National Republican., 1888-06-04
LOGAN. THE VOLUNTEER HERO.
Memorial Address over His Tomb by
Col. A. Worth spates.

full delivered by Col. Spates, of Maryland,
over the tomb Of John A. Logan on Decor
alton day;
LADIES AND GuNTLENES The granlest
tribute to the age In which we live Is the fact
that we turn aside from life's beaten path TO
do homage to the memory of those who, hav,
ing passed through the gates alar, lett behind
them footprints on the sands Of time. God
forbid the coming Of the dark and gloomy
period when we will forget the heroic dead
who made way for liberty and died. Thank
stern realities of life, but that this very hour
honor may DC rendered nations dead, and
brave men and beautcOus women, upon many
"A sunlit hilltop and in many a shady valley,
strew flowers mute messengers from above,
upon that sacred dust which has unto dust
returned while the peerless gem II contained
soartd d aoft TO shine with luster brighter
than the morning stars that sang together ut
Cnrth's creation.
dead honored to- day there Is not one entitled
to higher recognition than this before us, ap'
propriately chosen contiguous to the marble
shaft telling of the founder of our country
and near Potomacs waters, inseparably con.
nectcd with the great struggle for Us preser-
walton. Never have ] so fully realized how
weak and feeble j. human language as delve
to-day into depths of brain and heart, and
seek In vain to give proper expression TO the
sentiment of the one or the other. Not alone
as lover of that country for which Gen;
that disability produced by the war after
being tortured, for years. Not alone as a
deyotee OF freedom, which shrieked when he
fell. but a. u friend out Of whose armament the
stars were blotted and the sun stricken when
the insatiate archer winged the, fatal dart TO
his manly breast, do come to lay. an humble
Offering upon the tomb of John A. Logan, OF
whom nature might have stood up and said TO
all the world, "This was the soldier who
knew, no fear, the Statesman above re-
proach; the commoner beyond com
pare; the friend ever true TO friend;
The husband most kind and indulgont;
the father most tender and loving, and as
apex To all, Gods nOblcst handiwOrk-an hon.
est man" Aye, who was a better soldier than
this greatest hme-'ae~ volunteer Search in
vain ami the lcgiQns who c!nn,,ioa 70 ;,ip;.
@oek n vain upon Watcrloo's. historic field;
examine Americas records of renown and
you, will find none surprising the intrepid
valiant deeds will never be forgotten as long
as history survives or monumentS remain
among men. Aye, Logan the fearless, who
p!ucked victory again and again from the
blazing fires of threatened disaster, VIII be
remembered while time lasts and memory. .ex'
lists, and his name written by historian,
carved by sculptor, and sung by poet I'LL time
tary record, for must be brief. Suffice 1t to
say that when the pulsations OF, earliest man.
hood first throbbed within his breast he was
aiding in the vindcation of national honor
was was" first 1 e SatRed in tie fires Which,
were 70 burn, his name deep into marble
ana brass, tplllnS OF american NulOr.
Here was his first experience as an Ameri-
| can volunteer, TO terminate at last IN his being
| crowned the greatest volunteer soldier OF the
American republic. As Napoleon was insepa,
| rably connected with the Old Guard and
| Washington with the Contnentals, so will
| Logan be with the American volunteers, our
| country's hope in war and pride In peace, and
| shall refer you to but one page of that glow.
| ing history telling of his connection with the
| great rebellion-a page which alone entities
| the name of Logan 10 be written high upon
g TO-, t,, l..tt
waters would not wash out. At Atlanta he
assumed command, after the death Of Nc.
| Pherson, when the army was discouraged and
almost demoralized, the Union host tottering
under the blows received and gasping Liberty
| crying TO heaven for relief and the enemies Of
| freedom rushing on encouraged by the advan-
tage gained; but as God has lifted up savior
| lifted UP preserver In this dark hour of the
nation, and the quiet sleeper now before us
with determination to triumph or die, rode
or coat, crying Mcpherson and revenge,
and his men drinking in the inspi.
ration of the matchess leader, who
and disaster was arrested. defeat yielded to
| victory, and triumph illumined urcountry's
aaSs History peaRing nsar gSm the .bpp@s p@s
%Ss msnt; 1Ss PAINTER % sRowiSs he ea'fh That "0H %Sch
was, but is not, does not disclose sub.
limeract, and poet, with the inspiration Of
| the infinite. does not sing of more heroic
deeds. His record in the halls of state
| was equally renowned.
He will ever be remembered also as the
great senator from Illinois, whose splendid
| triumvirate of statesmen who have gone to
| the great beyond was completed by his death.
Aye, In that vast assembly In the silent land
there are none greater as, statesmen than
| Lincoln, Logan, and Douglas. Senator Lo.
| gan's speeches In the Senate and elsewhere
willfavorably compare with any delivered by
man, An orator by nature, he had to be heard
TO be appreciated. Alas, that his clear, ring
ing voice will not again be heard upon earth
as II was ever heard, fearlessly cOntending
for what he believed to be right. \ monu'
he never received the thrift which follows
fawning. Condemning the arts of the political
manipulation, he would rather have been
siOns of the Senate that all men might know
his acts.
He successfully resisted every effort tc
drive him from Conv.ctions field and always
practlced what he preached. lie deSplsed thS
practical in all things, he rejected the teach
ngs of the visionary. theorists, so numerous
during his time. Assisting, in banishing the
objected to the barter and sale of the white
and scorned him whose only claim TO great
ness was based upon, wealth alone; He, pre-
years service In camp, field, and Senate, Will
unlimited opportunities for money getting
died as poor as he began, and If good nam'
Is better than riches, of which we have ON
nipotent assurance, he has reaped the reward
| passing understanding. lie believed the la
| horer to be worthy of his hire, and in helping
those who helped him.
He kept his political Pledges as sacred a,
he kept others-most sacred, and was neve
charged with political ingratitude. A bolt
partisan, yet he commanded the respect anC
admiration of his political opponents as non,
other ever did, lie was the same to all men
and treated the humble of earth with as mucl
consideration as the high and exalted. Wit
a multitude of callers, no one was ever turned
away; with a vast mail, no letter ever wen
unanswered. No slave ever obeyed maste
more obediently than he obeyed the people
lie was their servant indeed His acts as sen
ator were largely devoted to the servic6 of hi
comrades or their connections. He banishet
want from thousands of homes where novert
1 reigned supreme because the father, the son
or the husband had followed his country
flag never to return. lie dried the tear upo
widowed cheek and hushed the cry of OF
phaned heart.
He bound up the wounds of the living ant
gave .decent sepulcher to the dead. III
lighted the lamp of hope In countless home
where despair had been enthroned. lie wa
rebellion, and had suffered that the Unio
might live, and who now like Rachel of old
refuse TO be cOmforted because he has gon'
from earth forever, and could they come tC
day from the length and breadth of this re
public, John A. Logan would sleep to.nigh
meath a pyramid of flowers soaring so higl
that their incense would minglc with tn
stars. To properly appreciate him You ha
TO see him in the midst Of that family whc
he so fondly loved, surrounded by those Jewel
brighter TO him than all the gems OF eartl
, Here, after the third of century of publ
service, did he labor, at early morn, dewel
eve, and when the night was far spent, al