The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1866-09-27
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General Gran,.t..

ins .iofowfng - an exfracf from 4
powerful and eloquent speech BY Ger.
Hnlyer, at a meeting of soidisrs and
sailors in New York, a few DAYS since
Thank God, the nation is safe 40 lonJ
as the army and .ravy Sand bv The
President Of the United States III III. AZ
forts to restore the Union, and hold
themselves prepared to defend the rights
OF the States aod the people against ths
usurpation Of any Congress moi organ.
ized in accordancs with the polioy Of
the Constitution foIr fathers. fCheers I
a voice. What Of Graptln FoI,.
|iowsassiik ekcess. - & :, Z. -
'den. liillyer-A gentleman. asks me-
what of Granta Wha. feeble h,,msn
voice would be heard in his praises amid
the rattle. OF musketry and the roar 81
artillery with which his name has been
thundered down BY history from almost
hundred victorious battle fields TEn.
thusiaslic cheers fos Gen. Grant.l There
Is daily beauty in isrIife; there is a
grandeur of character, coupled with an
hoaest and modest simplicity Of manner,
which has given him place in the ma
llon's heart that no man ever held be-.
fore Voices" That's So" and an.
plause until the partial eyes Of his
countrymen say
Around him hangs such ;h perpetual SPOIL.
"hater be docs, mono else did Ger SO well,
What could such a soldier be, other
than the embodiment of niastahimity (
How could such man feel aught but
Christian charity? How could such a
citizen be loyal to less than the whole
countryi [Applause.I l tell you, SOL
diers, that General Grant, your Iate
Commander iu Chief, stands by the Pres
ident of the United States in his efforts
10 restore the Union. Renewed ape
plsuse. speak from a record which
all may see and read. The same spirit
which Grant manifested at the surren.
der of Lee, has characlerizec every act
Of JohRson in his. treaimept Of the SUBJ
-jugated South. When GeaeraF Graut.
in his final report, EXPRESSED the wish
that you might live in perpetual peace
and harmony with that enemy whose
manhood, however mistaken the cause,
had drawn forth such herculean deeds
Sf Sdss sslGr, sstse hs %esps ant, what be said La
|" One Of the first, if not the vGrv firsf
applications made by promiuene
Southern man TO the President Of lhe
United States wass made BY Generaf,
Robert &. Lee.. late = Commander I'm.
Chief of the Confederate toIces, aud on
The back Of that application is ON erii>
dorseuent-a wsrn;- earnest, .eloouent
endorsement-asking that that. pardon
should be granted; and that endorse
uieht is by ~, s. Grant, General Cous>
manding the Armies of the United
gStates."S [Cheers. When the Presi:
dent had Prepared his frsl letter to the
Provisional Governor Of North Carolina!
before he sent il or published it, he sub
mitted II to General Grant for his opin.
ion and criticism, and General Grant en-.
torsed every word and syllable Of that
letter. That letter was the Key mote To
the subsequent policy Of the President!
In the difficulty between Congress
and the President upon the veto Of the
Freedmen's Bureau Bill, Gen. Grant
stood by the President. Congress ad.
journed, and the .tepresenta,ive es of tho
people assembled at Philadelphia and
sent a committed 70 congratulate the
President on their endorse no ent of his
policy, and white that committee were
ID the. performance of their mission,
Gen. Grant stood at the right hand of.
-ths President. Soldiers and sailors OF
New York, survivors Of the war, / SUBJ
init to you to night, will you stand BY
the President Of the United Statesf
Loud responses, Yes we will."l VIII
You stand by the Admiral of the Navys
lVociferous cries Of" we will."l Will
you stand by the Constitution Of your
fathers : ["Yes. yes."} Will you stand
by that Union which has passed through
the re-baptism Of blood only to come
out regenerated and gforifedi ["Yes.'Y
Will you, stand by the flag, with lie
tbirty-six stars Of equal magnitude and
brilliancy, Hith plenty Of room for more,
but not single star 10 sparei Loud
cheers.l ~