Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-24

GOODNESS the field Perhaps man ever combined 10
greater extent the power II directing every minor do
tu II vast campaign with the mcmenious object TO Dc
achieved by it, His administrative ability 10 not surpassed
BY his wisdom and bravery as commander Every
where throughout bis authority discipline and order reign
and the tread Of his moving columns follow the beat OF the
martial drum upjsrred by dlscod through the gateway
of war TO victory death Forgetting every thing but
his duty his and his country both alike the OBJ
jects of his soctude and care and the humbest soldier
fluids in him friend and the Union victor his name
is the asman Of the and the pride and glory oil the
other He has betrayed trust violated no rights, mani
tested tyranuy fasfed word gathered no wealth
complained of hardship, shown no jealousy oppressed
private but has protected every interest upheld MS
flag and vndcatsd his humanity, sagacity, courage, and
honor Through his entire campaigns not suspicion has
rested upon hs name; calumny has not dared to assa
him. and his integrity conspicuous as his patriotism
He of his subordnates observance of honesty as
strictly he does military duty. These cardinal virtues
he keeps constantly in view and they hang like the bow Of
promise his camp and light up his way with conf
dence and Such his scrupulous regard for the
right aud his respect for the feelings and wishes OF his
countymen that upon being rendered the command Of
regiment by Governor Yates of Illinois, he declined to
accept it until the regiment had made him their choice BY
unanimous vote Thus it was that he entered upon that
bright and eventfu which has shed its radiance
upon our arms planted the mile posts of victory along
The shattered lines of the rebellion Wholly unselfsb,
with object before him but duty and no ambition but
to be useful to bis country and it from the hand of
the spoler he has worsbpped at shrine but patriot
ism, and known guide but the promptngs OF bis own
great heart 1t is indeed matter of wonder that, in
tunes like these when there much to corrupt and
allure when avarce and the sparkling of power
tempt from the ways Of recttude and true greatness
one found who mnges in his character the simplicity
and beauty of childhood with the sterner qualities of
successful warrior Others have been great but few have
united greatness with goodness Gen Grant has acted
the principle that the former finds its only true and
foundation the latter and he has built the superstruc
ture of his reputation and fame upon it, Hand in hand
they CO. ming!ng in beautiful harmony like the sweet
songs of many waters moving to common destiny each
that it takes the whole to make complete
ness and grandeur theocean.
Gen. Grant counts life by heartthrobs and conscious
that he best lives who thinks the most and acts e nobes
When such a man is called by public cOmmotion from
retirement he at becomes beneactOr OF his race
and is not the negation but tho representative of true
character Writing speaking, he the fewest pos
sbe number of words thing he says being remarka
BILE for its erseness brevy and comprehensveDess, and
he invariably precisely what hs does say His mill
tsry correspondence seems to be modelled after Cesar
celebrated tier Dcnt oidi Dic How different from the
proIse qubbng evasive uncandd politician who obtains
elevation without merit and purely through deception
aud cunning When characterized appears an ac
tor the public stge all which pertains to him matter
of the deepest interest The people not only love him for
his inherent sterling qualities but in his contrast with
others In such all instance proper that the public,
always inaustive know tho details of the history
uch character should be gatfed As the profession
Of is the most brilliant of professions the early
signs and promises, and lessons of military greatness
subjects Of the most active and persistent public curiosity
To Gen Grant, Of all who have drawn sword 10 the
sng has been given The fullest measure Of success,
and the bravery Judgment patience and energy that have
for him victories and kept him from defeats the
subjects Of daily and universal recital and adm' alton.
Readers will therefore be glad to learn authentic
particulars Of the le character and services Of io
vdua Git not the time to write extended account 0
eher honored and to watch the development OF his
sterling manhood through all the vicissudes Of military
fortune, and through the occupations of peaceful and
eyentful years
Gen Grant was born at Point Pleasant Clermont county
Oho the 27th day Of April 1922 and equentl,
only in his forty second year His father jesse Grant
tanner by trade is native Of Pennsylvania and
horn in Westmorelsnd county in 1894, and is Twin,
at Covngton, Kentucky The Grant family is of Scotch
extraction n the early part of the sixteenth csntur,
two brothers emigraed from Scotland Ia the colonies
settled in Connecticut and the other in New Jersey
g From the who located in the former colony have
sprung the Grants Of the North and from the in the
, latter the Grants OF the South
The mother oi Gen. Grant Hannah Simpson, a
remarkable for coed attention to her do
mestc dute aud serious christian character, blended
with easy manners She ID type OF the mothers who
produced the heroes Of tie Revolution. In 1918 she
removed with her father, John simpson from Mongome
county, Pennsylvania, where she born 10 Clermon
county Ohio, and welded in June 1921, with her
sent husband Ulysses the fret child born of that
marriage and the s." his stands for Sim pson
the name Of his mothers family 1t is significant how
ever, tt The in-ls u = stand for the United States
and Unconditional Sgrreuder by which sobrquet he
well and popularity known in the army
Jesse X. Grant emigratsd with his fathers family ia
the Northwestern Territory in 1899 and settled in what
is Columbia county Ohio In 1904 the family removed
to Deered in what is Portage county Jesae subse
quenty to Ravenna and for ara carried on
tsnnery there in 1920 he located ia southwestern Ohio
where, we rave seen, his illustrious born
In father and that mixture Of cordalty with
serve, 0f aaon ith caution, and earnestness with
soberness prominent in Scotch character srik
ing that OHe might reckon immediate foreign
extraction. Like his trstor0Us opponent, Joe Johnston
though American for several generations Gen Grant il
Scotch many Of his qualities In bis boy hood he Away,
exhibited busiBeFs turn and without some
particular purpose in hand requiring responsibility. per-
severance and zeal-serous enough for one mature in
years. An incident IN point will illustrate this.
ut the age Of twelve he aspred to the management
bis fathers draugh team, and entrusted with It for
the purpose OF hauling some heavy hewed logs, which
To be loaded with the aid o levers and tue usual ap
plane by several stout He with his tsau.
aud found the logs, but not The boy Of more
imaginative genus ard q. equal but erently directed
contrysnce might have laid down to listen or dream or
build houses of chips Not with this boy, who milk
oihers acted upon the dsa that where there will
there way, and hesitaed not at the
Observing fallen tree having gradual upward slope
he unhched his horses attached them to log drew il
horizontally to the tree and then drew end of ND
the inclined trunk higher than the wagon truck so
10 project few feet over, and thus continued 10 operate
until be had brought revers to this position Next he
backed the wagon under the projecting ends finally
By hitched to aud drew the logs eug
the fallen trunk on to his wagon, htched up again and
turned with his load to his astnnished father
This anecdote is well remembered by old czens Of
his early bo,hood This incident being similar to many
admit oIb