The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-28

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sorrow in this city. Flags were placed
a. bsif-mast. and a meeting OF citlzens
was called at once. which met 'Ais
The following telegram OF sympathy
was adopted and forwarded 10 Als'
Logan:
scitizens o. the city of springfield extend
their sympathy and condolelce 70 ne
family OF John A. Logan, the e.uASu, 800, 81
man soldier ana patriotic 1s..ue s 80 -. -.
country. An executive comm - Va 80
was sppointed 10 take charge OF any future
arrangem ents that may be deemed proper
The following dispatch was sent on
behalf OF the meeting 10 Hon. sheioy
N. Cullom:
scitizens of Springfield tender 20 Mrs.
Logan a beautiful place II OaA hllSe
csgf55sfsrv- or elsewhere in, or near the city,
- the burial of General Logan, near the
anal testing place Of Abraham Lincoln, and
-alriest Won 10 present this offer 10 her, and
ask her acceptance thereof
Governor Oglesby sent a dispatch
rendering his sympathy and asking II
he or any of the State officers could
render any assistance in connection
with the funeral ceremonies.
News of the death of Senator Logan
was 50 unexpected and caused such
sadness that prominent political citi
zsns have deemed IL improper 10 ex-
press decided views as TO mis- successor.
Governor 0gleSby peremptorily de
chned TO be interviewed on the subject.
BLAINE SPEAKS.
Augusta, Ne, December % A re
porter of the Associated Press called at
Blaine residence soon after the intel
Iigence of General Logan's death
reached this city. Mr.. Blaine had left
his chamber. 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 de-
gree prepared for IL. He had heard
only in the forenoon that Genera
Logan's condition was considered
critical. Mr.. Blaine discussed General
Logan's characteristics freely. be had
not personally known the General be-
fere the war, and mad met him for the
first time when General Logan came TO
Washington from his command IN the
field. Il think" said Mr.. Blaine, lit
was sometime during the winter OF
1868. that by mere accident 1 entered
Mr.. Lincoln's room just as General
Logan was leaving. The President in
troduced me to the General, and we
had a very brief talk. l remember,
said Mr.. Blaine, that after General
Logan had retired, the President eulo-
gized him very highly, adding that ii
was very fortunate when so many gen.
erals had fallen far below expectation,
to find few that had gone Ear beyond
expectation, and in the latter class he
gave General Logan an eminent rank.
But l am not one" said Mr..
Blaine, Ito speak OF General
Logan's military rank. That can be
far more fittingly done by his brother
officers and thousands of veterans who
are at this moment in tears over the
death of their beloved leader in war;
their wstchful and constant friend in
peace. History has, think, definitely
assigned General Logan his military
rank, the highest OF volunteer officers
in the army OF the Union. Ny close
acquaintance with Mr.. Logan" con-
| tinued Mr.. Blaine, dates from his en-
| trance upon his duties as representative
at large from Illinois in the Fortieth
| Congress. He was elected TO that post
/ in November, 1856. From that time
onward our relations came to be
! friendly and intimate. The occasional
statements as to jealousies and rival
ries, were without foundation. There
never was an unkind word between
Us, and so far as l know, neither had an
unkipd thought of the other. 1 say
this knowing all II conveys and know
ing, also, all il contradicts." Blaine
described Logan as "a man OF force and
legislative ability" His will, said
Blaine, was IMPENDING; his courage,
! both moral and physical, was OF the
| highest order. l never knew more
] fearless man. He did not quail before
I public opinion, when he had once made
! up his mind, any more than he did BE-
fore the guns Of the enemy when ne ne
headed q charge Of his enthusiastic
I troops d" In debate" said Blaine.
General 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, ii I remember Alright,
part of three days, and was marvel
! lousy sustained throughout Logan
had great feeling in that case, and had
! put vast deal Of study in II. Genera.
| Logan was most indefatiga0le
worker. dis close relations with the
I volunteer soldiery OF the country III
I viewed an immense correspondence ana
an immense labor, in addition to the
labor imposed upon him as the leading
Senator fIom such q large State as
Illinois. He was a punetual, faithful!
man, and but for his constitution OF
iron. could no: have gone through all
the work that was put on him. Logan 5
/ loss 10 the Republican party IS beyond
computation. His personal following
in his party was very great, and among
I veterans he had an almost solid body.
As party leader, Logan was singuiarly
direct, manly and candid. His personal
energy and political power we've strik-
ingly shown IN his contest for the
Senatorship, perhaps the most mem
orable Of the kind ever waged in the
/ United States. The shock of his death
| is Sc sudden, the sorrow It brings 50
keen, that no full analysis OF this re
marksble man can be given at this
time. Full tributes will in due lime be
paid TO him, mis- character and his
seTy css. have had occasion
TO say before ana now T.
neat that while there have been