Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-28
EuLOGlSTIC SENTIMENTS.
What Some of the Great Men Thought of
The Dead GeneraI.


AUGUSTA. Me, Dec ga reporter called
on MIR Blaine Sunday TO hear his views on
the death of Gen. Logan Mr.. Blaine was
stlli unable 10 leave the housa, owing to his
recent spell Of the govt He spoke freely
and frankly of the dead senator and said he
was the greatest volunteer officer of the war
Mr. Blaine put particular emphasis into
what he said of his personal relations with
Gen Logan, declaring that they had always
been the best of friends and nothing had
ever happened 10 mar in the least that
friendship and he spoke feelingly of his
death as the loss of valued friend
Mr.. Blaine described Gen Logan as "a
man Of immense force in legislative bodr. e
HIS will, said Mr.. Blaine was unhand-
iHE. His courage, both moral and physical.
was If the highest order. | never knew a
more fearless man He did not Quail before
public opinion when he had once made I'D
III, mind, any more than he did before the
guns Of the enemy when he headed charge
If his enthusiastic troops.
In debate. said Mr.. Blaine. Gen. Logan
was aggressive and effective. His best pre-
pared and longest sustained argument was
the speech he made in the senate during the
Forty-slXth congress against the restoration
Of Fltz John Porter TO the army The speech
occupied, if | remember Alright. a part Of
three days, and was marvelously sustained
throughout. Gen. Logans loss to the Re
publican party is beyond computation His
personal following in the party was very
great, and among tho veterans he had
almost the solid body. As a party leader
tsen. LISan was singularly direct, manly
and CdlriIt'
THE PRESIDENT
WASHJSGToN CITY. Dec. 2s.-The presl
dent Saii be WAS inexpressIbly shocked by
the ns~s Of Senator Lo5an's death Fr1n
his own limited personal acquaintance with
INN he had formed high opinion of him a
sincere, frank, and generous man, aud his
loss would Be very Sensibly felt by hosts %
personal friends throughout the country who
hal become attached to him because of his
qualities of heart and by people at large
whom he had served well as Union soldier
and IN the highest branch of the national
Legislature
GEN. SHERIDAN
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec - ten Sheri-
dan spoke Of Gen. Logan's death with much
feeling, and at times his eyes were bedimned
with fears. He said: II had known Gen.
Logan for twenty-five years. and held the
highest appreciation of him "a a soldier, as a
statesman, and as a man / went out to his
A"aSH and saw him die, and it was one Of the
Saidsst experiences | have ever had Hi
death viii prove a great loss to the country
He Was one of the abiest men | ever meta
man of fixed opinions and one always ready
and aIlo to maintain them. Although WE
were both III tho army during the war, we
did not become personally acquainted until
it was over.
GEN SHERMAN
NEW YORK, Dec. IS Said Gen. Sherman
81 first met Gen. Logan on a boat On til,
Tennessee river, and from that time until Lhe
close Of the war had a good chance to know
him, as he fought for q long time directly
under me. No drawer man ever lived lie
had great personal courage, aud was mag.
niticent in battle He manifested intense de.
votIon to his cause and country Probably.
at the time Of his death, lie was the most
conspicuous example of the volunteer soldier
living Of late years, in political life, he
was very ambitions, but his desire to he
president was laudible and fully warranted.
He was constant attendant at army meet
mgs, and one Of our best orators
EX-sECRETARY or WAR BELKYAP
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec Eek Secre-
tary OF War Balknap WIS deeply moved by
Gen. Logaus death He said although
the general and | were never intimate. |
division under him and knew
him 10 he great soldier He might anath-
ematizs his superiors but he obeyed orders
implicitly. He was thoroughly subordinate
to orders and brave as a lion" Gen. Belk.
nap directed attention to the fact that of the
five commanders of the Army of the Ten.
iessee-Grant, Sher man, Mcpherson, Logan
and Howard-only Sherman and Howard
EX-SENATOR THURMAN.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2s-"John A. Lo.
yan was an admirable man. said Judge
Thurman. HE had some qualities of ma
.ure's best gifts in an unusual degree. As is
we'll known, there has been disposition on
he part of some people to hold Gen. Logan's
ittainments at too low figure, but my OBJ
ervations during long and intimate friend.
hip lead Inc to consider him much deeper
md more Intellectual than he was common
y supposed to be. He was forcible speaker.
good thinker, and certainly an admirable
older. He was most affable gentleman,
md made friends fast.
SENATOR BECK.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 2s-Senator Beck
aid: Il knew Gen. Logan intimately, both
n the house and the senate He was a blunt, |
trong, bold, honest, manly man. His in
sgrity was absolute, and if his temper had