Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-03
General Grant in congrnns

~ Ceffespohdtuce ~ tho n. Y. Msthodlai
SIC paid visit in last l'mlny 10 the II ouso Of
Representatives, rl Tie United States. While
there standing in lac hail, and near the priaci.
pal enlrance. sc hcnrl cur uamc softly cnllpd by
iamiliar 'oite, anl tliuing saw cur old ii. nj
MI Odelb oi brooklyn Tie was JUST out Of Tho
tptm OF tie Committee on the Conduct of the
War; Ut which h" is nn nriiye member. and vns
leading y ne aim no less pcrsouago than
bi'u'ehanl denerli Grant. lhr quiet hero had
come 10 Wa'hugiru tu testify iei ~ tho Com
miiitei aid Tor the hist tirc in bis life stood
III the OufitO uf The Uuiwl Gtites uueanl
antther Of ito mvu,hers Ting in tho outside
cnole Of seat galhclOd about him quickly. a,t
slafIc w her ngraluations bag2. which
so n llilei thr vast "a, aeunen'. avats were eonn
mptN hnd thar Occupants ifom every eide tn.
aul'u9ns'y crowded about tte unexpected guest:
tbs. en cries, meant nr, took tiQir cur. nud in
the place ol Sinking Eanls, C1mmencei a sslly
Of most vigorous applause, whiah wal taken ~
by the i9tmberi und ohty with hearty poi1
"iI' anu repeated again and ngaiu. There was
no leprQ0l from the chair, no cal for order no
lalhnG ni lAe speaker gaye indeed the Sneak
or himself wts disodgel, ard with Au-hed fnee
was seen adsauflig toward tie terrified Genera,
VINO y.rI led hlmscif up entirely into the hands
Of those about him.
Mr. Coltaz gracefully I'D hun up ia front Of
me appaaeis hair, that all in the hall might
hayo "a luir If portuniiy tn sce him. Then enm,
cals lur lis presentation L. the House Tba
speaSer asked II there was any Of eotion. NJ d
fepe"lcd Lia question several times. From evn.
ry PAT Of tie bal came tho Bbarp and rx,.te.l
answer ''No objection" Ne. Coinx then es,d
~ have tie hpn'r If presenting 10 the Unitsd
slaies House Of Reprtse ntRtiytp our lrroie A.
fender in the t9ll, Ulysses s. Grs,, H..
deheral q tie armies of the Uuited Suues -
Ihere was momsntery PAUSE. We were natu-
ra"J lookine i'r spe-ch surey this .c.ne
must lufpte limi this compliment must obl
gaio himi he viii not, must nol merely tai US ~,
Of mn apology
The uehsral does 10. open Iii. mouth. rts
mother gives lAWuks nor arks to he er,n4eI
lhert itthia ibt hero Of a Sc irn at biuolv INT
ths, nnl 'he VISITOR 90 ali OF thun wltbout a word
To utter iAGarl tie Uencrul is not merely a
lhouts' Liah; he IS worse than that il We illny
luige tum pifyersL0es. no 10 even psinfully
naahlul lli5 look While passiug throu.h ~
bal! and receiving tho g.e,tnes Il tho nSmbsrs
lunleHNd ittlug oi disquirt tr even discon,
'uIt oe.r'yri no awiwarlles- Ilesetra
ca sinFy cut OF hia element vni anxious to be
let "u us coon Hs pcs-ihe Err an insDust
81 eecl t-s, aAa'hcl but not confu.ed. w,f,os
ev'n 81 m4ehns osIng ah0ni him, lie stood in
lhe epehkei'f iHcg, aud ihe urxt istant vu,
ga q ~ Air MArhuurhe OF Illinois IN thp n q,
oi 1ho mai ~ tins seat he looked ms Al ongi,
pleasantly eolseious u ba'i,g effected a banSy
ape f4'
ln tie pe'snal appearance of General Orn,,
we were Eieauy His1lpcinleI Wehad pxbnrfe1
to see q gtat tiMnA breasted, iu,,arc sIorl-
deFtd AJaki nn e-iefint mlssiyangss au.wstipc
TO the interior .n-lciici 'hui, We looked ,no,
form seartoIf more thtn i've feet six inohes il,
heistl aud propolt0naey slender. lurn,l
OF broai, heavy ltcs, with o Long snd taprlrJ
beard, the taco is small, and the beard u,,shayed
lnut,d, Is 1i-'e cHlt aud sandy. About mo
heaI t-e.e was uotHlng elHkiue, cxcept the
helghl to whicA u rises Above tAp ealY: nnl n
tue iA-e tie moft ir'nfikallc fes .ute seemed ia
be the undr jaw, which is strong AMI ,run,i-
rehI, telling ue whole story ol the ptry,ft. mn.
sisl.n,a e winch he iorias liz hnli ur tbe
'tf'al OF the lrtrllaa, a4l especially of Ia
stronghold ti capitol That jaw is a ,lrcuif,;
| PROPHECY s7.q-t lLr t,as anI Ainsae cg tha
shlA ederaayi and that up-rcachiD, bcq,,
Is 'ho|ebora,ery waqeepr pr,ce,d the broa rlaps
for TIC war
I The picipt' OF th9 Litutenant Genorol t,ot
I please us be-. nse tae roag;i,,I; snch ~. ,nns,
haye been ukpa Wlca his hearl had ,pt b,en
cropped l'r msry months previous. TL,y seem
to ~ to accord admirably with hs great stron,
foul That speaks from them; and if the (ienor11
will not regard US as meddlesome, We will adyiss