The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-07-24

u ." w ~. q Al"ose " nrPSesrhtotlvee
; on the 9th inst. our Representative judy.
Law. delivered brief eulogv on the life sns
ehs'sc'sr Of Stephes A. Douglss. rom which
We extract % follows:
I Mr.. Speaker. s,nce The isss meeting oI
Congress. sno'hrr great and good msn. ps
''ios sod statesman, has been gathered, "a
HE Fathers. Year after year. - time roll,
on. the country hiss been called on 10 mourn
the loss cf her most emiaen, men. In . H.
'le more Than decade. The C,ngress or the
United states have paid funeral honors to
Adsms. 10 Clay. end 10 Webster-shinine
a. bright lights IN our political 6rmsme NJ;
snd now we are called 70 Fsy the les, tribute
10 another scarcely. II any. lees disiin guished
thsn those who have gone before him.
Stephen A Douglas. senator from Illinois
tdersred ,his NE 81 Chicseo. on ,hs 81 ol
June las. Born ia Vermont. he emiyrated
70 Illinois 10 1888. before he had reached the
age Of msnhood. Emigrsiing. a. I did, :
number Of years before hin. TO the Safe Of
Indians, locating on i's western borders q,
vincennes. and pfscticins in my profession
ss lawyer IN the border counties OF Illinois.
! soon msds his acquaintance. / lave
known him long. end known him well for
quarter OF : century; and during the whole
Of that pesisd We have sustsined toward.
each other the most intimate snc friendly
relations. Connected with him pc, sonslly
and politically Tor many year. I 'hink l have
knowledge Of the man which enables me 10
speak Of him ",hs words OF truth and sober.
ness"
in The great and exciting political canvass
Of l640 We were treether. ana I think his
friends from I:Iiaois who have ; recollection
u thst canvass will confirm me in saying
that The zeal with which Mr.. Douglss enter
ed into Il. and the spirit end energy with
~hich he carried Il on. gave The vote Of Iii.
nois-snd the only one given in ~ the north
western S,sles-tv the Democratic candi
date.
ST., cannot conclude what little have
20 ssy % this occsslss. this nssisnsl Ioss.
wlihans sxpssssias - dssp sesrst hist ths
providence of God hss called him from the
mids, Of us q this most even,ful period Of
our nssionsl history. Ny 6sm Lelief snd
opinion II, that distracted and divided % We
ere. broken into separate eonfsderscies. our
Union endangered. engaged ia fra,ricidsI
var. citizen sgainst citizen. bro,ner sesins'
brother. that in the South - well % in The
North, In The slave Sisies % well ss In the
Tree. In every community where he was
known-and where. from the Atlantic 70 the
Pacific, from The bay Of Fundy 70 The Cult
u Mexico. was he not known and loved!-
The death Ct Stephen A Dcuqas 70 mourn
ed snd regretted. Why, cir. the very menI
wh6 ars now The leaders In the unhappy
contest wscing sgain-t us; here. sir. in this
very HsllSss well - in the other end OF the
Capitol. 90 Iorg o. they remained true 10 the
aud the Union. 90 hrp ss they
true and faithful 10 the obligat on
hey took ss Senators snd Representatives
): The United Stsses. acknowledged The pu.
Ti'y Of the man, the genisIsy of bic temper.
he goodness Of his heart. his high sense Of
honor. his talents. his clcquence. his fse-
iom from secsionsli,y. his patriotism, his
love Of country.
Sir, he hszzsrded oil. he suffered eli. be.
rause he believed he wss right; end that he
vas right. sll experience has proven. His
or "Don.inierven,ion BY Congress
with slavery 10 the Territories" was The on.
y safe solution Of thss exciting question;
Ind sejoics 10 knew that hs lived longl
enough TO see the doctrine practically css.
'ied out BY : Republican Congssss. 10 the
ler'iiosisl admission Of Nevads, CoIorseo.
md Dscossh. ~ the last session oi Congress-.
without sny restrictive clsuss upon The sub
ect Of slavery in the sct which admitted
hem. -
Bu', cir. shove end beyond ell hia other
rsesl qualities. HE patriotism. his love Of
country. his devotion 70 The Constitution. 20
he Union, 10 the glorious Dag which i ils
emblem, were the most prominent traits Of
senator Douglass character. IN life-sy.
wen 10 dea,h--,his sentiment. this feeling.
We uppermost 10 bic mirS; shi, ides The
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