Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-13

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Stephen A. Douglas il dead He
haa ALLEN ct the meridian Of life. For
twenty i've years be served the public
houorsbly aid without pereonsl profit.
For nearly twenty years ne devoted bis
time, his abilities and bis labors TO his
State and his Couosry. He served
both State and Country from . love Of
both and not from hope Of pccuDiary
profit. For the last four years be gave
up HE time and oil other interests to
his country, and, to the utter exclusion
Of oil business pursuits, devoted every
thing, and, at last, 10 the salvation Of
the Republic, the integrity oftte Union
and the maintainance Of the Constitu.
ton. In the contest for these sacred
and patriotic objects he has fallen IN the
very prime of life !; but not until he
had rendered incslculable bene IS to the
American people.
Fellow countrymen While thus la
boring tor your ute. ests, and the inter-
ests Of yoar posterity, his own means
we're lost. lie died not only poor, but
has left to his wife and chiidrep legacy
of debt. The only uncncunbcred piece
Of land-a small tract; les than three
acres-of which he was ever possessed,
vas, when he died, the property Of his
widow. At the request OF the people
Of lillnoi coming up to her even in the
hour OF her sorrow, she surrendered his
remains to the State, and with them
gave that piece Of land for bis
interment, asking the people on.
~ that she might be allowed to re-
| side near the grave in which he rests.
She has thus given to the people OF
Illinois all that was left Of Douglas.
This lot, in which now rest his ashes,
is in the centre OF that beautiful grove
known as his long chosen and favori,e
home. The surrounding portion Of the
tract is covered with mortgages. His
children, his widow, and his country
men, to approach his grave must do SO
by permiss on OF the sheriff, his credit
ors, and strangers. Will the nation be
has served forget Douglas in the tomb
Will the Republic prove ungra,eful
Will the American people, whom he
served SO long and so faithfully, suffer
his widow and his orphans to DC turned
from the home he loved, the soil he dc
Tended, to seek elsewhere, and from
strangers, shelter and a support !
Shall they be shut ont from the slgLt OF
his tomb, and denied the melancholy
satisfaction Of being near his grave
Shall the wife and children Of Douglas
60 forth homeless, bouseless wanderers
from the State Of Illinois?
We propose to the American people
and particularly to the people OF Hi
nois, to raise, by voluntary contribution,
a fund, to be administered by William
A. Richardson, VIM. Il. Ogden, John L.
Stuart, Zsdee Casey, David Davis,
Thomas Drummond, AID Jno. ID. Cation
for the redemption OF so much of his
property as will furnish his widow with
a suitable home at Cottage Grove; or
IT such selection should, by such Trus-
tees, hereafter be deemed inadvisabIe, Ia
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them In the State of lIlinois and also,
to be invested for the support of the
widow, and the education Of the chill
dren Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
The Hon. John Il. Cation, Chief Jus.
t'cc of the Supreme Court OF Illinois
will act as receiver of this Fund, to
whom al subscriptions, from States
counties, corporations, societies, commit.
tees and individuals, will be RENTED
His address is at Ottawa, Illinois.
The Hon. Thomas Drummond, Judge
of the United States Court tor the
northern district of Illinois, will act a.
| Treasurer.
We commend the proposition, fellow
countrymen, to your earnest and imme-
date consideration.
RICHARD YArEs, J.Y. ScAMMoN,
w. A. RICHARDSON, ID. A. G.Gg
WV. Is OGDEN, SAMUEL s. MARSHAL
ROBERT Smith, o. q. FIcKNIN,
JANIS II WuoDwoRrH JESSE X DrBOfs
nuos. Ii. CAMPBELL, LEWIS ID. Irwin,
j. =. CAroN, Il. L. GooDELL
! SAM'L X. CASEY,