The New York herald., 1863-12-23
TIE NEXT PRESIDENT.
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WHO II ULYSSBS \. GRANT +?
Sketch of His Life and
Services as a Soldier.
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What He Has Done for
the Union.
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His Elevation to the Presi-
dency Puts the Right Man
In the Right Place,
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MAJOR General Cysses Grant, vre commur ier Of The
military division Of tho IssrsiWi, Sh'co emoracse
within ,s ms tho deparinss u the ohio of TOE cum
berlsnd and OF The Tennessee, VIII ieis srresr"Ldas
armies and includes all the couesY boaded by 10 MA
tssippi river the west the states cf rarg1YiThAa
yrgGia and North Carolina the eas, tte
north, and all that there armies may conquer 40
south WINS born al FONT Pleasant, Cermont county,
Ohio the 27,h Of April, is22 Ee .. .l.e'ore, 10 hs
forty second year. Hs ancestors Scotch, when
doubtless accounts for his por,nacIy 81 character HIS
early youth tpebt NJ bs native Place, and he ob
tanned rs education h district scboo uear Georg.,oNn
Brown county ONO. He was not Coutidered rcmarka
bly, bright youth, and was ncbnnmed ~ 1s mother
"u,e'es" Grant instead - Ulysses. Bat there
syera s,.nis of hs early lIe winch give ey ydenee q
ne ,mGrlness.
uhts tssssSi GpsSr.
II 90 soober publicly known tbai We have anosa
man or smart general than tho Britsh Jay claim
10 IN AZ former subject u tbeir realm Ihsy ted
that "stouovsu Jackson" wat born in The midland
iet o Fog end that General Butler was runaway car
Joui.r who deserted bis wife and child IN England ard
ato that Pres dent In oou native II Great Brian
la, ther most .calous siam the IN following brsi
Gle, from Ne hon,rose tsco'iand) s'o'-derd--
,ps pspyplI ak>prAi GR,Sr
psrlAts "a Il generally known that this rnsnt ,o.
der native Of Kursmulr but. Deysrtheicss such ~
the oase General Grants father Was oo,e sIisvs ca
KIuordue, then farmer of haha and lhtiery MANI.
fsctur.r Kirremuir The general. himself. noweNu,
had something of the yopy NoTvs IN him, md scanned
the numoe .corpai ,oE Of lsodng laners fo,s ard
sighed 10 follow 10 he neld soms vsris. lord Heaven
scanning hsy w. grant hf ioorng desrer ~ 'li'ted
~ Hw h'f h"f'",, ",n n'a1 no. n""as ".', ~ 81, ~
cooked MT the federal army. On bearuE aroth.T
praise him 40 nsine ihmongh t"d"t 90 old man Who
knew n.tn well remarked -"u"ed, he nay wee he .
puid fektsr for he Sss piibe at it In he VIZ sdde
ts ,-sisy amusing Ia pefose the above rhIfITaIt
fte ourDai from which ,ssen ssscfts that Gran,
deeerter from tbe life Guards regiment w thofs
- not mao under fs.t ia height The utsTvi.w he
tween tho okians and Grant, ~ rousNAle rois
torn that The General rather shot nan lAa' othsr
~te and the Geld of Chattanooga he Ge,c'tsd
aHttle Old nan though bot really o.
.MAsI's tstL,
wien General Grant war 81 ,,hool has ,0fcr o. sns
oiIsu told story about horse uneo ~ ves
ooce Sntaeed 10. ire boys ussd TO sshed to.t when
re WAS about twelve years Old bs fatter sent
fe~ les ino the conrtry to uuy bose 'r'm q
named Raston. 1ne Old ecnieinhn told tlyf''s 20
ofer Isfion Gfty dollars % hrst II he VoulcI fase
mat orer nfiy.Lve dollars aud 20 20 Lish -
tI,ty dollars & D. les would make the pur.Ilfe Ite
embryonic major gorersi started IN win these rtruc
rous folly Impressed upon bs m.nd he cai,d uior -.
nRlston Hud told nim he wishe'l 10 10y tie hor'c.
"How mrch IA your father tel yol osne icr RIA.
We 'efl thfhhi it"H th''Mi'i - t
"wny. ,nid uyses .ro tod ucto or,' you fny
iolsrs and that wouasi 90 g. g,s yo, h'y I've col
srs and n you wouldn't tass tlau ,i'y rolar' 10
give yoC mat.
~ eoarfe sl1iy dollars pas fteIr.e
''nat ahdeo The 10Y AIirolrh fd'Lsr sa.d 80, .
rave made ~ ny mind ." sc yea 30 ~ y'o
nay take ,nst or noih NJ
Ulysses rot me horss
About the same lerioa q bs ne Twelve Joafs 't--
Grant had among 10 s,hoolf. .ogs ts'oD .oasn woe
parents rTil III suoecis no han settled % artoa
snd rosaess,d With tie strong rff.cdess Z lu
province ssa.n,i re A.efJfrs. ne eoP'n vhoss
usms icnu. unu.d u ile ttno 's'i'Irs -
hls parents aud, although he ,oug st.cst,d a
Smercs be coria roi help ocaa.ont ft' - fj ''v
remarks sitter thor siyhe.
ga oue occasion tho oousins wee ef.as,d = 'ia.T
dssG,sor Tho subject of o,s - oaarify 80 80
iutv owed 70 ru!eu.
u. g /" ,sid John. "yo, tan sf,at teal Ato.;Tssh
.ur;or. he notning better iuA1 f'b'. Ee Ic,st
sgsnst bissios.r
"Sow iook here, Jtcs," )" I'D craut, "ye4 u4st ''T
tLsi ~ slvs you tnu,t - Nostar "J'
mn.t not fight, bot mrst fors,e ~ 'r'm'
You may A. mucb yol T'Dfe
bot r you ,bn.s wSbms,on m on 90, ,rd or yea
Syog we're tso tunes my oousin and uen loobsf faay
tnsrwsrds vbr ne ss much 20 ste iss'
JACK stood bio gfogfd Ard o. dd oTati .tt Ley are
10 bard blows, -hsn ,he former got tts s9,si ~ &
When Y. y reacted nons be face osIfayc1 ~ .sf,s
y the sifusgle
so 200 have tser fshting fsid itcu,tter
Ulysses osplsirsd me -toe q itc ntitf,''
viihout addition ~ a.usc,lop
Ibs worthy mfiroa bsssn mss 90 T,sp ,fs to c,s
uytses ,ts fromissd cas- sAton wtcr fte "Itsf TO
posed and saved BIN.
"vre, e,'.ae ne Cd serrsmso, u. t.s' ra s''sr,s
70 os punished. We has ooiJ ,,o.d 20 - . oosrtfy
and tho BOY Who WI tsLt IN defence = n totsf tsl
o.ssriy = ne usns o wsshngtor 80, 80
sfsr.s he Me, u 10 man, and q cbrsi sf ro
prDs roSr ,sD ,psprgrn- ,-ysrp
Anu sahns chat night oe c~,ts,5 'sf
ofduAfy sdscatou yoouy srsbt throust us .snr. =
fer U,erds obianed intfoc elton rft 90 RtafJ
toaesmy 81 Wet roint He vac s1nH'sl - saSst
curits tts yssF $50 hs tsns ttso s.vsf''sa J'.ng
iss. rs steadily psyr~sss 70 10 act % he~ tg
., dstoes mar. - I~rtinaciiy --toidar tu ffry 70
,y.ryibn ns se sop,,sc--,ssn n sf, - tff Ety
Ne usdas,,d 90 ~. s,tb csy q Ju,s itt1 rst. "a
80 ~ ,i.ts of nlry-r;r. m.trh.fs g,a,rs -
ssssmAtss -ss tts foss-irg or.ssf us tfs,.tt v,r
-ft usr g,sass n ths cleo - f,ss
uso, csrsfai vrI.m y yfsftlr - fp.Hafs
90 y esmutre ,fus Sses.stb any ,.ff- grss.f'ss
fru
,osfsi W an y psyroic. - r,s 80 q. frt 80
ftsr - r.fsrsi Fys's.si - ssuua,e.t a, - 49,
uio fstarH.st. ssa sstr ~ 90 r,s.. s,ss 80
rlh
r'sasr e.s.,.i "a, o,tty. - 80 .,..,
g. sis@tfs 80 go s.Ft@tT 80 nsis.s .h 80 fes
80 s.dfs t".n'ss's ga sass rrst,si "a ~ .sy -
a. 80 as-s f'..,.sisa IA