The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-20

the other side, death TO Traitors" HIS
youthful heart 80 burned within hin that
when the second call was made tor
troops in 1861, HE nrdor could not beI
restrained. lie enlisted and went forth
Ia 6ght the enemies of his country, nBd
passed through every battle rom Boli
Bluff to the seven days before f'ch'
mond, and there, murtallY WOUNDED, neI
fell 10 die. saw his aged parents, ms
Young sister, but there was not one "
these who did not rejoice that u ne WINS
10 die, he died in the doionse OF the
| Union and the county Jhero wns
repret aud sorrow and anxiety, but thel
rc,rct ard sorrow were for the loss sus'
ai,ed; their 10y aud cansolation was that
mir relative had poured out his blood IN
defense OF his country.
WAR sAScRFiEs A coUS1RT.
Here in Ohio, who does not feel that
his State is more sacred soil to-day, be-
cause from among us have gone forth
Young men of like nrdur, to fight the bat
ile OF our countryl Thpre was young
Mcpherson, that gallant hero OF Sher-
mau's army who was born in our S'ate
and gave up his precious life, and was
brought home to rcpose near tho lake
shore. who docs not leel that Ohio i'
ennoblcd rnd made more precious by such
sons ns hel And are We TO give then
lup! (VOice-"NO,n no, no."
Are we to confess that this war has
= ,sn fought without success! No, no..
7 Arc We tI confess that all this blood hal
been split for fullncyl No, never
Ilsllowcd b. the grave In which soldie
I slocps. (Scycrnl voiccs-"Amcn, amen "
Uonurcd and loved forever be the mothers
y who bore them nnd sent them forth Il
d tho country. Proud aud glorious th'
= Stnte which has hud the honor 10 giving
3. them To the common cause, (Chocrs. D
: Aud we will not desert them. We h1v,
g pussed through time OF trial, but nov
I liRht begins to break. We already se,
= the dawn which is to usher in the glOri
. iuus day when the rebellion will hoy'
y been suppressed throughout our land
and freedom and Union everywhere re
y stored aud established. (Chees
. KxHoRTATioS TO DUTY.
i The cause cannot be deserted by sucl
men ss those whom see before me to
night. You will stand by il, aud TAX,
your part in the glory and honor Of hoy
inc contributed 10 the success of ON
armies In the field, aud to tho establish
, meni Of our cause at the bnllot-box, by
= = inspiring the solder with new zeal nn'
= new ardor. aud communicating new
yipur aud new energy 10 the Administrn
! ton charged with the duty ofprosccutinl
the war. .r
u have already said more than ] in
tended to say, aud will only udd that
> there 10 a precious cause IN the world,
is the cause in which we are engaged.
there is u cause which should lit maj
uut of all personal or mere party consid
erations. Il IL this cause; IL is this caus,
of our country, the cause of Union, ant
the cause of our Constitution, the cause
of human freedom, the cause OF human
progrcss, the causc in which arc bound
up the hopes Of ofpatrotism, the hopes ol
all aspiring tor liberty throughout the
world. To this cause be faithful this
fall. aud think may venture 10 prom.
Use YOU that there will never bn time
again when the question Of Union aud
freedom will be doubtful in A mcrica.
As Mr.. Chusc closed the cheering snd
shouting of the multitude, and tho dis
charge Of fireworks from the approach.
ing aud passing proc ssion. intcrtered
with any more speaking for some time.