Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-07

The Returned Veteran.

ms Is an bCcount OF one OF olaJ. Ueo' JOIN
Logan's men Gen John, when boy, vas il
the MeGran War. When be returned be stud
led law, and et the age Of 70 he was elected q
Congressman by vote almost unanimous. His
district included the whole Of SJuthen Illinois.
Ills home is 10 Caroondae, Jackson County. He
was the peoples idol. lie knew everybody, and
everybody knew him. He can make good
speech, he is frs-rate lawyer, and is one Of the
best dancers 10 the country. O., how be can
dance. he looked ike girl, and yet, with dark
complexion, and the blaokest hair, every ebe took
him to be part Indian. One reason why the peo-
pie liked him so well was because he was Dem
ocrat and hated the abolishonists. He used 10
give it TO them hard. Once, sheh he spoke here
90 Popular Sovereignty, asked him question
or two, such az Lincoln asked Douga" at Free.
port, which concerned him bot he called me
Yankee Abolition Preacher which made tie peo-
pie laugh, and say It vas good enough hr me.
However, they oil went against Douglass, and
that was bad for Logan. Whenever be under
takes thing be does h; best At this time be
commands 10 Northern Alabama, and has his
headquarters st Huntsville.
When the war broke out be figured the matter
to ste how it was going, and then wsnt for the
Government With all bis might, soul, and strength
Thou,ands deserted him, and called him traitor F;
other thousands stuck TO him. Some oil bis re.
latons fairly shine With copper. lie has YOU 2.
er brother, good d-al like im be is, true.
lie raised one Of the trst regiments and became
i,'s colonel. II is the 3lst Illinois Volunteers
Then he resigned bis seat in Congress, and our
beautiful friend J. C.Alcn took his place.
10 those esly days OF the wsr John was st
Springfield, when a Mr.. Grant came to him to
isll bis troubles. This Grant was q tanner snd, ,
hovng 80 idea be could fight little, had raised a
regiment and brought it TO Springfield, where il
was 10 camp. But the men had not been sworn
in, and finding ii a harder business than they eX-
pecled, principally on recount OF poor beds, they
we're going 10 back oui and 20 home. This was
Mr.. Grants trouble. Hs couldn't see how he
~st 10 get along, 1t looked as though he would
have 10 60 back to bis lanyard. Perhaps Logan
could help bin. Cant you talk to them ?" said
John. "No," says Grant. can. Gall then
together"
They had all heard Of him. He made speech
two hours long he told them all about our gov.
ernment, and how the war commenced. The
sweat rolled. He jerked of his coat and hand
kerohel. You never saw man work harder in
your life. lie related stories which made them
laugh and then he described a soldiers life in
such beautiful language that one would think no
other lie has so many charms. When hs got
through the men were impatient to be sworn in
for fear they might loose the chance. This was
the way MIR. Grant got a start, and be has done
mddng well since, for now be commands oil the
Armies of the grea, Republic.
hos I,h = IL
the 3lst-oame home on a furlough 10 see he
folks and recruit. One OF the companies was
raised on Rose Prairie. Here lives Esq. ClHoroj
he is an old settler, has been Justice many
years, for be can read he has large farm well
managed he is iich, and bis only son Andy is an
officer in the 3lsi.
The old man sat in the porch smoking bis home
made tobacco, waiting for the wagon, Andy
married few months before be went into the ar
my, and his vile also sat in the porch, ahie her
baby, nearly two years old, ran fom her to its
grandfather. Susans father keeps store 10 the
village Of Prairie Rose he is Postmaster and
one Of the bead men. She can read and write.
Being brought up quite a lady, she never works
out doors except TO pick cotton and 10 bind after
the cradles, anG she holds up her head a. she
might for she is real handsome, and Il any woman
ever loved her husb,nd, it is SIC.
a" don't know how A,dy would like lh.t kind
Of talk said she "ior he writes in bis letters al.
together dff rent"
"Don'tye be troubled, ga" said Squire Clif.
ford he writes so Just so 10 please the officers
for they open all the letters"
81 hope they don't open any Of mine, though
there's nothing bad in EN-
you jes, wait and see how i'll tilk to him Iii
bring bin around, sure
lhe Squire was peace democrat, 70 tell the
truth, be belonged to the Knights Of ths Golden
Circle, lodge Of which was OF gau sgd By the law.
yers at the oounty-seat; and, being an influential
man, he and few others bad made Rose Prairie
a hard placs for Union men. II astonishes me TO
see how plain men, honest 10 their dealings, and
good neig 6ors, but ignorant, are made intoler
ant by the designing. When Slavery made the
people ignorant, a foundation was laid for ever,
species oil intolerance--even Of inismy and crime
All at once the wagon came through the yard
with the horsts lrottlng, which they had seldom
done before, aud II was filed with soldiers, who
Were the Rose Prairie boys, anl Andy among
them. Almost in a moment Andy had jumped
ovvr the bars, aud was near the porch, when Su-
eih eaNt ePlnk oFVuuu hlN utShi anu Nuulu pave
thrown him over il le bad not been tall and
Hfong, and if he had not braeed himself, and
lhe,e she hung, lifted from the ground.
Nov, want 10 see my boy" said Andy aud be
gently held hin up, and, for the first time cared
upon bm--gased upon him with eyes as clear
aud as full cf satisfaction as they we're on the
blessed Fourth Of July last, when, uith bis CON.
panionS, he stood on The rampa,ts Of Vicksburg.
Ills mother snd his sisters also came around
him, and there VAS great time. They all kep
looking at him. lie was older and tanued. Th,
il scarcely awron old or young in the whole