Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-23
lailu SatlonalD Democrat.
The Last Days of Senator Douglas.

Ind y
oside the people everywhere are rendering
homage to the mighty talent of the great
statesman. The Chicago papers have full ac
oounts of his illness and death. From them
extract the followin interesting para
Craps:
home quite nwell. and called his medical
attendant on Thursday, May I'd. His prm-
orv attack was acute rheumatism, which rap
;dIv assumed a typhoid character and con
tinued from the first very unyielding. After
some ten or twelve days, his attack was com
nlicuted by an liberated sore throat, which
soon Welded. Torpor of the liver and con
situation of the bowel ensued, soon followed
Lv A iaundiced condition, accompanied 10y
,,oisoniug of tie blood, which prostrated his
parvous system still more Constant wan ,
1eripg and derium accompanied his attack
from its inception till he died He was more
continually rational from to this morning
md conversed with bis family, and gradually
sank from that time until o'clock when he
expired gently and quietly His attack
throughout was not accompanied with much
pain, except the anguish of the rheumatic
attack, in the early part of his sickness. Drs
McVicker, Boone and Hahn, of this city
were in constant attendance upon him, from
ahe inception of the attack until the 25th of
May, when they were joined by DIR Thomas
Miller of Washington, to whose skill and at
tention his friends and attending physicians
bear cheerful and willing tribute.
The journal has this additional intelli-
gence:
For week past the lamented deceased
has been only semi-conscious Though re-
coguizing his friends he has been unable to
locate them, and his mind gave out confused
fragments of the great thoughts with which
Ills giant intellect was wont to grapple.
His physicians, men of experience and
skill used every resource of their profession
TO take advantage of these favorable symL-
toms but failed. AT II O'clock last night,
he failed to recognize his most intimate
friends, and became totally unconscous at
o'clock he commenced rapidly to Inil and
his unwilling physicians pronounced him be-
youd hope. Their only duty left the
mournful one of easing his dying hours.
lie gradually failed seemingly without
pain, until IL minutes past 9, when the lamp
of life was extinguished without a sigh or IL
struggle His devoted and loving wife re
mnined with him to the last moment, solac-
ing him as best she could, buried under deep
atilction. Madison Cuts, his brother in law.
Miss Young, of the fremont House, B. G.
Cautield and Dr. Hay were also present.
His death was peaceful and Tranquil as the
melting away of summer cloud at evening
aud the mourning watchers were alone with
all that was earthly of Stephen y. Douglas
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF THE DECEASED.
OF the domestic affairs of Judge Douglas,
the Post says:
In April, lSG7. he was married TO Miss
Martha Denny Martin, only child of Colonel
Robert Martin, of Rockingham county, North
Carolina. In January, 1858, this exemplary
lady died at Washington, leaving two sons
and an infant daughter The latter died
shortly after, and the two boys, now bright,
active youths OF IL and 10 years of age, are
at College near Washington
In November, 1896, Judge Douglas was
married at Washington TO Miss Adele Cults,
daughter of Hon. james Madison Cutie and
leaves this beautiful aud accomplished lady
to mourn devoted husband, in whose pub
lie fame she was so deeply interested and
whose household she adorned, and illustrated
with all the Christian virtues Of a noble
wife
When Judge Douglas was first married,
his tather,n-hw decided to him a plantation
and slaves; this gift Mr. Douglas declined to
receive aud returned the deed with his re!u-
sal marked upon it. Colonel Martin subse-
quently, 10y will, devised his plantation to
lis daughter, and after her death to her
children. These large and extensive estates
are the property of his boys They have
never been source of profit to Judge Doug
las
Ills FUNERAL-HIs RELIGIOUS BELIZE
Speaking of Mr. Douglas relgi us belief
ana funeral the Chicago Tribune of 9Th eay-:
At an early honr yesterday morning thou
sands Of citzens, of all classes. were gather
ed ilong the streets intervening and in the
49, II op4
Hall, to witness the transfer Of the remains
frcm the former to the latter place This
was accomplished quietly about l, p un-
der the escort of the Chicago Light Guard,
Sturges Rifles and Scammon light Infantry,
the Committees of citizens, Of the Common
Council, and Committees OF the different
Civic Associations The procession was un
der the charge of Howard Priest'y, As-is-
tNut Marshal.
Upon arriving at Bryan Hall, the remains
We're placed upon the pedestal and guarded
ly the Chicago Light Guard The appear
ance of the Hall did great credit to the Conn
mittcc. The principal feature was the cree
tion Of Il large canopy heavily draped with
black, relieved with gilt border, and sur
mounted on the centre peak and at the four
corners by gilt eagles From the talens of
the centre eagle the flag of the Union fell
gracefully to the four columns supporting
the canopy At the foot of the coffin stood
broken coltmn, emblamatic of Eie cut off
in the midst of promise and greatness At
its head stood vase Of variegated flowers
Upon the front of the gallery the portraits
of the Presidents. 10y ilealy, are ftstooned
with black and white Grape TIE gallery it
self is decorated with American flags.
Around the middle of the stage nre four
large American flags, looped in festoons with
Grape, in the centre of which hangs por-
trait of Judge Douglas, painted 10y llealy
some fifteen years since, The front OF the
stage is beautifully oruamented with pots of
living flowers from the Cemetery Nursery
The canopy occupies the centre of the llnll
The pedestal for the reception of the coffin
is dressed in black, ornamented with thirty
four stars, and placed under Il canopy of
black Grape trimmed with white and reliev-
ed with guilt border, the whole surmounted
by an eagle.
Beneath the canopy lay the honored re-
mains, dressed in a full black suit. The en-
tire lid of the burial case being removed,
che whole figure was exposed. The hands
were crossed upon the breast The long and
painful illness of the deceased had given only
slight emaciation. The features were even
little fuller than in life, but their express
sion was perfectly natural. The body was
embalmed after death hy the injection in
10 the arerial system, of Il strong solution of
arsenic, arresting the changes of nature. 1t
will remain unaltered during its exposure at
Bryan Hall
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