market Sts.
tcoRREsroSpEScE OF THE TRIBUNE. |
FROM PARIS, ILLINOIS.
NOVEMBER 18th, 1863.

NOVEMBER 10th, 1868.
EDITOR TRIBUNE :--Suce | last wrote
you, our county election has taken place.
The Coppcrheads elected their ticket and
no doubt feel thankful Tor evcn this small
manifestation Of returning life in the
putrid carcass Of Scccsh Democracy
But they have very little, indeed, to be
thankful for. Last year their majority in
this county was over 600, and on the 3rd
inst, they elected their ticket 6y scarcely
so majority.
III this you see the practical working
of the Loyal, National Lcpgue."-
Brought to life among the mountains Of
Tennessee, in the winter of '6i and 'e9,
this noble order has spread with light
ning-lke rapidity all over the loyal
States its number have been augmented
from the mere handful of suffering pa
triots in Tennessee, who, in the noun
tain cOverns Of their loved State, with
the minions Of slave oligurchy seeking
their life blood, pressed one hand upon
their country's flag, and with the other
raised toward Heaven, sworo eternal
fidelity to the Union, and eternal feal,y
to that glorious old banner under whose
folds they had lived and under whose
protecting GSGs they hoped to die.
From that land Of heroes it has grown
until to-day II numbers over 5000
working members in the State Of Illinois.
by its noble efforts Illinois has been re.
deemed from Copperhead rule, aud now
taken her place in the colossal pyramid
reared by the Union men of the North.
Circuit Court closed its session at this
place last week. Some important crimi.
nal cases were disposed Of, among which
was the trial Of John Hennug for the
murder Of a soldier named s. Hamilton,
on the 23rd OF September last. Hamil-
ton was found lying in field, few rods
from the road, with his skull broken in q
dozen or more places, his throat cut, aud
his leti hand severed at the wrist. The
evidence adduced was wholly circum.
stantial, but was SO strong that in any
other place but Paris, it would have hung
the accused. II was proven that they
left town together, were seen together
within half nils of where the body was
found and Herning was alone In his
wagon when he arrived at home. An
examination OF the wagon revealed spots
of blood upon II which the defendant tes-
tilted were caused by nose bleeding.
The testimony was SO strong that
spectators remarked that nothing but an
interposition of Providence or a Copper
head Jury could save him from the halter.
The Copperhend Jury was forthcoming
and after being out for five hours returned
a verdict of Not Gully.
"Suckers are not much on hanging,
but they are the ID on the peni.
tentiary," as will be seen from the fol-
lowing: A Printer, formerly an cm-
ployee of a tory sheet called the Sian
dard, at this place was indited for grand
larceny. He pleud guilty, was sentenced
to Is months confinement in the State
House" at Irliep, and was on his way to
his new domicil, within twenty-fou- hours
of the time when the offence was com
mitted. He uiH "stenl Sorts" Pass
him round for the good of the craft a
"rat" and hief''-James p. Wat.
Wins.
Having seen the 49th Ohio several
times during the war, could hardly con-
tent myself until found out how she
liked Vallundigham. My feelings can
be better imagined than described, when
| received the Tribune containing the
vote of Ohio soldiers, in which read
/" 49ih Ohio Votes, for Brough, 257, Val-
landighon, none At Shiloh, at Stone
River, ot Chickomouga they met the
constituents of Vallandigham. They
have not forgotten that the voice Of the
noble lion hearted Drake was hushed
and his warm, life-blood drawn by the
bullet Of reereant Democrat" No
more will that gallant soldier second the
heroic Gibson in leading them to victory.
He has gone But just as long as
4" Memory holds her sway" as long as the
remembrance Of the cheering words, the
heroic deeds Of Drake and Keller, and
the fiery zeal and unhnching bravery OF
the Patriot Gibson inspires them, 50 long
will the bullets and ballots OF the gallant
old 49th Ohio, the blood Of those mem
bers has enriched many battle field
be directed against the enemies of their
country.