Evening journal., 1910-07-08

In 1855, when he was 25 years Of age,
stephen A. Douglas ran unsuceessfully
for Congress. Three years hter ne
took. a seat on the bench Of the Su-
irene Court of the state of illinois.
Yet another two years and he had
resigned his judgeship to go 10 Wash
ington as member of the House OF
Representatives. Connected with his
second race for Congressional honors
is the annecdote / am about to tell
After he had become az Supreme
| Court Judge, the Little Giants
/ friends we're Of the opinion that ne
had given up all OF his youthful de-
sire to sit in the lower house Of the
Federal Legislature, and they stood
ready to do all they could to keep MIN
on the Supreme Court bench inden-
n!tely. But he had been interpreting
the laws less than two years when he
made known to his friends that he de-
sired greatly to be nominated again
for Congress. some of his friends re-
monstrated; why they asked, did he
want TO give up a high judgeship for
a position in Congress and thus re-
move himself from illinois as an i'm
portant public figure? This was Mr.
since have been on the bench
have met a Southern Democrat who
was not only a political follower, but
is also strong personal friend OF An
drew Jackson. He has told me many
Interesting things about Jackson, ano
from him I first learned OF the fine
that was imposed upon General Jack
son at New Orleans when he put thai
city under martial law in 1914, prepar-
atory to preparing It against attaci
by the British IN the War Of 1912. A
that time General jackson caused tho
arrest of a Judge Hall and for this
act was fined one thousand dollars FOL
contempt. Then he went IN and wor
the battle Of New orleans, but to thil
dav the Ane stands against him. Cen
tlcmen. I have thought much abou
this incident-about the inconceivabl
wrong that was done General jackson
AZ that time, and I want to go 4
Congress to right II. want to d.
ali / can to see 70 It that this old I'm
. Is RENTED with compound interest.
therefore very much want you to sup
; port me for a congressional nomina
l ton"
E Nominated aud elected TO Congress
. IN due course. one Of the first ofhci'
( acts Of Representative stephen
q Douglas was TO introduce a resolutio
8 authorizing the return, with compoun
: interest. Of the fine Of thirty years h'
: fore to the victor OF New Orlean
- Early and late. IN and out OF sessio
h and with all the earnestness OF h
10 being. Mr. Douglas. then thirty yea
o OF age, advocated the passage OF q
q resolution. and with much less dir
Guilty than he had anticipated, he ~
ally had the satisfaction Of KNOWN
. that the fne, with interest. would
returned to "Old Hickory" then wi
ieus than two years Of life before hi
d IL was IN 1855. when he was on
h. lecture tour IN Illinois. that the lie
,. Parke Goodwin. author, editor and col
in-iaw Of william Cullen Bryant W
told this anecdote by several OF {
.. Little Giants" close friends
J. Springfield. -Four years later, VIII
Douglas was making his campaign
A. President, Mr. Goodwin met him
- the flrst time and related this ane
doto as ne had heard Il,
Ia why" exclaimed Douglas, In g
parent surprise where did you he
ID that story9 Yes, Il Is true, every wa
or n a." he added few moments lat
"aEd II had net heard incidentally
10 the grave injustice done General Jae
- sen might not have been stirred
sulieiantiV 70 run for Congress AKA