The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-06-21

Republican Candidate forvice-Presi-
dent.
John Alexander Logan, the Republican
nominee for Vice President was born near
Murphysboro, Jackson county, Ill, Feb
ruary 9, 1896. His father was native OF Ire
land, and his mother Of Tennessee. He
enjoyed slight educational advantages, his
father affording most of of the boys early
instruction.
HE first public service was in the Mexl-s
can war. He enlisted as q private, became
Lieutenant, served as Adiutant of his regi-
ment, the First Illinois infantry, and came
out as Quarternaster.
On returning home he began the study Of
law in the office Of his uncle, Lieutenant
Governor jenkins of Illinois. He attended
lectures at Louisville, and took his diploma
in 1851. His legal ability and winning
ways were recognized the next year by his
election to the Legislature, and the year
following by an election as prosecuting at
torney in the Third judicial District of the
State. He was three times reelected to
the Legislature.
Mr.. Logan was at this time Democrat,
and was chosen Presidential Elector in
the Buchanan campaign. Two years later
he was sent to Congress. This was at the
body. Mr.. Logan was reelected in 1860.
In that year he was an ardent advocate of
Stephen A. Douglas and he addressed a
mass-meeting in Cooper Institute, New
York City, in behalf Of the "Little Giant.'
When trouble was threatened in the South,
however, he openly ayowed his intention to
see Mr.. Lincoln inaugurated if elected
even if heswas obliged to shoulder musket |
and 60 to Washington. "
His military experience and patriotism
sent the young Congressman into the army
soon after the outbreak of the civil war.
He was at Washington attending the special |
session of 1861, when early in the summer,
a Michigan regiment came through Wash |
ington on the way to the front. The ardent |
son of Illinois enlisted in its ranks as pri- |
vate, and participated in the first battle of |
Bull Run. He was among the last to leave
that field. Hefhen fastened back to Illinois
to raise regiment of his own.
Colonel Logan took the field with the
Thirty-tirst Illinois Infantry in September,
with Netherlands brigade. He had a
horse short from under him at the battle of
Belmont. He was engaged at Fort Henry,
and in leading the assault at Fort Donelson
was badly wounded. For gallant and etfec-
tive service he was steadily promoted. He
greatly assisted Grant in the Northern
Mississippi campaign of 1862, and as Major
General of volunteers commanded the
Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps,
under Mcpherson, in the movement against
Vicksburg in 1868. Besides brave fighting
at Port Gibson, he rendered noble service
at Champion Hills. He succeeded Gen.
Sherman in command of the Fifteenth
Corps In November, 1863. and made Hunts
vile, Alabama, his headquarters. He joined
the grand army which was to march
through Georgia next year, distinguishing
at Resaca, Dallas and Kenesaw
Mountain. At the battle of Atlanta he
Mcpherson, on the latter's fall, |
and with marked magnetism rallied the
Union forces. After Sherman fairly started
for the sea General Logan went North to
make speeches for Lincoln and johnson.
He rejoined Sherman at Savannah, and
shared in the grand review at Washington
in May, 1866.
Having declined President Johnson's
offer of the mission to Mexico, General
Logan returned to the civil service of his
country as aGongressman, being elected
% his old seat in 1866. He remained there
until his election to the Senate in 1871
Among the most conspicuous of his acts in
these four years was powerful speech on
which was reprinted and
widely disseminated as a campaign docu-
nent. On the title page was an announce
nent that this was in reply to the utterances
II Brooklyn member. General Logan
vas also one OF the managers of the i'm
oeachment trial of Andrew johnson. The
republicans did not control the Legislature
II illinois In 1877, aud Judge Davis of The
lnlted States Supreme Court was elected
IS an Independent to succeed Mr.. Logan
the Senate. But two years later Genera,
logan was chosen to succeed Richard J.
}giesby, who is this year the Republican
for Governor. Mr.. Losan's
srm expires next March,. He has taken
II active part in the debates OF the Senate
nd has been noticeably friend of the
older during his public career. At the
resent time he stands at the head of the
ehate committee on Military Affairs, and
scond on the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Cough on Silk Hats.
1t would be no violation of the commend %
- lsn5, SAID John B. Cough, . a man vera to