The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-20
Tiffia at'erklp Tribune.
Mr.. FINEFROCk'S RECORD.

Wus IltUTN HUM y nEtUnH,
Every man, and especially every
public man, made a record of some
kind during tho war. He was
known either as decidedly for the
Government, or else his sympathies
were understood to be with our on
mics. Mr.. FINhFR OCK was
either one thing or the other. lie
certainly was NOTa Jealous sup.
porter of the Government. Eve.
rybody understood that. He, there.
fore, was ono of those who Sympa.
MiSed njM rebels and t,ditors.-|
However plain this proposition
may be, we do not stop here. There
is abundant poSitiro testimony ofI
MIR. FINEFR OCK'S open and
aro'ced disloydlty, while it was
yet doubtful what the result would
be. From the volumes of testimo.
ny that might be produced, we will
site n few examples without oxage-
ration or comment. Let simple
facts suffice. FACTS are lust
what the people want. Plain and
Uadeaiobl0 truths have far more
weight than bitter denunciations or
uniounded assertions. Upon these
we rely. In a conversation in Mr..
GusooRF's store, during the war,
MIR. FiNEFROCK DECLARED
that the war for tho Union was
A TTRANiCAL CRUSADE
against the people ofthc South, and
he CHOPPED EVERY MAN,
WHO CARRIED A MUSKErI
IN the UNION ARMY, WOULD
BE SHOT ON SOUTHERN !
SOIL" Mr.. Charles Baldwin, a
well.known citizen of Fremont,
who had been six years u clerk in
Mr.. G's., store, and was a life long
Democrat, was so indignant at this
diabolical language that ho would
have then and there inflicted sum
mary punishment upon the offend.
er, had not the by.standers inter
iered.
In the Fall of 1864, MR.. FIN. |
rock DECLARED to Mr.. |
ID. z. Hurlbut, of this county, on
the street in Fremont, that "RICH |
MOND COULD NEVER BE
TAKEN, AND GRANT COULD
NEVER CAPTURE LEE
Substantially the same thing he of
ten repeated, even in his speeches.
On the occasion ola rcpulso of
the army ofthe Potomac, Mr.. Fin
ctrOck invited William Ainsley, Of
Ottowa county, who up to that
time, had been Il Democrat, to at.
tend q select Democratic supper,
with some Of the leaders in Ere.
mont. Mr.. Ainsley asked what
was the occasion of it. Mr. F?n-
etrOck replied thatit "1oaS Ia n0n-
or of tie VICTORY Just pon By
oar SOUTHERN FRIENDS
From that time Mr.. Ainsley never
acted with the Democratic party.
He related the circumstance to j
Sloan, formerly democratic clerk of
Ottowa, Judge Taylor of Milan,
and we believe to John Detlefi,
formerly Democratic clerk Of Otta-
wa, as well as many Others.
While Peter Mulrain, of this
place, member of the I'D Ohio,
was a prisoner of war, his wiie-a
quiet, industrious woman, who,
though poor, is yet trne christian
lady none the less, was at work
one day at Mr.. Fiaeffock'8 house.
lie asked her how many children
she had. She replied five. lie
then asked her ifshe was widow.
She told him her husband was in
the army. Whereupon he launch.
ed out into a TRADE of ABUSE
of men who would I" desert their
families to 6ght an such a aoick-
ed cause" and wound up by express
ing wish that EVERY MAN
WHO HAD GONE TO FIG HT
AGAINST the SOUTH MIGHT
HAVE A BULLET PUT THRO'I
HIM." At this his wife, probably |
in Difference to the poor woman's
wounded feelings, shook her head
at her spouse. He then added that
he "would say the came thing i'll
it were his own brother" He
never had any occasion to speak
thus of his brother. however; for
treason seems to run in the blood.
His relations, who reside in Fair
field and Union counties, were all
noted in those narta for their CON.