, 1869-09-07
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER :, 1863.


he hn' been IN tnrRlid, hopeless Of rccoy.
cry. Hisdlhcnse-consnmpii ,n---wus preasly
Aggravated hs exposure III tho service dus.
ing the wnz, but Il began ns cnsly N 1859
or 'sGo, threatening cough nnd e1ncc-
tosnaon gradually increased in intensity
Aad painfa'neas during all his military scr.
S'ee, Bit, sustained by NIL indouai.as!o
vii! and n conatitution otherwise healthy,
he did mnre than tho work uf n strang man
up to within few days Of his tnL rulcaso
from bis labors.
BHgnalcr Grncrnl John A. Rawlins WAS
born nj East Gnlena, Jo DAsicss County,
1llinois, In ,s3o, and had reached at his
death only the age OF 81 yoars. In his in
fancy bis psrcnts removed into tho adjoin-
ing toSn of Guilfprd, whs1e he was reared,
His father did an humble, but not unproat
able, business in burning charcoal, and, had
his life been regular, need not havo Sub
jccted his family to more than the ayerago
privations incident to frontier life. But,
owing to habits of dissipation, the care
and education Of his son were
LIFT for the most part 10 himself. From bis
infancy to the age Of IG or Il years, most
Of his time was spent in looking after the
welfare Of bis fathers family, aud especially
in carrying charcoal from the vicinity ct
their hr'nlslo log cabin to Galona. At in-
tervas he attended a district school. and
from the age Of 6 years he nan the usual
couzFe Of poor boy at tho Wcst-a
few weeks Of indifferent schoolins in tho
winter md plenty OK hard work tho whole
yeas around. As hc approached manhood
be collected togsther the meRns Of defrny-
ing his expenses ut school, md attended
fur a year OF SO the MI Morris Seminary in
Ogle County, and nlso the Platteril1o
Academy, in Wisconsin. Upon leaving the
Mt. Morris school be commenced tho study
Of law, .bout tho year 1856, in
Galcnn, in The cf3cs Of L
P. Stevens. After years study ho
WAs admitted to prncticc, beginning
Us partner With Stevens. The fact that ho
began the practice Of Law at the ago Of
:5 confirms the impression Of many Of his
nc1nnintapces that his eIucation did not
fnifly begin until he nrrivol at manhood.
Soon after he entered the bar, David Shcean,
who read law in his Office, was nlso aduit-
ted, aud the Two practiscd na a finn from
1857 1861. Shceau was an intense "Dem-
ocspt, md during the war became u,srtyr
to tho systcm Of "nrbitrary nrtests,- 80
called. serving period In ONO Of tho "Lip-
cola ifast1ica. As lawyer, KawIfns
studied hard and worked faithfully. 1lo
had the republication nf strung, honest.
en!ncHt, generous fellow, whu undo go&,l
telling speech OH tho facts uf his case to n |
jury mud won considerable Huc.ess I
Though la WIS still yolng, there WIS pro,,.
n''ly but nno bcttor jury !awyc. ahan
hc in tho town nj tho outbreak Of tho war.
In lilo crmpnigp of lst;0 lie WINS Douglas
Ietuocfnt, nn,t cantll1ato fur election Oh
ile Douglas ticket.
Al The firing OF burnter, April u, 1aG,,
Hnw!ina, Ike others of Lis party, was
aroused, indignant, nnd an1.oua 10 hear
from their great lendcr, Douglas, who hAtl
not yet tnken ground for oocrciun. On tho
10Th. bo~ovcr, enmc tho news of tho fall
Of the fof.reRH, and John A. nnwlina, then
ono uf the moRt popular mcn in lis CON.
Ercsti'ral District, mrp1c M his mind 10
III" courra i1e won'1 rursuc, whntescr might
hcfaIa DangfsH. On the hftoF1toun Of tho
lGsh. TIN StRrH and tripcH ~c,c hrpngh.
nit In Nhtcnht a1id unfts1tct, asutsl 4bn |
ehrerH Of Tho rrsp1n. A hand of muHlo
s>.-H Hashnst-l In tnaaz convention, On l,a
way 10 TIN meeting, u Dn,uocrallo frinni
Aaid IL Haw!nn,
Mt ta In Al"nlis!nn heht .ln noa mix Ia
II ynu do yoH will tnjnsa nur party"
~ don't know anything atn,ut party
now. !" II" replied. "All ! know in that
traitors have fired on the flug." Arrived VI
Tie l',Hnting, after q weak kttt:.:a at,srch by
Tho Mayor, Aawliua was enthusiastically
chilled upon, ind n'adc the speech Of tho
evening. Captain U. s. Grnas was present,
Richardson, in Lis admirable biography Of
Grant, this describes tho SPEECH:
"A1nid toud cheering Waahburnc took hi4 eea.,
Then on even side rosa The c1y, .Ravlian'
'naulDs-' The tlcuster erect young lawyer q.
howtd his ws5 through The dense tlronr, ur 70
be aetn ~ tho entire audience. lie was ktlM ,
IL 4 ia s aees ees e q o. pesa ns
Toad nafs asd 1ae! Ten sn tunes a lstSs 70.
1.sn n which The northern hmoe.
r. constitution: Il. blood ani soa eSrcnaed IN
tbr tount,ps and oeleadt0g Of the republic: the :
voted, ha, submitted to the viii o, the naior1ty-
Is On the Missouri Compromise, the Mexican war
end the kautas-Srosasta bill Tint was the /
fense, jus,ce, ard sosrr, seeond thought Of the ,
people. WARNING With bis subject, ne znaae a
Voice Voice ne eser5 yer sols coraes ., the o cour; House.
AID ringing out Ike tIu1ret ovcr marrow, wlnti.
ng kEts's saa ta ls se soTs 10 hts h @ ema5
lou-cs sne-.tea of pc1- liz slnsey c,un:ry os 20
s.; IL ons
e mE e Gop 51T y 5a :. ern
"Thc eject was electric. The audience sprang
10 ,le,r &ett and gave cheer aiter caee1 1or TIC
r 1er.nee ICE Of Of ihe Tuon II whs;cser cost. CAPTAIN
Gnnt vas present Thousn be had @ sno"p haS; AZ
!lnh as tae a.to1ney or tae leather hoase ~ haa
80 thoroughly expressed his uHu feelings. that
osstor."
On his way homo Captain Grant deter
mined to 50 into tho service. After ve1a-
tious delays, be found himself q Brigadier
Geue1ul, in command at Cairo, where he |
was Joined On tho 18th of September by |
Haw!ns, who reported for stna duty, ns
Assistant Adiutant General, with the rank
Of Captain. From that moment to the
final surrender Of nil the armies Of The re-
bellion, be Was nt Grants tight hand, aid
ing hin with clear, prompt Judgment,
ursel6sh fidelity, and hearty patriotism
Ravlins accompanied Grant in tho
skirmish at Belmont, where he, rs well as
his chief, was, probably, in greater personal
ding than in my Of tho engagements Of
the war. At Donelsoa he was, as in most
OF the subsequent engagements Of tho was,
Grants most active and efficient staff Off
coz. So conspicuous Was he at this time,
and 10 quiet and retiring his chief, that
correspondent Of Harptra Weekly, coming
Oh the ground, mistook him for Grant, and
caught his daguerreotype and made very
faithful sketch u hirn, which was published
as that Of General C. S. Grant in Hnrper,
md thence multiplied throughout
tho country. It still con-
tends for precedence with the
likeness Of Grant himself, which, until the
third year Of tho war, had hardly got
abroad, This likeness Of Rawlins, with
high, round forchead, large, expressive
eyes, and long, black beard, covering the
breast, nay sill be found exhibited as that
Of L. S. Grant, in bali Of the country stores
and bor-roo1ns Of the land. On tho night Of
tic first day at Pittsburgh Landing Rawlins
and Gzant slept on the Same pile Of hay,
drenehcd by the same min, and their heads
pillowed on The same pile Of logs, Hc
watched and counselled while Hallcck was
cndeavo1ing to absorb the fame Of Grdnt's
Victories, and nj last saw tho cloud, which
had 4-Nt6 al ~, oFk