The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-05

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Friday afternoon. for New York to par
tieipate In the ceremonies attending the
funeral Of General Grant, and that i'm
.mediately after their conclusion the Pres
ident, accompanied by Col. lamont
would 60 TO Albany and remain there un'
til Monday, on which day he would
start for the Adirondack mountains
DR.. Ward, OF Albany, will 20 with him tc
the mountains, and probably Col. Lamont
also. The President does not expect tc
return to Washington before the tenth oi
September, and will attend TO only such
business during his absence as may be
brought to his attention by members oi
his Cabinet, one or more OF whom will re.
main at the rCapital.
IS.S ENGLAND'slrRtBurE.
Memorial Services IN westminstsr Abbey.
Canon farrar's Address.
LONDON, August THE Grant Memorial
Service in Westminster Abbey, this after
noon, was an imposing event and added to
the history Of England. The audience
completely filed the edif1ce, the most Of
whom. were distinguished personages.
After suitable religious services, Canon
FMrar addressed the assemblsge. His
text was taken from the Acts, chapter IS,
yerseSe:
Eight years have not passed since the
late Dean Stanley, whom Americans
loved and honored, was walking around
the Abbey with General Grant ex planning
its wealth OF great memorials. Neither OF
them had nearly attained the allotted
span Of human IFS. Both might have
hoped that many years would elapse be.
fore descending 10 the grave full OF years
and ,honors. This Is only the fourth sum.
mer since Dean Stanley fell asleep. To.
day We assemble to pay tribute to the
great soldier whose sunset while It was
yet day, and at whose funeral services in
America tens Of thousands are assembled
at this moment TO mourn with the weep.
ing family and friends. 5
1 desire to speak simply and directly
with generous appreciation, but without
idle fattery Of him, whose death has
made q nation mourn. His private lie,
his faults, or failings oil character whatever
they may have been, belong In no kense
TO the world. They are before the judg-
nent OF Gods merciful forgiveness. We
will touch only upon his public actions
and services. Upon bluT overlooking
the Hudson his monument will stand, re-
calling to future generations the dark
page In the Nations history which he did
90 much TO close.n After eloquently trac.
ing General Grants 7boyhood and man
hood the speaker said:
THE GLORY OF AMERICANA.
"If the men who knew him in Galens,
obscure, silent, unprosperous, unambi-
tious, had said, ,it any had predicted that
be would become twice President, and one
Of the foremost men OF the day, the proph-
ecy would have seemed extrayagantly III
diculous. Bufsuch careers are the gloryof
the American continent. They show that
the people have a sovereign In sight. II
Rome told with pride that her dictators
came from the plough toll, America may
record the answer OF the President, who,
when asked what would be his coat Of
arms, answered proudly mindful fhisearly
struggles, "a pair of shirt sleeves" The
answershowed noble sense OF the dignity
oflaber, noble superiorityto theyanities Of
ieudaiisn, a strong conviction that men
should be honored simply as men, not ac.
cording 10, accident Of birth. America has
had two martyr Presidents, both SONS Of
the people. One q homely man who was
a farm lad, at the age OF Z a rail splitter, at
10 a Mississippi boatman, and who in
manhood proved one OF the strongest,
most honest and God-fearing OF modern
rulers. The other grew from shoeless
child to be a humble teacher in Hiram
Institute. With these Presidents America
need not blush to name the leather setter
OF Galena. Every true man derives q
patent Of nobleness direct from God. Was
not the Lord for thirty years carpenter
in Nazareth? Lineoin's, Garfeid's and
Grants early conscientious attention 10
humble duties fitted them to become
leaders Of men.
The year 1861 saw the outbreak OF the
most terrible OF modern wars. The hour
came and the man was needed. Within
four years Grant commanded an army
yaster than had ever before been handled
by man. Itwas not luck, but the result
oil inaexible faithfnlness, indomitable
resolution, sleepless energy, iron purpose,
persistent tenacity. He rose by the up.
ward grayitation Of natural fitness. The
very soldiers became impregnated with
his spirit
GRANT GROSSLY MAIIaNEp.
Gen. Grant has been grossly and un.
Justly called abatcher. He loved peace
and hated bloodshed, but titwas his duty
a. all costs to save the country. ahe
struggle vas not for victory but for exist.
encs: not for glory, but for life or death.
In his silence, determination and clear
meas Of insight Grant resembled Washing
ton and Wellington. In the hottest fury
Of the battle his speech never exceeded
yea. yea, and may, 'tnay, Gods light
has shown for the future destinies OF the
mighty nation that the war OF 1851 was
necessary-a blessed work. The church
has, never refused TO honor faithful
soldier fighting for the cause Of his
country and his God. The cause for
which Grant fought 1.-The unity oil q great
people, freedom OF the whole race-was as
great and noble as when at Lexington the
farmers fred the shot which re.
sounded around the world. The South
accepted bloody arbitrament, but the
sancnr and fury, OF the past are buried in
oblivion, The names Of Lee and Jackson
willhe q common heritage with those Of
Garfield aud Grant. Americans are no
longer n Northerners aud Southerpers, but
What verdict hiatory will
upon Grant as politician and
4 man I know not, but here and now the
voice Of celsure, deserved or undeseryed,
fsgilent.
VIRTUES WRiTtES on nRAss AND FAULTS on
WATER, ~
weleaye his ianltsto the mercy Of the
Let US write his virtues on
brass for mems example. Lst his iapls,
whatever they may have been, he written
Who can tell II his closing
hours al torture and misery were NOT