The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-12
The campaign in Mexico wreatbed

The campaigni in Mexico wreathed
its laurels aroned the brow Of Grant;
and, in the calm that followed that
struggle, he "took Fort Desolation :"
and, emerging from its gloom, he
went to st Louis, in 1848, and "took"
Miss Julie I. Dent-one of the
grandest women of the Republic-to
be his wife, and to share his home,
from Detroit to Washington; and she
reservedly says that "Mr. Grant is
a very obstinate man, and if he says
he will take Vicksburg, he will do it. -
In time of profound peace (1S54)
Grant resigned his epaulets, threw
up his pay, and "took'' to farming,
tanning, and had the office of Collec-
tor in st. Louis; and "took" to cares
sing his wife, frolicking with his ba-
bles, working with his hands, driving
a team into st. Louis,mounted on his
wagon, selling his half cord of wood!
When the shareholders rebellion
developed the blood thirsty purpose
OF its leaders, and the barbarism of
slavery, Grant offered his services to
Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and shortly
"took" Paducah. Stunned the reb-
bels at Belmont. 'Took" Fort Don
elson. "TOok the bloody field of
Shiloh from the rebels. Defended
"Corinth. Won the battle of Iuka.
Besieged and "took" Vicksburg.
Relieved Chickamauga and won its
great stake. "Took" Chattanooga.
"Took" Missionary Ridge. "Took'
the old grade of Lieutenant General
for his gallant exploits! "Took'
command of the Army of the Poto-
mac. While Eastern Generals were
growing at his promotion. Gen.
Meade, the hero of Gettysburg, says:
"Thank God, Grant is coming. I
like him much. He has got pluck
and luckw Drove Lee through the
Wilderness; settled the question,
"Who can pound the longest?'
Fights it out on that line through
SpottsylVania, North, Anna, and
CCld Harbor. Transferred his vast
army to the south side of the James,
and "took'' decisive position there,
executing the ablest maneuvre
taught by military art. He took"
the Southern States by bisecting
them by Sherman's immortal swoop
from Atlanta to the sea. Grant
then "took" Petersburg. He then
"took" three huge inroads on Lees
lines; and that dark Sunday morn a
messenger bore a dispatch from
General Lee to Davis, who was in
his pew in church in Richmond, say
ing: "My lines are broken in three
places. Richmond must be evacu-
ated tonight" And thus Grant
''took' Davis, and then 'took" Gen
eral Lee atAppomatox Court House;
and General Weitzel put his col
umns in motion, with Draper's col
ored brigade in the lead, and, at six
o'clock in the morning, entered Rich
mond amid welcoming shouts, from
thousands of African throats, now
free to have their day of liberty,
since Grant took them from the
COnfederacy. The Stars and Stripes
waved at the head of the victorious
columns, which marched through
the blazing metropolis of the late
Confederacy, and here, again, Grant
"took" the capital of rebeIdom!
Since then"the man on horseback"
has taken the hearts of millions Of
patriots; and they proftered to him
the grandest "gift" in the world, the
presidency of the ocean bound Re
public" and he "took the gift" and
the voice of millions was heard in
thunder tones in the late Philadel-
phia Conueution of 582 delegates of
the great Republican party, saying,
without single dissenting voice:
'Well done, good and faithful SER
want, thou hast been faithful in vast
we will make you
ruler over the country in her aug
mented gloriesT The Grand Army
Of the Republic will say:
The hand that for my country fought,
We homer as its children ought.
And, personally, 1 shall delight
again to cast my vote to put the sol
dier in the ruleTsplace. The under
signed does not go back on General
Grant! Let him rove over our wave
washed shores! inhale old Atlantic's
breath of life. He will be on hand
himself and host" when "the bat
ties din comes rolling in" Very
respectfully your friend.
GRANVILLE MooDY.
CINCINNATI, June 29th, 1872.