The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-21

9 gAtitude h which the nation owes him-Dus De-
seuse during the whole Of hts career ne ms mana
% We wish him for our chief maestrate. Cheerful.
ness and prophetic hope when DANGER ana aisas.ca
sc.ss 1 ~ UNDER
merited 0bloquy-these qualities are as s.Liknk !.
him as his utter indinerence 70 lame s
seems utterly without ambition, and ths u the reason
why he IL one OF the few successIu soidsas o. ms
trusted From the hour when he was surprised to
and in the newspapers that he had been appointed
when a higher grade than was ever known In our
armies was created for him. he never felt the least
msrited and preposterous disgrace, however tempo
rary to prove more than any OF his deeds the
greatness Of his character. Remember that imme.
which ne had presented fifteen thousand prisoners,
seventeen Thousand six hundred small arms and
eixty-1yc cannon to the United States he was most
unjusty and causelessy threatened with arrest and
deprived or his command, and that he did his best,
before he would withdraw his resignation, to
slrtner that expedition, In the command OF
w WINCH en-, ne had been superseded: mo No, ONE e.a
promotion Anything you may require send
have it." And at Milnken's Bend, when preparing
ehat last magnificent movement against Vlcksburg.
through which he saw his final triumph assured;
whom the country weary OF delays ana aghast at his
Doldness, was elamorfng for his removal; when our
enemies all over the world were shouting las Wen
OF Vicksburg;n when even his friends turned from
him; but when one plain man, who sat in the White
House said, 81 rather like the mani think Wen try
him little l0ngern how could soldier prove greater
claims upon the confidence OF the country than he
DID at that moment or almost universal dependency
Seeing already IN hts minds eye what no other eye
could see-that quickly coming processoif-oi ycto-
RES that twenty days campaign the passage OF the
great river the i've battles in which, throwing him.
Self between Johnson and Pemberton, lie destroyed
one army and drove the other into the citadel, soon
20 surrender TO him thirytwo thousand strong even
when at that moment Of anticipated triumph he
heard the loud Cry for his removal ne was incapable
There are very few persons in this Union. sup
POSE who have not read the letter. written precisely
at that moment, which he charges his father to de-
stroy, or at least to show to no one; and do not
envy the man who is not touched by its simple gran
deur:"Were 1t not for the natural desire OF prov
ln9 myself equal to anything expected OF me
would gladly accept a less responsible position. =
win do my part towards putting down the
pecting or desiring any other recognition than a
quiel approval Of my course" As long as the re-
soldiers are not dangerous. Certainly he did his
part towards putting down the rebellion but the APP
Prova OF his course has been little less quiet than
&c desired. But forbear. His career is history
tn itself ana has already engaged the labor OF brill
LIANT and able writer's, some OF them partners OF his
cept in an extended photographed notice. to tndi
cate the many valuable and Important works already
pnbshed on the life and services Of General Grant.
miliar to the public, the "MllitarY History OF Gen.
srai Grant" by General Adam Badeau,. may
only one thus far pubiished-the author has dis
played great powers of description, generalization
p0rtraiture OF character and many other high quail
ties as an historian His book, while conscientious
In details derived from original sources is as inte
resting as rOmance] But have thought it not
am1SS to call your attention to those manifestations
OF his qualities citizen which entttle him to the
post OF our chief magistrate. With such a man for
the first office, and with kindly, highmtnded,
experienced patriotic ana sagaciOus Speaker Of the
INCONSISTENCIES Colfax, whose very name Is 80 sug-
gestive OF revolutionary mem0res-a man whO
placed four years long on pedestal where defects
~ well as virtues are closely scanned, has never
made an enemy or lost friend; with such genuine
republican for the Vice Pres dency it Is impossible
90 admit doubt Of our success. We have only to
remember the device OF the clan Of Grant, to which,
ever f0ithfu:-'Stand fast and stand sure. Craig
Ellachie.u