Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1886 — GONE TO HER REST. [ARTICLE]

GONE TO HER REST.

On Wednesday night, February 17th, 1886, at 11:55 o’clock, after an illness extending over a year our daughter, Ana Bell, departed this life, aged 23 years, 4 months and 27 days. Bright, kind and lovable in disposition, a vacancy is created in our family circle that can never be filled. Mrs. Dr. Loughridge, Mrs. Geo Dexter, Mrs. T. P. Wright, Mrs. Allen Catt, and others, will be long remembered by us and ours for their many acts of kindness in our trying hour. Rev. B. F: Ferguson will conduct funeral services at the Presbyterian Church, in Rensselaer, Saturday, February 20th 1886, at 1| o’clock, p. m. All are respectfully invited to attend.

Gov. Seymour, of New York, lias followed Gen. Hancock over the Dark River. Extended notices of these grand men will be found n another part of this Sentinel.

Gov. Seymour During the War. It is a gross slander, begotten of partisan hate, and thoughtlessly repeated over the coffin of Horatio Seymour, that as the Governor of New York at a critical period in the history of the war he was inimical to the Union. The number of commissions issued to officers of New York troops bearing. Horatio Seymour’s name ought to be sufficient answer to this i eiterated misrepresentation, butt'mie is additional evidence of the falsity of the absurd and injurious tale. - Such was Governor •Seymour’s untiring activity and success In fitting out and forwarding regiments before the battle of Gettysburg that President Lined u telegraphed thanks to him, and a tew days subsequently the Secretary of War telegraphed to tke Governor as follows: “Hie President directs me again to return his thanks to his Excellency, Governor Seymour, and his staff, for tlieL energetic and prompt action.” And when the great emergency was passed and all possible occasion for flattery had also gone by, Lincoln wrote the Governor a personal letter expressive of his admiration for the zeal and patriotism of the Governor. It is true that there were certain Washington methods in the conduct of the war that did not seem to Governor Seymour warranted either by the emergency or the Constitution; but the files of the very newspapers now repeating the slander that Seymour was disloyal will disclose abundant criticism of their own upon the attitude of the administration and the armies in the field. Editors now very fierce in the declaration of their owu 1 oyalty, and in denunciation of every one who would not accept their dicta and join their ranks were among the most harmful of the home guards who conducted a fire in the rear. Horatio Seymour was a grand character upon whose fair fame no blemish of even passive treason can rest. He was, on the contrary, actively a patriot.—Chicago Herald.

We are not a Democrat for office or spoils, but we are a Democrat for principle—measures and men. Disappointment in failure to secure place does not and will not affect our devotion to the principles of the Democratic party. We are not that kind of a Democrat. Of course we are disappointed in not receiving the appointment of p. m. for Rensselaer, and so are eight out of ten of our people, but that will not lead us or them to forswear our fealty to the great Democratic party. Mr. Nat. S. Bates, the appointee, is a good citizen, clever gentleman and sound Democrat, and w r e believe will give general satisfaction. We may at some future time, possibly, allude to the p. o. contest, but not in connection with Mr. B.

We understand that Jasper Kenton will be pressed to the front for the Democratic nomination fo r Trustee of Marion township. And Thos. Crockett is favorably mentioned in connection with the office of Assessor. These gentlemen are good cittzens and very competent to fill th positions for which they are recommended.

The Greenback Convention, which met in Rensselaer Saturday, Feb., selected a county committee, for the ensuing year, as follows: Hanging Grove, Leroy Nolan, Mr. Applegore; Barkley, Frank Moore; Wheatfield, August Stimpson; Union, B. W. Harrington, R. Swain; Newton, Jonathan Pancoast; Marion, W. C. Pierce, Wm. Moore, J as. W. Pierce, C. D. Stackhouse; Jordan, Noah Littlefield, Howard Burr, W. H. Pichey: |Carpenter, Basil Hunt, John Jordan, Dr. Patton, Chris Hardy, E. E. Rockwood. This committee will meet again, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, Feb., 27.

It L a notorious fact that Leopold gives greater bargains than any other house in town. Call and examine for yourself.