Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-28
g.Gwe and logan.

Hon. We. u. Lose, grccnb.cker and in
dspendcn! CONGRESSMAN irom Aatsma, wko
gas o Confederate colonel. hagiag, IN an !5tcr
| view with newspaper correspondent, bten
represented as aging that be vas sure there were
threo regiments from Illinois il tee Confederate
army; that he fought with them through the
| war; that he knew aud oitcu coa75r:cd with
| many OF them, end that without exception
| these With whom be had talked on the sntj:ct
| assured him that their regiments wtro raised
| by Hon. John 4. logan for the Confederate
service, elected from Senator Logan Ri olodar
| through tho Washington Rapubl!cAn. il which
| he pronounced the statement that lie bad ever
| raised regiment Or company, Or any part ol
c,mpa0y, for The Confederate service, Or bad
ANYTHING 10 do, directly or indirectly in raising
such regiments for such service, as maliclousy
and villainously false" Dir. Logan says this
story was fabricated as follows: Same time 10
| 1861 gentleman named TEorudykc Brooks,
| originally from Maryland, vas living at Marion,
| williamson county, III. lie, With some eighteen
Or tTcnEy young men of that o1unty, left Hill
aois and crossed the Ohio river, at or near
Paduoah, KY, and joined The Confederate ssg-
7ic,, AID attached themselves to the thirteenth
Tennessee regiment, OF which he afterwards
learned hIr. Brooks was oIcOies, lieutenant
colcUcI. These wcro the only pc!s: Il 10 any
body or organized fern that Sir. Logan ever
head Of that left Illinois TO enter the Confede.
rate urny. After the Rar, Mr. Logan says. o
man calling himself Wheatcy, (TEon he had
never seeD, "a paupcr at the time, was paid
by scmc rebel democrat to make affidavit
charging that he, L?gan. had raised and re-
! "a -, NiiI;nr-o,
and took them across the Ohio river. and then
mlts letter from Mr.. Brooks, datod Balti.
nouaaes tho affidavit of Whcaley lie through.
out, and says the ocly uen taken from
Williamson county, ILL.,, to tho Confederate
army tina! be knew Of were those that want
With him, Brooks.
Tie Washington Star Ct Saturday last pub
fishes card from Representative Lowe, which
says:
I'm tho Republican Of tue 2lst instant Hon.
| John A. Logan las communication 10 regard
| 10 az interview between Mr.. Luther, the cor.
respondent Of the Boston Globe, and myself,
which Interview had been published 10 the
Pittsburg Post II that communication Sena-
| tor Logon u5e5 10 references to myself tho fol-
| lowing extraordinary language:
81 understand that Col. LoTo claims that this
il not c1rrcct report OF what he said to the
reporter. Ii not, no should correct the stato.
mcnt aud mako the reporter responsible f5r
putting lie into his mouth. The statement
| brand as false and slandcrous. aud Colonel
h1To and tho reporter can settle The question
between themselves as to which ono has been
guilty Of pcrnotratog this vain0uJ false
hood.
Upon rcadics this laogu,gc | sou: Senator
| Logan tic follogng note:
! WAsIuNGToN, ID. o., Arri! q, 1879 Hon.
j ohm Il. Logan Washington, ID. q. Sir: 10
tho Republican Of this morning fiai com.
munica,ion signed Yyou, commenting upon 40
alleged interview between the correspondent Of
the Pitisburs Pes: and myself liz regard to your
rumorcd participation in raising troops for tho
Confederate army in 1861. You have been it,
formed that the Interview published 10 tia Post
was naorrtc:. la that Interview | said substan
| tally that there were two or three companies
| Ftom Illinois 10 tho Confederate service; that
had talked With one OF tho officers aDd some OF
the man, and they said they were enlisted to
Constitute part Of General L3eAn'a command in
the Confederate army; that sLch reports Ecro
current 10 guy section; that bad never heard any
deoial Of them; that If they were tru: General
! Logan, j? asked upon tho hoor of tho Senate,
could not deny, but might, PERHAPS cVadc a
| dircc. answer. This being tbs substance Of my
| statement in sad Interview, l dtsTo 10 know
| whether in your Commune alton tn tho Rcpub-
lean this morning. you apply tho words 'i.l:o
AL s'andoE"I's' to me- ke:pociIIglly;
"'rhis wi ba hanle,! % you by 4!y lriunL,
Ch.-e1 Pelham, esq. w. Il. l."
This ro!c WINS Delivered by Judge Pehan 10
Senator Logan st his city residence on Lta morn
| ing Of tho ID inst"
Mr. Lowe then says ths!, ro2niSiDs 90 reply.
he caused another note OF = 5inlllsr tenor 70 be
delivered to Senator Logan personally in The
vnstibu!o Of tho senate CHAMBER on the afternoon
| Of April II. This also having failed he says TO
slici. reply be sent on tho afternoon OF tho
hex! day, communications, Of which tho fol!
| lowing is copy:
"WAsE1sGToS, d. g., April %, 1S79.-Tbo
| Hon. John a. Logsn.--Sir: Ga the 2lst instant
you published in tho Republican, OF this city, q
Communication containing words personally re-
h,cting upon me. l have twice addressed to
Won q note calling your attention 10 this Ian
gusgo You hsve failed and refused TO answer
either of them, and you thereby forco mo 70 the
| las! alternative. therefore, demand that you
manic some lima and place ort Of this District
| whore another communication will presently
reach you. My friend Charles Pelham, o;1.. is
authorized to act for mo in tho promosls. Re.
spcctuly, "WM N. LOVE-"
Colonel Lowe then concludes his card as fol.
lows: Thus ended this one-sided correspondence,
which explains itself. It needs little or no COM
:aeIt frcm mo. l will no! brand John 4. Logan
es liar, for he is Senator ofthe United States.
will not post him as scoundrel aud foi.roon,
| fer that would BIO in violation 10 tho loca! stat
utcs But do publish him MS ono who knows
| how 10 insult but no! now 20 satisfy q gentle
| man, and invoke upon him tho judgment Of
| the honorable MN CT The community
Ihe EilIiIiS1
LONDON, Aptil oS-Thc trial Of Tee thrco
medical students who we're convicted and zen.
tcnc:d to imprisonment for dis;urting public