The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-07


York State, where he graduated in 1850.
At school and college he was noted for
close application to his books, but was not
so much of bookworm as to think lightly
of manly sports. After graduating at
Schenectady he returned to Ohio, and COM
menced the study of law with . view to en-
tering upon that profession. But the first
gun of the war Of the rebellion was the Eg-
nal for him to drop books and postpone
plans fort future. Ho enlisted as pri-
vate soldier, but was soon promoted to a
Eeutenancy, and soon after to captalncy
in the Twenty6rst Ohio regiment. He
| served with signal credit under Gen. Cox,
in West Virginia, until the expiration Of
his term of enlistment, In August, 1861.
On returning to his home he Immediately
began recruiting for the three years SER
vice, and succeeded in raising one COM
pany and parts of several others for the
Forty-seventh Ohio volunteers, in which he
was successfully captain, lieutenant colonel
and colonel, prior to his appointment as
brgadier-general. He was wounded at
Shiloh, wounded again and again at Vicks-
burg. and during the Atlanta campaign, in
the summer of 1864, he lost his leg at Ken
;saw mountain. A mnsket ball struck the
limb below the knee and close to an un-
healed wound received at Vicksburg. He
was taken to hospital tent at midnight,
and by the fickering light Of a tallow dip,
amid the shrieks and groans Of hundreds
of his brave wounded companions stretched
on rude couches about him, he bore the
amputation apparently unmoved.
Gen. Rice lid not leave the service until
the last gun had been fred, and the peace
for which he had fought so long and SO
well had fallen upon the long distracted
country. He came back to his home on
crutches, wearing star on his shoulder
that had been earned by as faithful service
as any man ever rendered to his country.
He had entered the war as Democrat.
He found no reason to waver in his political
faith while the strife was raging, and on
his return to private life he engaged in the
Democratic duty of restoring fraternal rela-
tons between the dscordant sections, of
bringing back the Government to its nor
NAL condition, Of placing the civil power
again m the acendency. He recognized in
tA1C 1CSlOldOlOA VI tLC 1dtCly ICUCA1lOuo
States to their allegiance the old flag the
fruition of the hopes that inspired him and
his comrades In their long and arduous
campaigns. He Could not be made to be-
ieve that the war had not ended, and
ended finally and forever. .,a.fi
Gen. Rice was elected to the Forty fourth
and the Forty-fifth Congresses, in both of
which he labored incessantly 10 promote
kindly feelings between the North and
South. He was the firm, unfailing friend
of the soldiers, and spared no effort to pro-
mote their interest. As member of the
Committee on Pensions in the Forty fourth
and chairman of that, committee in the
Forty-ffth Congress, he gave his time and
his thoughts to the duties of his position
with spirit of devotion, too seldom seen.
He was the originator Of the Arrears of
Pensions bill, and it is. to his efforts mainly
that the soldiers are indebted for the bene-
fit of that act. Under all circumstances,
and at all times, Gen. Rice was true to the
interests of every soldier who had any
claim upon the justice or generosity of the
I Government. In accepting the second
place upon the Ohio Democratic ticket,
Gen. Rice demonstrates his devotion to the
principles of his party. He would honor
any Office in the State
h. ssls CHARLES REEMELIN. t
The father of the candidate for Auditor oi
State, was wholesale grocery merchant
The name is witten in German Ruemelin.
The family came originally from the pro-
vince in European Turkey-Rumeia--
some seven senturies ago. They were al
ways well-to-do people. .s a.
Charles Reemelin was, born in Hebron,
oc
He attended the excellent schools of his
native city and received thorough classical
education. His father house was formerly
a Catholic. convent. His schooling was
had in the Franciscan convent, and these
his mind, for he never could be made te
believe in the perpetuity of human institu.
lions, for the impressions as to constant
changes In goyernments were constantly
before. him. U-s ~ i,
His mothers death, in 1924, brought
him into a. boarding g-school In the town II
which Schiller was bonn, where his classic
studies were perfected. Destined by hi.
Igrandmother's wish for the ministry, he
had to abandon this plan on account of IL
health, and was in 1928 placed as ap
prentice in his fathers business.
Il NC I0CclVCQ LIS IdlC Cuuc14t1O1l SSb u1UCK t1G
in a University, and coming to this country
was one of the very few emigrants who
could speak, or had any know
had read Walter SCOTS novels ...Adan
|Smith's Wealth of Nations, and ..Mc
Cullough's Polictical Economy and wal
a confirmed free trader when he left Ger
many r. .aas ~ .. .....-. b.
| In the fall of 1881, he took situation
offered him by a commercial house il
Wrmpfen, situated ON the river Neckar
whose trade consisted largely of smuggiin,
across the frontier. As a free trader hl
looked upon this business as legitimat,
reaction against protective tariffs and un
lust taxation and excuses. -s.,s,.
The wish for America revived In 1882
with new force through the reading o
Dunden's q work on the United States, an,
his father now yielded his consent. II,
left Germany in April, 1882, ant
arrived in Philadelphia August oath
the same year. % = The voyage 1acros
the ocean took IS days. Hen was ap
pointed superrargo, when the regular Off
i Ger of that title was washed overheard
And he. might have retained the situation
i if his passion for living in America had no
been too strong to allow him to become
mariner. -, ',.'5,,',.g3'
| In Philadelphia, after trying several oc
J cupatons in vain, he was finally engages
!, in a grocery store at IS per week AM
board. His employer was an Iriahmal
from Cork, and Mr.. d R. has retained 70
him and the Irish generally warm feel
ing; for aside from their kmdnesses to him
he looked upon the Irish and their countr
! as despoiled similar to his native city, ant
thought they should have been left free.
4 After remaining one year in Phil
} adelphia, the J old desire " for tn
West of America seized him, AM
! he left with the intention of going to St
Louis. On arriving in Cincinnati, the rive
was so extremely low, that navigation wa