The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-23
A SPLENDID EDITORIAL.
Review OF Gen. Grants Magnificent Ca
rser-comparisons With Heroes
and History.


and History.
New York, Sept. 22..The Tribune
says: The reception of Grant at San
Francisco on Saturday was remarkable
one. 1t carries imagination back to
the times when Roman conquerors
came from the ends of the earth, sur.
rounded by evidences of victory to give
to the swarming streets Of the imperial
city holiday full of pride and exulta-
ton. But the long march of the Amer.
lean soldier has been peaceful one.
Spoils of his bloodless campaign have
been those of good will, and memories
of many hospitalities In the far distant
land We hardly knew how famous our
general was until many people, who
cared little for his political honors,
testified their admiration of him as
military genius. 1t may be said with
out much danger Of a mistake, that
: honors paid to Grant in Europe and
Asia anticipate a verdict of history and
opinion of the future generations. In
those quarters of the world little was
known of his civil administration. and
that little was hardly known with ac-
curacy.
But the story of military achieve
ments travels fast and travels far.
Even while he was making history in
the field the world was folloAing the
report of his operations, and reading
with eagerness the bulleting of his vic
tory. His first brilliant success at Fort
Donelson, which made him major gen.
eral of volunteers; the prolonged and
triumphant siege Of Vicksburg, which
made him major general of the regular
army; the battle of Chattanooga, which
made him lieutenant general and ,om-
mander-in- chief of the armies of the
United States and master of the move
ments of 700, 200 soldiers; the seige of
Petersburg, the engagement at Five
Forks, surrender of Lee, and the def
mite conclusion of the war, which made
him president of the United States.
We suspect that in this bit Of condensed
history lies the secret of the enthusiasm
displayed at San Francisco on Satur-
day. Certainly in this lies the secret
of the honors paid to Grant. We have
have had no other ex-president who
could have journeyed around the world
with any chance of being thus distin-
guished.
1t is curious to remark that some
thing of romance has attended The
career of eminent soldiers. That of
Grant affords no exception to the rule.
At the age of "a years he was winning
his epaulets in some of the hardest
fought battles of the Mexican war; at
the age of 81 years he was assistant of
o leather dealer at dalena, with no
more prospect of the presidency than
any man of whom he bought or to
broke out he entered it, not as a paper
made brigadier general, but only as a
plain captain of volunteers. Literally
he had to work his way up, and his
industry in drilling the raw Illinois
volunteers. Usually taciturn, he had a
way of saying things which were half
the battle and which passed into mems
memories. He began at Paducah,
where he announced that he "had moth
ing to do with opinion, and dealt only
with armed rebellion" His phrase at
Fort Donelson, unconditional surren-
Iano N oh ft,1 yarh I'M
soldiers mouth. as were those other
words, 81 propose to fight it out on
this line If it takes all summer Men
welcomed these homely but sincere ut
terances as earnest, and of the dawn Of
brilliant morning even when the night
was darkest. The country can hardly
be charged with ingratitute to the man
who put 1t under such unusual obliga-
tions. Its debt has been paid cheerful
ly and literally; whatever it had to
give in return it has given; whatever
military honors were possible it has
bestowed; the highest civil Office in its
gift it has twice conferred.
There can be no future misunder-
standing respecting the estimation in
which Grant was held by his fellow cit
liens. If there has been anything in
his civil career which did not meet
with public approval the republic has
been willing to forgive and to forget.
Other soldiers of great, If not Of equal
merit, both>> in ancient and modern
time, have had harder fortune, have
found their sovereigns ungrateful as
Grunt has not found his-the sovereign
people.
These honors which are paid him SO
profusely will bear good fruit In the
future. There is no touch of carzarim
in the position of this citizen soldier,
and the rest Of this strange eventful
history is that it proves our liberties to
be in no danger, however great may be
our generals.
:, An Election Fight.
New York, Sept. 23.-At Bayou
CHICO, during the election on Saturday
q shooting affray occurred between
Fort and Dissman. Neither of the
principals were hurt, but two bystand
were shot--Edward w. Grimm being