The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07
IHE YIUE PRESIDENT.


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y IHE fIUE PRESIDENT.
10 hEe'ch OF the Lille Of Grn. John
D Logan.
/ Born In Jackson county In the State nj
J. Illinois, in tho year 1922, John A, Logan
:. Aas crowded into slxty.two years Of lilo A
Q a'rles oil events aud ,rinmphs second 10 no
;. man in tho country. Ills rareulses visa
poor and obscure. 0bscusity and poverty
seem. alsor all, tho raw material irc,p
v which tue g1ea.nss, Ia manufactured Il a
u World over. lie hes dispsllcd the es,lv
o oe'cutity, as the psses Of Ills eoup,r, 8
+ history prove, but beyond tho receip, Of
MS salary aa public officer, ho Ia still a
!. poor man, and this fact is a strong recon.
nendalton oi hls honesty. The United
states has never been lavish Of the salnries
!, which sshas paid 10 tho men upon whom
! public trusts have devolved, and when Il
p public oiiiccr entcB upon his duties poor
. anu fetites from cillco rich, ihe
sGe potent fact must be that more Of
r h!s ume has been spent In private enter
3 Ahmenla than has been devoted 10 ths
0 pnOl.c good. The educAtiau OF Locap'a
I youth wal tho bes. the times afforded. ior
3 IN shoss days tho schoolmss,er was mt
D ABROAD, neither did the doors Of the publlc
i. sch9ol swing In every hamlet, rs now. He
D made the most oil the poor facill.its at
l hand, and being Of u ssudious and reflect
we turn, digested we'll what ho had
learned. The Mexican war interru, nv
h!s peaceful lie, he shoulderet bis mr,k ke:
and, though buta youth, marched of
shoulder TO shoulder with stalyatt
men to defend his country hon the en-
! croachmsnt OF foreign foe, as years alter he
, offered his lie to protect that Same coun-
tly from destruction by the Efforts oi a do
nestle Toe. In tho Mexican war he achieved
dlsslne.ion, rising from the rank OF private
J to Lieulenants grade, his promotion being
, earned by the true test Of a soldiers merit
bravery and obedience. Peace restored. and
by lis restoration the. boundary line Of the
United States liked, Logan returned 10 his
home, began the study Of law, aud was rtad-
ualed at the University Of Louisville, Ken.
lucky, in the year 1851. Logan was not
destined 10 brcomea mere spectator of eyen,s
around him, neither could The times ailJrd 10
suttain the loss Of his talents und power. nor
could the mans nature permi, him to suffer
unused the energies with which he wus en-
dowed.
MS PUBLIC CAREEE.
In the year 1852 he was elected q mem.
Der OF the Legislature to Represent Frank.
lin and jackson counties, and was again
elected to the same office in 1856. A, tho
same time he WAS appointed Prosecuting
Attorney; and whether in the Legislative
halls or before the circuit jury, he was
prompt and elective in the discharge of
every duty. He wss bold and fearless. too.
In tho expression oil his conceived ids. M
right, and his conclusions on any subject
were reached only nt!er mR.ured efIo,la.
Such qualifications iu mat with leas
natural gifts than Logan would mark him an
Oh object Of admiration for his fellow min
everywhere. The teq1el oil his lie shows
that tkfy were fully appreciated in him.
The utBsings court o. the State Capital
soon grew too anall 10 contne his efIortH.
In tho year 1856 no was chosen "A Prtsi-
dental ulecsor and sent as Represents.
tive to the Thirty.sixth and Thir "
seventh sessions oi Congress. While Ie
was In Congrerstho lowering clouds Of civil
discord BROKE into storm.
| What il known aB the war OF the rebel
lion wEs no unexpected event. Il, ,wasan.
licipRteG for years. 1t was gs inevitable
as The coming OF the night when the day
is done. There were honest differences
North and South respecting the inte.p,ets-
ton oil the constitution, and the settlement
OF these diflerences determining tho per-
petuallon oil tho Union could be accom-
plished by tho swcrd alone. With the bill.
ternces and protraclion Of that wsr eppen-
dercd and prolonged by speculation In the
North and fars!lcism In the Son,h, John
Logan waa not in sympathy. When he
laid naids his sxord there was no malice in
his heart, no bate toward q people whose
residence wes bounded BY geographical
iinee. lie fought for principle. AMI that
principle established, he believed its
maintenance meant equal political rights
ior all. -.
Ills WAR RECORD. AZ
Rasigning his seat In Conrresy he cr,an.
lied the Thirty-irs! Illinois Volunteers
and became their Colonel. The war was
no holiday tournament Tor the Thirty.first
; Illinois Regiment. Neither they nor their
l''"|onel meant that /, should be such. At
I. Jrt Doaclson their valor and prove,s
zero tested. Never did soldiers behays so
well. II Logan never beioro could claiD,
bis eoldieis' heaIls his conduct ut Dsncl-
son won from them the highest tribrte of
the human mind-she admiration al one
man for another mans bravery. Tho hat
tie WIS hot md iierce-it resalted in vic.
tory. AZ Logan was borne from the tield
enturinE the agony Of a dangerous wound
he knew that the day wus victorious in the
hoarse CRY of victory that reached kia ears.
he ielf, with his ebbins blood, when ali
around him was growing dark, that the
Union flag had supplanted the rebel colora
on Fort Donelaou. 5T'"i''''
At Pit'sburg Landing and Shiloh the pal-
liant Logan next led his troops 10 yictnrv.
l1s,e his saldierly conduct, bis beerinc ~
the presence Of tho deadly Charge, ~ cool
and 30 brave, his Judgment 60 unwsrped
and clear, and his own and his troops dis-
cipiine go perfect won the pra's OF Gsnornl
Sherman, who. In hia reports OF the battles.
hpeeEs ol him in unstinted praise. al
Atlanta he wGs appointed to 2ssume the
command left vacant by the death OF the
lRmented General McPhesson. Every step
upward, everY advance In liie that Logan
ever attained to, whether in the forum or
, on tho field, waa made simply and purcly
no the reward ot merit. Lie had no West
, Point prestige to advance him; he fastened
. on the Generapsspurs because there was no
: one else to wear them. The biog,spher Of
Logan cannot hope TO convey in cold type
: to tho reader anything either OF his mill
, tary proweas or the vanerRtiou OF his NIL
dien Tor him. The records CT the Wa, De.
partment tell OF one; ask tho Army { / ina
Tennessee for thei ether. His conduct nj
! Donelson, Sailoh, Atlanta anu For, Henry
I WAS repeated In every engagement. prent
: and small, In which he figured. lis was a
true soldier from tho day no entered Tho
3 gervlce, a. the beginning OF the war. urtil
the hour at which he laid aside his sword
:. at ita coss. lg.Is I.
Ills IfPoRra APPRECIATED,
+ II mrBt have been = Bonrco OF pleasure
Tor General Logan 10 know that hta piTo,.a
, 10 bio country behnlt were appreciated by
his coutrymen. Americana apprrciate
nothing 90 much ~ merit. Logan wss nd.
, pointed in In 1862 as Minister 10 Meyiro
! which eilice he declined. In 1866 bo WA
. elected ConBrefsman'at-isrge for three
+ terms. Honor bad not ye! dons ia moat
, ils most ir tho MAJ. In 1871 10 was
/ chosen United Siates Senator, and flled
his fest ur.,l March !. 1877. From ihs
! ranks ti a private in one war 10 tho posi.
0 tlon ol q alajor Gene,alin another; from
!. The narrow walls CT q County court 10 tho
s United States SenRie-thtss alrides tn
o honor and pre!eImen. ire rarely ma,le by
Is one man In 4 lle.!me At tho cohclre,on
y oil hia term in The Senate he began again
r. tho pyHctico oil his profession Ia b;s nsiiyo
" State, but fame aad his iellow-cit;zens
ss cpmaslil! seeking him. Public interests,
e the people felt, were saie in his hapde:
r. he WEI the guardian without bond, ,hs