The New York herald., 1872-09-23


ernorhp and thence to the ed States Senate
e ss oSs se oS
sails by nominating o German who knew little
about beer and more about Sunday. Deprived Of
vituperatve now, Oglesby IL also secondary per-
son In the present connict, and John A. Logan,
nIssS, SassS sEfses Senator leads the fight on the
Logan is the least consistent, the most defyfng
in the Northwest. Nature designed him apparently
Ior an INDIAN but he Is In reality Of wild pro-
slavery Irish descent He can yell or humor as no
ton of his public career for the last ten or twelve
years to stump for the republican party In doubtful
Just before the war he was q rampant rebel, and
even threatened, and 1t is said undertook to raise
regiment OF troops in Southern Illinois for the
rebel army, to capture Chicago and Indianapolis.
The first secret orders established in the Northwest
claim to have acknowledged Logan as their chape-
breckinridge issue, and demanded that the North
be Southernized In order 70 make his malorities
sure. AS the war spirit developed and Illinois
the best opportunity to tumble into line and being
good deal like Grant In c0nviviality, poker play
ing &c he fell under the eye OF that obtuse captain
and came ont OF the campaign nearly eminent. He
was elected to the United States Senate In part by
the advocacy Of his able wife, who enjoys the best
interest among the Springfield people. Logan was
very ferocious against Grant until nearly at the
period OF the Baltimore Convention, when ne got
possession Of all the patronage Of Illinois and then
shrank back to the party. .t.. .--..-
Trumbul and Logan were on good terms for more
than year, but Trumbull Ia naturally an inde-
pendent man and suspected Logan several months
before his last detection. Trumbull used to say
that Logan was "a dog" Logan % retorted ed BY the
his feet into q bucket OF water to freeze It,"
Logans proposition against Trumbull is purely
Logan has been labOring for many years to get
some possessions, and has got them at last In
Chicago real estate, while Trumbull. who has few
worth not above 100000.
The power OF Logan on the stump Is in his COM
slons with q raging plausibility OF statement and
addressing that bird which unconsclously presides
over our destnies, the carved and gawky eagle.
Logan's hunOr is broad story telling; his invectve
is wild, like canal b0atman's apostrOphe to the
landscape when the mules go slow. He IL no sinis-
in converse, but he never falls upon large idea
either by accident or search, aims to be elected
and not to elevate and lives 10 the 6ostero1s
break up parties from strong resentment, and join
them when powerful without any lingering affec
tions Of consistency. AS public man Logan is
most eminent when bold, un1inching, magisterial
things need to be done, such as the expulsion OF
the cadet sellers from Congress. He Is making q
good fight for Grants reelection, and his men I'LL
all the places not occupied by the Presidents
friends. 81, FrI
the present Governor OF the state, Is the only re-
publican at the head of republican Commonwealth
who has Greeleyized. He is persuasive, solid
shown In good soldiery, and with democratic ten
dencics. He belongs to the leaders Of the second
column Of the men % Of resistance AM and his Judgment
But he Is in every respect honorable and high Of
spirit, and IL Is amusing, even In this age, to see
such man, who is always bound to have the re-
spect Of his neighbors and to obtain high fame In
the history OF his state In the civil history OF Ii;
nois President Grant, although citizen Of it, will
not take rank with half dozen Of its Governors,
who have modelled It, improved it and given
The esenS presdent tSe United ststes
Is the only one either elected or nominated for the
oliice who has not history OF public services as
federalized, because he had no state to claim cti
zenship In. Mcclellan had been civil engineer in
and and Cass were developers Of the Territories and
States whence they were nominated. John A.
Palmer was che idol Q few years ago OF the same
drag Trumbull out Or the Senate. There was not
mean word said against Trumbul at the time by
now he has drawn his whilOm rival Palmer, into
accord with him, as he will compel the ultimate
verdict OF Illinois to admit that he has been the
same line OF life would have been relatively weak,
as Trumbull, In Lincoln's elevation, would have
was the Everlasting worrier and breaker OF Douglas
at home and he has been creative politician pro-
posing things as well as merely adjusting them,
the tenacity Of that Puritan IfesbyterIansm he
cOnfesses. linoisi is still democratic State, as It
ss So
be respectable to be democrat Illinois will In
evitably be ant-whig again. The surest way to
to play Louisville with them. AS John Adams
came at last to die In political accord
NTH Jefferson and both agreed that Ham
political chivalry, 1t would be no derogation in
Horace Greeley to that his lustiest hackers
now are people who do not believe that the
federal authority should never leave Off where
Jefferson began-vlz., peeping into the PEASANTS
pots to see what they had for dinner, Whether
never grind again In the mills of the pig-irOn men
or be assiduous to have Washington city the eye.
already said that, II elected, he would have no
Washington newspaper organ, and has manifested
considerable illogical dislike even OF Washington
as spot. But IL may have cost the nOn-interfer
ence party four years. defeat to make convert Of
Horace Greeley. The hardest pull they have to
shafts Of the Cincinnati platform, and not at the
tail Of Il, pulling contrarywise.
ton, and he Will probably exchange some beams
from his philosophic countenance for some practi-
cal political economy among the people who reap
the benefits of high tariffs In their fencing, salt
and railways, who enclose their fields with high
priced lumber to the devastation OF American
forests, cure their meat by protected SALT and buy
tariff iron at $50 profit ton to take their wheat to
market
MAYOR MEDILL A FEDERALIsT
The Mayor of Chicago Joseph Medill, Is one of the
most interesting public characters Of the State He
was born In Maine, and his birthplace was ex-
patriated when they ran the Ashburton line. He
moved to Ohio when child, worked at printing,
and finally began newspaper called the Forest
Cttv at Cleveland, In 1852. 1t is rather memorable
that Horace Greeley was instrumental In sending
Medlll TO Chicago. The latter applied to him for
advice as junior to worldrenowneds senior, and
Greeley said "Go West. Chicago is your point. Get
q newspaper there.n / have this from Mr.. Med5
own lips. Greeley also advised Horace White, now
editor OF the Chicago Tribune not to take desk In
the New York Tribune Office. Said Greelcy:-
~ can give you situation here, but you want q
better opportunity 20 develop. Hang on at Chi
cagO; that's the placel"
Here, certainly are two successful examples Of
the soundness OF Mr.. Greeiey's policy
Mr.. Medill is one OF the most suggestive men in
the country and an excellent and honest Mayor.
He was instrumental In making the new State con-
stitution, and Is one of Matt. Carpenters half q
dozen '.schOolmastersr who were to fix up civil
service reform which should conduce to morals,
provided 1t did not disturb the party. Mr.. Medl's
position appears to be that anything which dis