The National tribune., 1884-01-31
An Old Islander Revived.

ltODtSSb SENSE.
An Old SANDER Revived.
OF all forms of SANDER there is none
SO atrocious as the Inuendo-that fayorite
resort of knayes and towards. 1t is to ordi-
nary intellectual weapons what the stiletto
is to the sword, fit only for thugs and assas-
SINS and those who employ it deserve to be
treated as such. For man who openly
and boldly attacks the character of his an
tagonist it is possible to have some respect,
but for one who seeks the ruin of his adyer-
sary behind the protecting mask of public
rumor it is difficult to feel aught save the
most intense contempt and loathing.
We are led to these reflections by observ-
ing in the Washington correspondence of a
newspaper which processes to be published
in the interests of our ex-soIdiers In general
and the Grand army in particular the fol-
lowing statement:
By tie way what do the New England soldiers
think OF Logan presidential candidateg There
is mistake in the fact that he is posing before
the soldiers their friend and it is said intends
TO the influence OF the Army OF the Tennessee
/ at flie convention in Chicago. Logan hardly
he acceptable TO the soldiers of your section. They
bare not forgotten on which side he stood when
the war broke ont. lie Is different Logan now.
Well, wait and SEE. as the blind man said.
Now, it is none OF cur concern whether
Senator Logan is, or is not, candidate for
the presidential nomination. He certainly
has as good right as any other American
born citizen to aspire 10 that distinction,
and we are pretty sure he would make an
upright, sagacious and patriotic Executive,
but as THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is not the
repository of party secrets, we are unable to
say what Senator Logan's intentions III this
matter are. What excites our Indignation
and win bring the flush of anger to the
cheek Of every ex-soldier, we venture to
says the insinuation, in the correspond
ence above quoted, that at the outbreak of
the war General Logan was ON the side of
/ secession, and ne should be wanting in our
duty 10 q comrade did we fail to BRAID it as
the false and groundiess SANDER that it is
Happily, its low origin is easily shown and
lis utter disclosures capable of conclusive
demonstration.
This lie, indeed, is nearly eighteen years
old, and il was first started on its travels
when General Logan, having returned from
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him, was brought forward by his party as
its nominee for Congress. 1t was said-and
in stating what the charge actually was, we
are doing what this last anonymous slam
dcrer had not either the courage or the man
illness to do--that General Logan, while
member of the lower house of Congress, in
the critical days Of 1861, had publicly ex-
pressed himself as in sympathy with the
secessionists, and had even gone so far as to
aid and encourage party of young men in
The town marion, ILL., in which he resided
TO go South and join the Confederate army
and TO give color to the charge, its authors
had recourse to the statement of an ex-
rebel soldier to the effect that he had been
induced 10 esp5use the rebel cause on the
representations Of General Logan's brother
in-law that he the generall would join
them" This, in substance, was the charge
that IN the heat of the campaign of 1866
WIS invented by his political opponents to
accomplish his defeat, and he answered it
then, as npon every occasion since then,
when il has been revived with equally sim
lister motives, with an unqualified and cir
cumstantial denial
If any one wishes to inform himself as to
the true history Of this SANDER and the
facts and records which refnte ii, lei him
turn to the Congressional Record Senate pro-
cecdipgs) Of April 20, 1881. lie will there
: find spread upon the records of the Senate
: General Logan's personal refniation Of the
charge, atiested by The voluntary declara-
tons Of his brother Senators
Il 1t suiiiccs for our purpose to present these
salient facts: First, as early IS January Z,
1861, before the first shot Of The rebellion
had been fred or the first call for troops
issued, General Logan voted for The resoiu-
lion approving the bold and patriotic act
of Major Anderson in Withdrawing from
) Fort Moultrie TO Fort Sumter, aud Of the
determination Of the President to maintain
: him IN that position '---an act that was con-
!, strued by the secessionists rs a edsns belii--
i ard piedsins cousr,sss % slppolt tie Plssi-