The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-31
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A solemn scene was enacted to-day
in the Senate of Tennessee.
You have already had brief account
by telegraph of the atrocious murder of
Senator Almon Case, at the hands OF a
rebel guerrilla named Frank Farris,
There are circumstance connected with
this affair which makes it one of the
saddest episodes in the history OF the
great rebellion-a rebellion which, al
though temporarily suppressed by
force of arms, has again raised its hide
Gus head and is as malignant and muir
derous to-day as at any time between
the firing upon Fort Sumter and the
surrender of Lee. fa.r ...
Hgs-a1g THB MAN.
am told that Senator Case was n ma
tive of Ohio, although he removed to
Tennessee at an early day, became a
citizen of this State long before the war,
built up home within her borders,
and saw an interesting family spring.
ing up around him. All his interests
became thoroughly identified with
those of Tennessee; but he never forgot
the traditions of loyalty and freedom
which he learned at an early day in his
native State; and luckily he found no
small number of men "to the manor
born" who were loyal ns himself. and
who lent and received from him moral
and substantial support.
....... -. ..- THE RECORD.
Pa Consequently when treason began to
raise its head in Tennessee, it met with
no more determined opponents than
Mr.. Case and several of his neighbors.
As is well known, however, the greater
portion of the people OF West Tennes-
see, demoralized and vitiated by the in
stlLution of slavery, went heartily into
the rebellion, and sustained the conspi-
racy against their country with ma
lIgnancy which equaled in intensity
the zeal of patriots in its defense. Sem
ator Case and others were compelled to
fly, and take refuge under the Ameri-
can flag which was then displayed in
the western part of Kentucky. But as
soon as the success of the loyal armies
enabled him to return home. and the
rebel forces had been expelled from the
greater part of Tennessee, Mr.. Case per-
ceived the necessity of taking such
measures as would prevent the State
from falling back into the hands of the
rebels as soon as the United States
troops were removed, and began to agi-
tate in his own quiet and earnest way
for reorganization of the State govern
ment on loyal basis. Perhaps he did
as much as any other of the faithful
few who held fast to their integrity in
his portion of the State, to arouse the
loyalists to action upon this vital SUBJ
ject. He himself was a member of the
Constitutional Convention which as
sembled in February of 1865, and at
tracted attention at that time by his
modest devotion to principle, and by
his unyielding, though unassuming,
patriotism. Subsequently he was cho-
sen a member of the upper branch of
the Tennessee Legislature, acquiring
from the first the love of those with
whom he was associated politically, and
winning even from the opposite party,
respect and esteem.
FATE OF HIS ELDEST soH.
During the war, the pride and hope
of Mr.. Cases household, his eldest son.
enlisted in the Union army, served with
his fathers fidelity and zeal, and then
was taken captive, tormented at Libby
Prison, and finally, like thousands of
others, starved to death at Anderson
vile. Dreadful as was this blow to the
Senator and his family, they looked
upon it as one OF the natural results of
the war; consoled themselves that the
lie OF their child had been offered up
in holy cause; and endeavored, as
well as they might, to reconcile them
selves to the calamity.
.-Ef..- PEACE.
Peace had ostensibly returned, The
exiled family had come home. Hin
fellow citizens had called upon Mr..
Case to assist In recognizing the dis
tracted State. The rebellion was ap-
Parently oVerthroWn. The authority
of the United States was nominallY re-
established in the revoltod districts.
The bereaved family were beginning to
recover from the cruel wound inflicted
upon it by the loss ofits first born. But
in an evil hour, thOD evil God and the
loyal people OF the South only know,
the treachery of Andrew johnson re-
vived the dropping spirit of rebellion,
and placed dagger or pistol in every
ruftian's hand. Then the peace which
Senator Case and his family had right
to expect from the triumph of the Gov
ernment, utterly failed them. The
bloOdhounds of treason began to bay
everywhere upon the track of loyal
men. Several of the Senator'S neigh
bors were murdered under circum-
stances of fiendish atro0ity. Mild and
peaceable, and quiet as he was, he could
scarcely hope that his deadly crime of
loving his country would either be for
gotten or forgiven. And only a few
weeks ago, the impending stroke fell.
ANOTHER CHILD.
1t was a Sabbath day. The Senator
and his family were returning from
Church, where they had been Offering
up sincere and humble service to AT
mighty God. The second oldest son, a
young man of about seventeen years,
was walking some PAGES ahead of the
father, mother and some younger chill
dren. Suddenly the sharp crack of
gun or pistol rang out upon the still
ness of the Sabbath air. With gloomy
forebOdinS in his heart, Senator Cane
hasteued forward, found his child well
tering in gore, and had but time to take
the PROSTATE form in his arms, when
the poor young victim gasped and died
From that hour Senator Case felt that
his own fate was sealed. His Govern
he loved had been borne VIGOROUSLY
throughout tie South. Our gallant
soldiers had conquered peace. But the
treachery of one man had made that
peace more cruel than the direst war.
That peace for Senator Case and his
family, was the very bitterness OF
death. He continued still to perform
his part. He still prOfessed devotion to
his country he swerved not one hairs
breadth from the line of duty. But he
felt that he too must die.
THE FINAL BLOW.
Aweek ago last Friday evening the
final blow came. Frank Farris, one of
a band Of guerrillas who infest Obiop,
and the neighboring counties, was in
Troy the county seat of Obion. Mr.. NJ,
H. Kinmau, Deputy Sheriff of the
county, and a Union man, left the place
to ATTEND to official duties. Farris
jumped on his horse, followed Kinman,
overlook him, accosted him, and rode
back with him TO town. There had
never been any private difficulty be-
tween them, but Mr.. Kinman's well
known loyalty was sufficient cause for
l.