St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-23
ST. CLOUD MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE %; 1851 @
THE RETURNED VETERAN.

THE RETURNED VETERAN. a>as
This i. ali .cso,uAt g. io;H;e ii M,jer- Cen:
eral John Logan's men: Gen, John, when
boy, was in the Mexican War. When he
returned he studied law, and at the age Of
25 he was elected Congressman by vote
almost unanimous. His district included
the whole Of Southern Illinois. His home
is in Carbondale, Jackson County. He was
the peofP.5's IDOL ny knew everybody,
and everybody knew him. Hecan make
good speech, he is first-rate lawyer,
and is one of the best dancers in the coun-
try, O, how he can dance! He looks like
a4girl, and yet, With dark complexion, and
the blacklist hair, every one took him to be
half Indian, 7t'ne reason why, the people
liked him 50 we'll was because he was q
Democrat, ard hated the Abolitionists. -
He used 10 give It to them hard: Once,
when he spoke htrt on rtpaiaf sosefeiEhty
asked hin, Question .ot Two suth as Lin
colin asked Douglas At Ffeepert. which cor
tiered him; but be called me Yankee
AbolitiUn- -Pftacher, which made the Peo-
pie laugh, and sayzit Was good enough for
ME-" lIoxetef;a they NIL went against Doug
las, and that was badfor logan whenev-
er lie undertakes a<thing he does his best:
At this time he commands in Northern Al
ALBANIA, anu has his headquarters at Hunts
vile. F.ti Il ~ -. .,....~!. .. III
When the war broke out he fgurcd The
matter to SIZE ho~it was going, and then
went for the Government with all his might;
soul and strength. thousands utsertsd
him and callsd him traitor; other thou
sands stuck to him: Some of hisrelatioiis
fairly shine with copper: He has yonng.
tr' brother, good deal like HIM, who is
true. He raised one Of the first regiments
and became It's Colonel. 1t is the 3lst 1lli-
nois Volunteers. ,Then he resigned, his
seat in Congress-, and our beautiful friend
J: G. Allen took his place: ,.-.u.
In those early days Of the War John was
at Springfield; wnen q Mr.. Grant eatte IT,
him to tell his. troubles: This Grant was
tanner by trade, and having an idea that
he could fight a little; had raised 4 regi-
ment and broughtit it TO Springfield, where
it was in camp. Brt ,hs men had not been
sworn in, and finding it harder business
than they had expected, principally on ac-
count.of poor. beds, they were going to b.ek
out and 60 home. This WAS Mr.. Grants
trouble: He cuuld not see how he was to
get along. It looked as though he would
have to 60 back to his lanyard. Perhaps
Logan could help him. Cant you talk to
them?''' asked John: ''i;o' says Grant.
II can. Call them together" :H.
They had all heard of him. He made a
speech two hours long. lie told them all
about the war and how it commenced
fhe sweat rolled: lie jerked off his coat
and handkerchief. You never saw man
work harder in your life. lie related sto-
ries which m ,de them laugh, and then he
described d soldiers life in such beautiful
language that one, would think Lo other
life has go many charms. When he got
through; the men were impatient to be
sworn in fer fear they would lose the
chance. This was the way Mr.. Grant g OF
a start; and he has done midllling we'll ever
since, for now he commands all the armies
of. the great Republic. ''@'.''. = =, !, -"
A short tirae since John Logan's old rex:
iment-the 3lst-came home on a farlouph
to see the folks and to recruit: One Of the
com 1anies was raised in Rose Prairie.
Here lives Esq. Clifford; lie is an old
settler, has been Justice many years, for
he can read; he has a large farm we'll
managed; he IS rich, and his only son Andy
is an officer in the .3lst: ~ s..... T.. =.
The old man sat in the porch smoking
his home. made tobacco, waiting for the
wagon. andy. married Q few months be-
tore he went to war; and his wife also sat
On the porch, while her baby, nearly two
years old, ran from her to its grandfather.
Susan's father keeps store in the village Of
Rose Prairie; he is: Postmaster, and on.
Of the head men. She can read and write.
Being brought up quite lady, she never
works out doors except to pick cotton and
bind after the cradles; and she. holds up
her Head as she might, for she is real hand
some, and if any woman ever loved her
husband, it is she. ~. .>>.~
II don't know how andy, would like that
kind of talk said: she, ''for he writes in
his letters altogether different" 2aet =
Don't You be troubled, gal; said Squire
Clifford ''hs writes 50 just TO- please the
officers, for they open the letters, ~
81 hope they don't open any IF tHihe,
though there's nething bad in 'em '',..''
"'You just wait and see how. I'll; talk to
him; Ill bring him round, sure. ".,~;.sq~
The Squire was Peace Democrat. To
tell the truth, he belonged to the knights
Of the Golden Circle, . lodge Of which was
organized by the lawyers at the county
stat; ahd,. being an influential man, he
and . few others had made Rose Praifiy q
hard place for Union men. It astonishea
one to see how men, honest In their deal
ings, and good neighbors; but ignorant,