The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-11
IoHN AIRxANpER LoaAN.

john ALEXANDER Logan, the hepuDil-
can candidate for the Vice Presidency,
was born in Jackson county, in that pOr-
ton of Southern Illinois known as
Egypt" Logan's father was one of
the pioneers of the State, and at the
time he moved to Illinois it contained
only few thousand inhabitants. John
Logan was born Feb. 19, 1926, and is
therefore ifty-eight years of age to day.
He received q common school educa.
ton, and subsequently attended and
graduated from the University of Louis
vile. Soon after he graduated, and
when just of age, the Mexican war broke
out. Young Logan at once rendered
his services, entering a regiment of
Illinois volunteers as q private. He
served throughout the war, rising to
the position of lieutenant and subse-
quently of quartermaster. After his re-
turn from Mexico he began the practice
of law, but soon gave it up for politics.
In lS49, when only twenty-three, he was
elected clerk of court of Jackson coun-
ty. In 1852, 1853, 1856 and 1857 he was
elected tie the Illinois Legislature; from
1858 to 1857 he was prosecuting attorney
of the county, and in 1856 he was a pre-
sidential elector and voted for Buchanan.
During all this time he was a Democrat,
and very enthusiastic and YigQrans
one, the section of country lac lived in
in being strongly Democratic and pro.
Southern in its sympathies. He was
elected to the thirty-sixth Congress in
1853, and again to the thirty-seventh
in 1860. He left Congress to enter the
army, serving first as a private in a
Michigan regim ent. He was present
with that regiment at Bull Run in July,
1861, bnt returned 10 Illinois after that
fight and began raising a regiment. At
that time Logan's political sentiments
were regarded a. suspicious, and it was
even charged that be was raising these
troops TO enter the Confederate service
as many Of the people from his section
of Illinois did. His regiment, however.
was brought into the Union forces, with
Logan as colonel, and served with the
WesteFn army. Col. Logan was wound
ed at Fort Donelson in February, 1862
In the following month he was made
brigadier general, and in April he was
promoted to major geaezAiship, and
commanded division IN the Vicksburg
and Atlanta Campaign (1863-lS64.
In 1866; at the and of lhe war, Logan
was appointed mlnister to Mexico, but
declined the Office. He was elected to
Congress In 1857, and again in 1869, and
succeeded Richard Yates as Senator in
March, 1871. In 1877, at the end of his
term as Senator, he returned to the
practice of the Law in Chicago; but was
again elested 70 succeed Oglesby Is Sena-
tor, and took his seat in 1879. His
term of service will expire in 1885. +,
fluent speakers in the Senate, particular.
ly strong in invectipe, VIII. a powerfuI
voice, u vigorous aud energetic mind,
aud great Yolubility, he has hammered
through many measures. Almost alone
and unaided he conducted the late de-
bate against Fitz John Porter, and this
debate well showed his powers and
force.
In person, Logan is large, with dark,
swarthy complexion, that hes given Iise
to the soubriqaet s:Rlaek Jack Nimmense
mustaehes, and heavy, stiff, wiry hair,
which gives him the appeara nee Of an
Indian,
Ia p0lltlGs he Il stalwart Republican
holding the most extreme views. He
was an earnest supporter of Grant in
1880, and has had the Grant influence
in his present campaign. He is un-
doubtedly popular with the soldiers and
was the favorite candidate of the Grand
Army of the Republic.