The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-08-07

Sumter, the FIRE of enthusiasm
utterly inhamad the spirit OF deyo
ton 20 Patriotism in the BRAY
5reas, o. Congressman LOGAN. En-
| dowed with the same patriotic devo
ton to the cause of liberty that in
| spired Washington to fight for on
! liberty and the establishment Of Thu
Iunioa, tbe matehless Logan resigned
his seat in Congress to fight for the
preservation of this union and foi
the honor Of our fag. lie returned
| here 70 his district and raised the
gallant brave fighting 31st lllinoi.
regimen, ana it is here noteworthy
TO say that this district, then the
ninth Congressional District, FUR
nished more soldiers according to It's
population than any other Congress
}ional district in the United States.
His fcst engagement was at Bel
mont Mo. The next was at Fort
Donelsol and At this place Col. Lo-
san was dangerously injured On
account of his undaunted bravery
nd marvellous military sasaCity al
'ort DOpelson, the eagi of the
olonel gave way to the star on his
boulder strap In a short time to be
'epla,ea by the double tar OF the
Najor-Gencral. He never sought
promotion hut it came to him almost
# necessity
Time viii NOT permit me to follow
i'm through the history of the war.
Belmont, Fort Dcnelson, Cotiuth.
hampton Hilla, Jackson, Raymond
ma Vicksbur& were witnesses to his
alor. All along the march to At
ianta and the sea, battlcGelds are
linked with his fame ana took re
hected ulster from the CLEAN OF his
sword.
In my Judgment, as a General, his
record is second to none and it is
everywhere conceded that he was
the greatest volunteer General on
earth.
General Logan was born q leader
of men. As a soldier he was the
spirit'of intense energy. He en-
ioyed The confidence Of his superiors
and the most enthusiastic love and
devotion of his soldiers Yes. my
friends, General Logan fought to
sustain more perfect union, and
to secure the BLESSINGS Of liberty for
oursel res and our posterly"
In his public service for his country
he was the same patriot, hoacsr
brave, Independent and fearless. lie
was the soul of honesty. He lived
in times OF great corruption when
many men fell by pnbli1 exposure
and otherwise. but this great pa
riots life Of five years OF army ser |
vice and thirty years of public off
cial service stands aglow without
tarnish or stain,
General Logan died poor IN purse,
but he left his family and his coun
try the inheritance OF good name |
more precious than rubiee. Ge,
2ral Logan was the commcncr of his
time lis heart was fun of sym.
)athy that reached out at all time
10 all mankind. There is a story /
accredited to Congressman JACK
8eall of Texas. and in this connec
ion ! viii relate 1T: 81 heard
tory; read it somewhere, of a
mother, a great lady Of the land :
who was about to start on a long
Journey She had three sons. Sh,
lsked Them TO give her before she |
eft them some token Of their aGoa-
ion and love. One of the son.
brought her q beautiful tablet OF
Marble, with her name chiseled upon
d; another brought to her a piece
IF finest gold. with her likeness en-
raved upon it, the third son came
o her and said: Mother have ne
abIct If marble, no likcrcss Of gold
% give YOU; out | have q heart,
lpon that heart your name is writ
en- and your likeness is engraved |