Nebraska advertiser., 1866-07-26

his constituents. Gen Thayer command
ed several expeditions against the In
dams on our frontier, and his conduct as
a soldier received the war nest eoEEnen-
dations of his fell0w-eitlzens.
In 1861 be was appointed as Colonel
of the First Nebraska Infantry. and at
The battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh
commanded brigades which performed
honorable service IN those incipient and
ever memorable struggles In behalf Of
the Union. Al the battle of Shiloh his
brigade occupied the extreme right of
The Union army on the second day OF
the batlle, and by its gallantrY and he
roiSm won distinguished success. For his
merIIoIIous eODducIas an officsr,in these
engagements with the armed hosts of
treason, he was appointed a Big. Gen.
He served with Gen. Grant iR4nll his
campaigns in the valley of the Missis-
sippi. lucluding the siege of V~icksburgh.
aud led one Of the terrible assaults on
the rebel strongholds at chickasaw Bay.
GU, and upon entering the works of the
enemy al the head OF n of the five reg
iments under his immediate direction he
found that four of them had been turned
aside by the blunder Of a superior officer.
At the battle Of Arkansls Post his horse
was shot unter him, and in many of
the terrible battles through which he
was called upon to pass, he encountered
dangers and exposures which would have
appalled, any but a brave man, battling
for the holy cause of freedom and the
right. For these distir guished services
he was promoted Maj. General.
Firm in his political opinions, and
fearless and able in his expression of
them, he is an IN compromising Repub-
lican, who will never lower The standard
at the dlclation of any man. or sucumb
TO the Establishments Of power or patron
age. He earnestly supports the Consti-
tutional amendments recently submitted
by the National Congress, and if admit.
ted as a senator from our new and rap
idly growing State, his public record will
vindlcate bis past life as a firm and IN
faltering friend of universal freedom and
the inalienable rights of all men 10 a
position Of equality before the law.
THOMAS w. TIPToN was born in Har-
rison county. Ohio, in 1917. In 1914 he
was Admitted to the bar, and for several
years pursued the practice of his profess
in his naive STATE. In 1916 he was
elected 10 the Ohio Legislature from the
county OF Guernsey, being the only sue
~cessful candidate on his ticket. In 1853
by invitation of the Wing Central Com
miltee he canvassed the Slatmjn favor
of The election Of Gen. Taylor to the
Presidency. For three years be was al
The head If bureaus or divisions of the
Generate Land Office. by appointment
from Hon. Thomas Ewing. of Ohio, den
Secretary Of The interior. Subsequently
he was invited TO and accepted the po-
sitioD of Treasury Agent, while honor
able Thomas Corwin was Secretary of
the Treasury. In 1852 he was a mem
Der of the Wing State Central Commit
lee. and devoted four months TO the can
vass ir behalf Of the election of General
Scott.
AueICCO MI 4 tltOI C1tiG W LNEUtaShu
and seulrd 81 Brownville Nemaha Coun-
". whrrv he row resides. lie was eIrC-
ted a member of The Legislative Council
from his county IN 1860. and in 1864 was
chosen as a member OF the constitutional
convention, which adjourned without ia
king action on thar question.
In 1861 he was commissioned as Chap
lain of The First Nebraska Infantry, aud
served in that capacity till the conclusion
of the great Struggle IN behalf of constf-
%tutlonal government. Mr.. Upton re-
wed authority TO preach in the Con-
greeat ional Church four yeas previous
TO 1861 but he has never been installed
as a pastor. At the present Time he is
engaged in the practice Of the law in
Brownville. ard is "a member of the law
firm Of TIpron & hewert.
As a public speaker he as no superior
in Nebraska. He is an earnest, uncon-
promising Republican, and will co-ope-
rate with the majority in Congress in
their laudable efforts to secure and perpe-
trale the legitimate fruits of the great
struggle which copperheads and weak
backed conservatives have combined
10 surrender TO the enemies OF coDstiiu,
IionaI liberty Omaha Republican. 2Cth.