, 1877-01-02

Mr. Briggs {of Now York; said: :. 1
esssior % ei any 81 the states oF iii: Union; that
secession fs revolution, anil revolution Il war.
A portion Of the States Of our Confc,leracy are
now IN q state Of iosurrcction and rebellion
a0ainst the 0overnmcnt; and therefore shall
voto for this hill, which invests the President
with the power to meet tho condition Of things
which Ia now upon US. vote MOI
e d sySy ohsr osS ses a
tho bill, At least sixty Of them subsequently
identified themselves with the Rebellion. Vaf-
landigham, Logan, and Pryor stood shoulder to
On the next day Mt. Stanton made most
earnest appeal on behalf Of the speedy passage
Of the bill, as necessary 10 clo.he III. Lincoln
with authority 70 protect the Taptta! Of the
John Cochrane and Dan sIckies, ilcrcejy op-
posed, and, on motion from thelt sidc to lay
e. the tn6e, L0Es voe aga, th them snh
nays, 1o5. Agnin, Feb. 70, Mr.. Stanton said:
take up thc BY to raise volunteeTe." Phelps,
tion 70 adjourn: The question was taken sMl
l'ryor ami Logan still together. but valianitc.
ham anlged. Mr. Phelps sail: "As far N
i mnke' e' md i0"SS vii make rss IT, san
.That !s my sentiment too."-Tage 1,202.
II is possible that mcaner and more unpattI-
otc sentiments were entertained by others nl,o,
like Logan, then hspiscd 10 leadership; hut II
so It Il safe to say they could only be found in
JcH Davis Congress at Montgomery.
Having thus voted against tic oath Of alc-
glance. the Raising 81 froups. and the resort u
was to be expected, by voting against the col
lection Of customs at insurrectonary ports, md
authorizing the President, II neccssary to that
tia- lie voted with VallandIalian, aud was
beaten. Agntn, on the same dayt d motion to
suspend the rules to take up the bill was lost,-
yeas, 1Q3; nays, G2; two-thirds not voting In
"Alcs.rs. Boteler, Logan, Avery. and IInl.
man (not being within the lar when their names
wcro callc1) asked leave to votc. Objection
was made. Eacl, Of them sa!d he would have
voted u the ncgatiye."-:M 1861, =. 1,4e3
Finally, on Sig. Dawes resolution IL cen.irc
the Secretary of the Navy for accepting with.
out delay or Inquiry the rca'gnations of oifccrs
of the Navy who were In arms against the t;uv
ernment when tendcrine tl,r same, ard Of those
wllu sought to resign that they n!Eht he rellev
Cd from the restraint imposed by their c,n,ults-
aions IN engaging III hostility to the constituted
lfty-scven others to lay the resoIution .! tic
table. Vallaudisham ni'l Pryor dodgctl.
| tstarch 2, page 1+s')
III Logan hat, been Comprehend 1ike Val
',arras.tacnt In ralslng troops In Southern ILL.,
noi.. But lie was right from the start. Prompt
fearless, aud uu'!inch'ns. s.''-l'raidelt Grt,a I"
' Al the called ecsp!on of the Tb,r.y-scventh
Congress, which WAS summoned by Nj: Lincoln
10 meet July I, 1851, Mr. Loscjoy offered the
| following resolution, July .:
Rrsoir<d, That In tho Judgment Of this 11nusc II
| States to capture and return fugitive slaves.
"The question rccurrcd upon agreeing to the
resolution.
,"Mt. Logan demanded The yeas ana nays"
It was agreed to-yeas, &t3: nuyA, hJ,-atn0n@
the latter Logan md YatiundIeham.
TN the 15tn Of July llc rotcd wish fallan1ig-
] ham md forty-ilre Others nrainst the expulsion
Of john =. Clark, u Missouri, who lsal entered
forces nj Bonneville.
On the 10th he did not vote fur the hill pro-
wiling FOR the collection OF the revenue III ins,Ir
rcr.ionury Stntes, substantially the aalne tllut
1!o had voted against at the previous SESSION.
At last, OIL the 18th, when our nrmics umlcr
Patterson and Mcdowell we're on tho n,art!l for
Nict!mond, ylth every rrosGcst. ..,'dss obituary
gnoa Eensralsliip, oi soln tllrnuxl W. fn'l ~ G'lr
tInguisl'ru by tho iuitsals "D. w. makIns
haste ia pledge himself IN AlcClcrlauf \
resolutions tn yOtc nil the men and money
Ss rteon To- sSs sSs''S S ,ep ssry same
day lu moro thnn neutra!Izcs that pledge by
yatnE for len Wood's ''rrate" resolution
along with vallandtglan, nlWood. And, after
tiFcly and voted viii, valln,n1lehanl, Wood, enl
Sam Cox for Cox's resolution TO send peace
commissioners 70 treat for peace with n! ein!ar
commission, which VIC were to beg the Coll-
In the e.l he tlotscdwith va'1an1ghsm the
| first clnuae of resolution tntrm1urr1 by Mr..
Crtttcnleu, Ut Kentucky, declaring That the
"CIvll VA was forced upun thu country by the
s!!sunIontsts Of tic Southern States now in re.
volt against tho Cunsttusional t4oycrn1ncnt and
| IN arms arounl the Capital" And Voted With
Vallnnt!lgham n favor # the SECOND elauss,
"any purpose Of oycrtlrowinE ur interfering
with the rights os established Institutions nj
th,ac {5outhern) States"
llc voted aEuinst tI.r supplemental loan bill!
on the LIST pf August, nnl TIL the next day he
followed up Ills pl,slsc OF the it'll Inn charac-
tctsstic way hy rcfustg, With th!rty-tlne others
Vnlla,m'fEsiam nMl voorhees, a,ohg them, to
vote for tho b!ll to provide iurreas.sl revenue
ycAs, 81; nays, %. (>lcl'Issrson's iiist. lie.
bclllon, 3l).
Finally, to complete and round out this record
30 Inspiring TO his constituents, n,l,l to raise
them to tho highest pitch VI patrfotlc cnthnsi-
the daY belofe tho close o! the scssto,y 10 vote
with th,rty.nlnu other iusnurtais,- ,-Tul1nndig-
ham OF tho nnnber,-for Calyert's "peacc
proposition which Union men classei With other
tssasonahlc resolutions .o'as or tat .a'.e day ha
.ras absent and mot bot"g o." lie tai ehes tdssti,
ftre.sfng !he so!aiets' Jay (oHr dol'urt 1xr month
1ui kaa!i:tg ". Lnco1A'. aest IL e'sEli"y then'
Gise, tts H. ass t's as;r2 li 4; '' 'se'''' c0"s
"If lie Lad been Cunpcrhcal he might have
thrown obstructons In the way OF ralstng Union
troops in Southern Illinois that could hardly he
estimated; Instead of WHICH, D'c VIVA rro'npt,
fearless, md unlinchiug from the staft. iSt
wore Pryor, val1andlsilam, aud Beu Wool}
A. such critical times ~ these It would be y M
tional calnnlIty to have him lcfcateu."-U ). a.
Frum what precctlcs IL Is clear then that dow
to the hth day Of August. 1871, ALr. Logan has1
not distinguished himself IN taixtne troous OF
encouraging eullstincnts in Southern Illinois
l!c llad done, as We have seen, lust as much IL
II tho people Of the North, Ut tito start in the
carly days, l!a1 enjoyed the services Of many
more such ~ 'Ironipt. frarless, and unlinchlng y
patriots, and had been Influenced by their teuci,
'ngs, they would have raised doubtless, q
!nasse hut they would mot l,ayc gone into tl,t
| Union armies.
NV. d. j." rays hat, "With power to hay.
turned one-fourth Of thu Stats intu tympath,
with tho Rebellion, l,e 50 controlled the element
BY which he waA surrounded as to but1l up
large onion sentiment" Tho exact reverse o
TIL; Claim Is true. That IL, the people VI thai
seetion fa!rly carried hin, w!tl! them into il,t