The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-19
Death ofDayid Tod.

endeared himself not only TO the
people of Ohio, but to the nation by
his distihg glished and patriotic ser
vices to the country, especially du
ring the late war. He leaves name of
which his children and the nation
may well be proud. The Columbus
Journal says of him: ss-es>,r g5-
1t was tile fortune of Governor
Tod to attach every person whoever
came intimately in cannection with
him to his person in an extraordina
ry degree. No public man was ever
more beloved. He was warm. ear
nest, great heated man, and all the
attaches of his otiice--all his friends
and ntimates-were bound to him
by the strongest ties of personal re-
gard and personal esteem, as well as
by admiration for his great ability.
He did every thing largely aud gen.
erously. Hundreds of incidents
come to mind illustrative of this
He considered himself the father of
all his "boys," as he loved to call
the soldiers, and many one was
furnished with funds for sudden ex-
igencies by this father. He gave al
ways,-publicly and privately-and
always literally. A meeting was
called to raise money for the care
of soldiers families. The question
was, who will subscribe, and how
much. Tod turned to his private
Secretary: "How much salary is
due me ?' He had never drawn
any). The Secretary answered,
"Half a year" "Put that down for
these soldiers" said Tod.
The Cleveland Herald gives the
following interesting sketch of him
Honorable David Tod was the
son of Honorable George Tod, who
in the early years of the State was
Supreme Judge Of the State and
Presiding Judge of Circuit. David's
mother was sister of Lieutenant
Governor Ingersoll Of Connecticut,
David being of Connecticut family
by both branches of descent. The
Tods moved at an early day to Ohio,
and settled at once in Youngstown,
where David was born in the year
1904 or 1905.
Judge Tod having a large family
of sons and daughters With but
small means for their support, Da-
vid was compelled early to struggle
for himself. His position in society
has been strictly the work of his
own hands and head, and the wres-
tie with hard fortune that marked
his early years left its impress in his
plain, blunt, honest character. He
had little opportunity for studying
or practicing drawing room graces,
but instead Of these he acquired a
rugged honesty, and knowledge
of men that rendered him much bet
ter service.
In order to support himself whilst
acquiring an education and prepar-
ing himself for the profession of the
law, he taught school, and in his
later years he often recurred with
feelings of satisfaction to the hard
struggles Of those earlier years. He
studied law with Russell Stone, of
Warren, and was admitted to the
bar about the year 1926. He went
into partnership with Judge Bur
chard, and in company with him
carried on very successful prac-
tice. Governor Tod was remarka-
bly, successful as jury lawyer, ilav-
ing an uprightness of character that
gave weight to all he said, and being
possessed of a faculty for judging
men that enabled him to bring his
arguments to bear effectively upon
the mind of each juryman.
From his earliest connection with
politics, Governor Tod was an ar
dent Democrat of the jackson
school, and soon attained a leading
position in local party politics. He
was elected State Senator on the
Democratic ticket, and in 1874 ran
as the Democratic candidate for
Governor against BARLEY and King,
receiving l46,461 votes against
147,73S for BARLEY (Whig), and
936 for King (Abolition). In 1916
he ran against Bebb (Whig), and
Lewis { (Abolition) receiving ia, $40
votes against ll6,900 for Bebb, and
10,5i7 for Lewis.
| Under President Polk he was ap
pointed Minister to Brazil and held
that position during Folks admin
istration.
| In 1860 he occupied a prominent
position in the Democratic Conven,
ton at Charleston, and labored zeal
ously in the interest Of Stephen A.
Douglas. His experience in that
Convention opened his eyes fully to
the reasonable designs Of the South
ern Democracy. He also played a
leading part in the Baltimore Con
vention that nominated Douglas,
and as long as Douglas lived was
one of the most Jealous and unfal-
tering adherents of his political for
tunes.
| With the first gun Of the rebellion
he threw himself and his fortunes
unreseryedly on the side of the Gov
ernment, and was ever active with
his personal influence, and ready
with his purse, to raise and equip
men to put down the rebellion
From the first moment of the war
to the hour Of his death, he labored
earnestly in office and out Of office,
on the stump and in the ordinary
walks Of life, to crush treason and
copperheadism. He eever relin
quished his Democracy, being War
Democrat to the last, but no man
hated treason, in any form, with
more undying hatred than Cover.
nor Tod, and few men in civil life