The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-30
DEATH OF JOHN A. LOGAN.

John Alexander Logan, who has been
suffering for two or three days with an
attack of acute rheumatism, died yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
General Logan was born in Jackson
county, Illinois, February 8, 1926, and was
therefore nearly 81 years old. His father
emigrated from Ireland three years before
the birth of the subject of this sketch.
His mother was a Tennesseean. He was
indebted to his father and the early settle
ment schools for his education. He went to
the Mexican war as private, but was soon
made lieutenant of his company. He
made good soldier and for while was
adjutant of his regiment. On his return
from Mexico he began to study law with
his uncle. In 1889 he was elected clerk of
Jackson county, in 1862 he graduated in
law from the Louisville university. Soon
after commencing the practice of law he
was elected to the legislature and the fol
lowing year prosecuting attorney of his
judicial district, which he held
until 1857. In 1858 he was
elected to the lower house of the thirty
sixth congress as a Douglass democratic
andEwas reelected to the thirty-seventh
congress. He was strong advocate of
Douglass in his candidacy for president.
He fought at Bull Run as private, after
which he resigned his seat in congress and
organized the thirty first Illinois Infantry
and was appointed its colonel. He fought
bravely in every engagement he took part
in and was severely wounded at Fort Don
elson while leading the assault He
was made a Brigadier General
of volunteers March 9th, 1862. He fought
in many battles during the war and as his
company was the first to enter Vicks-
burg, he was made its military governor
He was with General Sherman in his
march through Georgia. He was ap
pointed after the war minister to Mexico
by President johnson, but refused to &C
cept. He was representative in the
Fortieth and Forty first congresses. He
was reelected to the forty second con-
gress, but before that body con-
vened he was elected United
States senator. His term be-
ginning March 4, 1871. After the expira-
ton of his term he practiced law for a
year and was then returned again as SEN
ator. In 1884, he was a prominent re-
publican candidate for president, but
Blaine was successful, and he was placed
as second man on the ticket, and added a
great deal of strength to the ticket. He
was, at the time of his death, promi-
nent candidate for the presidency for
1888, and stood very fine chance of get
ting the nomination. He was very pop
ular man and had many close personal
friends. His death will be regretted by
his many friends, and he will be a great
loss to the republican party.
We have considerable admiration for
Gen. Logan's record as soldier. He was
always brave, earnest and devoted in camp
and field. AS statesman we think him a
long way from the top ronnd of the ladder.
He was narrow, prejudiced and sectional.
His literary effort in which he undertook
to show the southern people "Conspira-
tors'was alamentable failure in conception
and execution and this book will bar the
way effectually to his name ever appear
ing on the roll of respectable historians.
His worst enemy could not well have
wished him greater misfortune than that
he should HAYS written just as he did.
Politicians of the school to which Gen.
Logan belonged will pass into oblivion
very soon, or be remembered only to their
discredit. As a soldier his record will
receive honor from all posterity; as
statesman he will be ranked very low in