The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-24

Among the many men who became con-
spicucus after the war In public life. none
exhibited more picturesque and dis
tinctive personality than John A. Logan.
He was n conspicuous figure I'm a group
which included men OF far higher In
teilectuai ability and more comprehensive
grasp OF public affairs. hu, as a leader
he was among The most select few of his
time. He did rot belong 10 the very
highest class which produced Lincoln.
Grant. Blaine. Seward. Sumner. Chase
w. T. Sherman. Stanton. conkllns. and
perhaps one or two more who did nor live
long enough to attain their ensnenc, In
the reconstruction period. lie belonged
rather TO the second class, which c,n-
ea'ned much larger number. such az
Garfield. iorsng Pasha. Gen, Hancock
Arthur. Mcclellan. who. with a very hts,
order OF ability IN different variety dts
sinsuished themselves and became lead
ers With considerable following.
Logan was born In Illinois Of a, rrssb
father. who was renowne,i in his day and
state as a physician. Hts mother was
woman OF rare gifts ana he WAS dounlx
piessea III her training and later In the
comeanionsh'p OF wife. who il one ~
the most remarkable women in the corn.
try. As hey. young Logan was chiefly
noted Tor his love OF hardy snnrtv a.,
his wonderful memory. aith,n.b ~. -,
net a student. this faculty made such
reading and ohservaitan "a he undertook
Of everlasting waite 10 hin, he,.s.,s,
nothing he ever saw or read was ever
fofsosten. lie loved 10 hseah /, 8 co,.
bat disiised any occupation that .rau,rs,
him 20 sss still. Al very early az.
his father sent him TO drive OF the a.ngr.
rcls saas were stealing h,s srowinx com
but tie ran away ard hoay,,es, a f,a,soas
Going down the Mississippi THE man
manning IL were afraid IA venture n.,os,r
The drifsins timber and strong csrrentS
caused by = froshes. hus Young Logan
manifested some q the eha-aetar,s.tgs
which afterward Distinguished him ana
boldly efering Go pslet TIC boa, took :,
safeiy into clear water.
- A"s &sxscAB war ha
entered the ofslce OF his anola A,exars,.Y
III. Jenkins. who was n one ,t,,.. ,;.,-
tenant gcveror s4 Illinois Yfa -. ,nnn
~ the ase OF twenty.twe. ans, se,.,,,s -,
have been pretty active yonng .-,,o,,
lie was said 10 ne AIRS, In aa,.....,,,,
nrst in patriotic sna slo5ts,., ~s,....,.
nakiug. and not last IN hss stss,e. :. ~.
attended course q lectures a. ~. -,
seessts Of lsouis.ille. whgca than ar.,.s...,
the hest iaw scseai e the Wa, =
admitted 20 the Ass. ana sena ,,sae s,..s.
progress that hs was chosen prosese.,,.,
attorney foT ;sc Thira faaiela, csr.,.,,, =
Illinois. He had a Nsry fsne grax.-. =.
ana fescssle. although rssher s~-,,,
eEasery. ana wss much n demand .x 4.
campaign speaker. he Was elersss -
r~eT~sess jackson and f'rankstn ,ys.,,,ss-
N shs legislature aS = nv-nos-rst ard -.
VIE eve Of the controversy between ft,.
eosa ara Douglas he received a nep,s-..
uen 10 eonxr~ss
as'N Was great erea Asag~ap q ssAy,ses
a' saAs sisae. arsa. although he s,,s,.
pessra hsssgiAs. when f.sneas., -. -.
- Ne accepted the s~su,s a. 49, :.
s'ssa lie repeated the w,-,ss !,
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