New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-04

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continued thus far with the funeral
Passing into the next car you probably ask who IS
the tall, massive handsome man about whom are gath
cred dozen friends' Well that is Gov. Oglesby OF IL
inos Mai. Gen. Oglesby of the army, at home Dick
Oglesby, and have heard him called glorious old
Dick. After the canvass last Fall which elected him
Governor the Opposition charged that Dick Ogesbys
face made him 5000 votes" and think it did, for God
never gave man progressing face Entering
the war as colonel Of regiment, Donaldson gave him
the star of general and Shiloh the two stars Of ma
jor.genera In the latter battle he was mortally
wounded according TO one report and his body was on
the way North according to another. Obituaries ap
peared in the papers and his funeral sermon was
preached. But he got well; TO be incapacitated, how
ever for active service and to caly while lie lives al
bullet in his body. His antecedents are those OF man
rising by native power from small farm successfully
various official positions TO the command of divisions
in the field and finally to the governorship of his State.
He was lifelong friend and political associate of Pres
dent Lincoln whose love and confidence he had in re-
turn.
The large tail, whte-haired, yet hale man whom the
Governor addresses Uncle jesse is the Hon Jesse
H. Dubois of Springfield Ill., another of President Lin
coins lifetime friends. Many years in political hie
several times State Auditor, and personally known
throughout his State. man has better name for
efficiency and integrity. His hearty Western manner
contributes to his success. His friends named him
to the President for Secretary Of the Interior The
President said to him Uncle JESSE there is no reason
why don't want appoint you but there is one why
/ can't-you are from the town / live in myself
Whereupon Uncle jesse replied, "Wel, Abe, MS
all right If were President, don't think I'd give 1t
IL fivnig
see you have your eyes upon the slender dark COM
pleYoned black haired why young man. who is just
beyond the Governor, smoking cigar and reading the
latest TRIBUNE That is the Hon. Shelby NJ Cullom,
who was last fall elected to Congress from the Spring
field Illinois District. lie is Of the Congressional
Committee and also one of the delegation from Illinois.
He is Springfield lawyer, native of Illinois. has
twice been Speaker of the House Of Representatives of
the Illinois Legislature, and goes to Congress at
the age of a. to represent the District repre-
scented by President Lincoln. II is notable fact what
a remarkable number of men who have since gained
National regulations. have at time and another
gone TO Congress from that Springfield District First
there was Col. John j. Hardin. of the
order OF Henry Clay, a man who at that time
disputed with Lincoln the leadership Of the Wing party
in the State. He fell at Buena Vista leading Illinois
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the Mexican War who died not unknown. One was
Baker who eloquent Senator and chiyalrc soldier, fell
at Balls Bluff Again Douglas first welt into Con
gress from that Districts Lincons only Congressional
term was from that District Richard Yates, late Gov
crnor now Senator Col Harris. whom the Lecompton
swndle drove from the Democratic party, and Major
Gen. McClernand. were also returned to Congress
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worthy successor to these remarkable men.
There the Hon o. NJ Hatch the last eight years Sec
Rotary Of State of Illinois lie is tall spare goaal and
|approachabe and of the temperament and heart that
made him during twenty five years the bosom friend of
Lincoln, who tempted him with the offer of any position
at Washington if he would but 60 there to be near
him.
Then of the Inoisans in this group there j. n.
Haynie Adutant.Gencral OF the State, late Brig Gen.
era in the field the Hon Ninan W. Edwards brother
inaw of the President, whose personal appearance
remarkably ike Lincoln men thought them brothers
BY blood-C w. Smith, esq. another brother'inaw OF
the President and there several others who knew
him for whom a nation mourns, as man knows his 1
village neighbors
You ask which is Gov. Stone OF Iowa lie is the Il
man yonder who so resembles Gov. Fenton In New.
they were speaking to the Governor of New.York.
There the same tall figure the grizzled hair and
beard and both look the Governor. Vim. NJ Stone has
been LAWYER district Judge and a Colonel In the
war was captured at Shiloh and held prisoner nearly
year was wounded at vicksburg. and before he fully
recovered was elected Governor of his State and no is
now but sc.
Come this way and will point you ont the Hon. Isaac
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sentaton in Congress of the Chicago district. In
stature he is slight and of medium hight. In manner
he is refined, polite, and attentive. His words.
terse and clear show the legal training Of his
mind as the thoughtful lines OF his face indicate long
and hard study and practice of his profession believe
before he entered Congress he had practiced law in
Chicago more than twenty years with eDyiable sue
cess know he gave to his duties in Congress the
same steady intense care which marked him in the con
duet of lawyer and that few members Of its last two
Congresses have been assiduously and wisely
useful Ieintroduced and carried successfully through
the bill prohibiting Slavery in tho Territories. and be
was the first to point th necessity OF rejecting Mr.
Lincoln II was understood that his personal relations
| have been very intimate with the late President
The red bearded redhaired man engaged in earnest
conversation with group of which lie seems to be the
oracle, Is the non ~ IL niPs "iS"a' vi '"' 'o"'"
ern District Of Illinois and proprietor OF The Illinois
STATE yoarnal Twice "A candidate for Congress against
John A. Logan. though his party was in hopeless
minority, he led the fororn hope with pluck and
skill never surpassed, and has largely contributed
l to the revolution which swept over that district
| last FALL when King Kendall, the Union candidate,
came in with a handsome majority. MrtPhillips
is of the Phillips family of Massachusetts. and not very
Idistantly related to Wendell Phillips whom he
bes in the radicasm of bis politics and the force OF his
Idicton on the stump.
Another Of the Illinois delegation is Col james H.