, 1866-09-05
debais. Illinois remained Democratic, and the
9Th Of Jhnuary, 154*, Ms. Douglas waa appointed

'tcsrtary Of Stats.
T; TybIs sS sss s aa, es';;sa e ;sass, e. ss
Court S;ss sm r T. pSs
mean oeSa ef ths iss
ISL. the Legislature selected Mr.. Doug
las q one o. thc AZ ada,aoasl e J1gdgss o. ~
loste6 10 him lie removed 10 Quiucy, and cor.
.nned to reside there for several years Bis juol-
md varied ehsrsc.crs with which hid history Is
I.isi hc hid 9 eonft 1f II that dislles. :.
sa IL nsfshsE !,
;cna:or. Ir. bonglas was then less ihan thirsy
q e. s
aIS e sp1 Sp sse si holding eous. at Knoxville,
be was Informed ihat be had been nominated for
distJict 81 was nominated unler f5c hppe that
BE- meat ns sbe to Sn save o That dIstst Witch ss
closed, III. pougiaa rcsigred his oftco Is Jndgr,
md be and Mt. Browning, who was attending
the esn1sss ua eeS eesoa ay 1Rss
ncithes recovered ber usual bsslth for months a.
i Is; vas ri tea yss4s siass hs h.d@ @ esstsa
tcn yeafs 10 had busy, honorable and remarks
legislator, thcn Federnl oflcsr, teR EecselarT Of
Site, then Judge Of tho Supreme Coutt, aud row
d sss BE- 70 M as s ss1s aia
ahle p:ide Il !he fcet of ihose "hs lad p1edicted
He took hid seat In December. 1919, IL The House
Of Hep, escntatiycs, and ts carly tho 1h jan
uary, 1884,, BY bis memorable speech Of that date
e!ss % Jackson u Eew Orleans, as!oandea shc
uonsc by onc Of those outbuIata Of his peculiar
and remarkable ora,ory.. Mover before had the
sans eeeF :afR aFe s q IL ii aasn
Wonteti powce the *'prcccdcuts" which lad been
mosiscs. hc demanded see scissa!ng q lit aac o.
the ground Of Jackeon's loyal conddct.
,1sn h1a shs t9sS saes os
at the Hermitage: Tho following words:
"A1c yun The Mr. Don:iat, 81 Illinois, who do.
1isetea speech sast session On Tho subject Of thc
sas Her Uficans y asked M W aenerai Jsekson a' -"
81 bayo delivered speech In the Housc Of
Representatives upon thn, sa%cet," wtt the
>ihen ssop,~ said General 5.ek.on; 4,,t down
here beside me. desire to return you ny thanks
for TN; speech. i9n are thn hrst man lint has
charged nc witI Violating DE Consultation ef III
sur b s,a ns
| but have contcntca thai circumstances lnstlnfd
| nc In that violation. never could understand
10 my conntry- duty which, II l had neglected,
would have 1uade me- a ,zaator In The sleht Of God
81 r y g9a
fence; but could nevcr mako ont a legal justin
b.; Sss Gnc
session, established Il beyond tho possibility Of
cavai or doubt. thank Jun, n.r. fof tl.at speech
,hs ym ~ 09
my. who'e l'ie l never permitted au oilctil &c
witch viewed u violation Of The Constitution
peaei wi ~h t H. pei pess T. % u e.
il,st have moi broken, at any period Of my life
lhe Constitution or 1aws 81 ny country" o.
sesaIous-lhe Oregon boaudar5. The aunexatlol
OF Texas, and tho Mexican war questions, Wcr
before the H"nse, and Mr. i,onglas IN AZ ofthen
balls. und from friend and foe. won ihe hlshcs
E0n0n as MI orator and etatesman.
an md II Il eeets an
third time. bnt before taking hf4 scat under uia
elcc.Iuu. hc was In Decc'nhef, 1916, slected to Il.
Hss s,s saa isf ss. II @ sss | s H.
able contcht Of 1881, b. was elected for the lhif
tiwe 10 the Senate: Al ,lis time of his dsa!h. !
had been eighteen years in conEfess-font in tt
IIonsc and ionr!cen In The Senate.
ITS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
In Aprt1. 1871. he was marie! to Miss Aas:h
tin, Of Rockingham Conaty, North carolfns.
January, ls:3, ihis exemplary lady died nt Was]
| lngton, leaving two aans aud au tnfant dauEhse
| The latter died shortly aItet, md the Two boy
now bright, active ynuths Of sixteen and cightee
yease ot nye. will be here tomorrow.
q s Ss snss a pSsas cs Sssssr as s
Hon. James Madison Cntts, beautiful and a
eomEl.shcd lady, by whom be bad one chila.
daughter, which died few months after its hist
: SAMSON Of Old. dat ,he dead Which lie slew IL j
srn1s afx aa II n he sP sn Il
sounded by the son.i,, he threw lis whole sou
I ;he party of which be &C. VAS tbc sctnowisds
/ chieftatn. into the support Of tie Government
i ita effort 70 cruAh treason. Ills two speeches
9 main tue pxondest monuments to his memo,
q BY sheer force Of hls iron will and match1ess el
qnencc he arrested the gtavltasion OF tens Of thu
= drcls Of thousands elsewhere, towards the reb
G iion: ne. mo7e than m sny g other man; rendered
rssss oe1 r. tf Fl; pSsss rnn
+ day, Msy lsSs, be xss taEsn sicE at he Trent
!, House u this city. Ills primary attack was act
ea9sser, aaa % eossnaea o shsS she Isl xssy wy
Il yielding. After rome ten or twelve days, his
+ lack was complicated by IN ulccrsted sore thro
: stlpstIen of she 6oxtls ensued, soon followed
o5 ahs b!ooa, xhsS p1osissis$ 3 hie asrSea: syst
1 companicd his attack from its inception till
j taled. On :. Sunday, 1nnc =, at II
st H.. .slfght chansc for the. wo
~ was manifest, and then hope Left .
II hearts hts physicians. without relaxing their
d for,s, it was now apparent. could do no H1s
6. uls respiration became oppressed, and contin1
r. 10 fail Utmost impcrcepdb1y till three a. m.
Il Monday, when h{s decline became moro raI
ID His uslerances. though troken, garc cyidc
h. That be was conscious Of hts approaching disst
1r tfon. At ESQ immediate termination seemed
js mincnt, Init he continued 10 rcsrirc, feeh!J
ID more fsebly, until 9:l1 on Mondsy, june "a, !
NJ Hbiie tfc natlol was afMans lot Tue most tre4
~ l,fs last breath without sigh OF struggle cal
IN ano peacefully as as an infant He WAS DEAu