The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-08-19

raj az one tlrae - SnreeOa and MEDICAL uirectoE
On has STAT. Another VI cur toWnsmen Is here
who, while s. isd, was uresent IN Mexico In the
81 BATTLES w,lh LSeut Grant | saw Grant on
only tNo Cccasfc1s-oDco in Charleston, lnSi
after the Civl Mar, when l spcnt an evening IN
his company, With some Of his stad osocrs, az the
headquarters % General Siekles- He showed then
no citation in his manner, no CONSCIOUSNESS OF his
grand SUCCESS; he talked quietly and earnestly o.
the conaior u things and u the prospects al The
SOUTH, and chs.iea about "reminiscences of the
Mexican war. The next time saw him was uron
Corunenc1msnt Day ~ Harvard College, IN lSl2-
he was President u the Great Republic The
University was giving him the highest honors;
her most eminent men were speaking his praises
He arCse II response 70 an eloquent address frpin
the President Of the University, and said that be
Inust rely upon his friead judge Hoar, then Atos-
usy General Of the Cuiied States TO SPEAK for him.
and that WNs all he said. he was not man,
tainS, OF strong synpath,ss or antipathiss- hs
KEEP; faith with thlSe u whom BE trusted. some
tunes during his experience IN civil life, when they
did not deserve his Friendship. HIS soldiers in
S;lnct, 80 true In military matter failed him a
tunes, As often Is the case with soldiers IN 6us-
ness matters and L. stAtcerdiL Men believed IN
him. mt 50 much from any electric influence which
he exercised Is hccAuss they knew be would do
VIA be o.. 81 - do.
"Blt whatever his mistakes as i civilian. he was
always true 10 his country, TO the whole country.
HIS fans Is Hnsaynishod by a single blsmish."
Jonathan Austin, Esq.
Comrades and Friends; We have assembled to-
dAy 70 i1l n tkoGctt and feeling with the proceS
son whose moCruful symbols are displayed from
the busy eeuters Of civilization 20 the four corners
of the earth, and while or hearts are Oppressed
with sorrow for oGr dead commander, our gTisf IS
tsuuezed with tbs thought that when the old sol
dler answered - the aSt roll-cal he passed from
the Affections which have borne 80 heavily upon
the clusinc months OF his life TO the Eell-earned
reward OF peace through life eternal The whole
world Is better f0s toe lie Of such man The
memory Of his deeds, and OF his character, VIII
live ID cheer Enj encourage true hearts 50 long as
JuSsice and liberty shall be priEed by mankind.
history furnishes no record Of leader Surprising
General GraUt for calm and intelligent bravery IN
The face Of disaster or Coz the boundless mSGnani
unity Of tiS heart IN the hour OF victory. The
psrslStecca wlth which he adhered 10 we'll con-
His perfect faith II the accomplishment Of the
object which he sought was eIenplihed in the fact
that he never turned back This was illustrated
IN his reply 10 chief quartermSster who had
reported transportation for ten thousand men, and
there were f1-Ly thousand TO cruss q river 10 the
attack. and Who asked '.But how, General il we
are driven bsck1' The old hero's eye flashed, as
be replied, Ii We c0ms back. transportation for
ten thoUSaad viii be angle for all that are left.
While Americans are proud Ot 4 nobility which
hls for its only basis integrity and capacity, all
nations acknowledge the nobility Of this grand
soUl Who commenced life as a poor boy. and left
1t the Acknowledged military leader Of the world.
Tue nations gf llc SrtG have joined to honor this
representative American. Rulers and people-the
Highest and the lowest OF all landS-elSin with Us
the right 10 revere the memory Of the great Gene
ri, the uObis citizen. Let Us, his comrades and
tel = cltiz~-S, who have wandered 50 far from the
hsl. TtsraJn be Won immortal glory, ion With
fri-Cts from other lands who have gathered with
- to-day IN the expression Of our thanks TO the
supreme Commander OF the Universe, that this
ulln Of unSgeryI1g integrity and uDfailins adher-
euce - duty came tuTth from the peaceful pursuits
Of Al humble citizen, auG slew the twin demons
Disunio7 aad Slavery 80 thorough was his work
that II ever the ghost Of Disunion shall show his
tslC, Or II ever tie ghost OF Slavery shall crack
his whip. The battle nelGs ami the burial places
Throughout the Land viii giys up their dead heroes;
and skeletons Of regiments, Of batteries, and Of
troops vii 1rss II their uttered sAreds Of blue
EIEl the Stars and stripes, and Of gray with tie
stars and bars The dry bones viii zattle, and the
rusty AIRS viii cllnS as they from the shsdOEy
lua u battle UL1l and gay shoulder % shoulder,
10 Join II one grand charge and sweep not from
slrtl alone, bat from eternity, the thought of
those TgO crimes As We ~ to resume oar respec-
ave paths u lie, lst draw consolation from the
faith which assures u that cur dead cUurade has
lef. his earthly abode with al Of its cares and
IrIls 90 I've Lsrcet0gt- IN reflect peace, 10 III
heavens
Dr.N.E Emerson.
II stCtylu, the character q 4 great man, it Is
worth while % picture to oneself the outward
fashion Of L,s body, and thus gain definite con
esptil1 u the qualities that made up his physical
beng, I'D formed the sol II which his manhood
h,d rooted itself. Physically, General Grant pos
seset 10 advantage that lifted him above the COM
petition % thousands % Gis fellow citizens. HIS
bodily tE--z sLs I-ut cast II the uo1ld OF a
giant. We md hIIl to hive been Of medium
hsiELt and weight, eq1.IlaL ard even surpassed by
many Of his Generals Z Distinction and uobleness
Of Appearance. Hooker and Custer we're giants
II Stature goCSsIda OF Grant, and II tilt at
tie bssO u Ficks5grg AID App0uIttox might
have fzr-d handy ct the hands OF Lee or Bsaure-
g4-d. General Grant had not the co1rtly presence
o. Washington, or ths commanding physique OF
Scott. y=E 10 one looking upon HIM would have
set him down as insignificant OF commonplace.
There vls character II his c1gEteuauee and force
II the attlzEtes OF us body. He was gifted BY
nature With q sJEEt constitution and a vitality
tEIt SruruIAF E->-s-ga the shocks Of accrdent and
disease de ELs q good sleeper. and could avail
himself Ot tzEs great EglEs % rscGpsrating tired
nature under circumstances which would have
Ellds sleep II possible = mast men. dis habits
OF body and mind were temperate; his pulse vas
wont . keep even beat. and MS temper vas
not easily zuz1. ID Ela physical temperament of
General GrI1E vas happily compounded Of such
qualities a we're c2Lc1-ltel TO iupel him TO make
pCui1nSct -EI stubborn zssrs-lucE, and would
not perrnI5 him 70 sCcc1ub 10 the depressing in
d1suce OF defeat OK disaster.
HE ancestry of Genera Grant WIS Scotch. and
the clan vaCse 1Eus be bore were prUud TO claim
Blteau- "uLs always been stand fast. Craig
ElIeliz = " Csgt4Illy blood i thicksr than
water. ard Is lears along Il It's stream the cumn-
ltIss i1I5Usacs 81 past sen -rIti1ls- One cannot
bat think TINT tie Cu-gsl resolution q General
Grant 20 l--t Z oct on this line If 1t taxes all
sumner vas descended by ordinary generation
from tina. cid zar-cCy Of as clan Let Is picture
hin ss Es VS. az the age Of t=o scoEs and tsU,
i've feet nine inches II height. q hundred and
sixty pounds n weight. firm set figure. erect
and uusCCLLr- but not bold OF striking II ap-
pearG1ce bad square al1 vel placed attached
By neck net too long 10 broad and staunchly
.z-5r cha y Il.
euE forehead. WHICH leCks White cDupzred with
the taEuy boom d his cheeks; look calmly oct
UpCn you Two -rHy, intellectual eyes which, II
II some nights, seem alucsl blEz- the uOse i
straight and Egs Jg5- lCuE. and gives one the in
preston Of beng sil-ltly Roman II profile Inc
hands which are attached TO muscular arms of
ample length axe not those BETTING cUurtier.
bC- raEEer s1cE are Inherited from an ancestry
us1-al Elz-zs-CP CT tlLs relllzAal.e Elan EhoI1
hzs EztiCn and t1= Egrid tJ-day n1u-u, the n1rs
arr Impressed with lie facs thIt II him vas q
hibissd most fortunate 9cgarrgaee Of forcss-
he SPECIAL eft Of GeueraI Grant vas vast
stzbbOrnzss II carrEInS oct 4 purpose. Though
Is 4 citizen be loved pence, yet as soldier &c vas
always ready TO fight The analysis Of his gene
EaLzhID Is beyond u-c, AZ unequal to It. L s1f
tees tor to say that be VAS pttteu against able
Generals. and Won; tLaL be vas surrounded by
-rsat Generals, ard yet vas gladly Acknowledged
b. them 20 be tneIr s1peEI1E- General Grant Eas
not fond Of the profession ct Tar- de cared not
fer It's pony md circumstance He delighted
net N bLt-ls- Lha Treaty OF Washington vas
triumph more dear TO him than the surrender Of
Lee AZ APpouAtt0z- Tine does not permit ne
to ECrg thIu z-s-t-o1 stk GEuzis- ssazro1s loving
and rsTerzuE size OF his 1aE1re- Il vas II these
qualities. after al! that his true riches Lag. When
the dear cuurade OF the Grand Army IaT diving az
Mo1nt AlcGFz-gr- Il vas mt Of hIs tEinmphs We
Wgr. thin king. bet Of tie Earu-hearred. generous
friend
Mr. J. d. H0zasE.
Fellow Cifizzus Of HEEai1 don't lIks to bow
II reverence s0luT being but G0d-get this great
u1uber Of zEt1-aed faces EEss ne had antici-
pated meeting only i few scores Of ny COUNTY
men ard Is sZr1pltLlsers- Bat behold--behold-
The h1uor paid 70 CG- dead Hsr5. wien l see this
demousrrEfICz n EoE-or ufa iistizgzsesd citizsa
q ny own cuu1t-T. fulT r=aizs "a: tie UnTsed
States u = grgIt -5HsHtrfs l. las produced some
great men. and GsasTrl Grzut Vas one Of that dis-
tIlG1fzLeL amber
Duriu- the early days Of the rebellion Gen
scott vas CounIllIer-in-Chiefo Of the Northern
army and repeated zt,zI-p had besu made By him
= tf.s Ricili8ad- Eut every time failed One day
be us head % sly -D1r Generals f1H-f 1i0rr Lo,r
% TTat, however there y ole gcu1Z nlau down on
the MLasLzsippi tzls sssuu 20 kr9g souethIrz
a1oa4 kghsulzf EslluF eIrI1s1s- ciI8t yulI7s n-1a
WIS she Eeru q Eor- EOEeLsuu- and when Tie
Confz1er4-z Gere-lI BeI1re-Ird sz-t -u- q Tag q
truce flr delay, thai ggur- IN Lufz-Is1 ainl- 4
prop1ze % lz1Te I1Iz1ef.I1-eiF or you- E1Ek=-
wnicE he DID ard the fort vas taken That guu1g
MAJ czpe1rei FiclzbGrg AID PsnbertOn VIA all
his he=es- Ihz- 7O11- man planned TIE campaign
.aEruu1 Atia11aifC TIC sea- In Elcr hs planned the
c1z1rsiz1 -Eaz pcIck y tbs secession bubble and
i cuIlaruel EEz q bCzsasi balloon That yO1zg
rlzIl. Wa Ge1e-1i 6ra--