National Republican., 1884-08-02

set of hungry ofiiceseekers were ready to
begin another civil war, and both parties
rather hoped there would bo fight.
Grant stood between, and his name was
might He had tried every kind of man
In his administration, lie took George
William Curtis and gave him n civil sor-
vico opportunity, but there WAS not
enough man about Curtis to have even
gratitude. The moment he ceased TO give
Curtis something conspicuous Curtis
ceased to have interest in Grant. Grant
Cook Mosby, the poor outlawed guerrilla,
and gavo him the exequator OF the United
States. He took LonRstroot, who had so
cruelty assailed his flank in tho Wilder
ness. and made gentleman Of him and
restored him to loyalty and authority.
What wonder If he did indulge the idea
of another term Of Office when so many
thousands expected 10 of him, and hsttered
him with that hope. II you take tho
human nature out Of Grant you tsko the
truo greatness out OF him. His errors, his
weaknesses, arc necessary to the fullness
Of his character. In some respects he
was an inferior man. Lacking In
Imagination, no lacked that thing
which puts tho hue upon tho flower.
Yet, when shall we have another
Grant2 How often in future yosrs will
people recur TO this mans mistakes rs the
humanizing elements about himp He
went abroad TO see the world. Nothing
unnatural about that. Tho world wanted
to sec him, And SO he returned to his
own country with another kind of repu-
tation, and his friends again put him up
for president. A great deal Ia gaid about
what would have happened IL he had been
elected, but l can SEQ that nothing would
havo happened. There would have been
Grant three times president. Poor aud
human Grant.
Thon his sons, who had been brought
up in another generation, among different
associations, tempted the retired public
man into business. Ho and thoy failed,
but so has on old skinfiint liko Garrison;
so have the sons of Emo, one Of our most
conservative merchants and citizens; so
has Willard, who created so many Of the
present humbugs. The sum and residue
OF Grant are neither greater nor less
than those Of almost any man Of great
career.
The Duke Of Wellington recaptured
Spain and Portugal, and delivered Napo-
leon up TO his jailer, and lived to SEQ his
windows broken In Apsley house, aud
died at last praised by the poets, but dis
liked by, tho multitude. Gen. Grant
became victim to tho very people who
are now deriding his latter days. Those
follows who are printing bonds and sell
ing them to the people assume to be
Grants critics. They made money and
Grant lost his. They wonder that Grant
was deceived. How happy some Of these
men would be IL they were onoe honestly
deceived aud brought back to human
nature by submission and suffering
There comes q time whom the highest
career lies feebly upon Its last couch and
counts its pulse, and knows that the doc
tors is merely the harpy. In that las
day which impends over every person We
may have reason to thank God for our
mistakes which brought us to Likeness
of Him, who was also mockod aud whipped
aud slandored. The most hideous picture
| in life is man who never had any back
sets, but died undoplorod because he wa
| SO perfect.