The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-20
Grant as a I.nbiic S,,nnLrr.


Very many Of the opposition journals Of the
country are harPng NJ the fact tina, General
Grant, our candidate for President, has never
made himself prominent as public speaker.
They seem to think that a man to be President
must be able 10 make long .windcd speeches,
like Andy johnson did while "swinging round
the circic" last Summer. or as was that "public
functionary" recently decreased. and
Whose soul Is with the saints Nc trust"
Itdoes not, however, tn our mind, seem nctu.
ally necessary that men should be eminent as
public speakers IN order I" make good, or even
excellent, Presidents of the United State.. An
old fellow named George Washington WI. once
President aud II has become matter of histo.
ny that Alexander Hamilton wrote all his
speeches. Even when Washington was called
before Congress 10 receive his appointment "a
Commander in chief 81 the army, h. couli
find no other words In which To- accept that ap-
pointment than a simple IL thank YOU" M.
drew jackson was M orator, although hc mad,
a very telling speech when hc said that "By
'the Eternal. the Union must aud shall be- pre-.
Served" sentence that was we'll understood
aud needed in South Caroline. then, = ia later
years. u hot b,,l "f treason. Generals Harrison
and Taylor were men 81 "a" l"rrhsic ability.
but yet, they, with III" others We hav" named
were held "a such high -.tcrm ia their ,lay a.
n each b" elevated {" The Presidency. julius
Caesar aud NaI'ol""u were wrrtchcd ORATORS.
notwithsta nding they were great men. aud 9TH.
cr n"tabl" example mish, l." produced L,
prove that Will. "spccch J. silver. silence -
tsvuldeu-" f.rutt may tt..t la. l.,
il"wcry .l'c"rh. but w. imayin" that the people
have been S" suricii''l with ,alk during. John
sons term "i ollie" that they will gladly lis.
pens" with t"ngu" service Ter ~" next four
years.
Grant ha-. h"wcyrr made sryeral important
sl'r""h"- ~ has time. The first wa made ~
front 81 Fort Dunrl-"n. aud WI. ~ reply tn
teen fn"kn"r'. inquiry as {" what "i"rm-"
Grant would allow hiin ~ ~" surrender "i that
fortress. ''rant' I,I'ly was - follow.
~" Gt>. :. b B''NNrn. 'oa.(,f,rnt. - 4.e:
Your 1T ,hi. date. rnlsi-ing IN armisti, nj
appointment III commissioner I" srtil" ., lui,
| oi rnpitu'atipn o, iu,' received. y" oihtr s.s,s
fa" az unconditional ant in,ntinh sas,,n si. o.
"a" D. "'"'Pied lPrT''N 10 ~o", Internationally
aIoa yo"r 'roFks"
Gen. Buckn"r denounced ihc.- terms -, ''un
@s"n"r"r- aud unriSil." b"f mt'i. hut ~ n"-,y''
than. The -nm. Buchn-r D.. n"w th" editor 81
q c"pI~rhrad paper "a Kentucky. aud !. Lu,
lily engaged IA drn"uhrims ''';ran, r-ii...u ... &c
Tia" next sl,'"'h 81 uraLt'> W., mad, i..i"r,.
NIck>burs. when III" H"l'..l ,,"n. r.inl..rt"m
cam" ''"t aud asked h'm "I"'n what trims th..
city could b" relieved ii"n, the -ios "a. u l.-nd
ing. Her" are th" speeches
| Itmb,rio" ten Grant. ne.t N"n ~ order
h. arrange terms i"r rapiiulaii"u What term
| H." you demand
| Iraat uS'oSnttnSAI HmnNntH
Iemb,rfOH. M unconditional surrender
Never 80 l"ns - have 'n'n i"l IA" will
/ fight rather.
Gn'"i. Very we'll.
/ rrmb'rt"n. h"w~vcr. Didn't "dght rather '
Tha, "n" iiuc ,l....'h %, '.rn. Grant wa. rath
81 i.-. powerful il IT, l.sir 4 ..-.i. t- A. mil
fore" penetrated hi- m,nd h" Internationally
'-urrcnd"rel,' and Nlcasburg was,..n ur,ni'-
ith "f July .ili l." IL" nati"n.
Again. "n the road {" Richmond. lsci Grant
mad" Another "-le'rh.' ~ these words.
wv haV" new ended Ia" sixth ia, 81 vory
hard hshtius. aud the rs-ult {. thu Tune a
much ~ "ur favor. IiFopnv 10 matt = osi ~
| ms tt'. = u ftlss aH NHBm0.
Thi- ht;lc address probably left IA" doubt "il
lee. mind - :" the uian Il" hai 8" deal with,
81 "i ia" result 81 lh" matter at ISSUE. It any
doubt was l'it IN h,, mind It wa. removed by
Erants next speech. mad" &" him 81 Appnnnt.
tax Court ll"u." ia the ,rr,ns "i l>G. ~ t,-.e
! word
81 propose I" rter,r, hcsrr.oait-ai the army
ct Northern Virginia upon III" follow ne irrn- "
"" need net state the t"rm- It !, enough,
now t" kn"" that lee ih"ught the sI,"rci long
enough e. Il one" comply with. and dii 80.
Since that time Grant ha. made Lu, frw
speeches. liz --latest anil n"hlr-t wa. I, teen.
Hawl"y. President Of ia" Republican C"nvrn.
ton. After expressing his gratitude a, IT,. So.
lection "a. To" Republican candid,t". IA" closes
/ IN thc>e word
You have truly said. IN the course 81 y"ur
address. that shall hay" u" policy OF my own
I" cnforr" against the will OF the l'c"pl,."
Ar" net these specimens OF Grants ".pccch
'es' enough