Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-19

surroundings were nncongenial t
both of them. Clark fell in love wit
a young lady in Erie, Pa, went Eas
and married her. He declared tha
he never would carry her to Southern
Illinois. Once the two brothers haC
passed down the Illinois river on
steamboat. and had stopped at Peoria
They were charmed with the place
and now a picture OF the pleasant cit,
reverted to their memories, and botf
said, INV 8 ,9tl9oqvd Tat a1ii1 q #.
1i WE'LL GO To PEORIA" d
To remove was not much more OF
an undertaking than to pack theil
carpet-sacks-. They arrived in what
was to be their future home in Febru-
airy, 1857. The Bar Of Peoria was
then famous; there were the names
of Purple, Of Manning, of Merriam
and Sanger, Of Lord and Knowlton
Grove was in the height of his fame;
Judge David Davis was within easy
reach, and the tall figure Of Abraham
Lincoln was not an unfrequent visi-
tor at the Court House. Into the CEN
tre Of this circle the two brothers
were thrown, and before long they
began to make their mark. Robert
was the more eloquent, but Clark
was the better lawyer. It was not
long before they were recognized as
LEADERS OF THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY. =
1t was an age when In that locality
Democracy and whisky were much
more synonymous terms than they
are even now. Robert at this time
had all the impetuous enthusiasm Of
boyhood He was open, frank and
free, the leader of every frolic, the
leader in every enterprise. When he
drank it was in and with crowd,
whom he enchanted with his talk, his
wit, and his fondness for repartee.
There is a general impression that at
this time he was greatly dissipated.
1t is true that many wise one shook
his head and feared that this young
man was going to perdition. But it
was more the fear Of what he would
do in the future than OF what he was
doing iu the present. The effort OF
his life however, was to make him a
total alabstinence man eventually. He
has now a horror of stimulants of
every sort Even then, in his cups,
he was brilliant, erratic genius, and
the freaks of what ne did and what
he saidiare scattered all over the ira
ditions of this period. He was
through it all hard student, and he
has always been and is to-day
~ AN oMNrvoRous READER.
But at this time his memory was so
his understanding so
quick, his Imagination so glowing,
and his wit so ready and apt, that
many of his friends were deceived in
to thinking him less deep than his
brother Clark.
u In 1860 Robert was nominated for
Congress against Bill Kellogg. Ii was
a hopeless contest for "Bob." The
district was strong against him. His
was an old politician with
a large acquaintance, and was we'll
yersed in the arts of campaigning.
Bob conducted his part OF the cam
paign as II 1t were a huge frolic; and
yet he displayed qualities that
alike his friends. and his
enemies. he tore Bill Kellogg's ar
guments in pieces, worsted him in
every debate, out-talked and out
argued him. Running on the Demo-
cratic ticket, he went far beyond his
opponent IN denouncing slavery, and
solemnly ayowed that rather than
interfere between any human being
in his efforts to secure his liberty, I
would be condemned to be chained
in the lowest depth OF hell" Bob
was beaten, and it was 81 9di af .a.i
rHE LAST TIME HE EVER RAN FOR AN OF
FIcE. 80 Il ~ '''
In 1872 he went to war as Colonel
Of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry. A
Of a year and a half sick
ened him of Democracy, and he came
put and denounced it. Clark was Sc
lected as the successor of Owen
in Congress. Bob remained
at home and practiced law. In 1866
he was appointed Attorney General
of the State by Gov. Oglesby. In
1853 he was spoken of for Governor,
when occurred the events narrated
above Since then he has been en-
engaged in the practice Of his pro-
'ession. in which he has been extra
ordinarily successful until the Gin
,innati Convention drew him out,
and he electrified the country by his
Of Blaine. Since then
lis career has been one of general in
.erest. sdt 81 'LIa-es.ta ea
His great literary work is his book
his lectures, in which he
gives vent to his religious views. As
Mr.. Ingersoll has as yet
lot well defined his belief. He seems
10 be busy In tearing down the old
actions of others. He doesn't be-
ieve in the Calvanistic God, and the
doctrine of he'll seems to have filled
lim with abhorance.
In 1862 he married Miss Eva Par
ger, the daughter of farmer of
1roveiand, Tazewell county, Ill,
A RARE WOMAN IN ANY AGE.
She best fills the description of King
Lemuel, = the prophesy that his
mother taught him, who can laud
> virtuous woman? for her price is
shove rubies. The heart of her hus-
band does safely trust her. so that he
shall have no need of spoil. She will
10 him good and not evil all the days
,f her life. Strength and honor are
her clothing, and she shall rejoice in
fine to come. She openeth her
mouth with wisdom, and in her ton
que is the law OF kindness. Her