The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-18

Gen. r. P. Buokland.

1bht Aht - ouShi6hus -
The Union Congressional Convention
or the 9th Disiric', which convened al
Monroevillon Friday last, placed IN nom.
ination for Congress Brigadier 0enersl
n. r. Buckaue, ,oftbis coulty. Although
his nominntiGn was somewhat expected
when we look at the able and distinguish.
ed men who were candidates for the rosi.
Y ton ~ opposition to him, we cannot but
acknowledge that the Convention has
done unr County grsnt hotor, aud one
which our people fully appreciate. !.
A brief resume Of Gen. Ducklond's
history may not be out Of place. In
him we have an * iiDple of one who hos
b,cn the arificer Of his owl fortunes
/ Ills futher sacrificed HE life IN defence ol
this then Northwestern frontier In the
last war with Great Britain, leaving the
subject of this article without any
means Of support or education. But 10y
means of his own cxcrtiOns and persCver'
nnce, he succeeded in educating himself
fr the d Br. He located ia this place
alb ut twenty seven years ago as poor as
any one could wish 10 6e, aud stranger.
BY constont Oppl cation aud prompines'
I IN all business entrusted 10 him, h. soon
piined the confidence of the community
/ aud for number Of years hiss done an
extensive business IL his prolcssion.--
Gen. II. Is respectable ns rn udyocate
aud is sound lawyer, whose Opinions
upon legal qgestions can be relied upon.
I lie is = mao OF great solidi,y OF char
nctcr, md profound rcDcarch. lie is Of
temperate habits, and against his mora
char ,ctcr there rests no suspicion. No
mdn ~ our community has been more
liberal 10 contributions TO objects OF a
public nature, md no one has done moro
/ bring about the prcselt prosperity 81
our town und county. He was always
f,rmost IN cn,erprisrs OF public nature
aid II is owing much TO his ciiUrts tha
our failrOnds, our plntk rOndS IN their day
aud our river improvements were brought
to succcss'ul Termination, to all ol
which he gave his Influence and his
means. The two fine business brick
blocks on our business street known os
the Bucklnnd Blocks and the fine building
IN which his family resides, are monu'
menls OF his private ,ntcrprisc. He has
not locked up hs earnings where they
can de- no one any good but himself, bu,
has expended his mcane ~ bu'iuing ana
other improvements, whereby mechanics
labnrcr-, aud all classes of community
have been greatly bcnthtted' Mr. ID" u,
his younger dnys, was hcchun'c "ho
day liborer himself, aud knows how 10
symputhiZc with that class ot our COM
munity. ...
When the old wing p rty was ~ cN'
istcncc, Ger. auckland was an nruen'
supporter oi its measures, believing them
to be for the highest interest OF the
country. but wheR that party iOrsook
/ i,s ancient principles, aud become the
mere tool ur the Slave power, doing th,
ditly bidding Of the Slavery propagan
dists, General BucklULd wts among III
foremost to aid in organizing the Re
publican party in opposition to It. Whei
the late Fugitive Slave law was pnssc'
by the coaltun of the pro-slaycry Whig'
with thcD mocratic party, he dc 'uncc'
its main features us tyrannieal nnds ~
famous. .an | Ms unworthy TO be obcycd D!
any man who possessed the rcmotcs
/ part OF self respect or PATRIOTISM III
huHt'tu w 'h'S "P'"''" ''us"""' 80
its late almost ununim'us repeal mll!
justified his action. :
In 1851 Gen. Buckland wos the Whls
candidate for C,rcnit Judge in this IudI
cinl District. Although dc!catod, he RAJ
nhcad of the bnlance ofthO ticket ahou
) IS0 votes in the 'Disirict-ab,ut halt o
which was in his own county.
In 1855, Gen. Bucklund was nominat %
ami elected STATE Senator inthis Distrir
b. over thirteen hun0rsd m"jorily. H.
1887 hr was rc-clecte BY a nuch large
majority. lis interchangeable labors, uu
wcaricd devotion To business aud urbnnit,
of department, won him the entire re
spcct of his fellow mcmbcrs. As leg
ccllcd by none,