The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-04-10
Srlettrd 5elistellang.
Written for the Cincinnati Gazette. J
GRANT PAPERS.
BY GENERAL JAMES 9. BR1sBIN.

Some General Rcmarks on Grant-IIiS
Ancestors-His Pnrcnts-Where and
When He was BOri Anecdotes of
GInut-His First Pistol Nhot-uc goes
To school at GeOrgetOWn-Whh hat he
Sa d tn his Tench"r-The Bundle Bee
L ghtrr-G & ant Buys II d ouSe Of Fnrmer
Itpl>tUn- ue Thra~heS ltS Cousin
John for Calling Washington Rebel
More Anecdotes about Grom,-He
Swims White-Onk Creek in II Wagon
How he Flanked the Logs-Mr.
Tlamcr gets Him an Appointment 10
West POint-Eis Entrec into that In
stItutiOn.
Itis always difficult to writo of man
who is still living, Tor whether il bo TO cen
sure or praise him, the writer must ueCes
sarialy feel more or less embarrassed
We do not say this in any spirit OF apology
for what may appear in these narratives
tor we have long since ceased to regard tho
pers uason of syucophants as the wrath OF
critics. Always unpopular we have got
so used 10 it, we kim Of like it, aud read
an abusive letter with moro pleasure than
we do one OF commendation, so We say 10
all whom these presents may come greet
ing, if you don't like them just slash away.
Remembering l.eseinv's motto that 4" he
who writes the truth should write all OF it,
we take our pen in hand to write a few
lines to Let you all know what we know of
General Giant.
We have endeavorod to gather together
from every possible source, such iniorma-
ton concerning the illueiriuus General as
would lie OF interest 10 the reader, aud we
desire in advance, to give credit to Mr.,
Larke, john G. Abbott, Badeux Reid, Gen
eral Rawlins. and others for such matter
49,, flair hpnliH lgtipTS and
papers. A number Of officers, who served
with General Grant in Mexico AID Oregon,
and several of his personal friends, have
been good enough to write us much that is
interesting, aud to them, one and all, we
beg leave, m this public manner, to return
our sincere thanks.
careful investigation of all the facts
connected with the life of General Grant
will convince any impartial person that lie
is great man. Reason as we may on his
career, prove that at but few times he has
shown ANY marked evidences OF penns (;
RAISE his subordinates as we will stIll he
+ anls the first soldier of his country,
unique, remarkable, peculiar, the study ot
IA nation. Here we behold a man silent,
modest. unamLitious, by his great talents
in times Of public danger, heaping heneiac
tlous on his country, until the natlOn. proud,
graf, il, unanimous, showers upon nm
all it's hon OTIS, aud raises him to an Olhce
that it has to create in order that The Olhce
may be worthy oil the man. He the son OF
a poor tanner, unpretendiug without friends
on Influence, until his deeds had won both,
NJ used 10 The world, rises, not suddenly.
hut step by step, IN spite OF the machna
tiuus of enemies aud jealousics OF met OF
lesser talents, t. the head of our armies,
and here, uudazIed by his eminence nm
spoiled hy his luunrs, strong ana self
ruised. exhibits new talents, and maintains
himself with 20 great credit that his iel
low citizens lay at his feet the crown of
the Repu,ilc aud beg hm to wear it, not
tu honor him butt to honor them.
Before lie was forty three years of age
he had participated IN two great wars, cap
tured FIVE huudred guns. more than one
hundred thousand prisoners, a quarter OF a
million of small arms, redeemed FROM rebel
rule over fifty thousand square niles OF
territory. reopemed to the commerce OF
the world the mighiest river on the globe,
and snbb rnly pursued his path 20 the
victory, deepite OF all obstacles. Since
tnen. lie las crushed out the rebellion in
the East, re established the authority of the
Urion over territory rEor than France,
taken lhO iNIhl Gh HtNiiN hhGFt hN'A " "
canon. thousands upon thousands of pris-
oners, aud hundreds oil thousands of small
arms, aud then, madeslly returned to the
capital of the nation, to disband his army
of a million OF men, lay his sword at the
feet of the Congress OF the people; and
wait their pleasure whether he shonll ~
a hi gh station or become an humble private
citizen rhe world furnishes few smell ex
amplrs af greatness AID bum lty,On Om
country only one olher-lhat of George
Washngl ION.
Win ay reasonable man say all these
evenls IN the Lille of Grant are the results
| ol accident or mere good luck Surely q
assert that would be as foolish as unjust
aud subject the person to the jeers ant
contempt of the world. His acts are The
result of great wisdom and talents and no
the caprice of fortune, Consider his irih
ulatuus at Shiloh, lis tolls at Yicksburg
this battles of the Wilderness, his siege d
Petersburg and clmure Of Lee, his con
duct in the diaionlt Cabinet position forced
upon him by the President. and lastly biz
mg asures dnring the impeachment excite
lmeht. When onr ho'.healed Presidel
was bursting with rage I; when The c"uuiry
wa- tr, milling from center 10 cii Cumier
ence with exCt-meni wien the Executive
aud the Congress seemed about to call on
under aruis their respective partisans anc
inaugurats another civil war. 10 whom di,
The people look with confidence and hope
I lUysses Grant, and none other. Unnove'
by the tempest Of passion raging over th
laud,, conscious Of his own strength au'
ability TO control the storm, he sat caluil.
and serenely in his headquarters, now re
c wing anxious inquiries from the Presi
dents friends, and anon receiving dele
cation Of grave but excited senaIors, az