The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-06


May 23d, on which day General Logan was adj
vanced to the command of the Army of the
Tennessee to succeed General Howard.
ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
In 1865 General Logan was appointed Min
lister to Mexico, but declined the appointment,
and during the same year was elected to the
10th Congress IS Congressman at-Large from
Illinois as the Republican candidate receiving
203045 against 147058 votes given for his
Democratic opponent.
In the impeachment proceedings against
President Johnson, Mr.. Logan took a prominent
part as one Of the managers on the part of the
House of Representatives. He was reelected
by the Republicans OF Illinois as Congressman
at-Large to the 4lst and to the AID Congress,
and in the winter of 1871 was chosen by the
Legislature Of Illinois to succeed Richard Yates
as United States Senator from that State. Sena-
tor Logan is an indefati gable worker. To his
public duties as representative of the people
he sacrifices his repose, his pleasure and too
frequently his health. ToSone familiar with
his industrious habits as Senator, the ques-
ton naturally arises, When does he sleep?"
1t was the privilege and pleasure of the
writer of this article to be st the city of Wash
ington during the preparation by Senator Lo-
gan of his elaborate speech on behalf of his
educational-fund bill, and to be so situated as
to observe his opportunities for its preparation.
Day after day, during the whole of that period,
early in the morning, before the Senator had
breakfasted, his private waiting-room was
crowded with visitors-mostly his constituents
from Understanding his appearance, and
impatient to make known to him their several
immediate and pressing demands upon his time
and attention. Their reception by the Senator
seemed in every case to be most cordial, and
he gave TO each of his visitors such consider
ate attention, that to the casual observer it
seemed that the Senator's principal business
for the day was with the particular individual
with whom he happened to be at the time con-
yersing. But the Senator's public duties were
not neglected. Promptly at the hour for attend
ing his committee meeting or q session of the
Senate he would politely excuse himself to his
friends and attend to his public engagements.
What time had he for preparing his speech :?
Not during the morning, for then he was de-
voting himself to the private affairs of his con-
stituents. Not during the day, for then he was
actively attending to his public engagements
as Senator. Not in the evening, for then he
was again s. in the hands OF his friends" But
the work was. nevertheless accomplished, and
his friends and public duties not neglected.
LIVING FOR HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Well might Senator Logan apply to himself
the remark once made by celebrated British
commoner: q live here for my constituents, I"
or the remarks of Edmund Burkefn his speech
to the electors of Bristol Most of you have
heard" said Mr.. Burke " that ! do not very
remarkably spare myself in public business,
and in the private business of my constituents
| have done very near as much as those who
have nothing else to do" But the constitu-
ents of Senator Logan, for whose private inter-
ests he thus sacrifices his own personal COM
forts, are not confined to the limits of the single
State he is representing i'll Congress. For in
this matter his constituency is national.
Through combination of reasons Senator
| Logan has come TO be regarded as the accom-
mediation Senator for all the States of the Union.
Such is the regard in which Senator Logan has
! been held by the several successive Republican
Presidents and their heads of Departments, that
cordial recommendation from Mr.. Logan to
/ the President has come TO be regarded as sure
pass sort to Executive fayer
But another, and perhaps the chief reason
/ why Senator Logan is SO generally applied 70
for his good offices, is his great eheerfulness to
accommodate. He is, of all the men we have
1 ever known in exalted public position, the
most approachable. Having a natural aversion
to ali assumption of greatness by public Off
Gals, the glamour of Office does not affect him,
| and any eXhi bItion of arrogance or pride OF
| place on the part of public men with whom he
| has TO do meets with prompt and unmis-
| taxable rebuke. His eyes are expressive OF
the prevailing features of his character-frank-
ness, constancy, intrepidity, and resolution.
|
| during the heat Of a battle, when his dark eyes
| fairly flashed fire with The nervous excitement
of charge, his nature seems to have been
| tempered only to the martial music Of the bat
| tlefeld-
The shrill-moutled trumpet. and deep-tuned
horn,
Mixed with the crash of interningling spears,
| The changing shields, and wars discordani
shouts
But TO those who know him well in the pri
vate walks of life, he seems destined only fol-
+. the pleasant paths of peace. His eyes still
| beam with the fire of resolution but it I.
the constant glow of Tesolute human Eympa-
| thy that ever warns his heart towards those
| who need his kindness.
/ his HOME LIFE.
/ The home life of Senator Logan is the hap
piest imaginable and TO one who would cor
rectly solve the secret of the statesman's sue
cess this is an item of no little significance
| The virtues of the patriot warrior and states
man are not different in kind from those which
make the household Preside holy and happy
place.
1t was remarked of Senator Douglas, that
much of his success as popular statesman wal
| owing to the fact that ne was blessed with
life companion congenial to his genius" The
same may be truthfully said of Senator Logan
Senator and Mrs. Logan are essentially one
! WIN bllcLu tI5It hIo AO dlFidtu 4OuOfb. HOW
rarely is such the case in public life. Many o.
our eminent men, it is true, have been blessed
| with brilliant companions, but they shown
apart from, not through, their husbands. Mrs
Logan's whole ambition seems to be to make
her husband happy in his home and appreci
ated by his country. The world viii most re
member her in that she has remembered him
making smooth the rough places In hig path
way to popularity and erninence.
The exfr1oriitfarC nd IF htp afy1rn
irritable temper which Senator Logan has o
late years exhibited upon the most trying occa
sions is almost wholly due to the kindly inau
ence Of his amiable wife, whose naturally goo(
disposition enables her to bear with patienc,
and an unclouded brow the innumerable petit,
anuoyances of life
The heart eche, and the thousand natural shock
That flesh is heir TO;
The insolenee Of office, and tho spurns
That patient merit Oft of the unworthy takes"
The eloquence of Senator Logan is patternet
after the man-bold, intrepid vehement, ant
ingenious 1t Is not a studied eloquence, bu
flows spontaneous from his mouth as though
dictated by his heart. He Is a fluent, rapid
and vehement speaker, always full Of his sub
ject, and though ever bold aud ardent he
never declamatory. He exhibits the dignife,
Armness of manhood mixed with the glowin
enthusiasm of youthful feeling. Some of hi
most mastery speeches are extraordinary dis
plays of elearness of head, energy of thought
and intensity of application.
HIS FITZ-JoHN PORTER SPEECH