Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

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the enemy than any other. During my
term as commander of that city Was
with him almost every day, and from
the time when, at the head OF that glori-
ous old army Of the Tennessee, of which
he was the first commander and it's
last, marched by his reviewing stand
at the national capitol, and down to the
last painful days of his memorable life
| was with him very often. During all
this time l WAS close observer of him.
Grant WAS usually known and recogniz-
ed as quiet and silent man, but when
engaged In conversation on any subject
in which he felt interest there were few
that excelled him as conversationalIst.
He wrote tersely and well, and at times
most eloquently. The nation was at diff
ferent times thrilled by his terse
enigrammatic sentences. When he
wrote to Buckner, the commander at
Fort Donelson: mo terms other than
an unconditional and immediate surren-
der can be accepted. propose to move
Immediately npon your works." his
words burned with the glow of patriotic
fire in the heart of every loyal freeman.
When he had fought the battle of the
Wilderness and wrote to the president:
Il propose to fight 1t out on this line if
it takes all summer" he infused into the
people and his troops part of his own
tenacity and faith IN final success. In
his short speech to the committee who
nomination first made by republicans as
candidate for chief magistrate be used
the memorable words in his conclusion:
"Let US have peace" These words fell
upon the people with electrical effect.
His coolpese, his perception, his aptness
in using the right words in the
right place and doing the right
thing at the right time were at
the bottom of his success as civil
magistrate, just as his great faculty OF
dong the right thing at the right time
and place and sometimes in the most
unexpected manner was at the bottom
of his military success. The speaker
described the subject OF his euloey az
man OF great strength Of intellect, re-
markable common sense, GOODNESS, self
possession and tenacity, true friend to
those worthy of his friendship and the
kindest and best of husbands and
fathers. 1t has been said that he was
not strategist. In the speakers be-
lief he was without a rival either as q
| strategist or Commander. He was
greater as military commander than
Washington, Napoleon, Wellington,
Marlboro, the prince of Orange, Fred
erick, Charlemagne, Hannibal or Scipio
Africanas, and IN the speakers belief,
coming centuries would give him rank
equal if not superior to Julius Caesar,
and when the mists thrown around bis
civil administration Dy partisan enemies
should be dispelled they would equal in
glory any administration of the past
] Int xp5th
ciple. Nothing could swerve him
from the course he believed right. Ke was
conscientious. just, truthful. courageous
friends and forgave his enemies.
He fought not for glory, but to
save his country-when criticized and
censured. When clouds of calumpy
hung about him he stood with folded
arms amid the thunders, witnessing the
wrath of his enemies but he spoke not
in his own defense. Time finally dispeli-
ed the clouds and let in the sunshine of
honest judgment Then his heart was
found pure as the dew drops which hung
upon the tips of the velvet rose. He be-
lleved In the Justice of God, and that
sooner or later he would by some means
guide him as commander OF our armies
to the line where justice would take the
place of wrong and "man's inbumanity
to man" be properly rebuked. But, con-
tlnued the speaker, his race has
been run. Great and good man
went upon the mountains to die. The
attention of the whole civilized world
was directed to the spot. His glory was
not that of his country alone, but of the
civilized races of man. When the news
of his death went trembling over the
wires to the utmost parts of the earth,
the people of every nation and tongue
stood with bowed heads. Grant had in
life aecended to the topmost heights of
mortal fame. The greatest renown was
his glory. Mans greatest achievements
shone around and about him. God
called him and he stepped from his
high pedestal on this earth into the
presence of the great white throne
where be was crowned with immortal
glory that shineth on forever
The services we're concluded with the
benediction and concert of patriotic airs
upon the bells,