The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-20

speeches whether or not he was in sym
pathy with the rebellion. On the 7th o
January, 1861, a Democrat from New Jer
sey had proposed resolution supporting
the measures taken by the President IN
support OF the laws, and to preserve the
Union. He Logan voted Tor that reso
luton. On that vote he had made the
following remark: "As the resolution re-
Csives my unqualified appreciation, vote
yea" That had happened while he was
Democrat, before Lincon's Inauguration
before gun bad been fired announcing
the determination OF the South TO rebel
Rgainst the government; he had then
stood in NO equivoCal position on the quea'
tlon Of the rebellion, or as to It's suppress.
ion by force II necessary. On the 9th Of
February, '6l, he made speech in the
House OF Representatives in favor OF the
compromise measure reported to the
House, and known as the "Orittenden
Compromised" he deilsd any nan to show
o word in that speech which showed any
sympathy with secession or rebellion; he
had said at that time: ~ have always
and do yet deny the right Of secession"
He had always been Union man, and he
who said 10 the contrary falsitied the
record; the Senator from Georgia Hill
had recently made some illusions to the
charges against him, and had remarked
that his speeches had been quoted in the
South. II the speech to which he Logan
had Just alluded had been quoted In
the south, and its doctrines followed,
there would not have been any rebellion,
or secession. HG read letter dated
April Il, 1881, from Senators Lamar and
Plgh, who had served with him in Con.
gress ut the outbreak Of the war, bearing
testimony 10 his loyalty to the Union at
that period, and stating that they had
never heard him utter one word In sym.
pathy with the rebellion, but that on the
contrary, he had been vehemently oppos.
ed to it, In July 1861, with musket In
his hand ho had gone into the war at Bull
Run, and shortly after had returned home
and rRiqed regiment, rOsigning his seat
in Congress, He had been in as many
battles during the war as any man. At
Fort Donaldson he had been made Briga-
dier General and shortly afterwards Major
General. Why he had been promoted to
those commands he would leave for those
who had promoted him to say. He bore
on his person more than one honorable
eCar. Those were some OF the certificates
for his loyalty given him by the enemies
OF his country. AT the close OF the war
he had resigned his commission, prefer.
ring not to receive pay from the Govern.
ment when he hEdno further duty TO per-
form.
At the breaking out OF the rebellion he
lived at Marion, Williamson county, Ill.
The people Of that county have been
Democrats; the uIgst Of them are from the
South. On the 10Th Of April, 1861, a few
Of the Democrats had got together in Mar.
ion and passed resolutions In favor OF SO.
Cession and rebellion. In May following
some men from Williamson county had
been organized into company by Thorn.
dyke Brooks, Marylander, and had Join.
ed the Southern army. OF that resolution
or OF the men leaving for the South he had
no knowledge, and the charge that he had
instigated that conduct was absolutely
false. lIO read a large number Of
letters from prominent citizens Of Illinois,
all of them, he stated, being Democrats,
tesLilying to the fact that he had always
been loyal to the Union and cortradiCting
all the charges which had been made
against him Of sympathy with the rebel.
lion. He also read q letter from Thorn.
dyke Brooks TO prove that he [LogaDl had
known nothing OF the departure OF the
men from williamson to join the rebel.
lion. In conclusion he said: II put this
testimony on record for this reason: That
my children alter me may not
have these ISLANDERS thrown In their
faces without the power OF repelling
or repudiating them. lput them on record
that they may endure In this chamber;
that they may be Rnotico 10 Senators ot all
parties and Creeds that hereafter In this
Senate no nsinuation OF that kind will be
submitted to by me. do this for this
purpose: That inslnuations shall not be
made hereafter on this floor In my pres.
enCe, by any man; | will not submit TO 1t
any longer. IN q,
Mr.. Brown said that he knew
bis colleague, who was absent, had no
purpose, In any remark Of his, 10 do In.
Justice to the gentleman from Illinois. lie
Brownl took pleasure in saying that he
thought the Senator's vindication was full,
complete and ConClueive.
Mr.. Beck said that at the close OF the
war he had been kept out Of the House Of
Representatives for some time through
the efforts OF tho gentleman from Illinois
Logan and he had collected rome papers
EetleCting on that genLleman's action at
the outbreak Of the struggle. Ho had
submitted many Of those papers to Frank
Blair, who had sald TO him! "BeCk, John
Logan was one Of the best fighters In the
war, and when men who are now trying
TO whistle him down the wind were seek.
ing safe places be was holding his life In
his hand" and, continued Beck, took
every paper | had and burned them be-
fore his eyes.
Mr.. Call then made speech asserting
that there was ireer ballot, tairer count
and more independent voters In the South
than existed in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, Baid the
action Of the Democrats was simply q
repetition in a different form OF the shot.
gun policy, 40 called In MiBsiBsippi; the
plan which had proved 30 successful In
many Of the States South OF Mason and
DixUh's line; 1t was attempted 10 revolu.
tionize all precedent, to accomplish BY
parliamentary nsDmuvers what the
Democrats had failed to do by precipita.
ting the country into war. Mr. Cameron
alluded 10 the ostraciem ot Mr.. Malone
because he had dared to say he would act
according TO his convictions, because he
had tho hardihood to assert his rights In
the American Senate. Various roll calls
we're had on dilatory motions, and the
Senate adjourned.
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