The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23

way 20 Washington City 10 take his seat
as United States senator. When I.afay-
cite revisited America the young student
was selected by congress as a member Of
the reception committee and escorted the
French patriot through Kentucky After
graduation young Jones lived three years
az St Geneyieve studied law and was
clerk of the United States district court
for Missouri His health gave out, and
his physician ordered him into the woods
TO recuperate. Accompanied by dozen
slaves and number OF hired men. he
went TO Sinslnawa Mound, then in Mich
igan territory. but now In Wisconsin. not
lar from Dubuque. He engaged In min
Ing. smelling. farming and merchandising.
living simple. rough life. which restored
MS health, and he boosted freedom from
sickness for nearly seventy years there
after. When the B.2ck Hawk war broke
out IN III nc enlisted as aide-de-camp 10
Gen. Henry Dodge. father of his colleague
as United States senator from Iowa AZ
ter the war the pioneers of Michigan ter
rifory chose him colonel OF militia without
his knowledge, although a son Of Alexan-
der Hamilton was candidate. Later he
became a major general While organic
Ing a company OF soldiers at what IS now
Mineral Point, Wis. he was chosen county
judge. although he had not sought the
place. In 1885 he was elected delegate to
congress from the territory of Michigan,
which then embraced all the country
from Lake Huron TO the Rocky mountains,
the largest district ever represented by one
man In congress One OF his first acts
was TO Introduce a bin for the for
nation of Wisconsin territory. which COM
prised most OF the country west of Lake
Michigan. He took the name from tho
Oaisconsin river, so named by Marquette,
and secured the passage OF his bill before
the bin admitting Michigan 10 statehood
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Wisconsin while stln holding that posi-
ton from Michigan. lie introduced and
secured the passage or the bill creating
the territory OF Iowa. President Van Bu-
rem appointed him surveyor general Of
the Northwest Territory. and he became
a resident OF Dubuque. President VIII
lam Henry Harrison removed him. but
he was reappointed by President Polk.
lie was chosen first United States senator
from Iowa in 1sfs. position 70 which
he was reelected. In 1853 he was appoint
ed minister to New Granada TIE country
now known as Colombia While there
he wrote a letter 10 jefferson Davis. who
had been a lieutenant with him in the
Black Hawk war. Jones did not know
OF the beginning OF the war. and the
terms Of hts letter 10 his old friend put
him under suspicion when 1t fell into the
hands Of Secretary Seward. Gen Jones
was recalled and imprisoned IN Fort La
fayette for sixsy-four DAYS. President
Lincoln became convinced Of his inno-
cenee. and ordered his release. A year or
two later Gen. Jones retired from public
life. At one time BE and Daniel Webster
we're partners IN the town site OF Madison.
Wis. ard Sioux CITY. Ia. lie acted as
second Tor Jonathan CIiley In the fatal duel
with William J. Graves in 1853 In fs92
congress voted him a pension for services
in the war OF ISL and the Black Hawk
war II also reimbursed him for services
while an South America Recently he
Joined abe Catholic church.