Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-09-10

ton. al am very grateful to tho Attorney
General for the love he expresses, and
wish you would say so to him." At about
8 o'clock DIR. Peterson was left in charge,
Dr. Bliss and Surgeon General Barnes hav-
ing been Obliged by other duties TO leave
for short time. DIR. Peterson, few min
utes before o'clock, observed marked
change in the condition of the patient,
whose pulse had become very irregular,
and he remarked to Gen. Giles A. Smith
that he was sinking very fast and had but
a few minutes to live, and requested him
to send for Surgeon General Barnes. About
this time there was read TO him n telegram
from Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan addressed TO
Gen. Sherman, dated Chicago, Sept. 6, as
follows: "Wil you please send my love to
Rawlins9 All the officers here send their
love to him." with scarcely breath to
speak, he said: "Gen. Sheridan Is very
kind. 1 appreciate and am very grateful
for his kindness. Ifthe love of my friends
could do II, / would soon be n healthy
man."
About five minutes past he asked some
one TO raise him. Dr. Bliss, who had re-
turned, adjusted the pillows under his
back, while DIR. Peterson held him up.
His eyes at once became fixed, and with
out q struggle he died at twelve minutes
past o'clock. There were present Secre-
taries Cox and Robson, Postmaster Gem
eral Creswell, Gen. Giles A. Smith, Gen. j.
Il. Smith, Commissioner Parker, James
Rawlins, brother of the deceased, Gen. o.
o. Howard, Mr.. Chadwick, Surgeon Gen
eral Barnes, Or. Bliss, DIR. Peterson, and
the servants in attendance.
During tho day the late Secretary ofton
expressed a strong desire to SEQ President
Grant, asking "When will he Gomez" but
was fearful he would not live long enough
to do so. Yesterday afternoon, while Sec
retaries Robson and Cox and Postmaster
General Cresswell were sitting at his side,
the first named remarked, "Gen. Rawlns,
am very sorry to see you so sick" to
which the General replied, "Mr. Secretary,
so far as I am personally concerned, as a
member of the cabinet, have met with it
for the last time. You will never see me
there again" The company were deeply
affected, but made no reply.
Soon after his death his body was en-
balmed and dressed in the uniform of a
Major General. President Grant arrived
at Washington by special train from Bal
tmore at twelve minutes past 4 O'Clock,
and was met at the station by Gen. Sher-
man. He at once proceeded to the resi-
denco of Gen. Giles A. Smith, where he
learned that Secretary Rawlins had beer
dead an hour. The President was much
affected, while gazing upon the lifeles,
form Of his friend, and expressed deep re
greet that, owing to the non-delivery of tel
egrams at Saratoga, he was prevented from
sooner starting for Washington.
The main facts of Gen. Rawlins's histor,
arc well known how nc was n poor boy
born at Galena, ILL.,, some forty years ago
how he delved and studied till the wa
found him lawyer in respectable practice
how, soon after the war broke out, Gen
Grant took him along with him and KEEP
, him through all his campaigns as one @
the most trusted and hardest work. ed c
his military family, and how Since on be
, coming President, he made him Secretar
, of War. But only a few, General Gran
among the number, know how rsre wcr
his qualities of mind and heart, and no,
great, though so quiet, were the service
that he rendered to his country.-,Spring
, feld Republican.