Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-22
GEN. lOGAN'S EARLY WAR RECORD.

lie Beacon stlll affects 10 Delle
that Gen. Logan's loyalty, during the
early part of the war, was of IA doubt
full character and that he is a dema.
gogue. st. John, the apostle of Kan
sas, takes the same shoot. The follow.
ing, taken from the Topeka Common.
wealth, may throw little light on the
Bcacons benighted surroundings. The
Journal of that city, which had made
like charges with the Beacon, refused
to publish it. The statement is very
elective refutation Of the old story
that Gen. Logan undertook 10 assist
the southern rebellion before he be-
came a union soldier:
Editor Topeka journal:
| have read this moment the article
in the Topeka Journal of this date en-
titled, "Chase County Politics, (which
says about Gen. John A. Logan:
He forgot to state that John a. Lo-
gan had raised a regiment of $50 men
in 1861 in Illinois to 60 south.
Mr.. Peck refrained from telling the
audience how John A. Logan had
passed in the Illinois legislature his ia
NOUS bill ''Fining and imprisoning
every negro who came into the state"
Now ] reside in Illinois, and know
the above insinuatiOns about his war
record to be false. General Logan
never attempted to raise anv number
Of men for the rebel army, rs is meant
by the phrase "to 90 SOUTH" neither
did he afterwards enlist such men or
any Others into the union army. But
on the contrary, 10 nail this stale old
lie, in brief will state the facts, in
substance, without too much detail.
In nutshell, Logan resigned his seat
in congress when no had two years To
serve, in district overwhelmingly
Democratic, where he was its wor-
shipped leader. Came home from
congress with authority from
President Lincoln aud Governor
Mates TO raise regiment
of volunteers. He was bitterly |
pcnounced by his old Democrats az |
his old home in Carbondale, III. He
was for his country. An infatuated |
mob assembled i'm front of his house.
Many advised HIN not to go out. as
his life was in danger. Tie said he |
would 90 out, and he would make a |
speech for the war if il was the last |
begged him not to take such Il risk.
He was firm. She said. 81 will ihe.:
go along. They will not shoot or egg
or stone YOU if stand by your side"
lie forbid her dong so; requested her
not to deceive herself: that men who
would do what these Democrats were
dding had no respect tor woman.
Logan stepped ont. got into a wagon.
and in spite of his protests, his brave.
kind-hearted wife got up by his side
while he made his speech. Both in
that act offered their lives for their
country. The regiment was raised
and went to Cairo. No sooner there
than some red-mouthed Democrats
started the story that Colonel Logan's
regiment would fight for JEFF Davis or
the confcderacy that Logan had
raised the regiment for that purpose.
The word came 10 Logan. True TO
his life he issued an order. had ii
posted i'm canvass across the road,
in substance thus: "Whoevcr says
in the presence of any of nv regi-
ment that any Of my men were en-
listed to fight for the rebel army.
shoot such person on the spot" and
signed his order. Does il look rea-
sonable that if Logan WAS for the
rebels first. he would have resigned
his seat as a Democrat in congress-?
Would Lincoln and Yates have given
such man a commission? But worse;
would $50 Democrats volunteer for
The rebels under Logan aud then. be-
'ause he changed his mind aud turned
.raitor TO the rebels? Now a. TO the
black laws Of Illinois. that WAS Dem-
,cratic measure then. Logan was 4
elected and represented them. Why
hould he not vote to represent them?
DO these Democrats charge that their I
'wn party was guilty of an outrage
or which it should still be held re-
poDsible? AS for Logan he has re-
undated the act, been baptized in
'losd on the field of battle in the glo-
ious cause of freedom TO these blacks
"A united country and new era of
to the nation-and il is TO
is honor TO mention these things,
nd disgrace only to Democrats.
CALVIN III. FIEw