The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-03-14
The Late Judge Douglas--Eulogy by
Hon. John Wentworth.
l. the G"u-'I.ntIonsi G.r.v-nuo. Springfield,
II, IN Thured.y, January I6, 1862

.uppo-e there would he anv rem.r K mai ie
herr. except. perhaps, bs the mover of the
re,oiuii"u-; consequently, no,hing "a,
further ir'm ny -nsIon than aid,->.
Ing The convention Oh this .,crAsinn Y 81
dIj cone uie 10 say an,Ifinv until ,hc
sen'lm-nrs fell from the lips If the gentle
maa from shelby. Nr. Thorn on). namely
The good thai men do lives after them
The rernarks concerning The lie and
character OF The distinguished stat-.man.
which have fallen from The lips of hob.ra
'l- gentlemen n This time have teen .a n
hned 10 single question in American pol
| mes. winch In. no" gone 10 the court of
hnal res"rt. IL nv be set led by battle
| I" morrow. o. next day or NOT f.r ears
We ARE all -nx Gus for its >rtt .euien il. upon
the Im'"urab p'incip!. of jus Ice. And
there Is n" one Ih dnubr- such settlement
will have 10 abide The fate of this WAT.
leave II with he war
propose TO enlarge upon The ,.,i. The
good that men do live. afrer them :" Il,
,''e 10 apply that text to the age. to Tie
day. TO The very hour. To tho >c-n., hy
which "e are surrounded, in whrch We
how live, and to speak OF fac,s with which
we are all IA niliar.
Judge Douglas died poor. He had filed
aInl"si ever, position III public iifr-all
out one 30 which he had a>pirei but he
die'! poor He had been politician H..
was a psriiz al himself amongst partizan>
aad competitors. but never in the >-yer.st
contest III fl> career, WAS il charged h, The
most bitter "t his opponents, thai he i,n'i
put his firger> to far into the pubic
Il a-ury.
Never was he the richer for anv position
h- ever held A poor hov he came in'n
tnnr legislature; and mere ho, IL. w.rt
our Of s"ur legi>lature iIcher for H..
cha-t-' thai ps->e! II; f,r 40 scheme Of
private sp'ruIarl''n or p'unirr IT, ~-n
INTO Congress He >aI in his seal there
se>si' II after session, While un;ot,i millions
were passed upon; but who ever said
much less w.in ever believed ,nat ON.
cent of I'u die money Went wrougfuly in
10 the han Is "f -pren \ Dru. .ls-
Like Citv. Web ier. Benton. an o.h4I
grea, an'i honest men. he died poo, How
niauy gentlemen Hre there nov wIthiu tho
sound %. my v"ire. Who have had business
with teihrA A Doug A.. nj whore is the
man thar eve, dared 10 h'uach The propn
sir,un 10 hIm that with his >ucces- with
ih snr iha' Legislative Enactment. he mig I
possibly he HE richer! And hnN few o.
nnr I.uhic men iii this r"rru 1 Aye. can he
, spoken of?
Tire l. aro' her ~ uf he times. with
respect 10 which. Iu1g. Douglas shines as
cou~piruou-lv as he does in the matter be
fore aIlude TO. II is the fashion now a
days when 4 man attaln- pubic position 10
drag all hi- relative. into oftire after him
II i NOTED facr in the history Of mankin |
that greatness does not App,-r,ain 10 a
whole family that when large amount
nf hralu Is concentrated III one head il is
v+,v often raken in the same pr porli, II
from The heads of others Of the >ane fam
ilv. Judge lhuglas. when elected 10 of
fee considered that when the I,e ,ple We
ted for him. they did no' vote for the
| hole family ot DnugIase> and :h.ir coi
lsreras. Never did Stephen A p'ng A.
in hi life u his hanl upon a r-connen
datinn for one of his IeIa ives. knns il
l. rrn,. thar h- had Itlaf,v,.s III "fti hu,
rh-Y arqulr-I those offices as he himself
aranire ha--uItpu HER own intrinsic
nl-tr's
", first acq rainance with Judge Doug
las "as during his campaign agsIusf join
T. Stuart. H. WAS then as poor a. he VA
when he died lie had noi the mran> "l
",rr, ing on ia. campaign iu y manner Iu
srcm'- hIm proper detIe- "t personal
! cent RI Al hi surce-s ieI,- led nn hls
t,Ipnt Well Il" reme her when par,
-i with hi u In Chicago af et he hal ma,.
his first speech there lie MAS leaving or
hors-brk. asked ~har could do fnr
| him. He sail K--p the issue plainly
before the people" Ard when / a-krc
| him what hs considered rhe issue, h- took
y pencil aud wrote: "Shxl. our govern
men, he y government "f The banks or
government # the people Z" Words ihs
never ,ii-d "n mv ears To this hour, and
hope n-ver will while God gives m.
strength 10 rnt vote IN The ballot box
for he old Jark>onian principles
He stood rn that issue An! uo man di.
~ much ro Implant The sub treasury prIn
ciple IN the hearts of tie American peopl
a. Stephen A Douglas.
Tie next time .aw Judge pougla. h
came To Chicago a. one of our Snpre
Judges, WI" then performed cirrni' dr',.
lie - r'iiru'e,i as the "bab ia ui-s an
: e-p~''iall, was h- rdicrle,l tor his pres mi
on III daring 10 come ro Che agn l., hoi
court, where We hsd then. a- now. son,
"f the ahle>t iawvers IN the [ Cninn r.
memh-r Al agreement which was ms,l
: among his political friends. Il ws- IT,,
: thew would not disturb him during th
evenings, so that he might have An oppo
'un'ts 10 sud, the grave gn s,i"n> OF i.
which might come brf,re him fof .i.,-l
uins''on. Rn' | never found him vi h
{. 's~ onk in III hsHl. Th.- { e, soma
-v ST lie bo ks A. lit IL H. al a
irtnt ve -sgs"i'y rha, graspei .v.r, ! .,
> question the uto uent j, VAS submit -i 4
\ irenh-r uf the bar He knew xh., n
apihuriiy ought tn le sui ! can .af.ly -
thu unpopular A. he va. with the b.
when he ca'ue :" tinrago. lie went ava
the mos, popular Judge We ever had
tha, circuit.
We me. sgaip, aud that WAS in u