Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-27
SENATOR SHERMAN
MR.. BLAINE.
What the Pinned knight Said of General
Logan's Death.

Dcd1h'
AUGUSTA, Me, December 26.-A re-
porter of the Associated Press called at
Mr.. Blaine's residence soon after intelli-
gence of General Logan's death reached
this city. Mr.. Blaine had left his cham
Der, and though very lame from his recent
illness, had come down to his library for
the first time. He said the announcement
had come to him without his being IN the
least degree prepared for it. He had heard
and only in the forenoon that General
LOgan's condition was considered critical.
Mr.. Blaine discussed General LOgan's
characteristics freely. He had not person
ally known the General before the war and
had met him for the first time when Cen
eral Logan came to Washington from his
command in the field. ~ think" said
Mr.. Blaine, lit was sometime during the
winter of 1863, that by mere accident, /
entered Mr.. LincOln's room just
as General Logan was leav-
ing The President introduced
ME to the General and we had very briet
talk. IL remember said Mr.. Blaine,
''that after Gen. Logan had retired the
President eulogized him very highly add
ing that it was very fortunate when so
many Generals had fallen far below ex
pectatiOn to find few that had gone far
beyond expectation and in the latter class
he gave Gen. Logan eminent rank. But l
am not the one, " said Mr.. Blaine, to speak
of Gen. Logan's military rank That can
be far more ittingly done by his brother
officers and by thousands Of veterans who
are at this moment in tears over the death
of their beloved leader in war, their watch
full and constant friend in peace. History
has, | think definitely assigned General
Logan his military rank, the highest Of
the volunteer officers in the army of the
Union. My close acquaintance with Gen
eral Logan" continued Mr.. Blaine, dates
from his entrance upon his duties
as Representative-at-Lar from Illinois
in the Fortieth Congress. He was
elected to that post in 1866. From that
time onward our relations came to be
friendly and continually. Occasional
statements as to jealOusies and rivalries
were without foundation. There never
was an unkind word between us, and so
far as / know, neither had an unkind
thought of the other. | say this, knowing
all it conveys and knowing all it contra
diets
Mr. Blaine described General Logan as
- man Of immense force in legislative
body" His will, " said Mr. Blaine, was
unbeuding. His courage, both moral
and physical, was Of the highest
order. never knew q more fearless man.
He did not quail before public opinion
when he mad once made up his mind any
more than he did before the guns
charge of his enthusiastic
troops. In debate" said Mr.. Blaine,
Gen. Logan was aggressive and effective
His best prepared and longest sustained
argument was the speech he made in the
Senate during the Forty-sixth Congress
against the restoration of Fitz John
Porter to the army. The speech
occupied, if remember Alright,
the best part of three days, and was mar
velously sustained throughout. General
Logan had a great feeling in that case
and had put vast deal Of study in it.
Gen. Logan was a most indetatigable
worker" said Mr.. Blaine His close
relations with the volunteer soldiery of
the country involved an immense corre-
spondence, an immense labor imposed
upon him as a leading Senator from such
a large State as Illinois. He
was a punctual and faithful
man and but for his constitution
of iron he could not have gone through all
the work that was put upon him. Gen
eral LOgan's loss to the Republican party
said Mr.. Blaine, lis beyond computation.
His personal following in the party was
very great aud among the veterans, he had
almost the solid body. As
a party leader General Logan
was singularly direct, manly and
candid. His personal energy and political
power were strikingly shown in his con-
test for Senator, perhaps, the most memer-
able OF the kind ever waged in
the United States. The shock of
his death is sudden, the sorrow it
brings, so keen, said Mr.. Blaine, that no
full analysis OF this remarkable man can
be given at this time. Full tribute will
in due time be paid to his character and
services. l have had occasion TO say
before, and l now repeat that which
there have been more illustriOus military
leaders in the United States, and more
illustriOuS leaders in legislative halls,
there has, | think, been no man in this
country who has combined the two careers
in 80 eminent degree rs General Logan"