The Shasta courier., 1864-09-03
The Returned Veteran.

This is an account of one of Major Genera
John Logan's boys. General John. when a
| boy, was in theMexican War. When he re-
turned he studied law, and at the age of %
he was elected Congressman by vote al
most unanimous. His district including the
whole of Southern Illinois. His home is in
Carbondale, jackson county. He was the
peoples idol. He knew every body, and
| every body knew him. He can make a good
speech, he is first rate lawyer, and one ol
the best dancers in the country. o, how he
can dance. He looked like girl, and yet
with dark complexion, and the blackest OF
hair, every one took him to be part Indian
One reason Why the people liked him so well
was because he was Democrat, and hated
the Abolitionists. He used to give it to them
hard. Once, when he spoke here on popular
sovereignty. asked him a question or two,
such as Lincoln asked Douglas at Freeport.
which cornered him but he called me a
Yankee Abolition preacher which made the
people laugh, and say it was good enough
for me. However, they all went against
Douglas, and that was bad for Logan. When
ever he undertakes thing he does his best.
At this time he commands III Northern Ala
bama, and has his headquarters at Hunts.
vile.
When the war broke out he figured the
matter to see how it was going and then went
for the Government with all his might. soul
and strength. Thousands deserted him. and
called him traitor; other thousands stuck to
him. Some of his relatives fairly shine with
| copper. He has a younger brother, a good
deal like him, who is true. He raised one of
the first regiments, and became its colonel.
1t is the 3lst Illinois Volunteers. Then he
resigned his seat in Congress, and our beau
tiful friend j. c. Allen took his place.
In those early days of the war John was at
Springfield, when Mr.. Grant came to him
to tell his troubles. This Grant was farm
er, and having an idea be could fight little,
had raised regiment and brought it to
Springfield, where it was in camp. But the
men had not been sworn in, and finding it
harder business than they expected, princi-
pally on account of poor beds, they were 60
ing to back out and go home. This was Mr.
Grants trouble. He couldn't see how he
he was to get along 1t looked as though he
would have to 90 back to his tan yard Per-
haps Logan could help him. Cant YOU
talk to them ?'' said John. No, " saws Grant.
Il can. Call them together.D
They bad all heard of him. He made a
speech two hours long He told them all
about our Government and how the war COM
menced. The sweat rolled He ierked off
his coat and handkerchief. You never saw
man work harder in your life lie related
stories that made them laugh, and then he
described soldiers life in such beautiful
language that one would think no other life
had so many charms. When he got through
the men were impatient to be sworn in for
fear they might lose the chance This was
the way Mr.. Grant got start, and he has
done middling well since, for now he COM
mands all the armies Of the Great Republic
A short time since John Logan's regiment
the 3lst-came home on furlough to see
the folks and to recruit. One of the COM
panies was raised on Rose Prairie. Here
lives Esquire Clifford; he is an old settler
has been a justice for many years, for hecan
read he has large farm well managed; he
is rich, and his only son Andy is an officer
in the ) lst.
The ole man sat on the porch smoking his
home made tobacco, waiting for the wagon
Andy married a few months before he went
into the army, and his wife also sat on the
porch while her baby, nearly two years old,
ran from her to its grandfather. Susan's fa.
ther keeps store in the village of Rose Prairie :;
he is postmaster and one of the head men. She
can read and write. Being brought up quite
lady. she never works out doors except to
pick cotton and TO bind after the cradles. and
she holds up her head, as she might, for she
is real handsome, and if any woman ever
loved her husband, it is She
:" don't know how Andy would like that
kind OF talk said she, = for he writes letters
altogether different
= Don't he troubled, gall" said Squire Cliff
ford. " he writes jest to pleas the officers. for
they open all the letters"
I" hope they don't open any of mine.
though there is nothing bad in en-
9 You jest wait and see how I'll talk 70
him / IL bring him around, sure,
The Squire was peace Democrat. To
tell the truth, be belonged to the Knights of
the Golden Circle, a lodge of which was or
ganlzef by the lawyers of the county seat
and being an Influential man. he and few
other had made Rose Prairie hard place for
Union men. 1t astonishes one to see how
PLAIN men, honest in their dealings, and good
neighbors, but ignorant are made intolerant
by the designing. When slavery made the
people ignorant foundation was laid for
every species of intolerance-eyen of infamv
and crime
sA~ "aScu CdluC through Tue
yard with the horses trotting, which they
bad seldom done before, and it was filled with
soldiers VINO were the Rose Prairie boys, and
Andy among them. Almost in moment
Andy had jumped over the bars. and was near
the porch, when Susan gave a spring around
his neck, and would have thrown him over
II ne mad not been tall and strong, and if he
had not braced himself; and there she hung.
lifted from the ground
Now want to see my boy,n said Andy.
and he gently held him up. and. for the frst
time sazed upon him-gazed upon him with
eyes as clear and as full of satisfaction as
they were on the blessed Fourth Of July, 1868,
Wnen, win ms m companions, he stood on the
HIS mother and his sisters also came around
him. and there was great time. Thev all
kept looking at him. He was older and tan
ned; There IS scarcely person old or oung
in the whole North who does not know the
exact color of the VicksburS tan. Il is said
the rebels were worse tanned, which Is Ike.