Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-10
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carries with MIN to his grave and this intensi-
Ils,i II loi @ ana aqhration of his countrymen-
! ~. was porn with the genius OF our institutions
| "lthin him: he was reared ntrtured and
! warmed into vigorous. intellectual manhood by
| tnS t IHsuou1 rays OF the resplendent sun Of
AnitIlcah HDeIty ana he matureG a soldier, a
] statesman, q patriot. Wen may we be proud Of
thls man, VINO made of himself the most iIus-
ttl9uS OF american citizens BY his own intrinsic
| merit and IN an unsefsh cndeayor to serve the
cause OF his country. No selfish ambition
prompted hIm 20 bis deeds of heroign Eiuea-
.ea st West Point, lac paid his debt to the Gov
eminent sy military services for number OF
years ana then, resigping his position in the
cFnl!, ne rCtlFed 10 private life, after which he
hFSt made an unsuCcce ssul attempt ut farming
ana tileh entered into mercantile business
the gar. "
Had not the perpetuity Of the Union been
thtes,ened' General Grant would probably have
contlCded TO pursue modest private career
aud possibly would have died in Comparative
GbScurlsT. But when the integrity Of the TTnion
was threatened. when Abraham jinroIIt called
for soldicrs to defend she nation against armed
rebeihOu, Ulysses 5. Grant, then in private life
~ ~ fiiS puiSu.t OF private fortune with that
i'lIiI4ble sss)luton which has since character
lled MN rs q man ana a soldier organized n
company OF volunteers and started for the scene
OF the conflict. He was imDclled bv a spirit Of
unmiXed devotion to the ration OF his birth
he asked for no position OF distinction or emolU-
mcnt' He wished only to render service 10 the
thlon' ana he was willing to serve in that ca
pacity in which he could render The g-@etsSt
trys foe. N'''-'
When we look in retrospect over C,e war of
ne Mon, III which General Grant plaved so
prominent and distinguished a part We not
9nly admire the bravery Of the men who fought
on either side. but we are struck Tyith sTn%Ia
liieEt. and we are almost persuaded that lis bis
tory Is but dction, and that the events. which
we can al remember, are but the fauced cree
tons OF romance and Imagination Tho hot
determination the iciCgu,ss of t;;. cor, 5Iicf tl,e
blO0fshcQ produced hy the intensified nor1ne+
ness of the clmbatauts the Iniscr- s1,tf,ri1,
rpl , lpl4 frs 81.
history cur admiration Of the mo-, ~, ,3tuo 49, "
ried tie banner OF the Union amid The sonDds Of
artillery and the dangers Of dead IN missiles vol
directed. rises to revGreuce.and alteration when
we are reminded of the great boon Cf iiba-tts
which they were seeking TO preserve. An nm
divided and discovered nation sturtifiad ~ 10
blood of the fathers of the Repui1lic b1;ldHd 9tt
upon the sacred principles of universal libsrfy-
ana equal justice, was u cause for which they
were willing 10 sacrifice home und indjvidugi
happiness. and upon the sltar, in the Interest of
pOsterity aud the world they vaper,d tbpir
lives for the preservation of a po-petliaI I-nin1,
and of q Constitution framed to Iirot-r+ Tho ricI
and the poor the weak and the strprr tn
world has produced no other such coIIntry- as
that which we possess history records the deeds
of but few such soldiers and commanders sS
those who have fought our battles in defense of
the Union. Gods eternal Justice balances me
scale of victory on the side of a righteous cause
and brings wisdom Valor and heroic rgtriofisr,
to the defense of n inst Government
free Government, administered ,p0n the
broad basis of a Constitution like ours. com
llttiluS and receives the admiration and qffpp
tiOn of all subjects who comprehend its prin-
ciples; and the broad avenues TO usellIucst,n1
distinction thrown wide open 10 "a whole nation
of people. begCt emulation ur0IrpC inf41Iiyancc
and encourage the cultivation Of renius wbpr
ever found. 1t is the boast of our people that
the intellect OF the Tail-spitter has made of him
the greatest statesman and the most loved and
honOred and reyered of Presidents and thatthe
genius of the tanner has elevated him To rha
position of General and his achieve
mcutS have covered him with lallrels and
him as the graudcSt soldier Tving ~
dead -
General Grant was not possessed of 4 distir-
gUished ancestry He was born of Obscure
parents in a village on the banks OF the ohio
He started up the hin of life with the world no
fore him, and with all the possibilities which
are common to every native born son Of this nv
ton. but with only such prospects i'm life ne nor
seyereuce priucioIe inttlIect and coursS,e ci,IIJ
secure TO him AS n student gt West Point ba
did not specially distinguish himself nor fore.
shadow any of the qualities which afterwards
gave him emineuce as a General It was ,tnon
the field of battle that he yras destined 10 ~,
renown. From his first battle nj PaIo aito "tr tn
his retirement from service he steadily demon.
stryted his fitness for a military course ara a.
each conflict he added some evidence of the
future which was before him In The war of ne
rebellion this silent man of destiny moved as
though he were driven by some siJDernatursI
power. He rose in quick succession from the
enthusiastic Captain to a Brisadier- General.
from that to a Nlajor-gencraI OF volunteers and
finally TO Lieutenant General of the army of tha
I nited States Ills nroynoriCps ,yere MOI tho ~
sun u AlAl4AttitLi OF pDllchl H.
trigUe. lis distinguishing Cualifcations az
once designated him as fbc rrest AIonricen
soldier. uUOn whose Judgment and couraGe the
ultimate destiny of the nation should be al
lowed 10 hang His n1Odesfv nuict dcterr7ine
ton stubborn courage and sublime Genius sin
gled him out from anloug his fellow officers ss
the one who could lead the armies of tho RE-
public to victory No hone of Intimate reward
PROMPTED his courage or aroused his energies 10
the accomplishment OF the yiclo.y l.t Fort bon
olson Ills was the valOr and heroism ofiatense
patriotic fervOr From the first great victory of
the war General Grant led on from success ia
success more brilliant and his pathway alOno,
his entire career as a soldier was s.reWn with
the evidences of il victorious leader From
DunelSCn 10 Corinth, to NicksbUrg to Chatta-
nOoga TO the fan of Richmond, he led an
army thrilled with the enthusiasm OF victory,
onward and upward with rcsis, less r5o,yer unfii
he finally raised the star OF empire high over
the great kepub ic 10 slime with renewed
brilliauev upon a hauy,v De5pIr and n Dcrnrtuoi
union OF the States. The siege of Richmond
Will stand as an everlasting monument of mis-
greatness.
No Captain ever executed a larger military
scheme. With dauntless courage amid the
peri- of the fight, opposed by the gra atest Cen
eTal of the south he pushed fcarIeSsly md wifi,
irresistible determination to a victory which he
knew would terminate he struggle forever In
all his career he never acknoN leleed the posi-
biity of defeat His was q God-like courage a
courage of sincere conviction. He relied upon
God, the people. and Just cause for the success
of the arms of the Union. and he demanded in
his quiet, unimpaSsinued way, the uncondi-
tiOual surrender of his foe What insnirafi0r,
sustained his courage ahare the disasters of the
battle of shiloh to lead him and his shattered
army 10 victory on the morrow Who shall
doubt the courage and patriotism which shall
record such deeds? While his faith fnl followers
under the cover of nights mantle, were in
" haimy sleep resting from the fatigue of the
days dreadful conflict could he along the
pathway of the stars read The dc.tiuy If Eie
arms. while in the pursuit Of his determination
to renew the conflict III the break of day2 Md
he appeai 10 the God OF war or receive sssur
ance from the throne of Providence Not with
the courage of desperatiuu. nor with the anger
of hatred stunc bv defeat. Lut with n calm lis
passionate courageous ra>aI ation. with gigantic
genius and towering intellect in The daTEnpss
OF the night ne forIucd his plans for the renewal
of the combat with which he suatcbed n do
cisve victory from what had appeared dissS
trous defeat
Can it be wondered that a nation should
mourn the loss of a son 80 create The fall of the
illustrious General and sta.csman has shaken
the universe to its base and the world sands in
solemn and awful silence To watch a great ma
ton filed with the deepest sorrow bear her
worshiped hero to his last rpstipg-place M
man in history has po,segsed all 6is snIandid
attributes NapolenY WaS Great General a
man of extraordinary gifts of Intellect. bnt he
fought the battles of Napoleon: he was the vie
tim of an unhOlv ambition and il is said of min,
that he LEFT freedom chained: equality com
promised by posthumous institutions. feudalisr.
without power to exist; human con
science resoid: philosophy prescribed: preiudicn
the human mind diminished: in