The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-08
The Chicago Times Us. Gen. Logan.


sheet, the Chicago Times, which was sup
pressed by that old Democrat, Gen. Burnside
but whose enlargement was granted by Presi-
dent Lincoln, made an attack while ago up
on Gen. John A. Logan, to which Gen. Logan
replied in recent speech in Court House
Square, in that city. As the Argus has mean
ly and maliciously copied the SANDER of the
Times uttered against the brave soldier, but
has not published his reply, we reproduce both
in what follows. This is what the Argus
copies from the Times:
John A. Logan, at the beginning of the war, open.
ly encouraged recruiting in Southern Illinois for the
rebel army; two three of his relatives entered
the rebel service his advice; be grossly insulted
| Stephen A. Douglas in the sreets,of Springfield for
the stand the patriot had taken concerning the war
and he openly instigaed the people of Southern ll
nois resist the South of Federal troops over
their soil.
The same Portland Copperhead organ cop
led from another traitorous Illinois paper the
following:
| Mai. Gen. Logan, at the commencement of the
conversation with OF the editors OF this paper in
| this city, he denounced the. position of senator
Douglas in most unpleasant terms, and said that he
turned his back upon the great Senator, ,chen the
latter sought interUiew rith him at the fremont
death
| Logan, in those days, what the Republicans
styled "sympathizcr with secession" ORATOR"
Now who is this Gen. Logan, thus assaulted
by the Copperheads? We answer: He is an
| old Democratic leader in Southern Iilinois-in
Egypt. He was fast friend of the late Mr..
Douglas stood with him in opposition to Blu
chanan on the Lecompton iniquity, and when
the war broke out, though holding seat in
Congress with salary of $1,000 a year and
milage, he accepted Colonecy, resigned his
seat in Congress, and threw all his energies
into the scale in favor of his country against
the rebellion. At Fort Donelson he led the
columns that stormed that stronghold; on the
blosdy field Of Shiloh he was conspicuous with
his invincible legions; at Vicksburg he was
the bravest among the brave, and in no in
stance has he shown other than a disposition
to throw himself into the thickest of the fight.
1t is such a man that becomes an object of
malignant attack with the Portland Argus
Shame on the craven spirit who, while brave
men are periling their lives in their country's
defense, stand ready to blacken their reputa-
tions and to pour obloquy upon their names.
love of the Union, while engaged in the inefi-
ably mean work of defaming those who to
save the Union, are placing their own lives in
the breach! Such is the consistency of Cop
perheadism - the worst type of treason
species in comparison with which the treach-
cry OF Southern men becomes passable vir-
tue. Gen. Logans sin consists simply in his
| unconditional loyalty. He supports his gov
ernment without an "if" He sustains all the
measures needfui to protect the government.
He has no faith in negro slavery AS an element
of free government. Formerly pro-slavery
Democrat, be has seen the danger of the insti
tuition, how it has attempted to throttle the
government itself, and he is willing it should
die that freedom may live In short, he sustains
the emancipation policy of the governmental and
no man can do this, can 60 Internationally for
putting down rebellion, without becoming
odious to the present Democratic party, and
receiving the abuse of such tratorous
sheets as the Chicago Times and the Portland
Argus. But Gen. Logan has replied to the
ISLANDERS OF the Times, and what he says of
the creature who controls the columns of that
sheet is adapted to similar reptiles in other
ATTITUDES. Hear him:
But it is charged by the editor that have
"gone over to the abolitionists," that | adopt
in my "harangues" as he calls them, the cant
so common TO abolition orators twenty years
| ago; and also that was one who talked over
a Northwestern Confederacy before the war,
and whilst | was member of Congress. Let
me say to the man who published that
| paper, that when he published that he
published lie, knowingly, Intentionally
and wlfully. There is not living man
on earth who ever heard me say | was in
favor of a Northwestern Confederacy, or any
other Conlederacy, or that | was in favor of
| dividing this Union by any means - and |
| want this man Storey The never spoke to me, ,
| if he did did not know i'll never spoke to
him. if did am sorry for tito tell me who
| told him this-if he does not, he is himself re-
sponsble, and brand him as liar, sneak,
poltroon, coward and traitor.
SO far as his charge against me of recruiting
for the rebel army, is concerned, it is too infa-
nous and damnable to notice As TO my in
sulting Douglas in Springfield or anywhere
else, it is as false as HI; but is he not pref
ty man to call me to account for insulting any
one for being patriot. tApplausel. 1t is
| not true that we were ever ANYTHING but
friends at the time he speaks OF. l came with
Mr.. Douglas from Springfield to Joliet. |
heard him with pleasure at every station on
the road, in the advocacy of the cause of his
country. After leaving him at Joliet, came
next day to Chicago; met him at the fremont
House, staid with him, talked with him with
reference to the condition of the country. 1t
was the last time | ever met that great patriot
and statesman. We parted as friends. And
yet this vile wretch, this dnimal, this crawling,
Shiny creature, asserts that insulted him be-
cause he tcds q patriot.
Does this man Storey know his own history
If he does, he knows it is too infamous to be
written or published. He is man, most GER
tainly, poorly fitted for Heaven, and the devil
would scorn his presence If he were to appear
before him tonight. When God in his infinite
power created this universe and all living and
creeping things therein, among other things
he created frogs, lizards, and Shiny miserable
filthy things; he then looked upon them and
they were not low or mean enough to manifest
his power, and he must create some vile thing
that will be viewed with disgust and loathng
by all the balance of created things-he then
created this vile, loathsome. crawlingt creep
ing, filthy tbing-Storey of the Chicago Times.
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