New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
The Rnwlins statue.

Gearse Alfred Townsend writes from
Washington to the Chicago Tribune:
TIE tirst Northwestern man to be set up
III J,rs5sg1e in this capital was the chief vi
sts.xf aS General Grant, Rawlins, of Galena.
Elien1 vas no ceremony on the occasion,
e3re event was plain and subordinate as his
life. ft,r he lacked that self-assertiOn al d
.ic@issassc character to take the first place.
The ssSaw field may make good soldiers: the
Military Academy makes the officer 1t
-ajsets IN the man the secondary parts which
Yrsaass1 natural force, and forces medlocIlty
III, ca tie sense OF command.
RxE2:ls was very useful and sound sol
fiec fGa1rc while he and the President were
assra very friendly. the latter grew in mys-
vance rrhich finally had all the width be-
1yyss.a president and citizen. The late
f;e;Eeraz Hillyer used to say:
III 1s-iins and l we're both politicians; We
os-e.- iiuew what Grant was, but in every
.ag5ng he was supreme. He liked both OF us
a. uresl> SIS anybody he knew, but we could
ersNi csa diversion in his career. We never
xfsatUrs.i him for our political side-both OF
IF vsz.1ss Democrats. Although his original
s-sssS a,tS GERS, he never took us into coterie,
ike III lelan and other Generals. There
fore, uyil:le everybody thought, as we did,
;.Lze <nIr personal relation to the hero of the
sre Noald make our fortunes, 1t probably
zExs y-iins Illusion OF our lives"
AVS simple question Of this kind is sur
-oIrIeH~v;hl disputants. There are people
,,sss,cto,.nk Grant was comprised IN Rawiins,
s,oI rfnt he ought to have made kawllns
y1o,wsrful These same people, IN the next
fxy.afil. sccnse Grant of making friendship
s5i1e Tg-zsure Of the great offices. but the
-x,u, 81 great success is not to be dlminlsneu
wy q -Sousand wears of criticism. The
.,ier az staff is still the chief OF stat; the
General ia the same.
Washington Irving relates, in one OF his
x,.i,,,, .ssEetcles, and when, among certain
OF Bohemaus, he fell ito praise OF
.E,,<,. -ated current author the band
r:r1ts:z ssPotli! 1ooh! 1t was Jones who gaze
l,srs AZ his ideas for that" but Jones MI
arrza.z ne-er heard OF. he therefore AZ
t.rr-.si ttss the purlieus of authorship had
r}Y.,- Owl. heroes: and this is the case III
rNt ,lzSSieUsrf criticism.
President (4rent continued in CIVIL LIE the
rra,s,. kawlins enjoyed in military NE
g:rs.f III staff became Secretary OF war;
Az I, q s.eath a sum Oh money nearly equal
~ what Mrs. Stanton and family received.
w,u <,S,iferred on Mrs Rawlns. Stanton is
v11tauar :. statue. Rawlins is the first
Efns,t Genera to receive a statue at the
cayfiLxs-
n stands in Rawlins square, piece OF
,,7o1nsi near the Potomac, and close by the
psv- state Department, which lifts its smart
EYsys.s sfrce facade into the sight OF the
| sleeveless hills of Virginia. There, airing
1,,, w u1se. surrounded with all Its dead
rxyuYF IT'S columned pOrticO to TINS ngure o
10 chef of staff emblematlc OF the Nortii
ga. - p III gneu who fought and overcaMe th'
ylses..e;o.l Of the Lees and Washlngtons' AIT
r,n,ss z.s,session of the general capitas.
Tas statue is by one Baiiie, OF Ihila
,Yeys5As. and is presentable wlthout oeIn;
s,,tsssa- elegant or a likeness. ha"hns W a
a i,cEE CIV breasted man, OF large nuseuia
,if,rx- with very apparent vital weahnees, g.,
| Fsce s.i;arsoteris OF western tiinie az
| s,E-ErrzGe, and an easy portrait LOT iiian =
e~t.y,.gs 20 catch, IN Its long, ury haIi az.
| yl,srs. look OF doom, bone ana %9rh' ~
.~trn,, "a this we have beng pad1eu ah'
5s,ss,-p.ed with square shoulders all JUN
rsnlrssi up. flesh enough LOT morse GIa' ;
...r,s, ..,e erect carriage OF an actor: ne
sraIaI1rrg on his left foot, WIN the rlsh. a,
-suces.;. The right hand Is dolhg tae ui y =
l -,c.,ixr- work OF holding yer W. ~,
q asss The lett is resting on Tue heau ~ -,
ssI,y. lie has the big ley ginss "a .mn a p
r7as:. sxaying open. Inc lace ", ~. .urne
issr ,slso tographic vitality Is sngn''s LUZ N0
Il !, can't in the battle heid. .b.
To cay anything more OF tnis s.a r.
.i,a1 II has no pregnancy noT !. sn,nsthin
.ayisfftse., would be unjust. II Is SUM .S -
l;s,s RsUlins; it is quite an OBJECT, anH :; =
oraud oew. vigorous anu appred son
mud s9ouid have burned OF i i'en+s
ges~n, into those sad. via nneanTn'ei 81,
eel Tn. responsibility OF tne "ea a:ns. mars
ceSiass.e in his citizen sta1 oloei, pea,,
GATED With hem0rrhage ana Pa'n' sAo"''
ts,&n outer danger.