The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-27
GEN. JOHN F. MILLER.
The New California Seuafor- A stet<l
OF the Individual

A-e oAiaS0 SlAaEs senate Is the success
scr oi Newton Booth Every line @.
MS character / strong, bold, and We:
graceful, constituting 4 man that fully
/ touches the summit Of cur wish. Pc.
c1lnia-l!y he Is beyond the temptation
OF oribes- intellectually he stands the
peer OF any and of all. Morally no
stain rests upon his escutcheon. O:
commanding presence, his influence.
arguments II al his associations with.
men IN every sphere OF life. With a
pen faclle and classic, and tongue
that answers sruthfully 10 a n,asrlifi.
cent BRAN, ne hss already made MS
E1iarS IN constitutional debate. as vel
As among the best literary minds in the
country In military As well as civil
life he stands prominent. Withoui.
drilling al West Point he assembled In
the military rank during the rebellion
10 the first On the field bssl0y the com.
n,anclng officer His brain energy and
blood have been already given 10 soslf
lfy and cement the American Repub
lic- Something Is due him from the
people fOr MS enlintsr, services
The subject OF our sketch Is one oi
the the representative men OF America
who has been Identified with the inser.
es,s OF his country in SO intimate a
manner thai he Is as weElknoEn
throughout the United States As he Is
! IL ms home In California His rfrs;
ARRIVAL In tins slase was En 1883. and
having received = thorough education
1 Ii the Profession OF the Law IN New
York and al his old home III South
Bend, Ind, where io- z TIME he prac.
t5Gtsds he opened q law Office al Naya,
asAa o0n,rn ezoed 10 Practice Al that
place and In tins city, reaping al hon
oraole repu 2s5oIs, both with members
. OF the bar and the community gen,
orally
Called hack DO Indiana IN 1856 by
| llLnsss in hi. family, he wazs conn aeTls9d
! 10 stay there EOr tIEne, nnEch TO faGs
| own regres, having always intended ra
make tins S.alss lHs permanent h0nne
HIS active and energetic rna11ne wOdlld
1 moi I'm his old horne even, allow him.
TO remain idle The first campaign O!
the republican party brought hum!
prominently forward L. Dine of its m1d,stt
earnest members He 1rnns45Saselz
csyulm snsoe. TO s1Grrnp hls native stats:
IN the interest Of gresmOni. and xo,L
I tls respect and admiration of an with
whom he came I'M contact. wTthOua re-
gard 10 p'Olz1ic,al cOHnplexEUn- In Isr5l
] Tine general also entered the esnvAs LII
Indiana iUr Lincoln, and took part LII
fla1y hssatesa Gttha1fas thai were then in-
duAg=a In Upon The aasue.s of the day
The stand he took placed him as ONE
OF the Leaders of Eals party. and ne aas
N0oaEea mp iO kOr opinions and advice
! uEoE the intricate and dominant aues-
s3N-ls Winch had arisen III thai period.
- hen Gov Morton called the laglsIs-
ture OF Indiana together al time of sa1e
.lr11g upOn Fort SlEnpser, for the Egus-
pose OF prOv1Glng uae.sras for any re-
QUESTION o. ulen, e5c-- that the general
government might make, Miller wai1
| had served in the stale serla4e, ,was a4-
pointed by Governor Morton As an ait
on his staff with rank of COLONEL, re-
signing hls seat m the segas1e he i'm
aasalalely organized tine TwsuIy-rlntgs
Regiment Of Indians Volunteers, arps
was appointed It's colonel. agl6 early i'm
October Joined Gen Roensse.aufs iorces
then in Kentucky
In the following February he sue.
ce=dad TO the command of a brigade
under Gen Buell., wfao was them I'm an6
around Bowling Green, and took Is
leading part IN all tine subsequent cam-
realgas In tfaaI stale His Wag recorVs
Is without & h1e@lsEa I'm zll tine m1ili-
1ary trusts that were gwen hmm f1is
showed the @uslIflss of 8 so1aRer-
Many incidents and particulars of Inns
MILITARY llfss e0gaaa be given dad aQ1r
Space lsarlullI- |sufSHe,e lit to say THAT mot
sc1nrllEa on hEea1h of ssasR5aaQa mpml
ang aca of Inns winnie I'M Tine arrny was
sTer as'DEagtnz ass1msa hmm, wslBs ainte
bcss 0f @nsa Gf hRs eyes igInaasa hns hr,ap-
cry Ama ssa4srTn,g w1aHEe servansg Inns
tsgfuuIrT nm The isa8d
LIN Sspdssrnhsr, 1865, fnaa resigned Inns
F,QsIt10G nm tine army lD rsfIrrnD TO Cali
farulRs wTrh has kAnailg, intending agalIa
to slIFc HltO the praedHt's OF Inns Er0fftss-
sTs0m- Recognizing Inns Rsu,rfa, h0wsv D,
soum afhsc Inns arrival hs,e emAs appgGrat-
ed by President ,goinnson- oolaeeaer cd
uHahs port. wfa6h H,1sT160a he held EmIl
1870 aE,eI1rine R5z:aRgpdamnnnenl1
L,e.AFHng ETablEe life MFR MlIleT sa-
gsagat nm commercial pmrsauHns, wihHela
gare the knlIlasa ssKsrwase r0 Inns axaeur-
tive aIhllHrg-
I'm E,DlatDss he DIS a!he sauns GguswscTF-
Ing rspGah40Ean Is In days of gGrs. when
hs stood bJ tine EnsanH struggles of dhsaa
aiarry iapd zsssassied no nmRhnDalm Hns disg-
nGry ana HateGwar,8 TO GRITTY Gruf THE
gmRnd nnass10n 1f hRs no 1ihas day se ss.as-
.ss.ssfuIly ssussEaaGns8
The nn0sst r,aaas;al mas4mh,sr 0E amT of
tine ar,auesDs,s 0G tine mQriEansslme@is @,En-
fT g:srno6f find Eauhi wIfIn tine pKItHoun
1IEs Grsmsral 0,csaunnes d1n 1hah RskHasa
Mns views Ar's sKyrssssed I'm dhs mhEil-
Uuns lrrDtls, Ihsa1 nneiatie siH15h am lnnp
sn1n ON Mir ,JGas;tlna FlsIIa, t0f time Umatfad
basEss sszaprsssns gsOIrT, ass TO G;agasss HttssI
gs1ftus-nA@ tsp very uneg1.sGl8ilF nHa0,AafIr
THE atss,ss he hBa gMaIs,I8im,F,a lua grW,-
nnlnllgsHsd ffGg TsAnx nm tine h0cmn of de-
eiisnoufs i,m,rE tine Bsnaih concerning uhs
GhInsess fqgResfnonl. I'm Er0od of TiaIts
ssbsHsnnesHft lit us 0nlg mst,essary d,o say
IhzBh tine as.Hrlns8 IGuurnft wrm1ss Gsszn Mil
Ter a assisr, an wihntih hsa very grsossaiuIg
acknowledges tine grVHHn ansrit of tine ar
uDtils HE 1lso sahd dhsaa aIase lsgae wsss
lrasIsslahts
Gem W. g. Russerans, 1ihe newly
ehsa1asd masanassr of e,oG,Eness frIuan Tlmis
dfisn1m. nantisn wih0nn Gs1l MlIIitr served
Hn tine lutte WEI. ssgEs 0f hinrnr "A hmapF-
sr sQiiaasr- % truer nHanlr q ms0r,e hommr-
Btae haieasi- nrirnasa g'subiennEBm HIbsre WIS
moi nm tine .ar1EnVs, amd 1hisn Rss harntsaH
IEsosstranlsD recommended End uugsd tils
Enuan0dntn Her hnsHsrT aGnld hrIlIhEuGr
nm TINE movements tof Inns urnsuns nm nihe
aie,ld of h,stTite' :"
TlhiK hHseh sInsdr.zlium fnunn so wsornhF
u so,u,we is mn an3orsts1narft dakznH EiiHsa,s
uksa rssgTnssrf nn % E,o,snidD tttsan dhe
E,airn0tts of d,Ir enfIuse gs9,Eud1rT ahunl8
ftssl Wusn srnIa I'M
WMn Mlanint, IN has hls'sdry of the
Anrng 6f aiht. Gunltanl1nlG," dlestmissx
ribe einarge lrnaile against Rrss5kirrn2gss
g,1rrps hT @snl. Miller at tine IbBsSfle af
Ss1sdme Ruwer, Dam. z, 1868 .as faillaMs:::
AIT aias IHHlnGnzre G3sl. dDuihm. r. Mil