The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-07


tions it i to receive and count the bal
lots, and 10 make returns of the result
ought TO be above suspicion. This can
rarely be the case where they all be-
long to the same political party. A
fair irrepresentatiOn OF the minority will
90 far, not only to prevent fraud, but,
what is almost Of equal Importance,
remove the suspicion of fraud. 1 do
not express any preference for any
particular plan of securing minority
representation in the board of judges
and clerks of elections. Various
modes hav5 been suggested, and il
viii not be difficult to adopt a means
Of attaining the desired result which
viii harmonic with our system of
election laws.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE OF SOLDIERS
AT NATIONAL ASYLUM, &c.
The re-enactment of the law secur-
ing to the disabled volunteer soldiers, |
who are inmates Of the National Asy-
lum. near Dayton, the right of sutf- |
rage in the county and township in |
which said Asylum is located, which !
was repealed April, II, 1868, and the !
repeal of of the legislation of the last !
General Assembly, imposing special |
restrictions upon the exercise of the !
right of suffrage by students, and by |
citizens having visible admiXture of
African blood, are measures so clearly |
demanded 10y impartial justice and !
public sentiment, that no argument |
in their support is deemed Necessary. |
EXECUTIVE REPORTS.
transmit herewith the report re- |
quired by law of the pardOns granted |
. during the year ending November Is, |
1869 a report of the expenditures of I
/ the Governors Contingent Fund, |
copies of prOclamatiOns issued during |
( the year, and several communications |
accompanying gifts to the State of for
mer Governors.
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
/ The most important measure which 1
/ it will be your duty To consider at your /
present session, is the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the Uni |
Z tod States. / do not feel called upon /
/ To discuss its merits. The great body |
of that part of the people of Ohio who /
sustain the laws of the reconstruction /
Of the States lately in rebellion be-
I lieve that the 18th Amendment is just |
and wise Many other citizens who |
would support the Amendment if it |
WAS presented as the Inauguration of
new policy, in view of the fact that /
/ impartial suffrage is already establish
/ ed in the States most largely interes-
/ ted in the question, now regard the
amendment as the best mode of get
| ting rid of a controversy which ought
no longer to remain unsettled. Be-
lieving that the measure is right, and
that the people of Ohio approve it, i
earnestly recommend the ratification
of the 18th Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States.
r. B. HAYES.
January 3, 1870.
Tribute.-The Grand Army of the
Republic, of Bowling Green, thus
speak of William L. Myers, deceased:
COMRADES OF THE ARMY OF THE
REPGBLIC-Again we are called to
mourn the loss of one of the nOblest
of our band; a cOmrade whose ster-
ling worth, unspOtted character and
extensive usefulness made him pre-
eminently conspicuous. Language
cannot express our regret for the see
mingly untimely taking off of our
revered companion. But the reflec-
ton that He who dOeth all things well
hath in His inscrutable providence
willed it so, should sOOthe our sorrow
and comfort our affiictiOn.
What a sad review for us the last |
half year; Lundy, Morse and Myers
have dropped from our Roll Call in a
frightfully brief space of time. Two
were laid in their silent homes while
the green, joyous grass sprung from
their graves, and all nature was in
the embrace of midsummer bloom.
The other sunk at his post while the
rugged storms of winter stood around
to wall his requiem and wrap him in
the stainless shrOud of snow.
Not only as soldier cOmrade shall
we mark his absence, but as citizen
we have, perhaps, mora sterling reas-
Ons to lament his loss in the midst of
a life marked with toll and mellowed
with usefulness.
In '6l when the hOarse tocsin of war
sounded in the startled ear of our
country, our cOmrade Joined the Sth
Ohio in defense of our flag, and for
many months carried a musket as q
private soldier, until prOstrated by
sickness wkich was probably the
skirmish line of the disease that has
carried him away. When he return
ed home and recovered from the at
tack, he again entered the army as a
commissioned officer, where he serv-
ed with honor until the war drew to a
close.
Returning to the quiet pursuits of
civil life, he commenced his career as
an editor by taking charge of the Tiff
fin TRIBUNE, where he displayed, for
his age, peculiar proficiency. During
this period, he started a paper in Bell
evue, Ohio, which is now in a flour
ishing condition, and stands as
monument of his genius and useful
ness. He had bnt just come amongst
us to take charge of the Sentinel,
where his usefulness and his prosper
ity promised to be equal to his merit;
and while his blameless life, unObtru-
sive ways, and generous department.,
was making him hosts of friends, he
was suddenly arrested by the mandate
of Providence and called tOan account F.:
of his stewardship; which we must
believe will be a spOtless record of
good deeds on earth and good will to
man.
Thus one by one they are dropping
from the ranks of that mighty army
that stood like q giant wall between
our country and her foes, and are go
ing TO the great encampment beyond
the stars, there to wait until the Arch
Angels bugle shall sound the assem-
bly,.
To those near friends of our COM
rade we extend the kindest feelings of
friendship and sympathy, and though
to them the affiictiOn is terrible, let
us remember that He doeth all things
we'll" GRAND ARMY.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
January 4th Gen. Lee announced the
following rs the Senate Committees:
Manufactures and COmmerce-Bell,
Welch WOOdWOrth WOOdhrid0e