Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-22
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Death ~ Gev. HENRY DsAge.
The following tribute to the msmosy Of
one Of our sseaasss statesmen, i frsm the
pen Of one Of our Oldest citizens, and per.
sonal fsispd q 0ev. Dsdes:
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Of his 90, Gen. A. O. Dodge, q Bsrtiag-
ton, 1ewa. r. B. Tanney, HsoeyROIaS,
Louis Oasa Willian Wflkios 81 Henry
Dodge, were the remnant left Of ous dislins
guisksd old statssnss, and oow vs moors
the los Of Hsnsy Dedgs, the last Que Of the
galaxy.
I have hsd soeisl friendly acqsaiosaaes
and intercourse With that great and good
statesman, warrior and geaslsmsn. the past
twenty -sighs years. And notwithstanding
be VAS more than twenty years my senior,
| have knowledge Of his character from his
childhood, from his neighbors, who were
his associates. Only few months since l
spent some evenings with my old and highs
~ respected friend, Jesse Morrison, ESQ.,,
Of Galena. Ill /, who come from Pennsylvsnia
to kassaskia, Ill.,, 10 1899, and became &C.
quainted with Henry Dodge at st. Gene
We've, No., (then N. w. Ter.) about 1904,
aud was well acquainted with his whole ca
reer and eventful life. l said TO my old
friend Morrison: Now as you should
know Governor Henry Dodge longer and
better than almost any man living (thsy
ere near the same age) want 10 know your
opinion Of Hsnry Dodge" He said -"Well,
my friend, can say that became acquain;.
ed With him about sixty years or more ago,
and have been intimate with him, and had
good oppostunity 70 know his character and
condues csntinuoasly, Ill the time, and my
hsnsst opinion is, that God Almighty nev. :
tnsde better msu in the North West, nor
In any other county,"
have conversed with several old states
men that knew Henry Dodge when he was
young man in Missouri, and were well
Acquainted with HE whole career, and from
oil could learn l shisk there 10 no man in
the Unissd States who has filled 30 many
Offices, civil and military, that is more free
from any kind Of csnsure. And It is vssy
rare to fiud one that comes near to the Der
fsetion Of Henry Dodge. Asf \
His good sense aad pnsal good ssndu Ct.
uudaunted courage and uuwAvering intsg-
rity, made him pepulss, and these traits ol
character procured for him promotion in
the army from . small minor Office 70 the
positioo (by President Nonsoe) Of Drigsdies
General in the war Of 1912. The people oi
Missouri elected him 10 ssvsssl prUmieent
Offices, smongst them . delegate to form Z
constitution and organize the State 10 1880.
In few months sfter his removal 10 Wis
consin ia 1897, the Winnebago Indians
threetened the determination Of ehe white
people in the mining district, when large
meeting assembled on the prairie where the
city Of Galens 10 now situated, and there
Henry Dodge was elected aud proclaimed
military commander Of the LEAD Mine Dis>
trict." In 1882 whom the Sac and Fox. In>
dians under the leadership Of Black Hawk,
commenced dcpreda:ions on the inhabitants
of Illinois and Wisconsin, he raised . COM
the regiment that defeated Black Hawk and
his band at the battle Of Bad Axe. Colonel
Dodge being the leader who put an end TO
that war, he was commissioned Colonel 10y
President Jackson, about 1885, Of the only
TT seiment Of dragons in the U. S. army
TIE noted jeff. Davis Was his Adjutant and
Chief OF Staff. He was elected delegate to
Congress from Wisconsin territory. He
was three terms appointed Governor Of Wis.,
consin territory Was two terms (twelve
years. U. s. Senstor from Wisconsin, where
he and his son Augustus G. occupied ad-
joining chairs.
hope ssme able pens will do Justice to
the memory Of this great and good man and
last Of the old distinguished statesmen Of
this country NJ.
N. B. The worthy son Of this noble and
distinguished old gentleman, Augustus G.
was IN aid with his fsthes in the Black
Hawk War; WAS q delegate in Congress
was Surveyor Geueral was - years in the
the U. s. Senate; was . Representative Of
the L. s. Government as our Minister
Plenipotcntiary at the Court of Spain and
like his excellent father done his duty
well in every position. and is now one Of
the most honest and competent aud we'll
schooled statesmen and diplomatists in our
country. l hope . prediction that the
great and good man, Thomas II. Benton, Of
Missouri, made some years since. will cen
long be verified. After paying high com
pliment to the purity and sterling worth Of
his father, he said, Augustus c., Sir. is a
great, reliable and good man, aud will cer>
tainly rise to emieence' n.