The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-23
DETHRONED DEMI.GOD.


tie Great Ulysses.
Chicago l'l"'''
The pcopIc of this country have, for
so long time, been gazing at Grant
os the recipient OF high hOnOrs from
other nations that they have fallen
into the habit Of looking at him as a
sort of Il dcmi-gOd. Remembering hin
os the rucST 0T Ti7r-ee44 444t44eep of England; .
recall ING the mighty receptions which
he received when he returned to inls .
country, men have dropped into the .
way Of thinking that he is II superloT .
character. The Old, original Grant
was. for the time forgotten.
Within the last week, II therr nave
been those who had forgotten Illat
there was another sort Of Grant
than the one who was the Ionored
guest of the world, they were remind
GJ of the fact i'm Il manner which to
uut if at it, mIdcst, was emphatic
|rhe delni-god went out Of sight as
suddenly as the flame Of an eXIin-
puished candle; and there came into
is nIace the same cd Grant who was
once dismissed from the army for in
decent behaviour; who gained Il repu-
| totion during the war Of beng the
greatest butcher as we'll a. the most
intrmprrate man Of the age who was
| the brothcr-in-law Of Casey; who was
| thn centre of the most stupcnd0us ring
of official scoundrcl- Of modern times;
who was accused and proved guilty OF
unmitipatcd living when he gave up
Lis nosition of Secretary of War dd
inIcIinl, who has never given utter
nmce "nr, of Of statc.munlike sentiment :
and has ALWAYS been known simply ~
Tho fool of knavish men, who ptlr-
chased his cOmpllcltE ny oo0tiH pres
ant. and who desired his recollection
in order that the work Of pluudering
tho NATHAN mipht he resumed with
in,,,unitv
n the.e f,rts and scores Of others
oro hainr forced into recollection by
fho nnsition which Grant has lately
tn1,on He has thrown himself from
the nelrsfal on which he was placed
W., wv an odmirinp nation; and in throw
i,y'u himself from it he has fallen into
~ ,inn ,,,i,, from whence he came. and in
.ni .',I,iai, ho nronerlv belongs. 1t is the
,.nsn nr thn SOW which has returned tC
I'|3 I'o,, u',lIn1viuu in the mirc. Grants
','',,,, iiC, ,t,,u, .hnn,d he Home Again, >
, f,r Hn !. once more where he has been
W. ,rro,to, mart of his lite, and from
nrLinL he emerged only by accident
,nI thrnunh no merit of his own.
Gannroi SIocum said if Grant salt
, .,. and sn he is "A liar. Grant did say
50 all'i 9", Nv, ,I thnrnfnr. he is wha
. ~, Io 'i,'I !. ch,rUnI with being by Slocum
:, put II ID NOT fine first time he has haC
. ~, ~ ~ i,f,nnu. Charge rammcd dOwl
S'i,'' III. tnr"ot. and therefore, there is n
,'i7 ,.'.,',,, v,hv rnvhody should he shock
nI lC''' Tnnt sIIch accusations are bcin!
, r'i 1l'''' ,rnnt: no dnmi-rod. Hcwu
. lii.''tI, el'',,,, ,,"nru - disrnmltabIe kind O
! lol o",i'' .,i I,nn1nrr around ST. Louis
u az w. .;,,,, ,Iisn,i..nd from thc army
! I ''.'Ii +'on b,'7 9o was = tanners clerk-ant
'''i, WV, nnnr m nnn-in (,aIena. Then tn
oa NviS p"' l,o and he oItrrnatcd betwcc
II w., w. Ir',i,I,, and hio defeats, till thel
DiS w. tin,e when. by giving thrC
Ii''ll Ii'in., fHr one rebel life, he managed
* '.ao,irn some victories. There is notl
l, ;S,,,t iuI'', tl,n Inn,i-rod in all this hrnc
a ,tlion within a few DAYS people st
n thiy man living like an ordinary cha
- ontor v,'t sIandrrinr n brother officer, an
Ia ''I'r 'T,|,,,ino himself to be capable of emV
N s,iI" 1 ,i1n7irn and mpanucss, and all tn;
y" ', "i,', ~ limo there is no reason f,
aI'r 2,,,, ono,. hninu i'm the least surprise,
~, Grant ceiling down to where
hoI@n%s l He received Il thin Clio
uJiG7 ,,.I,iIn7 ha was travelling around II
,nnrid wnI n thin Gloss of politeness III
r. ,oorard m"' ~, of anne9ranccs; but this W,
= 7,,snnn Scratched Off when he can
~ hor]; here and went to running aroul
;n1 -, NE native woods. When this "
,a rll,hod i,l % Off there remained the orig
~ ~ naI i"I'''C Gront, There is no reason wi
m m ilnt nnt. W. ome q" should he in the least :
ya 1,,iJ'i,Lnd t'iiJ
''Iil,a 1tna,lt,. Transformation Is very a
1II. t'lHii. i,tI,NtrntaI hvo story which
lS lniranlS - ia Storrs The
to told by lhc Nvi9'''iiC ,,,,cl q,
he was man VINO o"Iit'i '(i, l.
rs, horses and VINO wanted Il C",'CIi " W,