The Press., 1885-08-20


 could bestow.
 He has always desired an increase of relations with Mexico, and urged the advantages to be derived to us from an investment of capital there, and events show that Mexico, on our own continent, has mineral wealth and other products that would add greatly to our financial strength. Whatever would add to our importance as nation he has favored
 We now come to sad portion of the life of our nations favorite. By representa- tons, which proved false, he was induced to invest his money in, and lend his name to, an enterprise which was, unknown to him, conceived in iniqnity and ended in disgrace Wall-st. scheme which wreck ed his fortune and rendered himself and family penniless. What liliputian in finance dares to say that the fair name of Grant was knowingly lent to the scheme? If any present himself I will say that the kings of finance do not say it, or even think 1t, for many of them, to 8 greater or less degree,
 were dupes of the willy men who concocted this gigantic piece of finance. If any will say that the unprincipled methods were known to him, answer-Does loving,
 tender father allow every one of his sons
 and many of his relatives to invest all of
 their capital in an enterprise founded up
 on and conducted by fraud ? There IS but
 one answer. This shadow which passed,
 like summers cloud over his escutcheon, has served to make his name even falrer,
 for the agony of the disaster and his man. ly bearing under this trial has more and
 more endeared him to his fellow country
 men. It was nay great privilege to heal
 him make his last public speech at Ocean Grove last summer. It was before the as
 sembly of the Christian Commission, which organization did grand work during the
 rebellion. General Grant was escorted upon the platform. He was obliged te use crutches. owing to an accident with
 which we are familiar. When his presence
 was known to the aHdiance the great mass of about 5000 people arose, and, amlc
 wayings of handkerchiefs, and cheer npor
 cheer, he took his seat. How the heart o
 that audience went out for the brave sol I dier, and how every one desired to show
 his love for him. Several speakers were
 introduced, among them Governor Ogles
 by of Illinois, a grand speaker. Among
 other things he alluded to the finanela
 disaster which had overtaken his friend
 General Grant, but, said he, thank Got
 no dishonor attaches to his name. At thl
 allusion the entire mass arose and eriet No no Three cheers for General Grant And never did I behold such scene. ] cannot be described; it must be seen to b. : appreciated. When General Grant arose amit , cheers and cheers he referred in fitting term to the effective work the Christian Commis
 sion had accomplished, and had proceede' , but q short time when his voice falled, h
 broke down, and resuming his seat the tear
 trickled down his cheeks-great manly tear flor his heart was touched beyond his powe
 of control, when that large audience had expressed their confidence in him.
 l How true that s'man proposes but God dis , poses" This financial disaster has given u an authentic history of the war, for the pen : niless hero was induced to begin literar work which the world would probably hay never seen had not this serious naisfortun overtaken him. How patiently he labored O , it! It seemed at times that before its com 5 pletion he would be called home, but not s } he was permitted to complete histor
 which will make his family independent, an reflect great credit upon his military and lii 3 erary abilities. The suferings which he CT durcd so patiently while tracing it's page
 will never be forgotten by the American pee pie, and it will be the pride of every house
 hold to own a copy of his work.
 The purity of Grants character is in narl :, ed contrast with that of many public mer There was no more delightful spot to hil than his own hearthstone; his earthly pasf disc was his own home. He was especial considerate and tender as husband and fatl CT, Notwithstanding the homage paid to hi1 5 and the prominence he took in the nation, h 3 was, while 8 national man, also family mar } in it's broadest sense,
 { How much affection and cansideration wer } evinced in the last desire which be wrote IT l on his pad, requesting his son to bury hi1 , only where his wife could rest by his side , He, the honored of the nation, the almos
 worshipped hero, clung with great tendernes to her who was his companion in his yout and obseurity, who shared his joys and sol rows, and whom he now insisted, as his las request, should enjoy the honofs of his ser
 ulchre by his side. The refinement of his na ture was exquisite, and notwithstanding tn roughness attendant upon camp life, to whic
 he had been subjected, he was always the re fined, polished gent eman. His gentleness g his freside is proverbial, and his son, Col
 Grant, says of him: 1T have never hear him say anything that he might not say i the presence of a lady, and when people hay l some times presumed to say improper thing
 in his presence have seen him blush, and a times leave the room." What 8 testimon , from son! What an inspiration is the Tiff
 Of thlS great man to the youth or our cOuI
 try! In an impressive note, addressed jus before his death, to Col. Grant, his son, b i, wrote the following II had rather see yo
 suffering as suffer now than see you abandon
 ed to any vice'' This was not called out b any suspicion in regard to- the morals of hi
 faithful son, but the expression of the feeling of true and noble father.
 The sorrow expressed in various form
 throughout our land nullify greatly the pro
 verb that republics are ungrateful." It i within the memory of many that when Pres dent Lincoln was stricken down by the assas sin hand that our land mourned his loss deer ly, and that the sorrow was manifested i many proper ways, and more recently the e1
 pressions of sadness at the death of the nob]
 Garfield are fresh in our mind. Your speake was at E1beron the night upon which the @ , tra track was laid from the depot to th Francklyn cottage. Men laboFed all night have it completed in time 10 receive the ca in which rested the invalid president. Every thing was done in the cottage and around 3 to add to his comfort. When the car, whic l had that morning came through from Wasl 3 ington bearing his precious but fatally i body reached the grounds near the cottae : the engine was detached and willing hands di the engines work and pushed the car to tE t proper position for the invalid's removal s the cottage. It was sad, solemn momen I not a word was spoken ill the crowd, hushe
 were all voices, hats were removed, and so emnity incident to the presence of death wa
 apparent everywhere. How many prayer
 from, that assamhlaoa like incenSe arose