Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-05
Where was Logan When the war
Broke Out2
STAR CRY, Ind, June 80, 1884.

STAR CRY, Ind, June 80, 1884.
EprroH MISSOURI REPUBLICAN - |
Where was Gen. John A. Logan, candi- |
date for Vice. President, when the wai
broke out2 Did he muster company
for the Southern army
"A SUBSCRIBER.
Gen. Logan, when the war broke out, |
vss an earnest secession sympathizer.
Whilst Senator Douglas, Judge Mar
shall. WIN. X. Morrison, Hon. John e.
Dietrich and nearly every prominent
Democrat in Illinois were rallying the |
Democracy to the support Of the Union,
Logan was cursing Douglas as q traitor,
The following Is an abstract from com
munication to Southern Illinois paper |
dated "Marphysboro, ILL.,, May 9. |
1876"
"Whan Stephen A. Douglas, in the |
hall Of The Hsuse Of Representatives, in |
Springfield, had delivered that memora-
bic address which bound the Democratic |
party Of the North to the support Of the |
Government John A. Logan followed |
the exhausted and almost dying Senator |
to his rooms. and In the presence Of
uany Of the Senators friends, cursed |
and npbrAided him for his attempt to
sell ths Democratic party to the Aboli-
Honists, and swore that the artempt
should not succeed. During the sitting
Of the circuit court At McLeansboro, In
Hamilton county, in May, 1881, while
Hon. 8. g. Marshall was addressing
Union meeting, Logan appeared, de-
nounced the war and Judge Marshall.
and cursed the stars and stripes, and
made IN attempt to cut down the flag
which was wavsng over the court house,
being only prevented from doing so by
the exertions Of Mr.. Chester Carpenter,
Cloyd Crouch and others Of bis friends
and followers. He was chiefly instru-
mental In raising Captain Thorndyke
Brooks's company Of recruits for the
rebel army, 1 company of which his
brothsr.i in. law, "a. b. Cunningham, was
Orderly Sergeant; and ON the night
wh1p the company left Marion, William
so| Asunty, be accompanied II ten miles
o4ts way TO Paducah, stood guard
while the company slept, and. on part
ing from the members Of the company,
gave them his instructions and promised
that be would soon be with them and
would command their regiment"
Atths same time the subjoined affi-
davit was published:
Estate Of Illinois, Alexander County,
City Of Cairo.
II, John G. Wheatly, resident Of
the city, county and State aforesaid, do
sulsmnly swear that ON the 28th day Of
May, 1851, l went from Williamson
county, Illinois, 10 join Captain H. B.
Cunningham's company (G), of the Fiji
tesnth Rseimsnt. Tennessee Volunteers;
that Major-G General John A. Logan, now
candidate for Congre.. st-Iarge, and
who then represented this. the Thir-
tsenth Congressional District was the
chief person who raised said company,
end persuaded mo to join the same; that
ssid Logan accompanied us (about sew
snty in number) In the night, part OF the
way from Willismson county to Pa
ducah, the place deaignsted for M to
cross the Ohio river. We crossed
ct Paducah, according to John A.
Logans instructions, 70 svade Union
troops. which be stated were stationed
at Cairo. When Logan left u heagreed
to meet u - soon = possible, and As-
sianed a. reason for not then accom-.
psnying us that he wanted 70 settle his
adairs at home aRd raise more troops.
Logan, when he left, promised faithful
" 10 Join NJ soon aud command our
regiment in the confederate service, bnt
the next time We met him was ct Bel
mont. In the federal service, and in that
fight Capt. Cunningham and ! chased
him SO closely that he was compelled to
dismsunt. We succeeded in capturing
his horss, and delivered it to Con. Gideon
Pillow Of ths confederate army. ! served
IN the confsdsrats army from the above
date until July 20. 1862, in Capt. Cum
ningham's company, and was henorably
disshareed At Tupelo. Ny son, X. L.
Whsatly, Thompson Coder, Harry
HAYES, William Tinker, J1ekson Brown,
Jackson Law. George Law, Joshua Law.
Fleming 0hsnt, Martin Williams and
oshsrs, and all except the first are now
residing. or were when last heard from
them, in Marion, Williamson county,
Illinois, were membsss Of said company,
and will attest the truth of this state
msnt. JoHN q. WHEATLY.
''Subsoribsd and sworn 70 before me
this 3Oth day Of september, A. D., 1858.
JOHN Q. HARMON,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Alexander
Co., III.
To Judge /. N. Hsynes, Cairo, ILL.,,
Logan wrots-we quote from his letter
pu6lishsd In the RePstiican January II,
16Gl:
. since the election Of Mr.. Lincoln
ear country hes sustsined . loss Of sew
srAl hundred millions Of dollars, ~ the
fret Legitimate and grinding tax Of dom
inAut black Repubi anism. II
thi&pesunisry embarrassment, this stag
% .s6n aid suffering in our industrial
pursuits were Ill, time and wise coun-
saIs would soon clear the wreck. But
ny dear sir, there b darker picture in
the sickcning panorama Of tho day-A
still greater calamity IL on its march
the cables Of the old ship Of State are
parting, political earthq uskeis rendiag
the federal arch, one pillar is already
wrenched from our proud temple.
sTf ws would pass this bitter cup
from our lips | solsnnly believe there
+ bat one way: Let the old fire Of pa
triotism 5arst from the heart Of the peo-
pie. swing the political maniac, the fa-
natie and the reckless disseminate into
silence. Lat the stout-hsartsd millions
!, Of al sections command the pssce. re-
Quiring Abolitionists to cease their oar
fare upon insfifstiess Of sister States and
mind their own business and let Others
aiese. Let the North attend TO her own
Institutions and allow the South the same
privilsge. Let the doctrine be accepted
everywhere that the people Of each
Stats arc capable Of self-government
without any interference from others.
Let the President elect and his party
abandon Congressional intervention on
the slavery question in the Terri
tories and District Of Columbia. repeal
their odious and unconstitutional per-
sonal liberty laws Furnishing citizens for
obsyinQ the act for the rendition of fugi-
tive slaves, or in any way obstructing
the execution Of the law. Les them
cease preaching crussdes against people
with whose sonosrns they have nothing
70 do. and for whose institutions they
are not responsible. Let them with fidel-
ity execute the federal compact made by
our fathers, to the. fuifillment OF which
the honor and good faith Of all OF us are
pledged. Let them cast out their hypo-
critical sympathy for such murder
en- q John Brown and his oonfed.
crates, n devils were ''cast out
in the days Of our Saviour. Until
Gese things are done, 10 faH Of peace and
brokherIy feeling bef,ceea hs sections Il
snadneg and ssockery. History informs
us that Nero, royal but insane and
blood.thirsty man, iiddIed while Rome
wna burning, and II does seem to me
that the president elect and his friends,
flusksd and drunken with victory, are
plunging deeper into their fanatical or