Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-02-04

OtFtalaIN llp StdtcSiiitn III thio o'""e'
stanls sn prominently before the public IA
the present time as the famous Senator from
Illinois Nor has any other enj 'yed thai
peculiar attribute of greatness -senseess
abuse--to SD remarkable an extent.
Senator Douglas Is a young man--one
of the youngest members of the Senate.
He WAS born IN Vermont in the town ol
Bran Ion r Ian county, on the 2jl oi
April. 1918, and is therefore but "A years
Of a e.
His father, who was a doctor In good
prize .e, die when he was two months old.
His mother went to i've on farm which
she and her brother, bachelor--had III
heri Ell from their parents. The farm WAS
fertile. the brother and sister saved money;
i was understood between them that they
were to give 10 young Stephen and his sis
ter the best educa ion the Safe aiorded.--
U happily the brother met, at fair, a
young aly whose good looks overturned
his bachelor resplaions, he married. and
when young Stephen reached the age al
which he was To have been sent to culle.se,
his uncl. Informed him that he could not
af,sl IL. expsnse. With chur:.eri, l.,
energy the boy resolved to shift for HIM
self. He was tifteen at the time. He be-
came appren,is To the cabinet making bus
i,-ss a. Mid llebury. and subsequently a
Ba, Ion.
| SIS one 10 fhinking 70 realize that. had
Stephen A. D,ugIas' health been good, he
wouli in all probability have been at the
present time successful maker Of bed
seaIs aal s,f,s in V-rmoai--with the Il J.
III i'nsl glory. perhaps. of serving tha.
5 ate in the Legislature when his cabinet
business allowed him the luxury.
As good luck would have il. his heal. Ia
c,ul 4 not stand iucessant lab al the Ia he
an MS mo.her AMI sister shorty aferwari
marrying "a father and s,n by the name oI
tisll GER, he went t. live w II them j., he
) ate rf New York "a zen le 1 the CT Itn lal-
gu A-.lemy. ani u. III. same lim. stud
i-i t,w
Hnrh ha WIS tweuy he resolved IN seek
lis a,sule IN he Wess. anl removed "a
ciryeluii. o il. where i.e bal tbe good
f,r ais toniaae n ara cement WI ha lea
ins Isssyer w..is-h was 40 exc stuae IN n
partnership be- w-eu Them. Here, a. the
on ser. i seemed lha. fortune smiled upon
him; his dreams were realize1 already
Alls. f,r the uncertainty OF human hopes
That scourge Of the West. fever and ague
with It's accompaniment, bilious fever. selz
ell y"usg Douglas and prostrated him
He lost first, his prospects for future ad-
agreement: next his present livelihood.
Away, then. with but little prospect OIL
.stimIe aim. TO the further VESTS. Lou
5, Cincinnati. Louisville. and other places
n search Of livelihood With small sue
cess. he was stranded at last at Jackson.
vile. Illinois. with thirty seven and hal
cents in his pocket. 1t chanced that the
morning after his arrival the goods ola re
Gently deceased merchant were to be solo
at auction. and at the moment he made hi
appearance in the market place. the auc
tion was at q stand-stiIl for want of a clerl
No ons wac present who could write; or
perhaps. those who possessed the accom-
plishmept we're unwilling to serve as clerk
The moment tie stranger appeared, doz
en- voices acccsted him:
"Can you wri,e?''