Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-24

Z ever subject. By nothing were his singu-s
) hrly persistent and persevering traits OFFS
scharacter more clearly revealed thanl
Gin his apparent indifference to these at-fS
stacks. There was given to him thats
5sprescience to discern the end and to aimE
szfor il. and to wait with patience forl
BIT. while others debated the hours away I'M
'Sspeculations concerning the probable, ands
:awasted time quibbling and temporizings
sabout the details of the present and thes
smistakes of the past.
8 His victories compelled the eyacuations
%of Columbus and Nashville, and the opens
ssing of 1862 found him MajorGeneral off
#voIunteers, having, within about the periods
gof one year, risen from captaincy to ans
Hexalted command After the victory ats
pittsburgh Landing, and for the disastersss
5attending which, Grant was in no wises
Irresponsible, he became commander off
ga military department covering the greaterf
spart of three States In his resolutions
S to open up the Mississippi he planned
ssand accomplished that notable event, thes
Ieapture of Eicksburg, which filled thes
Friends of the Union with JOY, rekindled:
Stheir hopes, gave them assurance OF finalI
81 victory and resulted in making Grant al
e Major-General of the regular service. III
8 was due to his sagacious foresight and his;
.5ileen Judgment Of men that such soldiersI
gas Sherman and Thomas now became his!
Echiefs and his counselors. Victory suc-l
ssceeded victory; the world opened its eyesI
s4to the fact that q warrior whose geniusi
Commanded the plaudits of all soldiersI
Nand the respect Of civilians, was movingi
8irresistibly forward to the place and tinieI
ssthat should witness the downfall of the!
kE8srebellion. The country demanded that
sfsuch an one should be subordinate only toj
#the President himself, and that the mani
aSwho was sweeping rebellion out Of thei
55zWo5t should assume command of the ar!
b mics Of the Republic, and restore the de-
..Sselining honors Of the campaign upon thei
g Atlantic border The grade Of Lieuten-I
y5ant-General was therefore rasurrected hys
s5Congress, its honors bestowed upon him.;
isand in March, 1864, Grant became com-S
szmander OF all the armies, his appointment
sbeing the chiefest ever bestowed to thats
a;time by the Presidential hand.
q lie row left Sherman to face the Con-s
5sfederate forces in Georgia, while he weuts
5Eout upon the Potomac in person. He:
Scalled Sheridan to the command Of all cav-ss
sssalry of the army, and surrounded by Hang
sscock, Burnside, Meade, Warren and like
Esbrave spirits, he began that heroic ad !.
!. vance upon Richmond and the heart of
8 the rebellion which, though temporarily:
Egchecked, in fact was never stayed i'll its
Adetermined march. It's tidal irresisti-,,
Sabiity was Indicated in the famous dispatch:
.s3oi March II, 1864, sent by the Lieutenant
SGeueral 10 President Lincoln after the teri
igrible struggle at Spottsylvania Courthouse
= from amidst the heat and smoke Of battle,f
sSand when the doubling hearts of Unionistsi
ssswere ready to accept the humiliation of.
sszdefeat, . propose toight out on this line.
s.5fif it takes all summer" The heroic words.
<gave new life and hope to the nation +
iEthey fired the army and lifted up droop-1
aing patriotism \ month later, after a.
= reyer5e here and another there, Grant was;
= thundering ut the gates of Petersburg, andl
Though success was delayed, he maintained
Xthe hold upon his position with that,
8Stenacity so characteristic Of the man, and:
szawaited the advent Of the gallant Sherman
5swho was sweeping up through the Caro-.
ssiinas on his way To Virginia. Richmondi
ssGrant kept constantly under assault, whiIe'
o his tircless army never relaxed the vigori
ssof its watch upon Petersburg, until at last,
gin April, 1868, both cities were evacuated,
szaud a week later the gallant soldier Lee.
Showed submissive 10 the proves Of Ulysses,
*. Grant, and at Appomattox Court house, );
I9on the 9th Of April, 1865, sealed the death
sSwarrant OF the greatest Of rebellions, byI
ssssigning the terms of the surrender of the;
s Army Of Northern Virginia, and submit
@ting himself a prisoner Of war.
q The scenes of JOY following were such as;
: have not been equalled since, and had mol
ssparallel before The Office of General wasI
{. r,vived BY Congress and bestowed upon!
Sthe idol Of the nation, who was also madei
ssSecretary Of War cd interim, position hei
sresigned because Of his unwiliugne5, 20 be:
g. party to the schemes of President John:
5Eson, and which action on his part the verb
Edict of the country speedily indorsed. LII
. S6S he was nominated for the Presidency
sby the National Republican Convention,
lsand was elected and again in 1873. Nhiley
5thc hero Of nations salvation lies deadi
Sand rs yet uuentombed, it Is not our pur-s
oppose to discuss the policy Of his admins
q tration rs chief magistrate during twoi
. terms. 1t had its errors and It's virtues
81 hes gone down into history, and thief
ssverdict regarding it has long since been,
& made up. The grayer criticisms to whichs
Sit was open were the outgrowth Of!
sthe very traits Of character thati
!sgmade General Grant what he was Theyt
sswere the result of his uushakenl
spurpo7e when once 4 resolution was taken I:
,aof his fidelity to friends by whom he stood;
q with a loyalty as remarkable a. was hiss
Sdogged perseverance as a soldier. AsI
z President he never gave reason to doubts
q the sincerity Of his patriotism, or his loyei
IEfor his fellow-men. He maintained thief
s honor OF the nation at home and com
q manded respect for it abroad. He permit
.ed no foreign Intervention nor engaged Isl
gin any entangling alliances. When he leftl
.Sthe seat of Chief Magistracy he gratilicd:
"a Iong-cherished desire to visit foreign
GLANDS and observe other peoples. His cir-i
,scuit around the globe was one continueds
&ovation. In the honors shown him thet
Ewhoie people Of America shared and heF
scertsinly never felt. the pride or gratifca-
fStion that was experienced by his fellow J
sscountrymen because of the distinguished