New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-27
MR.. BLAlNE'S VIEWS OF GENERAL LOGAN.
ICAL SAGACITY


ICAL sAGACITY.
AUGUSTA Me-, Dec 26.-A reporter of the Associated
Press called Mr. Blanes house after the intel
gence of General LOgans death reached this city, Mr.
Blaine had left his chamber and though lame from bis
Illness had down to his library for the nrss
time He said that the announcement had come To him
without his being in the least degree prepared for It. He
had heard only in the forenoon that General
Logan's condition considered critk
cal Mr. Blaine discussed General Logans
characteristics freely He had not known the General
before the war; and had him for the first time whom
General Logan to Washington from his command in
the field
.I think" said Mr. Blaine sit was some time in tho
winter OF 1868 that by accident entered Mr. Lin
coins room just as General Logan was leaving. Tho
President introduced me to the General and we had
brief talk. remember that after General Logan had
retired the President euogzed him highly, adding th2s
fortunate when many generals had fallen far
below expectation, to find that few had gone far be-
yond expectation and in the latter class he gave Logan
eminent rank.
..But I am not the one speak Of General Logan's
military rank That be far tngly done by his
brother officers and the thousands OF veterans who arc
at this moment in the deahof their beloved
leader war; their watchful ai constant friend In peace
History has think. definitely assigned General Logan
his military rank-he highest OF the volunteer officers In
the Army OF the Union.
"My close acquaintance with General Logan dates
from his entrance upon his duties Representatives.
Largo from Illinois In the XLth Congress- He
was elected to that post In November 1855.
From that tune onward relations came
to be friendly and intimate. Occasional statements
jealoses rivalres without foundation There
never WAS an unkind word between and far As
know neither had unknd thought Of the other say
this knowing all 1t conveys and knowing also all It con
tradicts
General Logan was man Of immense force In leRss
atiye body His will was unbendng. his courage. both
moral and physical, was OF the highest order
never knew Q more fearless man. Ho
did not quail before public opinion when he had ont
made mn his mind any than he did before the gums
of the enemy when he headed charge OF his enth as0
troopa In debate he aggressive and effective.
His last prepared and longest sustained
argument the speech he made In the Senate In the
XLvIth Congress against the restoration OF z John
Porter to the army The speech occupied. II remember
arght part Of three days, and marveously sus-
tanned throughout General Logan had great feeling In
that case, and had put vast deal Of study In It."
General Logan most indefatigable worker.
His close relations with the volunteer sodiery OF mo
country involved immense correspondence
and AN Immense labor, In addition u NE
io% aSSs sass R0'I srss spSs ssae s'a as ne he wss
punctua faithful man, aud but Tor ms ~
Of iron he could not have through all the wvrk ~
was put upon him General Logan's loss 70 tno s ~,
pnOssa pary 'a,a ner.sna M S'se iSilexns in he
party was great among the veterans he had almost
| the sod bosy. As party leader General Logan NJ.
| ringulariy direct, manly aud cnnuiu ~. ~.
psisonai energy and political power vsss