Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-04

esB- Nasty says that II is a curious fact
that Grants first battle was at Belmont,
and his last Uith Belmont. o., 80.
gB- A Mrs. Tucker, of Georgia, who
has written life of Brick Pomaroy,
makes this singular statement: "His ears
are large, and indicate the Democratic ele'
ment of character" -...sf ...y.
tB The following are the places where
the fearful Seymour spoke, after the Octo-
Der elections, and the Republican gains In
each place; Rochester, 276; Buffalo, B..
l72; Cleveland, 1925; Chicago, 5,169
Indianapolis, 605; Columbus, 500; Pitts
burgh, 1000; Reading, 1893; Philadelphia,
2,200; at home, 1000; an average Repub.
lican gain of 1889 for each effort.
gB- On election day, two men took pas
sage on a train at Albany, to go to Athens,
N. Y, to vote. They were accidently lefl
behind at Stuyvesant, and hired q boat
man to take them across the river. Once
on the other side, they started for Athens
on foot, halting in front Of farm house,
where a woman was washing in the door
yard. They inquired if they could get
conveyance to Athens to vote. She asked
them who they voted for. They replied
Grant and Colfax. "Yes," said the woman,
"Pll take you with my old horse, if il
kills him." and she did.
B- Chemung county, N. Y, was car.
ried by the Republicans by one 10te. the
Elmira Advertiser says the distinguished
honor of saving the county, at great per.
sonal risk and sacrifice, belongs to Lucus
Brewer, of the First Ward. Mr.. Brewer,
while engaged some weeks ago in helping
to raise Grant and Colfax pole, broke
his leg, and has been confined TO his
house ever since But he was determined
to vote for Grant, and he did. He insisted
upon being carried to the polls. He was
placed upon lounge as comfortably as
possible, and in that way was taken from
his residence to the polls, where he depos-
| ited his vote for Grant, Colfax, Griswol1,
| Ward, and the entire Republican ticket.
| There may be others who deserve equal
praise, but with our present information
we regard Mr.. Brewer as the banner voter
of Chemung. We may add that in 1867
the county went Democratic by 343 ma
! jority, in vote of 6,679.
CB% A correspondent of the New York
| Times, writing from Galena on the night
of the election, reports the following re-
mark of General Grant, which has both
political and historical value:
"The morning that Lee surrendered he
rode out between the lines and went out
and met him, and we had couple of
hours talk. Lee said he hoped l would
offer as magnanimous terms to the other
! Confederate armies as his had received. l
! told him he should, if he wished to serve
! his friends, go to the other armies in per.
son and prevail upon them to surrender.
! He said he would wish to see Mr., Davis
| first. 1 didn't encourage conferences
with Mr.. Davis, so that suggestion ended.
But what wanted TO call your attention
to was this: Lee thought the Southern
people would be perfectly satisfied to give
up all their property, and all they expected
of the Government was to be secured IN
life and right to go back unmolested to
try to live industriously and peaceably in
this Government. But as for ever having
any voice again in tho Government, or
exercising political rights, why they
neither thought Of nor expected any such
thing"