The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-03-15
LOGAN WAS CONVERTED.
What Caused the Great Illinois Soldier to Forget
Party Prejudices.

The attitude % Gen. John A. I,o~an
u the exciting days immediatelv TO-
loving tie arst election Of Lincoln ana
ne outbreak Of the civil war has been
ne subject Of a good deal Of discus
SON. 70 which writer for the Illinois
STATE Register OF Springheld. M. has
Just Contributed an interesting chap
According to .Appleton's EncyoloDe-
ala q American Biography" Gen. Lo-
san vas from the arst an ardent up
Porter q Lincoln and tie Unioa. ! Il
Says:
-on the frst intimatIon Of coming
trouble from the South he (Logan) de-
elared that In the event OF the cleo
bcn q Abraham Lincoln he would
shoqleer his mnsket 70 have him In
Further on the encyclopedia SAYS:
In July, 1861. during the extra ses-
sion Of congress called by President
Lincoln be lLOgahJ left his seat In
oongress that helmight oFortaks the
tToQps that were MARCHING out Of
Warrington TO meet the enemy, and
fought in the ranks Of Col. Richard
sons regiment In the battle Of Bull
Run
With both these statements the
writer - the Illinois stats Register
takes Issue. Describing himself a. a
warm friend and admiFer Of Gen. Lo-
gan, he AYERS that LIogan ala not sym
psthiEs with Lincoln Ct the start and
was not favorable to the cause Of the
Union when the war began.
he further says that while Logan's
patriotism vas fred By the roar OF
ne Bull Run guns, the story that he
left his seat In congress to oVertAks
and fight IN the ranks Of the Union ar
ny at Bun Run Is erroneous. He says:
The history Of Cen John A Lo-
gan IL family one, and the object Of
the writer 81 10 correct that history
with no intent OF aim 70 pluck from
the brow Of one Of Americas braTest
q single laurel 70 which he Il entitled
OF 70 wrong his memory In the slight
est degree But the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. as
the oath goes, Il this:
John A. Logan was not favorable
20 the Union side when the war OF the
rebellion commenced, and those who
claim that he was not only DO him but
themselves 4 great wrong.
~Ou the contrary. John A Logan
denounced the war IS damned Abo-
litiOn scheme TO free the Niger and
went 90 far IN HIS denunelation Of the
Lincoln party, as he termed Il, as TO
denOunes DouglAs and many Of his
Warmest friends In Springfield and At
his home. On the train upon which
Douglas and his wife were going 10
Chicago, he declared In the hearing Of
hundreds OF people:
Douglas has sold out the Demo
cratic party, but III Be damned q he
can deliver the goods
He was 30 enraged at Douglas he
would not 50 70 Douglas room in the
American House In Springfield, al
though Douglas implored him By say
Ing:
John, come up TO my room and let
rs talk this thing over
Oh, talk the devil said Logan,
I've talked with you and been led BY
you, until you have led the Democratic
party into ruin! III be damned II
you lead me any more!'
He would not listen 20 the speeches
made BY Douglas at Bloomington. Pom
tiac and Joliet, at which last place LO-
Ean got on the train and Douglas went
On 10 Chicago, where he died the June
following.
John A. Logan had been elected to
congress e had old Col Dick Rich
ardson. as everybody called him. Col
Richardson on the day before the bat
tie Of Ball Run made I'D q party Of
ak, four 70 60 IN a carriage and two
on horseback. 70 witness the battle.
They arrived near there on the even
ing before the battle and could get
no place 10 sleep. until one OF the
party, col r z. GOddell Of Denver.