The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-11

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written Biographical 49, ~ i. b. &.
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mate Of Gen. Riss y = folleWs:
"Dr. Bsacdslsy (sft>s o11nlpps Hss. |
sld) in he artiele . Wkieh I hsye rAfar. |
red. says that Gen. Riss ~ sos ) essius. |
Genius 10 something hard 70 dsdse. lei
is sursly much varied Il IL usaileslatiess. !
It sometimes exhibits majestic strength |
and power, - in clear" and aPsradise |
LOST" sometimes a almost airy beauty |
and loveliness. q il "Ths Raven" and |
"Christabel;" sometimes prodigious, . |
in Napoleon's Austerlits and WaRrsu:
and sometimes power like that Of the |
subtle agencies Of chemistry, - 10 Piato's |
dialogues and Tailyrand's diplomacy. |
Among practical msn. il has likewise been
exhibited in ten thousand ways, from the |
making pins out Of single piece Of wire,
to the establishment Of great States and
Empires. think Andrew Jackson had
genius-the genius Of . mighty win. II
think the man Gen. Rice) Who fought
the battle Of Jenkins Ferry within twenty
months from the time he learned his Al
B. C's, had something as good Is gsnius,
call it by whatever name you choose.
Gen. Rice had ponderous brain not
easily aroused to activity. In his wanted
organisation he resembled Joseph Mar.
shall, the greatest and the lasiest man H.
diana ever produced. Gen. Rice Vas not
incident, but it took much to fully make
up his intellect. Il Vas in consequence
of this that be sometimes failed both 1t
the bar and on the hastings. He only
used, 90 to say, corner OF his mind. But
he never failed when fully aroused and i.
il certain that some Of bis political
speeches, some Of his addresses to Juries,
and some Of his arguments before the Su-
preme Court were the best We have ever
had in Iowa. Moreover, his failures were
good deal better than many mems sue.
cesses. Had Gen. Rice stflhplated his
brain with quart Of fonrth. proof brandy
day. | think he would have been looked
upon as genius no less brilliant thsa
Tom Marshall of Kentucky, and would
probably have become deplorable sscri.
foe to the gutter. instead of ending his
honorable and temperate life in the fine
flames Of patriotic martyrdom.
"Gen. Rice had strong common sense,
powerful will, energy, ambition, cum
ming, which amoustsd to sagacity in
emergency, great powers of spplicStion,
. and good. but not unerring, and moi
rapid judgment Of men. 1t is COARSE
word, but must say he had the least pos.
sible 'sgab." He Was ~ resiceut of pri.
vats matters As any man who ever lived
and could keep secret as we'll a. Aaron
Burr himself. or corpse. Not the bes,
friend on earth, not the most dextroul
and cunning course Of questioning o.
s'pumpiDg" could wiring it from hin
One might - we'll have tried to pump thu
grave. II was these qualities which en-.
abled Gen. Rice to succeed % we'll 10 ev.
erything be undertook--in his profession
in politics, in the army. He vas an af
fectionate husband, kind father, a ami
able, geoial man, with no stain upon biz
personal character. Il 10 within th,
bounds Of truth to say, that BY his death
Iowa has lost one Of her most eminent
citizens, one of her most successful law,
yers. one OF her most sagacious politicians
one OF her bravost, best soldiers"