The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-10-09
a Silent Man.
ASKING AND NOT ASKING.
Extract from a speech delivered by

Judge William johnson, OF ONO:
"As to Ulysses S. Grant through
all his brilliant career, be has betray-
ed less of ambition than any public
man | ever knew When the attempt
was made by armed force to sub
vert the Republic and erect on its
ruins "an empire with slavery for its
corner stone" this silent man was
tanning and selling leather in the
town of Galena. He had been edu-
Gated for soldier, at the National
Military Academy, and had seen
some service in Mexico; and thought
it was his duty to offer his services in
defence of the Republic. Whether he
was conscious of his own power it is
uncertain; but certain it is that he
made no pretensions. Without any
commission, he raised company and
marched to the capital of Illinois,
and offered his services to Governor
Yates in any capacity He was ask
ed to take a place in the Adjutant
Generals office of that State, where
he brought order out of confusion in
so short time that Governor Yates
thought he might command a regi-
ment, and commissioned him Colonel
of the First Illinois.
Here this silent man commenced the
most arduous, most brilliant, most
successful career ever crowded into
four years of human life. Pelted by
the storms, drenched by the rains,
chilled by the frosts of winter, scorch-
ed by the suns of summer, with a
patience that never complained, a
constaney that never wavercd, a cour-
age that never. quailed, a modesty
that never boasted--
Cannon to the right of him, O..
Cannon to the left of him.
Cannon in front Of him.
on he marched, conquering and to
conquer, from Springfield to Cairo,
from Cairo to Belmont, from Bel
mont to Fort Henry, from Fort Hen
ry to Fort Donelson, from Fort Don
elson to Shiloh, from Shiloh to Cor
inth, fronm Corinth to Fort Gibson,
from Fort Gibson to jackson, from
Jackson to Champion Hill, from
Champion Hill to Big Black, from
Big Black to Vicksburg, from Vicks-
burg to Chattanooga, from Chatta-
nooga to the Wilderness, from the
Wilderness to Spottsylvania, from
Spottsylvania to Fredericksburg, from
Fredericksburg to North Anna, form |
North Anna to Cold Harbor, from
Cold Harborto Chickahominy, from I
Chickahominv to Hatcher's Run,
from Hatcher's Run to Fort Stead
man, from Fort Steadman to Five
Forks, from Five Forks to Peters
burg, from Petersburg to Appomattox,
from Appomattox to Richmond
Meanwhile this silent man asked /
for nothing. Without solicitation, he
was promoted from the ranks of a
private to the rank of Colonel. With
out solicitation he was promoted from
the rank of Colonel to the rank of
Brigadier General Without solici-
tation he was promoted from the frank |
of Brigadier General to the rank of
Major General Without solicitation
he was promoted from the rank Of
Lieutenant General to the higherrank 1
of General. And now, having con-
quered rebellion, conquered war and
conquered peace, this silent man
stands in the Capital ofrebellion side
BY side with Abraham Lincoln, the
two most unpretending men that ever
lived, and still he asked nothing for
himself
For his country, for law and order
and liberty he asked for everything,
and never asked in vain. He asked
General Buckncr for Fort Donelson,
and received the strongest fortifica-
tion in the West, $4,000 prisoners of
war, sixty-five cannon, and 10000
small arms He asked for Champion
Hill, and received 5000 prisoners of
war, thirty pieces of artillery. He
asked General Pemberton for Vicks-
burg, and received the Gibraltar of
the Mississippi, 81 1853 officers, fifteen
Generals, l72 cannon, and small arms
without number. He asked General
Bragg for Chattanooga, and in the
thunder and lightning and earthquake
of battle ON Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge-above the clouds
and below the clouds-drove the dar-
ing rebel and his embattled hosts
from the stronghold of the West. He