The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-30

have many national sccealTleillea "a
we'll ~ idosynofaeies Grant Il a oaio
in point, and illustrates perfectly what
wa have claimed since The government
begun, that Ia, that II win not do TO
Judge us Americans by any known rule,
o. measure us by any commonly he'
oeptcd standard Sixteen years slueo'
General, or Captain Grant was not
only unknown and poor, bul he was
through weakness alas too common
Ia our land mhYorahly known, Arc
tired subaltern addicted to the use Of
too much whiskey, attempting to exc
oui precarious existence by operating
small lanyard nj 0alcna Illinois. To-
LAY he u tho honored guest Of tho groal
commercial city Of Liverpool, aud m
honorod visitor 10 the most enlightened
and exclusive of MI the arisiooraclcs Of
tho old world, What nocromancy
What juggling feats MI up the years
between 1901 and lN7Y
We would gladly leaye the black cur
tain which hangs before and conceala
these mysteries, all untouched, undis'
turhed, We would ccaso 10 remember
the cries aud goans, the tears aud dis
trcss, the destruction and ruin which
were necessary TO lit Captain Ulysses
Grant from tho tan.yats OF Galona, To
become tho honorcd guest Of prord
England and the one central figure Of
military glory and success which
adolus the age in which we live Gen
cra Grants distinction has been legti'
matoly won, aud far he II from us to
pluck a single feather from the plume
Of his glory, On the contrary we glory
in hs advancement ms illustrating, IN n
peculiarly impressive way the magnlli'
cent possibilities existing for the hum
blest under our system, " only they
have the qualities which entitlc them to
reach up mr. Grant did, Grant is now
one Of tho representative men, not
alone of America, but Of the Alglo'
Saxon race, No present or future com
bination can ever reduce him TO the
common loyel again, nothing but his
own unworthy acts can do that, and we
are among those who sincerely trust
that hn will not do anything abroad or
at homo while he lives tint would dim
the lustrc of his fame, nor do wo fear
that he will Aud yet we would not
have him accepted hs q sample of the
culture refinement and learning OF the
public men of the United States. II is
fortunate circumstance for him and
the nation BOTH that great military men
are expected TO be excentrio, u little
reticent and very much opposed to
speech.making, else these deficiencies in
the makeup of General Grant might
become little more prominent than
either our pride or interest could toll
crate.
While General Grant enjoys an hon.
orahlc distinction nj homo, and is re>
ceiving the attentions abroad due his
eminent character, and which are so
grateful to the nation he has served so
long and so well let us not forget the
errors Of the system by which he
climbed to emlnence, nor cease for u
moment the honest effort to correct
them Let us not forget those other
equally patriotic men, who confronted
him in the great struggle, and who only
missed his distinction because the
weight OF numbers was against them.
Let us not forget that now is. the time to
heal all discussions, That, though Lee,
Johnston and Jackson sleep the sleep Of
death, yet their fame is priceless jewel
in the crown of our military glory.
Grant, il he comes in contact with the
better classes in England and through
out Europe will hear very often of the
tender recollections cherished there of
the brave people and cause which went
down into night when his star rose in
triumph to the zenith of earthly glory.
May it soften the man, and may his iu.
ture best effort be given to tho CRATE.
full task of wiping out the memory of
the war, and Of healing all discussions
and thoroughly reuniting our people.
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