Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-21
WHY GRANT SHOULD BE pREsI.
DENT!

DENT!
Providential influence and guardian
ship over nations generally appear in
the character of tie persons brought up
for their safety and defense. Moses
was endowed and peculiarly fitted for
the task of leading the Israelites out
from Egyptian bondage, while Cyrus
was especially prepared for the restor-
alton of that ancient people. But the
most important event in the history OF
the human race was the introduction OF
Christianity. This new religion occu-
pied at least three hundred years in its
formation alone. During this eveutful
period, and the eve hundred years
following, the noblest portion Of human
iry passed from the ancient religions of
Pagauism to u worship OF the true faith.
This heavenly doctrine had grown up
under shelter Of the Roman power, and
by the middle Of the fifth century had
oyerspread all its provinces. The wor-
ship OF iools, which for ages had been
looked upon as a sacred duty, now be-
gan to be neglected; but the advocates
of these ancient superstitions, like the
slave-drivers Of America, were deter
mined 10 make resistance to the further
spread of Christian civilization.
In A. D. four hundred and forty-6ve,
Attila the Hun founded Budo on the
Danube ; six years afterwards he was
furnished with material aid from the
eutire heather world 10 wage an exter.
minating war on the followers of Jesus.
Styling himself " The Seourge Of God"
Attila, at the head of sever hundred
thousand pagan troops, was determined
to crush out Christianity in the Western
Empire. A great and important even,
IN the affairs Of mankind was then about
to take place. Urged on by the auguries
Of the heather priesthood, in command
Of this immense army, he commenced
the invasion. Alth ough the civil power
Of Rome was fast declining, yet sufficient
vitality was left to enable the Roman
General Aetius and Theodoric, King o.
the Visigoths, to gather the Roman
legious to repel the invaders. The two
armies met on the plains Of Chalons
where the great battle was fought thai
decided the fate of Christianity in the
ffth century. Attila's intention was
FIRST to crush the army under Aetius,
and then advance with overwhelming
power to extiuguish the last spark o.
Christian civilization in the doomed Ro'
man Empire. King Theodoric, while
leading a cavalry charge against the
right wing Of the heather army, los
his life, but under the guardianship o.
Divine Providence Aetius like Genera
Grant, raised up for q mighty purpose,
triumphantly defeated Attila in his
gigantic effort to destroy Christianity
The good that resulted to the human
race from this great victory can never
De over-estimated. Other and import
ant battles have since been fought, suct
as Touin, A. D. 1872, which rescued
Briton and Gaul from the civil and re
ligious yoke Of the Koran. Then come:
the battle of Hastings in l066, and Joar
Of Arcs great victory over the English,
at Orleans, 1929; then we have the de-
feat of the Spanish Armada, 1888; the
battle Of Blenheim, 1904 that Of Pull.
iowa, 1909; then comes the victory Of
the American Revolutionary fathers
over Burgoyne, at Saratoga, l777; and
Waterloo in 1915.
In the above battles, extending
through o thousand years, some Of the
commanders, like Napoleon, have left
imperishable laurels. But when in any
age Of the world does history record
such a galaxy Of brilliant military sue,
cesses as those achieved by Genera
Grant? While We all reverence tht
never to be forgotten ame Of Wash
iagton and Lincoln, we must consider i
one Of our chief mcrcies to have q maj
left with US whom Providence has mi
raculously preserved through ifteer
hard fought battles, q man who every
where has shown that he possessed tina
| felicity the Romans so much valued il
their Generals /; q Christian would cal
it smile, of Divine Providence, which
seems to render suspicious all his uu
dertakiugs /; II man with great intrepid
ity, with patriotism and enterprise
with modesty and frmness a man will
cool, penetrating judgment and promp
decision. Every American citizen wit
looks upon the old fng should remem
Der that Grant aud the brave arm,
under him carried it from victory L
victory; from Donelson to Coriuth
from Coriuth to Vicksburg, and frou
Vicksburg to Richmond. This wa!
done to strike the shnckle from the slav,
and in defense Of the best Government
ever instituted by man while Lee, hi
antagonist, represents Attlla the Hun
fighting for slavery, the twin brother o
barbarism.
Grants name will ever be associated
with the salvation Of his country. L
was he who waded through fire anc
blood to free it, and leave il undivided
to posteritv. Who is there to speak
against him? Some say, other General.
might have done the same, but other
Generals did not do it. Aud wha,
though Rome might have possessed 9th
er Senators besides Fabius, who could
have ~vanquished Hannibal, or beside:
Fabricius, who could have withstooc
the bribe of Pyrrhus? Is that any reason
why these old Romans should be robbed
Of the glory with which they have been
crowned by the consent of ages? Who
can view the present unsettled condition
Of the United States, knowing the
strength of the contending parties, and
not agree with US that it is one Of the
noblest acts Of patriotism in General
Grant to forsake his sure situation on
the summit of fame, to accept the du.
bious helm Of government, and for the
sole good Of bis country risk a reputa-
ton which history already secures him
untarnished and immortal.-Dye's Life
Of Grant.
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