The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-05-28
THE CONVENTIONS.
Our Trip 10 Chicago The Country--
VCOnventlOns TheIr Good WOrk. 7
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: place, to be present at the Nationa
Republican aud Soldiers Convention
which were to assemble on the 1911
and goth inst, Arriving at Forest
we had the pleasure Of meeting broth
cr HUM, of the Kenton Republican
ticketed for the same Destination
BY s O'Clock We we're speeding oul
way westward. The country soon be
gins to change in aspect as We pro
coed tho high rolling lands disap.
pear into low, murshy swamps aud
level barrens, and after passing Van
Vert, it stretches out into O vast
prairie, in many places covered with
watcr and forming miniature lakes
An occasional ridge or scope Of high
land, covered with well cultivated
farms and thrifty villages, relieves the
woaricd gaze of the traveller. Alter
passing many towns Of inferior size,
we reach the city Of Fort Wayne,
whose manufactures and car works,
have made il Que of the promising
cities of our sister State. Beyond
this, the praiics widen out into ap.
parcntly bbupdless plains, and as far
as 'the eye can reach, the tall grass
waves in the mover ceasing breeze,
aud tho sun shines down ia uurclcnt.
ing glare upon deserted and lonely
waste. While the senses arc begin
ing to tire with this monotony, we
come suddenly upon the extreme
north-wostorn city Of Indiana, Val
paraiso, high and dry amid these
level plains and looking quito trium
plant at being "above her native
heath. From here, the white sand
ridges aud scrub.oak barrens, close
up the interval until the white cap.
ped waters Of lake Michigan meet the
eye. a hall hours ride along her
white, sandy shore, aud we are skim
ing over one Of the vast plains of the
" suocor State" aud evidences Of an
approach to the great metropolis of
the Wcst,-railroad crossings, vast
corraIs offrcisht cars, frequent trains
heavily laden with passengers, passing
TO and fro, etc ,--como rapidly within
the field of vision, Chicago may be
iitly termed, the Getty Of tho plain,
for not a hill or hollow breaks the
tedium until tho white dwellings Of
the suburbs appear, strewn here and
there over the extended campass.--
Running in among tho colossal waro.
houses, hugo pilos Of lumber, con.
fusing network Of shipping, etc, you
are soon surrounded by the din aud
hustle Of busy town. Bussos and
street cars innumorable, stand ready
to carry you to any part of the city,
aud taking scat in the latter, we are
soon at our destination, somewhat
weary with u twelve hours ride aud a
continued strain upon the eye.
rnE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS coNvEN.
ToN.
A refreshing sleep and bright
morning, gave Eest to our feelings,
aud at 10 o'clock, we joinol tho del
ogatious forming in the public square,
oai proceeded with the procession to
Turner's Hall, which awaited their
reception. Tho Chicago Great West.
cru Baud piloted the way, aud fol.
lowing first In the van, werc the Wis.
consiu boys, with their American
Eagle "0ld Abe" carried at thcir
head a march, Of nearly two miles,
aud va pass into the hall beneath ap.
propriatiyo notices, aud fud our way
to the division allotted tho soldiers
from Ohio. The hall is tastcrully
decorated, while bust of LINCOLN,
portrait of GRANT, banners, flags,
aud notices adorn the stage, BE.
tween FIVE aud six thousand veterans
of the rebellion had assembled from
every portion of the country, to join
their counsels aud indicate their pref.
ercnce for their old leader as their
standard bearer in the coming cam.
poigu, Grouped around the Chair
man, tho one.armed General from
Wisconsin,, ,-Gov. PAlRcHiLps we
recognized Gcn.'s LOGAN, SicKLEs,
CocHRANE. HAwLEY, KInNALL, and
Stokes. These with others, addres.
sed the Convention, Brief and pat
! riotic resolutions were adopted, Ma.
tional airs we're discourscd by the
band, aud the entire coucourst ofdele'
gates rising to th.ir feet, jeinod in
tho chorusos Tho utmost onthusi.
asm and good fcling prevailed thro'-
out, Our limited space corbids de-
tailed account Of the proceedings,
suffice it, that the sentinsduts adopted
ia their resolutions aud expressed BY
the speakers, were Of tho most radi.
cal aud loyal nature, aud gave uudis.
guissd satisfaction to all present, 1t
never has been our good sortune to
attend more harmonious aud broth.
erly asseublasc than the Soldiers aud
Sailors Convention at Chicago, may
there be many moro of them aud may
I he writer be there 90 see.