The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-03-24
WHOLE NO. l49S.

l. do before long. That is what | woul
J. have done if | had been the Mexica
, commander"
9 THE VIEW FROM CHEPULTEPEc
. is said to be one of the finest 10 th
= world. To the east lies the city o
I Mexico, and beyond the lake, TO th,
. north. Tacubays, and all around
: beautiful plane covered with rows o
= trees and hacieadas. Away of Il
= the south are the two greatest moun
!. tains Cd the continent Popocsteper
. /, is not so lofty as Mt ST. Elias, il
! Alaska, provided the latter has beer
! correctly measured. The Mexican
peak is placed at II, 500 feet by the
least calculation. and it has been
claimed by some to be higher. 1t is
20 miles away, but its enormous mass
and great white top makes it seem
: much nearer Ixtsccihustl is close
by, and almost as high. 1t has q
long, triple pointed summit, and
, while not quite so lofty, is much Ion.
ger and more massive 1t, too, is
covered with snow that never wastes,
but 10 this perpetual summer de6es
the heat of the tropic sun.
A drive to Tacubaya, and visit
to the splendid summer residence OF
the Escandous, closed the day. This
house is built in Italian style, and
boasts the finest marbles, paintings,
and works of art generally, of any
house in the republic II has few
superiors, it is said, anywhere in the
world. 1t is a picture gallery in
itself of unknown value, so rich is it
in the works of the masters Of the
world since the days of the fathers of
painting and sculpture.
To-day the General and his COM
panions are at the National Art Gal
lery.
The Mexican press teens with no.
tees of both General Grant and Gen.
eral Sheridan. The latter is WELL
known to the public men of the
country, owing to his long command
on the Rio Grande. General Mejis,
for example, said to the correspond
ent Yesterday: al have known Gen.
eral Sheridan well, and as soldier
on the frontier He was always a
cavalier" The Republican to-day
published biography of him
The papers have arranged TO pay
a delicate compliment to Gen. Grant
in few days. which is somew bat
newell as well. On set day the ed.
itors have all agreed that their Jour.
nails shall not contain word upon
any subject except the nation's guest
1t will probably be ne4, Monday.
The Libertad announces his arri.
val in American style, by heading
the report with half.c c-lumn of dis
played lines. saying. "Ge IeraI Grants
Arrival "The ex. President aud next
President Of the United States is
here" The Conqueror Of Richmond,
etc -
The Si9io Dies q Naeve, the patri.
arch Of the Mexican press, publish
ed synopsis of General Grants vic
tories, heading the list with Donald
son and Shiloh.
TIE following editorial from the |
same paper is agood specimen Of
THE TONES OF THE PRESS
in its comments upon the man, whom |
like the rest of the world, they regard |
as the foremost of the age;
Our city has just opened its gates
to the illustrious traveller whose name |
has become brilliant symbol of vslor,
of liberty, and of national unity.
Nearly twenty years have now
elapsed since the republic, that was
founded by the heroic genius of Wash
ington. was held to be in serious dan.
ger of imminent and fearful ruin.
Civil war had broken out in that land,
similar to the incendiary element
that makes its appearance in some
nook ofa sumptuous edifce, threaten
Ing to redace it to ashes. Blood was
shed in torrents; armies were put in
movement in immense masses; the
passions were let loose, and the whole
world looked upon the terrible strug
gle with smszemeut Time was pass-
ing over while battles were being
fought, on each occasion with more
and more fury, and without any deci-
sive result
It was then that the tutelsry genius
of the American Uhion prompted
man fo. the salvation of that powerful
republic. That man developed his
grand military endowments, sue
ceeded in giving a new phrase to the
campaign; showed how to surround
himself with efficient auxiliaries; took
the command ofthe government forces;
one by one to achieve (
Fortunes iavors; lighting with indom-
liable eostsncy aud fading his efforts
crowned at last with complete sue
cess
VICTORY PLACED ITSELF ON HIS SIDE
the enemy was snnihilated; the rich !
territory, which bis opponents had
endeavored to dismember, had re-
NAMED intact.
That man was Ulysses s. Grant,
the popular chieftain, the intrepid
General, whom Msxico receives to-
day as guest worthy of her special
demonstrations. |,
And in truth, these may well be ,
accounted for. General Gran, not
only fought with admirable energy
not only saved the territorial integ-
rity o. his country. but bis triumphs
also bad the happy result Of giving ,
q precious liberty 10 thousands of
beings who were grosniog under the
most abject slavery. h
The sons of Mexico are lovers of
bravery, for they themselves are,
aud always have been brave, and de.
cenedd from races whose intrepiiity
Is acknowledged in history. and be- /,
cause by the blood they shed they ,
obtained the independence of this
fertile soil, the seat Of the most splen-
did gifts of nature.
The Sons of Mexico love the cause ,
Of unity of nature because they con. ,
slider this cause as their own, because ,
they idolize their country and th g
whole OF their country, and because
they comprehend the greatness of
their automatic being. and have learn
ed how TO fly to the most sanguinary