, 1861-06-11
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TIE DOUGLAS FUHD;
hoSneseeHo tof tMe Ben0f0fss+ 3 HAmlIy,
7othe Ropae Of zhe United &aks, and ,I,ore par.
tlcNlaFIy 70 the 1tople Of Illinois, I'll :!

t t1ay7v 70 &c es 5 ga.teS es 1;a 1Sa. aHa NOR
sTEFnEN A: DOUGLAS Is dead! Hehas fallen
at the meridian oflifa For twenty. flveyear
he has eeryed the public houorably and viii.
out personal Frcat- For nearly twenty years
he deroted his time, Ills abilities and his h.
DOTS 70 his State and his Country. Ho served
both Slate aud Country from love Of both,
ard net from hope ofpecuniar{ profit For
tss lest four yesTs hs gave up h!5 time aud all
exclusion Of all business pursuits, aeToted
everything, and, at Last, his {fc, to the saIy.-
lion Of the Republic, the Ete.rity Of the
Union, and The maintenance Of fhe Cpustitu-
tien. In tho contest for these sacred aud ps.
t1ictlc objects hs has fallen in the very prime
of life bat pot until he Ind rendered fucsl-
cula5le benefits to the American people. go.
Fellow count1Jmen: While thus laboring
for your interests and The interests of FonP
posteIily, his cWn means we're lost He died
not only poor, hut has left to his wife and
children legacy Of debt The only unencum.:
tf1ee aeres-4 which be Wa. ever @ pessesssa s snah
WAS. when he died, the property Of Ills widow.
At the request Of the people Of Illinois, com
ing mp to her even In the hour Of her sorroY,
she surrendered his remains to the State, and
With them gave that piece of land for his inter
ment, asking Of The people only That she
might be allowed to reside near tho grave.
to the people Of. Illinois Ill that was
left Of Douglas. This lot in which now rcst
his ashes. Is in the centre Of that beau
siftl grove known as his long chosen
and 1avorite home The surrounding portion:
Of the tract Is covered with morteages. Ais
children, his widow, aud his countr7meu. to
approach hts grave, mnst do 10 By permission
Of TIE sheriff. his creditors, and etrangers.
viii The nation he has served forget Doaglas
IN The fomby VIII the Republic prove un.
grateful? VIII the American people, whom
he served 50 long and SO faithfully, suffer hIs
widow and his orphans to be turned from the
hon he loved, the soil he defended, to seek
elsewhere and from strangers, q khclttr and
. support? Shall they be shut out from the
eight Of his tomb, and denied the melancholy
tie wife and children Of Douglas 20 forth
hcmeleEs, houseless wanderers 1fou the Slate
Of uiinois2
We propose to the American people and
Particularly to the people Of Illinois, to rn.se
6y voluntary contribution, . Fund, to be nd
=. Ogden, join T Stuart, Zadee Casey, David
Davis, Thomas Dzummond, md John D. CD:
ton, for the redemption Of 90 uuch Of his
property as will farnish his widow with suit
able home st Cottage Grove; OF, II such Co.
lection ehould, by such Trustrees, hereafter
be deemed inadviEable, to the purchase Of
suitable home for them in the State Of Illinois:
and also, to be invested Tor the support Of tie
widew, and the education Of the children OF
STEruEN A. DOUGLAS. {,
. The Hen. John D. Catou, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court Of Illinois, will act us re-
ceiEer Of this Fund, to whnm all subscrip.
ttons, from States, counties, corporations, so.
cietiee, committees and individuals will be re-
mtted. Bis address Is at Ottawa, Illinois.
The Hon. Thomas DTammond, Judge Of
the Unite d StEt tes Court for the northern dis
t1Ict Of Illinois, will act as Treasurer :"
We commend the proposition, fellow coan-
trymen, to your earnest and immediate con
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RICHARD YATES, ]. Z. EcAMMoH.
- ". A. RICHARDSON, D, A. GAGr.
WIN. B. OGDEN, SAM'L 8. MAnsuA1.
: RoBERT SMITH, o, B., FIoKrM-.
JAS. q. WooDwoRru, JESSE Ii. DuBors.
Tnos. q. CAMPBELL, LEWIS b. ERwIs.
J. D: CATION, r, E. GooDE1L.
8AM'L Z. Casey