Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-15

to New Orleans and placed as co m
mander of the English Military Depart
ment, under General Jackson, and was
with Jackson in his celebrated raid into
Florida and participated with his COM
mander, in 1878, in stOrming and taking
the Spanish forts of St. Mark and Pen.
sacoIa, and was understood to entirely
approve of these measures, and with
them the hanging of the British spies,
Arbuthnot and Ambruster, found in the
captured forts, where they had dealt out
arms and gave encouragement to the
Indian tribes to cross the line and make
war on the unprotected citizens of the
United States. When the Indian War
closed Colonel Trlmble, tired of playing
soldier, there was no enemy to fight. re-
sighed his commission and returned to
Hillsboro. As one who participated IN
the Florida campaign, and knew all the
facts connected with it, it is said. was
the main cause of seeking seat in Con-
gress, that he might defend that gallant
army and its commander from unjust
ObIOQuy. He was successful In his Sena-
torial aspirations, beating Worthington
after spirited contest. Senator Trim.
BILE served but one session. Before the
commencement of the second session of
the Congress of 1820-21 he accepted an
invitation from General Cass, the Gov.
ernor Of Michigan, to meet and aid him
at an Indian treaty, on the spot where
Chicsgo now stands, and which result
ed in the cession of the Territory of
Wisconsin On returning to Detroit
with the Governor, in an open barge,
he caught cold, causing an inflammation
Of the old wound in the lungs By slow
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ingtOn, where soon passed from earth |
of talented, patriotic, brave, and pure |
man, and his bones nov rest in the Con.
gressional burying- place of the Federal |
City.
Colonel Trimble served in Congress
too short time to make the mark |
he would have made. Although q |
new member, he occupied the position |
of second on the Military Committee
and the same rank on that of Roads and |
COMMITTEES of high standing
in the then state of affairs, for the one
had the Florida campaign under it; the
other, when the people were running |
wild on the subject of canals and Gov
ernment roads, had charge of the inter-
nal Improvement furor. TO place new
member on such Committees was high
compliment and was q well. deserved
one.
At the time Colonel Trimble came in.
to political life the old Federal leaders
opposed the War of 1872 with q bitter.
ness scarce equaled. This formed. as
they did, class in which the
talent, the wealth and respectabllity
rested. Political and social ostracism
was the rule against those who believed
the war right, and that James Madison
was not fiend incarnate. Against this
bitter, malignant anti-war feeling Col
onel Trmble rebelled, and cast his lot
with his country and its supporters, and
in defense of his high belief in the jus
tice of that war he periled life and hon.
or
The Trimble family of Ohio and Ken
lucky has been a marked one. In
Congress, at the bar, in the pulpit and
as the Chief Executive of Ohio. the
descendants and relatives of the pioneer
Captain James Trimble, of the RevoIu-
ton, the father of Colonel Trimble, have
been marked men-noted for talent,
integrity and the highest class of intel
lect. F.