The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-08-16

s1eellencies Of his associates in the
feld. He MAS above all petty enries
and jealonsies, and the final suseess Of
the war was largely owing to the CON-
plete confidence which existed between
him and his illustrious Lieutenants,
Sherman aud Sheridan. None OF these
three worthless" ever thought 10 exalt
himself by deprecatinS another and there
will be no more sincere mourners than
the companions III arms who shared his
confidence and are worthy to share his
glory. But fpther. the trait in the
character OF Grant which l think all
must admire vas his extreme aud sim
pie mOdesty. He must have been con-
scioGs Of his great powers, but his con-
seriousness never betrayed itself in any
offensive form. He was like Lincoln,
one of the people and at the head of the
army or the Nation as President, he was
the same, simple, quiet, u~npretrnding
mai as before. But never vas the sim
plicity VI his character aud the noble
generosity Of his heart = conspicuous
as in the moment Of his great st tri-
umph when the great commander Of the
Confederate forces surrendered to him
at AppoGatoH. | need not repeat the
account of his actions there. II is u
household story, and crowns with n
noble glory the memory of the illustrir
Gus soldier and makes il dear even to
those who were his foes. And so the
whole nation mourns to-day. His heart
beat fog his whole country while living
and it will not be fer IA long time ut
least, that the hearts Of his countrymeu
will cease to beat for him or to vie with
each other to do honor to the memory
of his noble life aud his immortal name,
and it is BECAUSE We in this town APP
precia.e the noble qualiti, 3 Of the man
that We mourn the hero's death to-day.
and make some humble demonstrations
OF our sorrow over 30 great n loss.
II he had not his weaknesses he would
not have been n man. But aver his
f~railties leaned to virtues side, and take
him all in all, l think We each and every
one Of US are ready TO confess that he
was a noble man. of whom America has
II just right TO be proud and that il the
spirit that was i'll him would animate
every American citizen, then the least
vesteg1 of ilI-feeling between the two
sections Of our common country would
fade completely away and with loving
hearts We should try TO forget all that is
dlsa=rceahle i'll the Tast and rejoice to-
gether in the pcrpetuity of the Union
saved to VI and ours in the wisdom and
goodness Of God, under the leadership
aud 10y tine fundamentally Of that
Prince and Great man Ulysses S. Grant.
"Such mea arc raised to station and com.
mSud
When Providence means mercy to n land. "
Let Us emulate his virtues, his inflex-
IDLE frmness in duty. his faith in the
r'ght. his simple modesty, aud above
ali, has gen"roGs-hearted goodness. And
amid these demonstrations of sorroS to-
day. may oar prayers go up to God that
the lessons Taught MS by so noble n life
may not Toe !, st to this nntion but mny
stimulate oUr youths especially, to man.
Illness, virtue and goodness, the mcccs-
saTy constituents of tme patriotism.
Then it viii be true OF Him as it is O.
the ''cDrn Of wheat : if it die it bring
eth forth much fruit" and to God he
glory iorcver.