, 1869-09-07

ta' n>''ts kfns cttt,<n,a'tt ia N, af any nls~r
y "a, e>trfer. but Il hIs confirmation h dclrni.
rranA 'st*,t~ n onrr. fherr (" no t,crasi men.
CUntnA"trt hrAf *hrte ha bha served, that *atllh
not tno,t rfd1y Htr 1t shr itsrr4t Ana f's't rc'
rnupsbl" ron,trknt1 hin fnrk wputd cnlt'r him IN.
- II t,o Tails 10 In tohnrtnF<a. bfsf'lra thu
fhss Il viii IN IN tttr kertirH Ant n Is teTanAsT,
! hha fcri thht br hreinF with thn va1ds,'!n Of.
nrcr. t@r.us" he made himself tRluaolc, I haxa
| ~ortr' htm ah fntdtt."
Nh higher tcnli,nony can to ncc,Io., t..
h'4ow lin. lsowlfnA' lni'on I,nyn lnterwoyc.,
ts'en4"elsrn With th"n" VI tlrant-sn l!,, Al.
| rssfs'rr iinnd|tnnn will, tl4ose of Washlp,.
ton. olt~nly that tho na,nsn II tho lw,,
'"nnot Ia scraraseA. liu waa mora than An
nd, OF a chir! at stnfy. ill., waa oy,,lont,v
lsrt .f tho in'r!rat!on, Judgment, and ~.
lion 0! his chief.
After thu surrender ot tho robol arn,ios.
isaw!tha, who hnd snale II" spoochca during
Tho waf, took No further active ra,t In
'"l't'es uu.il tho yonr preceding Grants
nomination, when ho made O spooch at
o"len", which waa widely published, a. Tho
expression Of Grants own yiows md atti.
iode before The country. On tho Prcsi.
t'ontn election Lis appointment az Soc
rctasy Of War was made both from do
sire to bring into the Cabinet his most
t11'Ascd adsiacr, asl frota feeling OF tho
pazt Of tho President TINT General nawlins'
rcmnnnt Of life, for thu enjoyment Of my
honora that might be duo to hin, for his
Invaluable services to tho country, would
i'o short. No Office which Tho rroBidon.
Ind at bin dispo.a! wns conferred with no
much rlcnsuro as That Of tho portfolio Of
was upon General liawlins, Tho very
fidelity and intimacy Of service which
brought 1lawlinR into "a closo relations with
him had withdrawn him in degree from
the notice Of tho country. It was q pleas
urc, therefore, to place him in tho second
position in tho Cabinet nnd the first in the
army, az a pnblic recognition before tho
world TINT the services Of Rawlins were of
Il character which could not bo too highly
rewarded.
As Secretary, General Rawlins was, by
vi,tuc Of his personal abilitics, as well as
his influence with Grant, the strongest
man in the Cabinet. Politically he was
energetic, yot truly conservative, progress
i've without rashness, thoroughly unob-
tsusive, but ontising in work, aud of that
large. liberal, and cautious Judgment which
80 often found utterance in tho yiews Of
the President. General Grant loses in him
his most trusted adviser, and the country
ono OF the youngest hut ablest Of her
heroes and statesmen. In his moral con-
shtution be was the puse gold which Moth
ing can tarnish.
General RaW,lius was twice ma1r1rd. His
first wife Ind died before he entered tho
var. In his war speech at Galona, in al-
luding to this bereavement as an eyout
which left him FREQ to dedicate bis
life 1nd services 10 his country,
bis emotion so chokod his utter
auce that ho could scarcely proceed.
The present blzs. Tavlina was engaged
in teaching school ut the South when he
mado her acquaintance, during tho vicks-
burg cafnpaisu. They have resided in
scrJ plin mauucr at Washington, tho Con-
nfal haTing been always, since his ncccssiou |
10 prominent position, too much occupied
With his public duties TO give much ntten-
tipn OF effort 10 tic accumulation Of nri-
yatc fortune. I