The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-21
A Letter on the Wing.
CHAwPAies Crrr, ILL.J
July lith, 1854.


bAN ehAAfM
Dear Sir In my perigrinatiOns
through the Prairie State | have con.
cludcd to cast shchor IN this fcu,ishiug
aud cntctprialng young city. And now
having leisure hour at my disposal, !
have concluded to spend part of Il, at
least IN writing to- the readers o. the
Tribune. Illinois is glorious State.
lIcc immense proirics are buundlc.s, in
their hidden, as well as their unhidd "
resources. Glorious State! She sttudS
peerless among all h'r sisters Of the
West. Rich in soil--rich IN h,r vast
ccal G 'lds-rich in her cattle upon u
thousOnd plains--rich in her great ilics
aud fnurishjng towns, and great Railway
sy stem, and above all, she is rich and
mighty, patriotic, in an entcrpiising
population. LET HER $4,000 soLpfERs
AHEAD OF ALL CALLS, attest her patriot.
ism. Let all the gorv fields OF the West
attest the valor and hcroism of her gal
liant aud noble sons. Badgcrcd and
cursed as che has been, through all this
war, with q wicked spawn Of traitors and
rebels. she still stands like mighty bull
wark. for her country. Having given
to the country that great and good msn,
Abreham Lincoln. the cmaneipa,or of
four millions Of slaves, she will stand
hy him to the end. Well may she be
proud, for the great undeicOted Grant
is hcr's--Logan is her's-McClernard is
her's--Palmcr is hcr's--Oglcsby is hers
--und just here, Mr.. Editor, let me soy
to YOU by way Of porcnthesis, that Gen.
oglcsby Dick We call him-is
to be our Governor this fail.
But. | am losing myself, for in'cnded
to sit down aud gossip awhile with YOU
and the good people who read the Tri6aRc
(aud when say good people, do SO
upon the supposition that 10 dirty Cop
pcrhcad ever reads the TriJme) Bu'
to be specific, or, as my old 80 g,c eyed
friend used to say TO get at til P'hI,
Champaign city is fast place, aud big
place. IL numbers now about 1000 IN.
habitants, aud is just six years old, is
situated I2S miles south OF Chicago, on
the Illinois Central Railrcad, and hes in
the centre of Champaign County, one OF
the largest Counties in the State and
justly boasts of as good soil as there is
in the world. Corn, wheat, oats, rye,
barley, potatoes, grass, cattle. sheep aud
horsts, are the standards. Fruit Is also
grown here Of all kinds, in great quanti-
ties, and to perfection, aud is considered
a profitable enterprise. The peach crop.
however, was cut off this year by the
cold Of last winter, but the trees are all
green snd 6ne, except where people got
scared too soon, and cut them down. ] am
assured that the prospects for crops OF
oil kinds, was never better than now, in
this State, the late rains having cleared
away oil fears of short crops.
This town has many advantages which
present themselves to n stranger. There
are quite number tf fine new churches,
and um glad to say that all are wC!l
attended. A new college just about
oe"7 -in'oA 3 stories high is now
attracting the attention o. ",s l., nel
an interest in education. 1t will be the
finest building in Central Illinois, when
completed. School will open in it this
fall, under the care of an able faculty. 1t
belongs to no religious determination,
BY the way, whit is the state Of e
Congressional canvass among your poo-
pie .! Without in any way disparoging
the claims Of other gentlemen who urc
seeking the nomination for this important
office, II appears to me thut the people q
the district would certainly be very ably
and faithfully represented by Judge Hord.
HIS business qualifications eminently fit
him for the discharge of the duties of q
Member Of Congress. He has also SER
we'd his country in the capacity Of a
soldier, and ifthis is to be regarded as
any qualification, 1t is certainly n score
in favor Of Judge Hord. While he laborcd
honestly, and used his influence to
secure commissions for his frie nds, which
he might have had himself, he was con-
tented to take humble, though no less
honorable position for himself. The
Judge has never been an office seeker,
nor attempted TO foist himself into no.
toriety, except as he came through n life
Of honorable integrity. AS to his loyalty
aud zeal in the cause of cur country,
none can doubt. His conceded popularity
among the masses Of the people, will
give our ticket strength, which above
every ything else, is now most desirable.
But now Mr.. Editor, upon looking at my
watch, fnd the hour | promised you, is
up, and with many hearty good wishes
for Yen, and your readers,
! am Radically, Yours,
SPEX.
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