The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-23

what One sf His Old rlisets Fri~nds H.s
20 say About u-sems Hard-pan Faefs
Relative 40 shs s~natorss Conf~aerat<
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Editor ~ Louis Rsprblioas: A. Mr..
Logan has got into . controversy In regard
% mis- loyalty before the War. Il would not
be improper for me 70 tell you what 4 know
about his snteceients-
! knew Mr. Logan when he fddled IN
grocerie. IN the town Of Benton, Franklin
County, Illinois, l know all about his feel
Ings in regard 10 the election OF Abraham
Lincoln ! Vas present and at BY him
when he made bis last Democratic speech,
and said that be wished biz night arm might
be p.ralyzed II he raised II against his
southern brethren.
] know that In the town Of McLeansb0ro,
Hamilton County, he attempted 10 cut down
the American nag a. = soldiers meeting be-
cause be said that the hosting OF II was An
insult 70 him. know by my own personal
knowledge that - the commencement Of the
War ne was . seces-ionist, and Mr. Logan
knows that know IT,
John Logan lacks lots Of being . simple
ton, and be knows that John Cunningham,
hls father -in- law, Gov. Yates, DR.. Blanchard
md John Bzgwell are dead; that il why be
denies tnese things
would like to AK him II he remembers
the nomination Of Lincoln. and told me
about having run the Sellers brothers out Of
the town Of Benton, because they were Try
Ing 70 make Republican paper out Of what
had before that time been Democratic pa
per- would like TO ask him IL he recollects
the conversation between himself and me in
regard 20 what be would have done IL The
Sellers brothers had not abandoned the Of
ice
would like to Ask him directly II he did
not come from his own home 20 Mt Vernon
and tell NE that he q whooped the rzscAls up
because they were - - Ab0lffionisfs -
would like TO ask him II he can reoollect
when the Hon. Samuel X. Casey came down
70 see him, Just about the time he proposed
70 interfere with the trains on the Big Mud
dy, and get him 20 answer the question ~ 70
whether or not samuel 4. Casey did not
bricg him aeommission from Gov. Yafe-. -
Colonel, aud say 70 him there were two sides
70 the issue: one was 70 make up regiment
fcsthe Federal Army and the other side WAS
70 20 10 prison.
AZ I aid before. Mr.. Logan has unfortu-
nAfely overlooked the fact that some Of the
original Democrats Of Southern Illinois are
still alive. He goes upon the theory that the
old settlers are dead | was Just young
enough ~ that time 20 live tust A. long A.
John Logan, and vas just about smart
enough ccy politician 10 recollect these
t1in<s-
Personally. Mr.. Logan and were friends,
and the great mistake he has made has been
In denying these facts Honest confession
IL good for the soul; and why could = man
who has the sense Of John A. Logan deny
Whist know he ws< guilty or
Now, i do not intend or wish 70 do Mr..
Logan any wrong, but the people have .
right 70 know all about him. Idon't wish
70 cay any thing about Mr.. Logan that
could not cay TO him personally profess
20 be gentleman and responsible for zny
statements that nav make, and IL Mr.. Lo-
gan wants to know or hear about his
. Union" procliyities Just previous 70 the
War. can give them 10 him. knew him
when he used 20 play the fiddle and ride
horse-rsces In Franklin County in this STATE:
and knew him when Judge Parrish and Judge
Dur (both Demccrzt<l took him up and
made = man Of him.
In concluson, want TO say that hold nv
self personally responsible for znv statement
| may have mste. and an ready 10 verify IL
EDwAED ". sATTERFTELD,
ATTORNEY Il Law