The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-06-23
The Returned Veteran.
Trem the New York Tribune.

| Frem the New York Tribune.
| This is an account Of one of Maj Gen
John Logan's men. Gen John, when a
boy, was in the Mexican War. When he
returned he studied law, and at the age o
% he was elected a Congressman by vote
ALMOST unanimous. His district included
the whole Of Southern Illinois. His home
is in Carbondale. Jackson County. He
was the peoples idol. He knew every.
body, and everybody knew him. He can
make good speech, he is first-rate law
yer, anil one of the best dancers in the
country. O, how he can dance. He looked
like girl, and yet, with dark complexion,
and the blackest hair, every one took him
to be part Indian. One reason why the
people liked him SO we'll was because he
was Democrat, and hated the Abolition
lists. He used to give it to them hard. -
Once, when he spoke here on Popular Sow
ereignty, | asked him question or two,
such as Lincoln asked Douglas at Freeport.
which cornered him; but he called me q
Yankee oolition- 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
Whenever he undertakes thing he does
his best. AT this time he commands in
Northern Alabama, and has his headquar.
ters at Huntsville.
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 hls relations fairly
shine with copper. He has youp ger
brother, good deal like him, who is true.
He raised one af the first regiments, and
became its colonel. 1t is the 3lst Illinois
Volunteers. Then he resigned his seat in
Congress, and cur beautiful friend J. @. AL
len took his place.
In those early days Of the war John was
at Springfield. when M. Grant came to
him to tell his troubles. This Grant was
tanner. and, having an idea he could fight
little, bad 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 ex-
pected, principally on account Of poor beds,
they were going to back out and go ho,as.
This was Mr.. Grants trouble. He couldn' t
see how he was to get along. 1t looked as
though he would have to go back to his
tan yard. Perhaps Logan cnuld help him
Cant you talk to theml' said john
mo" says Grant. u can. Call them to
ge,her.r
Yhsy had all heard Of n. He made
aspeech two hours long He told them
all about our Government, and how the
war copmenced. The sweat rolled He
jerked off his coat and handkerchief. You
never saw man work harder in your life
He related stories which male them laugh
and then he described soldiers life in such
beautiful language that ore would think no
other life has SO many charms. When he
got through the men were impatient to he
sworn in for fear thev might lose the chance
This was the way Mr.. Grant got st art,
and he has done mildlins well since, for
now he commands all the Armies of the
Great Re 'nhlie
! A shurt time since John Logan's old reg
imept-the 81 St came home on flr,ough
to see the folks and to recruit. One o
the companies was raised on Rose Pr,irie.
Here lives Esq, Clifford; he is an old set
tie, has been Justice mlpv veers, for he
can read; he has large farm wei managed;
he is rich. AMI his only son AMY is an off,
Ger in the 3ist.
! The old man sat in the porch smoking
his homemade tobacco, waiting for the
wagon. Andy married few mouths b.
fore he went into the arn,v, and his wife al
50 sat IN the rorch, while her baby, nearly
two years old, ran from her to it's grand.
father. susans father keeps store in the
village Of Prairie R,sa; he is Postmaster
and one Of the head men, She can read
and write. Being brought up quite 9 lady,
she never works ont 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 ev-
er loved her husbapl it is she.
II don't know how Andy would like
that kind Of talk" said she." for he writes
IN his letters altogether differently
"Dont you be troubled. gal,' said Squire
Clifford; ''he writes SO jest to please the off
GERS, for they open ell the lettersR
II hope they don't open any of mine,
though there's nothing bad in 'em"
"You jest wait and see how III talk to
him; III bring him around, sgre."
The Squire was "a 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
seat; and, being an influential man, he and
few others had m ade Rose Prairie hard
place fer Union men. II astonishes one to
see hoy plain men, honest in their dealings,
and good neighbors, but ignorant, are mad.
intoleTant, foundation was laid for every
species Of intolerance Of infamy and
crime.
All at once the wagon came through the
yard with the horses trotGng. which they
had seldom done before, and it was filled
with soldiers, who were the Rose Prairie
boys. and Andy among them. Almost in