The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-30
coRREsrosDENcE OF THE TRfDvsE.1
From Paris, Illinois.
October 18th, 1869.

FROM Pnrts, tiituOfs.
October 18th, 1863.
DEAR RoBrNs :--Since | last wrote
you the democracy" of Edor county
have come to griei. The delusiye hopes
Of the bushwockers that perambulute this
part Of Illinois, that valandigham would
be elected Governor Of the State of
Ohio, have all been blighted. Their
visions Of plunder, have vanished. No
longer do they look with an eye of hope,
to the election in Ohio, the result of
which was to make them possessors of
the sleek horses Of all Union men, noun
ted on which they would proceed to Can
ada, and, attended by all the pomp and
Circumstance ofwat, conduct the a Illus
trious exile"fo his seat in the State
House ot Columbus. 80 900 Of Ohio's
noble soldiers have spoken their con-
tempt for traitors in their rear in voice
as potent as that Of omnipoteuce and
the reasonable designs Of the so-callcd
Democracy have been frustrated.
" Trials never come singy" is an old
ndngc aud to the Democracy of this coun.
try 1t has proved true one. For some
six months the rebels in this part of the
country have been drilled and command
cd by refugee from Prices army, who
rcioiccd in the ommous cognomcn of
e Powder horn" He had drilled them
until hey became very efficient, aud he
thoroughly established in their conf
dcnce. lie was fctcd by the wealthy
" Democrats" and, although a peri, CT
border runian In his bearing, was treated
with marked consideration. But now
comes the sad part of the story. This
ungratoiu monster, after being kept in
|" whisky, cigars and pocket money" by
the Democracy for so long time, after
being made the lion of their society
borrows" a splendid horse of one of the
" faithful new buggy of another and
-vnmoses, leaving pair of nadultcra-
ted scions vi the Democratic party mi.
nus about $500, in personal property.
On the 10Th inst, nine Of their number
left this place for Cincinnati. Their en-
igrotion to the Buckeye State, at that
time, created some suspicion, and on tho
arrival of the train at Grccnsburg, Tndi-
ana, Deputy Provost Marshal NAT NTH.
ERs, arrested them. Prior to the arrival
Of the train, at Greensburg they had cx-
pressed an ardent desire for an cqually
ardent drink. Lieutenant Johnson, of
the 4th Indiana Battery suspicioning
their mission To Ohio, drew bottle from
his volise ard invited the gentlemen to
partakc, aud they pariook Amer this
they became very Oflcctionutc. told the
Lieut.. their Intention Of voting for VAL
Iandigham, aud rcjoiccd that is associa-
lions with Lincoln's hirclings" had not
entertained his Democratic principles.
Lieut.. johnson Immediately on the arri-
val Of the train at Greensburg, commu-
nicated his intelligence to Provost Mar
shall Nithcrs, who arrested them is above
stated. He disarmcd them, receiving
''rfeen revo'vers from eight of them,
The ninth having no arms. Two were
placed in jail--thc remainder guarded in
m old house by guards paid three dollars
4 day, which was taken from tho purses |
'fthc chiyalry. They were kept unit,
Monday when Nithor's purchased them
ickcts to Paris and allowed thom to ro-
urn home, whcro they arrived the same
'yening. They were welcomed as from
he dead by large delegation Of their
'nriy friends at the depot. who stoned
he taain on its departure and killed an
infant in its mothers arms.
These, friend ROBINS, are the consti-
ucnts Of Vallandighum. These are the
men, who under the lead of that arch.
raitor, would overthrow tho government
and subvcrt the Constitution of our coun- /
Try. But, thank God, all their efforts
have been in vain. The mighty voice |
ofthe loyal people OF throc great States
has sealed the doom of Scccsh Democra.
cy' The people have signifcd their firm
determination TO stand by the Govern
mcnt in all its endoavors to crush this
unholy rebellion. by their voice at the
baliot-box they have added new vigor to
the wearied arms of our gallant soldiers,
and with treason thus eiftctually subdued
in their rear they will soon vanish the
host of traitors in their front. Soon may
the people expect the dove of peace to
hover over them, and soon will their eyes
be glnddened by" Freedoms starry en-
blcm" moving over the UNION, for to the
mad howl of the last ditch" they have
sent back the defiant answer" the last
man-the last cent"
Yours fraternaly,
HARRY.