Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-14
ID [Prom the Chicago Post.l :
10 the People Of the United states,
and More Particularly the People
OF Illinois. Ht.-

q Ia.
Stephen A. Douglas Is dead He has fallen
at the meridian Of life. For twenty-five years
he served the public honorably, and without
personal profit. For nearly twenty years be
devoted his time, his abilities and bis labors 10
bis State and his country. He served both State
and country from love Of both, and not from
hope Of pecunisry profit. For the last four
years, he gave up his time and all other inter-
ests to his country, and, 70 the utter exclusion
Of all business pursuits, devoted everything,
and, at last his life to the salvation of the Re.
public, the integrity OF the Union, and the main.
tenance OF the Constitution. In the contest for
these sacred and patriotic objects, he has fallen
in the we're prime of life, but not until he had
rendered incalculable benefits to the American
poole.
ow.countrymen: While thus laboring for
your interests and the interests Of your posteri.
~, bis own means were lost He died not
only poor, but has left to bis wife and children
legacy Of debt. The only unncumbered piece
of land-s small tract, less than three acres
Of which he was ever possessed was, when
he died, the property of bis widow. At
the request of the people Of Illinois, coming up
to her even in the hour Of her sorrow, she sur
rendered his remains to the State, and with
them gave that piece of land for his interment,
asking Of the people only that she might be
allowed to reside near the grave In which he
reposes. She has thus given to the people Of
Illinois all that was left Of Douglas. This lot
In which now rest his ashes is 10 the center Of
that beautiful grove known as bis long-chosen
and favorite home. The surrounding portion Of
the tract is covered by mortgages. His child.
rem, bis widow and his countrymen to approach
bis grave must do 90 BY per mission Of the sher.
iff, his creditors and strangers. Will the ma
tion he has served forget Douglas in the tomb3
Will the Republic prove ungratetul7 Will the
i American people. whom he served so long and
90 faithfully suffer bis widow and orphans to be
turned from the home he loved, the soil be de-
Tended, to seek elsewhere and from strangers
shelter and q support2 Shall they be shut ont
from the sight Of his tomb, and denied the
melancholy satisfaction of being near his gravel
Shall the wife and children Of Douglas 20 forth
homeless, houeeless wanderers from the State
of Illinois7 p Grr itc0sqal ,1r71fnrs
! We propose to the American people, and
particulsrly to the people Of Illinoie, TO raise
by voluntary contribution, a fund, to be ad-
ministcred by William A. Richardson, William
B. Ogden, John T Stuart, Zadoc Casey, David
Davis, Thomas Drummopd and John d. Cation,
for the redemption from debt Of 90 much Of his
property as will furnish his widow and children
. suitable home at Cottage Grove; or, II such
beiectiUu euOuiuS W bucu tfubteebp nefehitef DC
deemed inadvisable, to the purchase of suit.
able home for them 10 the State OF Illinois, and,
also, 10 be invested for the support of the wid,
ow, and education OF the children Of Stephen A.
Douglas. % s'ss4
4 The Hon. John D. Cation, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois, viii act as receiver
OF this fund, TO whom sil subscriptions, from
States, counties, corporations, societies, COM
mittees and individuals, will be remitted. z His
address is at Ottawa, Illinois.
} The Hon. Thomas Drummond, Judge OF the
United States Court for the Northern District
Of Illinois, will act as treasurer. ,Sr.lqfeyI9
We commend the proposition, fellow coun.
trymen, to your earnest aud immediate con.
sideration. RICHARD YATES,
WA RICHARDSON,
M WIN. B. OGDEN,
; ROBERT SMITH, i, Z,
J, Jas a. WOODwORTH,
1 lA THOs. n, CAMPBELL,
]. B CATION, ~,
n SAMUEL h. CASEY, is
Y sCAMM0N, 6-lbgl
J d. A.GAGE, -.-, -.--.. .-...., <
II SAMUEL s, MARSHAL,
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