The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-02
MARTYR
The Murder of Senator Case.
HIS SAD AND TOUCHING HISTORY
! LESSON. AND A WARNING.

Especial Correspondence of the Cincinnati alette.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. %.
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 Sena.
tor Almon Case, at the hands of rebel guer.
rila named Frank Farris. There are circum.
stances connected with this affair which
makes il one of the saddest episodes in the
history of the great rebellion rebellion
which, although temporarily suppressed by
force of arms, has again raised its hideous
head and is as malignant and murderous to-
day as at any time between the firing upon
Fort Sumter and the surrender Of Lee.
THE MAN.
am told that Senator Case was = native
Of Ohio, although be removed to Tennessee
at an early day, became citizen of this State
long before the war, built up home within
her borders, and saw an interesting 6mity
springing up around him. All his iaterests
became thoroughly identified with those Of
Tennessee but he never forgot the traditions
Of loyalty and freedom which be learned at
nm early day in his native State; and luckily
he found no small number Of men ito the
manner born" who we're loyal as himself,
and who lent and received from him moral
and substantial support.
THE RECORD.
Consequently when treason began to raise
its head in Tennessee, it met with no more
determined opponents than Mr. Case andsev
eral of his neighbors. AS is well known
however, the greater portion of the people
Of West Tennessee, demora.ized and vi,iated
by the institution of slavery, went heartily
into the rebellion, and sustained the conspi
racy against their country with malignity
which equaled in intensity the zeal of the pa
triots in its defense. Senator Case and 9th,
ers we're compelled 10 fly, and take refuge
under the American flag. which was then dis
played in the western part of Kentucky. Blu
~ soon as the SUCCESS Of the loyal armies en-
abled him TO return home, and the rebe
forces had been expelled from the greater
part Of tennessee, Mr.. Case perceived thu
| necessity of taking such measure as woult
prevent the State from falling back into thu
hands Of the rebels as soon rs the Unitet
States troops were removed, and began 4
agitate in his own quiet and earnest way 10
a reorganization of the State Government OF
loyal basis. Perhaps he did Is much q
any other Of the faithful few who held fas
| to their integrity in his portion of the State
| to arouse the loyaists to action on this i'm
portant subject. He himself was membe
Of the Constitutional Convention which az
| sembled in February Of 1866, and attracte,
attention at that time by his modest devotion
| to principle, and by his unyielding, thougl
| unassuming, patriotism. Subsequently b
was chosen member Of the upper branc
| OF the Tennessee Legislature, acquiring iron
| the first the love Of those with whom he wa
associated politically, and winning even fror
the opposite party love and esteem.
FATE OF HIS ELDEST sox.
During the war, the pride and hore Of Nj
Cases household, his eldest son, enlisted j
the Union army, served with his father
fidelity and zeal, aud then was taken captive
tormentedSt Libby prison, and finally, lik
| thousands Of others, starved to death at An
Jacksonville. Dreadful as was this blow I
the Senator and bis family, they looked upo
it as one Of the natural results Of the war
consoled themselves that the life of their chill
had been offered up in a holy cause and en-
deavored, as we'll as they might, to reconcil
themselves to the calamity.
PEACE.
Peace has ostensibly returned. The exile
family had come home. His fellow citizen
had called upon Mr.. Case 10 assist in reol
ganizing the distracted State. The rebellio
was apparently overthrow. The authorit
Of the United States was nomina!ly re estat
lished in the revolted districts. The bereay
. ed family was beginning to recover from Ii
cruel wound inflicted upon il by the loss
its first born But in the evil hour, tho
evil God and the loyal people of the Sout
, only know, the treachery Of Andrew Johs
son revived the dropping spirit Of rebellion
! and placed dagger oTpistolin every ruaffin
hand. Then the peace which Senator Gas
and his family had right to expectfrom th
triumph Of the government, utterly faile
: them. The bloodhounds Of treason began
bay everywhere upon the track Of loyal mel
Several of the Senators neighbor's were mu
dered under circumstances of 6endish atroc
: ty.. Mild and peaceable, and quiet as |
+ was, he covld scarcely hope that his dead
8 crime ofloving his countrymen would eth,
g be forgotten or forgiven. And only fe
weeks ago, the impending stroke fell.
ANOTHER CHILD.
II was Sabbath day. The Senator a
his family we're returning from church, whe
. they had been offering up sincere and humb
i service 70 Almighty God. The second oil
est son, . young man of about sevteen year
was walking some PAGES ahead Of his fathe
!, mother and some younger children. Out
denly the sharp crack Of . gun or pistol ri
out upon the stiffness Of the Sabbath ii
o With gloomy foreboding in his heart Senat
!. Case fastened forward, found his chi
vslterihg in gore, and had bat time to tai
/ the prosttats form in his arms, when d
III From that hour Senator Case felt that i
own fate was sealed. His Government 4,
ttFiumphed in war. The Aae he loyod b
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