The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-23
OUR CANDIDATES.
GRANT.

General Grant was born on the 9th
of April, 1922, at Point Pleasant, Cler-
mont county, Ohio. His father was Of
Scotch descent and by occupation, q
dealer in leather. The son entered the
military academy at West Point In his
eighteenth year and graduated in 1s4S,
standing twenty.first in rank in class
of thirty-nine members. He served
for eleven years in the army passing
through every battle of the Mexican
war except two, and held the rank of
Captain at the date of his resignation in
1854. Joining his father and brother,
at GaIena, Illinois, he engaged in bust
ness as leather dealer until the out
break of the rebellion in 1861. a few
days after Sumter was fired upon, he
WINS found drilling company ofvol-
unteers, and, few days later, led the
company to the State capital. An offer
of his services to the authoritiee at
Washington not being needed, he ten
State, and after a few weeks service IN
the organization of the volunteer
forces, accepted command of the
Twenty-FIrst Regiment, and proceeded
with IL to Missouri. In August, oil
he was commissioned by the President
took command at Cairo, of the district
embracing the conhux of the Ohio,
Tennessee. Cumberland and NIissis-
sippf rivers. He lost no time in setz-
ing Paducah, then threatened by a
rebel force, and his success confirmed
the wavering loyalty OF KENTUCKY, ana
brought It over TO the Union side. He
won his first battle at Belmont No
vember 7th, where he was conspicuous.
ly under RFe, having his horse Killed
under him, and by his personal bravery
and military skill received confidence
from his soldiers which has chung to
him since on every field. He captured
Fort Donelson, February 10TH 1852,
and ON the 10Th was promoted 10 be
Major General. The campaign and
victories OF Shiloh, april 7th,) Port
Gibson, MAY LIST, } Jackson, May 14h,)
and Vicksburg, DULY 4Lhy) followed in
regular succession, land paralyzed the
power of rebellion in the Southwest.
His Chattanooga campaign OF '63s MS
promotion to be Lieutenant General
March /, '6i, his subsequent direction
of the Union armies in aIlquarters OF
the rebellion, his personal charge OF
the operations against Rtchmond, Inc
firm grasp with which ne heta Lee anu ~
the main power OF the Confederacy at
bay, and the final culminHtion OF his
plans in the success of his great Lieu
tenants, and the fall OF Richmonds the
surrender of Lees army and the
grounding of the last rebel musket-all
t1eEe events uIe lou Wei AVLASAASSASA
by our readers to require more than
this brief mention.
The grateful Acknowledgements of
his country were evinCed in his
further promotion to the newly |
created Office of General, and,
as the Comuiander.in-c chief of the |
Federal armies, during the three years
of great civil anxiety and danger |
which have succeeded, it is not too
much 10 say that the popular conf.
dence in his discretion, vigilance and
patriotic devotion to the cause OF the
Union, have ever been the hope and the
consoling assurance of the land. In the
many dark hours when official treach-
ery and dislOYal ambition have cast
deep gloom upon patriotic hearts, his
presence at the head of our military
strength has afforded u cheering assur-
ance OF the ultimate safety of the Re
public. Not even the anxiety with
which the people watched the cam
paigns of '62, Il and %, could exceed the
deep intensity of trusting hope with
which their eyes have since steadily
kept this man in view. They Will now
charge him with greater power and
higher responsibilities, and he Will in
augurate his last and browning triumph
over Official Corruption and Public
.Unworthiness,
EtBIFAX. .f-..H. \