New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-03
Gen. John A. Logan in Egyp;.
From Oui Special Correspondent.
Jo,-psnopornu TEToN Co. Ill. O,

JoNRsBORoU0H. UNION Co.. I'LL. Oct 81. 1864.
Mai-Gen. john A. LOGAN is addressing the
people Of Southern Illinois Egypt mostly the XIiIth
Congressional District which ho formerly represented
on political topics To-day be spoke here; it is four
year since he spoke in this County. Then he was OPP
poscd 10 LINCOLN Vast crowds turned out 10 hear him.
and they were deli GIFTED TO hear him The Repub
hcahs and defend the Southern people. He was con
sdered very abusive In Congress there was no more
determined enemy 20 the Free-So movement tLan le
and in this respect he had national reputation. hen
the broke ont, hc raised and lee no 5Ist luhof
Whatever he might have been IN p0itcS, ne VS. l'
favor Of the old Gag and a united country. lie Wa ~
an our Western bsttles; was severely wounded. At
Vicksburg he led on the attack Of the I'D May during
the whole siege his headquarters were- exposed end M
the prominent positions and he was conf uonr
as commanding the Army Of Teunessee al the taking
Of Atlanta On the death Of McPHREsoS, many thought
the place due to LOGAN HOOKER thought he ought %
have H. and because il not gwen lin, asked 70 DE
relieved; but It made no odds to LOGAN be was con
tented with whatever place was assigned him. On
various occasions his friends wished him 70 run Tor
some nportGnt ofce and particularly. for that OF Coy
ernor this FALL but he declared be going TO con-
Time IN the AMY I'll the Rebellion should be put down
I know, OF my own knowledge that when ~ the army
he lives In his tent soldiers fare and never goes 10
hotel many do. H. Is always WITH his men lie
dresses like plain officer ana one SCION heais o. nm
except in the Inc Of his duty. DO not learn mat ne Il
what called brilliant, he IL simply careful and cautious
but there is not the least doGb. but he frequently
poses himself 10 the most dreadful dangers.
Itis The simple t-ih that JOHN LOGAN was the most
popular Nun in southern Illinois At first he was OPP
posed TO the war; when II broke out be Wa Tor prose
lcutiny with al our power ihen many o. nls O.u
friends left him and they abused HIM IN Tue same ION
guagc he Lad abused the Eepub. caas suGh WIS Ll5
success So opposing LINCOLN IN lebl ulat LOGAN anu
his party got all but l57 votes IL this County Now we
behold him coming back 10 SPEAK on the side OF those
! Inc DIV was raw and cold Previously the Copper
heads haC turned ont in large numbers 70 hear speeches
against The Go! eminent uLo u was aouoil now man!
would come 70 hear LOGAN Ihoie was procession OF
teams ana mes lOrsehack over mile long JoHS
lIOGAS's was vet charmed name. Some came from
quite distance. Tie number ol young people fulhe
GOOD hOrsosOr colts with long tails icf with bnr-
was seven hundred aud they came twenty or thirty
miles from most secluded regions. Tor many mile
one girls with their young men Tding on the gai
Top.
iicn. LOGAN is about thirty one years Of age He en-
tered Congress when he tWc stVe be dresses ~
military blue broadcloth, aud low crowned BLACK Lat
his f9oe is as sWarhy and Indian Ike as ever saIoh
smooth, except 90 regards long crooked French
mu-taches His long black hair Is conbed 10 one SIDE OF
bis head when he speaks il falls down and he throws
il back with q shake. lie Ia not what you call an cd
ucatcd nan az all BIT he Il good lawyer and as
speakers most animated.
: The Union men OF the County have made good end
elegant preparations. There was nicely carpcico
stand sumOaned with flags and eycrgreens ana II was
placed ia the public square, surrounded by sores the
owners OF which, eighteen months ago, were arrested
for treasOn There are only two three Union men in
the whole town; but tins occasion iuly 300 crowded
/ 10 hear JOIN LOGAN Il was the irst time the Gov
ago il would have been impossible. give yOu ah out
line OF his speech IN places VIII give his exact words
that you ngy understand what lind OF a man 10 -
While he speaking young IIen Would interrupt Lin
gith friendly comment Good .DT yOu, john 'AOuIc
n whole team John; 8" while Old men would say: BLESS
the Lord That's good for my soul; ana many such
Old meme faces wet with tears hesitate not 10
SAY lat this speech viii produce immense change
| IL proposed 70 talk 10 plain people IN PLAIN way,
and tlui everybody could understand. first, he
spoke " TIE prosperity OF our country four years ago
Row il WAS respected and feared by foreign nations.
He stated that BUCHArANs Cabinet organized Re
bolton and destroyed prosperity and happiness lie
did not propose 10 give reasons why they did this
was sufficient that they did IT, and with the excuse that
they did not like M LINCOLN. This was no excuse
because always when President cIccie1' there Nl
bc Who viii not Ike nm. rms D. IN TIE nature Oi
the case. Nobody saw 1T to rebel before. Speak-
OF 1OuCFy h. said when Yankee Rebel he Is the
greatest aiu on the face OF the earth. In s32 JACK
sOS told suc that they cOnld not instgnte Re
beion that he would hang the last one OF them. Wa
II night 20 suppress kebeon then and ID 1t wrong to
do IL IOWf
Bui some say the war is prosecuted for another pnT.
pose IL Cons name who commenced the war ? Ii
II me duty Of Government 10 lang traitors and il -
tratOrOrs If II do not. Ii that cannot
sustain his war without being called an ADOLiiODs,
though this Government could be saved only by cor
ain men, But traitor will find fault with everything
We hear men protesting to be patriots but they have
reiOiced over Rebel victories, and mourn when the
Union cause riumphs. When lac came home from de.
Tending his country there was class who called him
that m would not vote for the because IL carried
on 10 free nirgors and told him he would have done
30 before the Proclamation, before single step
taken 20 free them. The truth with all such men Is,
they love the nigges and traitors better than they do
their country Ii is the easiest thing in the world to
tell loyal man aud a dsloyal one. Their
conduct shows what they are The last letter
DOUGLAS ever wrote was TO Mr.. HrcKox, Democrat
then tratr now and be wrote tina. there can be but
two parties in this coniestthe loyal and the dsloya
ih the church easily tell which las religion and
which has not. loyal man will show himself snch by
telling his 10 60 10 the war; he will rejoice In our
Victories. Tie dsloya man 10 talking about nncon
siiunonhl acts and finds fault with the Kebelion
when the 3lst and the 18th Illinois whose tattered
ps'ue hags were over bis boad left this very town o
JoheaDofough many and many Of the brave boys went
no more and ii the time they were ro'ting be
nsssn the SOD. and while LEE was IN Psunsylyaaia-it