Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-22

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BELTISG GRANT.
In 1861, In the very beginning of the war,
modest, simple citizen, In an obscure town
Of Illinois, volunteered his services, which
were accepted, and he wCut up 10 Spring.
tield TO organize regiments, TO prepare mus
ier-rolls, instruct raw, uudisclpllned troops,
and oven officers; to do what he could In as
sistlng bis State to put her quota In tho field
and hurry down troops to save the threatened
capital. He had had some experience In
military Affairs, for he had been educated at
West Point; had fought in Mexico, under
Scott with some credit and distinction; and,
as may bo supposed, he was very useful at
Springfield. He did the work that was given
him to do well; so well that his supsrior
thanked him, and he was sent TO the front.
Before the year closed he was made briga-
dior general; In tho following spring, ma
jor general; and then the commander OF a
departments and, by and by, commander-in-
chief of all tho armies In the field. Congress
and Cabinet, President and people, turned 10
him as the only man who could save the
Union, II II could 10 saved At all.
Gen. Grant Is one Of three meu who came
out Of Illinois In that civil and social revolu-
ton which marked the departure OF the
Democracy from power and the attempts Of
the SHAREHOLDERS to break up the Union. OF
the other two, one was assasslnated this
month seven years ago. and the other re-
naming one stands, or Is preparing TO stand,
upon the platform Of tho men who rejolced
at his assassination. Mr.. Trumbull's ap-
pearanee In public life Is not exactly cotem-
poraneous with that OF Gen. Grant. lie had
served six years In the Senate before Grant
had offered his sword TO the country, but his
career there was not particularly remarka-
ble. He did not make dozen speeches on
the abolition question; he was careful not 10
incur the great displeasure Of his pro-slayery
associates he allowed Mr.. Sumner to bear
the brunt Of the battle, carefully trimming
bis bark 10 the political breezes, running
yhnnnvs. he ---.iss s~osVTV sssr "inu, rlsing
aud falling with the ebb and flow Of the
political tide. lie had splendid oppor-
tunity to become the eyangcl Of the new
dIspensation, but that possibly meant mar
tyrdom, aud the martyrs career was not
coveted by Mr.. Trumbull. He preferred to
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uu the Republican platform. Illinois was 80
evenly balanced that II was feared the Legls-
lature would be tie. The Republican party
managers, after \ survey OF the whole field,
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NJ Tprn,r,li Tbcv appeaIrd IN thcIr frIcrd,
in Nav Yorl and tbe samo merchants whom
,he d,s,ingnIshod rcforrncr 4, now dcnouncIng
=. r,oe,os' h,Idor. :" snhscrIhod snms ,ven,.
,ho,,..nd dol,.rs and sart n to clec, his
Sro,hsr'I,.Isw 10 IN. Ieglslature wbere that
sa,,,srv VOTE Tins SaIned snhaoouentIv sent
NJ T.,u,hn,, 10 ths ITrI,ad states senata for
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hlcnaru ia1es won SO fanu nauie Auu iaiiis'
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career OF DIT. ltumouh because II n'iy mus
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rsf,rn, ia a mere mockery. Their platform
IA a snare and a delusion. Take them all in
aIl what precious patriots and reiormers
they ar,I some of them ran away to Europe
from The drafts; others did service In the
rear as wandering mlnstrels aud lecturers at
afty dollars per night aud their expenses
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