, 1877-11-28

litter, Cen, Noyes, presided, and Tho speech IN
which he proposed the toast Of the crcntnT was
addressed tn the patrfot!e rrfdc Of Americans:
mar he described a. the dostrne Of "Proyidc11.
ttal men" in its application 10 tho earecro Of
Gcn. Grant. ErcrrlNly knows that Frame Is
the country where hi. tloesrinc 4 t I'D org Z;
perfection; and one pasty after another has
made use OF it ever since 11So. ticn. Nnycs WAS
talking language very familiar to his French
hearers hen ne prefacct his cuaoEt1sa on t1lc
e1-lrctitlcnt With the tollo#!nE p1,rascs: ~
has generally happened. accordsnE to the worlds
history, that when n crest public crisis has oc-
CURED ,-sucl1 MS revolution for independence
or struggle for national existence, some man
the emergency. lilo often appcars suddenly
from an unexpected quarter, and Is not always
selected from thu asca Of politics Or from among
sumes At The proper tlmo leadership and con.
trol simply because he was born for them, and
scems to Hare waited for the opportunity and
tho necessity. To be snrc these words do not
mean IL thc mouth Of Frcnchnnn, but, all Tho
same. they etEike us ns rathcr Homogeneous when
spoken Of Gcu. Grant. If there ever WIS great
soldier who fought ills way up u victory and
sS' en es woes d % f 1r s II s1tss: a
was Gen. Grant. i1iis triumpl,s hid none
Of tho dazzltng and rerplexinE brillIancy Of
tlow1y. .ripenci irnlt Of a comblnatiou Of quail.
tics, so rare, indeed, that wc may Eirc then, tho
name Of geatts, a,.,t not Identical With genius III
Its most inposing form. DogEed courage. in
Tinciblc perseverance, Indifference to criticism,
tle capacity of supporting reyertcs without
flinching, tho determination To- shrink fran no
sacrifices in urt1er to reach tho end set before
hrn,-tt,esc were the soldicrl5 virtues by which
e.a os 'a ,o qP F1 y. sstor1s e1 o. s vs Htssfp sfy
tho lasting gratitude Of his country, but It
would be absurd to fpcak Of them rs Il they
mnde him tho. equal Of stratcGtsts ikc Hnrnl-
a san Or a. %enEo Wen e5 qen Hoes
that the military achievements Of The c1-l'res-
dent were 50 splendid TINT there was no grade
III the American army sufficient for hts recognt.
tton md rCwart, )" md that two new "gzadcs
lad to be created In order to hc.tow ~ ade-
gnate recomrcnsc upon the victorious uencral-
in-Chle', hu expresses tho simple fact. The
1sual grades Of the United States Army wcru
But be strains, the, !anguage Of complainant
roughly when be atIlrn,s that 0rn. 0rants
among the foremost"
giant, Gen. Grant's eminent services TO his COIN.
try tn war md pcace may be fairly estimated
and freely acknowledged. Tho struggle which
he brought to an end was undoubtedly alnong
tho gEeatcst TINT any aye has Witnessed: i was
tho more terrible because 1t was decided, not by
| the organized power Of standing armies, but by
The voluntary efforts Of vast atti h,gf,.sptrltea
| populations commanding Immense resources,
but previously unsktilcd IN war;, i was no
slight claim to AT, honorable plaee In ttc annals
Of his country for Gen. Grnht, Mt the sue
ccssful close of thts .dcsperate strife, to be
| the supreme commander Of million of men.
a,'d 70 have accumulated the overthrow ot !,
capacity for warfare as tho vanquls'el South:
respect aud gratitude that tho conqucrof should
ahes, fs oes s1f2 n o ey ey st Psiqs peoe 5p e
That the Intentions with whtyl, Gen: Grant
entered upon Ills tcnurp Of tho Presidential
Office were deserving Of high praise is as
certain as tnat hls pcrtorn'anes iell snoft ;,
Gen. Noyss heaps upon The cisii career
partition. We may allow him the credit Of
"moderatton" and "gcIlcroslty" without I'd.
'swisl6n y OF IS ''succoss.'' The ASSERTION tim,
Gen. Grant during bis Presidency "was con.
frontcd by nany very complica.ctl mud liillc,'!'
questions relating trlot'l terslgn and do'ncst!'
place In The Inoutl, Of Minister appointed b.
rsstt.lent Hayes, at.d presumably In aecor
with tt's ny ,,ew policy of the Executive Govern m
vital OF tho problem. which per
plsxed lila country u,settlei,, and h
failure to Bettle them brought ll!s uovcrn
,ncnt Into tlIacredit aud anlost destroyed hi
party, ast that President naycs IL now faborin.
to repair the errors anu tfu shortcomings vi tn
preceding Administration on two Of tho mos
trni,ortnnt of these qucstlons-the parit1catiol
vice. Tic truth Gun do Ten. 1rnnt no harm
anl will not offend ar honest aud q modes
man. Flatterlcs, lntlcc.l, will now pass him b
without injury, ard his well.earnc<l rcposv WI
not bc disturbed by the aclustre belief that hl
civil policy vas always wIse and JUST II h
thought 50, he would be compelled to think nls
that tho AincrIcau people, WHO condemned thu
POLICY !ast yea1 were neEis an, anu 9 4nsFamfsan
how fur that Is from bolng true.