The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-31

rent the popular hesr, when Washington,
rnat other grand commander. wa. called %
his reward JUST at the close OF the last CEN
taYy. General Grant has been held IN PEE
cuiiar esteem and al ectiOn b. the people OF
the whole Union OF late years. and nothing
more touching or beagafg! has eve. been
witnessed than the universal sympathy n
tenderness with which they watched over
his last bp9rs % w.ariEess, weakness and
suffering. The fatal end has been seen ~
prUacb.ng stealtai!y bat with cruel AMI re-
I~-ntless steps. and tn brave old hero FAC.
,nZ death with i~mp~rtuTbatls and undis'
mayed asulcauIr made al intensely pa
tnetIr and IraIrssslve picture, nut one ex.
| guIs4te4y III keeping UIth the dying man .
! character. H. showed 10 fear 0i death,
which b. had seen IA close proximity ani
! terrible form scores %! times before. bus
the battlefield never subjected him u q
[ more awful strain than the slow Gaping ci
his vitality b. the dread au1 ins!ItuI- DIS
ease which hat seize! ham ~ H. rrmoTsc-
/ less grasp. To this stricken man, caught
IN = power c.llgr which even his
iron VIII was hopeless. the popular
heart went Out, AMI u IS not too
much 10 say that, could others
have assumed the harden OF his woe, hun
{ dr-.l, 81 ca.ya.rc souls would have ben
ready - take gp5I themselves The pain
and weakness aud death. even. - ~yeil"sc
the ii!latr!oaS sufferer and spare ham -
the country But II could not IT,, ani tae
daunticss leader pa many bloody battle
fields vas left p~ertorce u meet the dark
angel IN a struggle that must have Ia: one
sal en linz.
IL IS not easy. within the narrow confines
al u spaper article, - DO full justice
/ T. the extraordinary character Of General
I Grant. Doubtless ia. c!nIn-uc" he viii
/ occupy ia history viii be due chiefly IL his
military achievements. and this VII be
! natural and Iust. But u the generation
| CUnteupDTan-Vus with him he has pre-
seatci III MS personal attributes MANY
! claims upon the popular re- -ari dI,srciat-i
from his purely military carecr-or
rather, be was seen 10 com
blnc in that career III" quail
ties which most strongly appeal - Aincr!-
cans for recognition and approval. Tie
was grounded IN sIiupl" principles o! man
illness and prob!ty which distinguished hlm
/ all through his marvellous course, AMI NJ
rose from o~hsCurIty - greatness aud sue
cess by sheer force Of me u and iunat'
ability. II IL folly To talk Of such m.l
coming 70 tn. front 10y accident. y
tneDlOsian has said that when the Al
mighty wants great men III" makes them.
The lie OF General Grant woIii seem &
verify this. From infancy 10 the break
ing out Of the wal his training had been
Of the kind u fit him for the plac" destiny
lad prepared for HIM, and has appearance
upon the ,ta-e IL war was buJ the natural
and simple working out OF event, which
male him a necessity and biuu -ht hats ca
pacIty into play. H. atm % the front "a.
! the leader Of our armies because u was seen
lie had the ability ~ command, and
no higher proof Of Lincoln -ta."swanship
ani sagacItv was given than when tAe
/ great war President discrrurl Grant uu-
assuming merit and placed him ia unils-
pUt.d control of the operations against th'
Cpnt-i,racv. How we'll Grant sIHdICa'.
the trust r-ppSrI IN hmm, the triumph pt In"
Union caUs. following plans mapped on
by him remains ~ testify Tor all time. il
was not 81 hi. own seeking hat h" hr"am,
President. II was Iu obedience = thu
peoples will, AMI there can 10, be- tl'
: i-uS: toUbt that his own preference would
have been II remain at the head oi th'
army IN the high and Cpng~nIai Office
created for hlm 10y COMPRESS. bu'
tie same simple principle which alway'
dominated his life made Difference T. tgr
popular wish a duty, and he Ch"criuily
acc-pt-! H.. III, ir",ii .ut.al term ..
service fell upbn the truIll.v, r-Cpuesruc'
ton period, AMI some pf his acts a"uk
Ijtrr personal. flrti1naI and partisan hos
tIlitv: bu- iITyu IA every oE.cgtIt" ST.
taken by him can b" traced IL" desire =
do strict and impartial justice and - srrT.
the bees. interests Of all ia" people 90 every
section. This hs, lerpm" 50 grf aren't 'n.'
the most mal"rulrus political CRITICS
. lon since spent its force, AMI III. yGiu -
Grant, services as President has Teen CON
cci.i without question ur reservation.
In hi, urlvs', BIZ. General Grant "a,
been a mod VI ]urri-ht.s-, aIl pIpYri,,y,
his devotion T. I'll, family b.luc or 90 III.
di,'inL ishIuE characteristics. -, from
whatever point We V!rE Hlin, Er stand.
''fDlr square 10 every wind that brow
The error, hr made aud tLr mi fortune.
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