Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-27

blAina o1oe1a1eo General laNan'9 char
acteFiEtios freeiy. He had nos person.
ally known ths 6sneFal bafors the war,
and had met him for The 1Fst tine
wnen 0snsr&i Logan came 10 WaaAine-
ton IRON hts oommand In tie aeid. Il
thin&, " SAID Mr.. Blaine. il Wa some
tins daring he yin8sr % 1888 thai, by
Q nere accident. ! catered MF. Lineolnss
room tasf as GeneFal Loan vas leav-
inR. Ihs Presiaent introduced me and
We had . very orfef talk. / remember
thak. after Genera1 Logan had retired,
the Prealdsnl ealoxi1sd aim very hlghly,
adds19 that 70 was very foFtunafe, when
% many Generals bad fallen far hslow
his expsslations. 10 end few that had
goas faR beyond any expectatiuns, and
IN TIE latter clsss he gave General Iso1an
4n eminent rank. But am not the one
% speak Of General Loean'a military
rank. That can be far more lftinRlV
doos by his brother cfaosrs and by ths
thousands Of Veterans, who are af this
monens in tears over tie death Of their
beloved leader 10 var and thar vatoh-
ful and constant friand in paaea. HIS
tory has. think, dennitsly assigned
General Logan his military rank. the
highest ef vslantseF ufncars n the army
Of TIE Union. My Gloss acquaintance
with General Logan dates from his en.
trance upon his duties as Representa-
tIve-at-laFEe from Illinois In the
kaEtteth CongFees. BE wAs elected
20 that post in November, le66.
from that time onward our relations
came 70 Be friendly and intimate. o.
casional statements as 70 iealousies and
avafices were without foundation.
There never vas an ankiud word be-
tween a. and % far a. know, neither
nad an unkind thouRht Of the other. /
say this. knowing all that 10 oonveyA
and knowing also all is coDiradioas.S =
Blaine described Logan ns "a mhn Of
fmmense fofoe In Legislative abiIltY.n
~His will,n said Mr.. Blaine. @was un-
bending. His courage, beth moral ana
physical, YES OF the highest order.
never knew q moRe fearless man. ae
did not quail before pablio opinion,
when be hod once made M his mind.
any more than be did before the cans
OF the enemy when be beaded charge
Of his enthusiastic troops. An debate
General Logan was aggressive ana
elective. His best ptePared and longest
snatained argument was q epeenh
be made IN the 6eneta durinR
the Forty sixth Congress aRainsi
tie restoration Of Fitx Iohn
Porter 30 the army. TIE speech ooou-
pied, u ! remember right, q part Of
thre days and wua maIvelioualy sue-
tanned throughout. Logan had great
feeling IN that ease aud had put vasl
amount Of study into Il. General
LageA was q most indefatiRable worker. |
Hts close relations with toe volunteer
seldieFy Of the country involved an i'm.
mense correspondence and an immense
leoof In addition 20 the labor imposed |
upon him a. the leading Senator from
such large State as Illinois. He vas
punoiuAl, faithful man, and but fer bis
constitution Of ifoa ooald not have gone
through all the work thae was put on
him. Legan's loss to the Republican
party is beyond computation. His per
sonal following IN the party was very
great, and among the veterans
ne bad almost eeaid body.
AZ party leader. Logan wa
atngulaFly manly and candid. His per-
sonal energy and political power were
stFikingly shown in bis contest for she
Senatershsp. perhaps the moat mem lF.
able Of the kind ever waaea In the
United States. fns shock Of bic death
is sudden. The sorrow 10 brings 10 %
keen that no fall analysis Of this 70
markabl9 man can be given at this time.
Full tributes will 10 due time be paid 10
his character and services. have bad
occasion 20 say before and now repeat,
that while there have been 10 IRE ili0ssri.
ous leaders in the legislative halls, there
has. thir h, been no man in this ooun-
try who has combined ths two careel
in 30 eminent q degree as Gen. Logan"
yRoM Lo0Ax'a LIEUTENANT.
CHICAGO, Dec. ga. NJ. Jones,
Chairman Of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, and Gen. Logan's
trusted Lieutenant Ia many Political
contests. said, upon Fectfvlng the news
frem Warrington: Il do not knoW
iust What TO say or do. teieevaphed
Mrs. Logan al 1890 D. m., but have had
no answer, The Generals death will
nearly kill that poor woman, who was
% much 10 her husband. and be %
much 10 her that they had almost their
individual identity in one anotheg's
life. Logan vas manly, brave, honest
and kind hearted man, and q good
fighter Ia war and politics. I believe
he had given little th0ught 10 the Presi-
dency IN 1883. The last time be was
here he remarked 10 me that the cleo
ton was too far in the fn.ure 10 he con
sideFed now. DO net care 20 talk Of
the effect his death will produce In ths
political circles IN she country aad
State. He stood among the foremost
men In bis party. and vas unnqostioned
as leader Ia lilinois- oen't know who
will all the vacancy caused By his death.
There will Be plenty 10 try it, however.
TIE Legislature stands, 16 Republican
majority on iIint bollot. His snoess-
BoF will, Of e01rss, be chosen by that
body as soon &c q oonvenes. presume
Mrs. Logaa all leave Washington ~
once
TRoM CONGRESSMAN BuABows.
II have known him for many yeaFp,
and my admiration for his shsraotsF In
creased with aeqasintanes. He was .
man Of strong oonvistion and great
courage. HE death ts . national O.
iAmity.n
John A. Logan was born February Q.
1896, Of Irlsn and Scottish ancsstF ~,
where MarphyshoFo, illinois, nov
saanda. He has lived 90 many active
lives In one, and attained IN each aaeb
eminencs, thai Il seems aimasf absurd
20 aIlempt, within these bFief limita, 20
make more than The mefssi ailusion 10
him and his life work. Before bis ma
ioFfty be euteFed the American Army
and served With Distinction cuFina The
Mexican war. Al - Gloss be read laW,
waa admitted 10 The bar Of Illinois, and
soon was engaged IN alternative pfacttce.
Subsequently elected Disfrsot AItofney,
and 10 The Illinois LeRisiataFes b. dis
tipguishsd hinself - gfes tlys both -
lawyer and Legislator, that be was
nsminated and elected . kspFessnia-
tive In the Thirty sixsh CongEess lle5s.
'6O). by the largest majority ever given
IN she Ninth Iilinsis district, vhioh then
comprised sixtssn G0uEhern oonntias Of
that ssats.
He forced listening 10 Lovejoy, and
side b. SIDE with Douelsss insisiod. uhsu
Fort SumteE fell, that every man mast
deslaFs hims II for OF against bis coun-
tFy. Then, Iamving the hsuse without
. qsoFnm, be crossed the Potomac and
bFnssiy f0uRht - private 81 biack-
ourn's Ford during the nrst battle Of
Boil k1u. As the close Of TIE session
be hurried back 70 Southern IlliDola
apd 20 infi .med its people by hls feryid
appeaia ~ 30 sooveft them fstm their
syDpaihy with seeea.ion 20 sirone Asa