Year: 1875




Our Next State Senator.


At the Republican Senatorial Con-
vention held at Greenfield, on Tues
day Of last week, our respected fel-
w-townsman, Col. Allison L. Brown,
was nominated by acclamstion to
represent this, the Sixth district, in
the Senate of the State. Here in
Ross county, where Col. Brown was
born and raised, any introduction to
the people is unnecessary, but for the
benefit of those citizens ofsHighland
county, who have as yet not made
his acquaintance, we give this brief
biographical sketch of the gentleman.


Col. Brown was born and raised
in Deerfeld township, this county,
his ancestors being among the very
earliest settlersin. that vicinity. Near
the place of his birth he resided un-
til about six years ago, when he pur-
chased property in this city and has
since then made this place his home,
although much of his time is still
spent on his farm and in charge of
his mill. There is no man in the
county more highly respected by the
farming community than is Col.
Brown. He is now and has been for
years prominent and active member
of our county Agricultural Society,
and has always taken deep interest
in all matters that pertain to the ben
eft of the farming community.


Col. Brown has record as a sol
dier which does him honor. In 1861
he enlisted as private in Co. G,
73d o. V. l., and upon its organiza-
ton was made first duty sergeant.
In this capacity he served for about
a year, performing his whole duty,
endearing himself to his companions
by his genial nature and kindly dis
position, and sharing with them in
the dangers and privations the gal
liant 73d was compelled to encoun-
ter from the start. In the summer
of 1862 he was sent home on recruit
ing service, and during his stay here
the S9th o. V. 1. was organized, and
Sergeant Brown was rendered cap
taincy. This he accepted, having
previously obtained an honorable
discharge from bis old regiment for
that purpose. AS Captain in the
seth he served faithfully until near
the close of the war, when he was
promoted to Colonelcy and placed
in command of the 149th Reg't. In
the defense of the Stone Bridge on
the Baltimore and Frederick pike
near Washington, on the 8th of July,
1854, Col. Brown was specially com
plimented by General Tyler, his
Brigade commander, for his manage
ment of the troops. Gen. Tyler said:
''No officer ever did his duty better
than did Col. Brown, and no troops
could have done mora than did the
men under his command in that un-
equal combat" During his army
service Col. Brown participated In
many of the hardest fought engage
ments of the war, and came out of
them all with undisputed honor and
credit.


In the selection of representative
in the Senate of the State, the vot-
ers of the Sixth district can not do
better than to let their choice fall
upon the gentleman who forms the
subject of this sketch. Careful, pru-
dent and sagacious in the manage
ment of his own affairs, he would
carry the same foresight and pru-
dence into the management OF the
affairs of the public, at the same time
bearing about him a high-toned sense
of honor and sensitive conscien-
tiousness which would barthe thought
of the slightest prostitution of Off
cial position for any purpose whatev-
er. We would like to hear from the
friends of his political opponent, DR..
Enos Holmes. We would like to see
q fair comparison of the records of
the two men.


We should perhaps not forget to
mention that Col. Brown, although
not a resident of Highland county,
is intimately connected there, he
having been united in marriage short
ly after the close of the war to Miss
Barry, the accomplished daughter OF
Mr.. John Barry, former well known
Hillsboro merchant, and for many
years resident of Highland county.