The Portland daily press., 1885-08-10
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name of this great and simple soldier, to whom
to day the nation speaks its sad farewell AS
the military chief through whose campaigns
the union was upheld and race set free,
his life will always profoundly appeal to the
hearts of men.
In that bright future age heralded by our
present civilization, how grandly will loom
the iron figure of Grant as the military liber-
ator of the last slave an Anglo Saxon ever
owned-to whom, through Grant the Anglo
Saxon with almost scornful bounty tossed the
boon of freedom. The alien and humble
character of the people thus elevated win illus
trate in clearer light the greatness of Grant S
services to the world. For, what is being
great and Godlike, exceptto uplift the down
cast and oppressed? The name of Grant is for
ever linked with this great and SUGGEST
effort for human right and it will continue a
great and shining name as long as this eventlin
the worlds advancement lights up this pathway
of man.
The causes of Grants success are not diff
cult to find They lie in character plain and
easily read. There seem to be two kinds of
natures suited to the exigencies of military
duty. One, fiery, impetuous, that rides exult-
ant on the storm of battle, creature of the
tempest, but subordinate to its power and
borne along on its tumultuous tide. The 9TH
er, outwardly calm, at least not swept by the
whirlwlnd, but presiding over it and directing
its forces. Of the latter class was Grant.
His elevation was sufficient to command sur
vey of the whole area of the storm. His sue
cess was due to the terrible earnestness of his
nature. He invested war with all its dreadful
reality. He pressed its destructive measures
with persistent vigor that relented at moth
ing. His natural forces were subterranean.
They seldom or never burst forth. BY them
he was impelled and sustained where colder
natures would have failed. Within he was
steel at white heat, without fare or flicker.
On the surface he was sombre,
cold, infexible, while within were
seething the fires over which the globe shud-
ders in the throes of earthquakes. But
the internal heat served only as the motor of
outwardly calm and unyielding action. AS
an engine carries within itself the pent up
heat and forcea that impel it and the more
swiftly as they are the more compressed,
Grant was made up Of ardent interior fires, a
self command strong enough to keep them
controlled and suppressed, and will mighty
enough to harness them to his answering
purpose. He was vehemence under command
He was thus formed for a great commander
No outward storm could quell the throbbing
of the glowing but constant nature
within. The louder roared the
storm without, the higher rose the
fierce still heat within him. He was fortu-
nate that his genius and energies were en-
listed in, war carrying SO high purpose.
But it was war after all. War, that robs the
cottage and the hamlet of its Joy and pride and
stay and brings the gray hairs in sorrow to
the grave. But Grant has bequeathed to us
the highest lesson of justifable war. That is,
that it should be waged to win peace. God
grant that civilization may learn the lesson,
and that nation speaking unto nation, in treaty
and international law, may codify his sublime
and humane utterance,-"Let us have peace"
If Grant was fortunate in his life, he was
not less SO in the surroundings of his death.
In its calmness and serenity he displayed the
fortitude of his character. Placidly, and with
an unconscious exhibition of the superb repose
of his deep nature, he waited for death with
the simplicity of child, and the iron self
mastery of man. No death could have been
more touching after SO stormy life. His
work was completely done. His last hours
were cheered with the brightest ofearthly light.
Wife and children walked with him to that
solemn portal where hangeth the impenetrable
veil, and there
Saw in death his eyelids close,
Calmly as to a nights repose,
Like flowers at set of sun.
1t is doubtful if at any prior period of his
life there had been bestowed upon him by the
nation the same degree of affectionate
regard as upon his great compatriot,
Lincoln; lie would always have been
aumitted TO be great and stern and
terrible, put now ne has lived long enough to
witness the love and sympathy OF the entire
nation poured out at his feet. With this final
consolation the grim but kindly warrior lapsed
so1tiy INTO ms last sleep. Not more softly or
Respondent with expiring glory subsidies
summer golden day INTO the calm and mys-
terry OF night, than, robed IN the mantle OF his
great oeeos, TINS plaln stern soldier lald down
10 ms long repose. Inc very clouds and troub-
ies tnat oVer-hung tne evening OF ms lie
served only 10 renect IN CAIN and sunset
spienoo! the greatness OF ms soul. lie lived
" see nis country reunlteo' restored ana recon
Ileo, anu 70 near her universal peneoicuon
pespoken on MS name;
o,eep weii' great soldier IN thy last Dlvouac!
wen mast tnou earned thy rest!
Rev. Henry Blanchard followed Mr.. Cliff
ford, as follows:
HIS DEATH HAS MADE THE COUNTRY ONE.
No euloo;ums nnon General Grant which
can he nronounced bv tba orators of tb;s oen-
Grafton can 40 fnIl ;nst;ce ~ tho cborooter of
our ;llnstr;ous hero II ;s onlv +be 80 L;s
torian who shall write in futnra vears who
will he able fully IN Iortrav the s;n,,,I;c;t Tho
self foreetdlress the utter devotion 70 dn+y
of the great man To honor whom xva arc 90,
sembled here to- dav- It's only tbat historian
who shall he able IN chow tho ;n,,er;a Se,,o
of This one man in saving the ITnion We arc
still too near to see his Seiobt II Is from, .
distance that mon must lool nm to tho now,
tain IN ordar ~ annrao;ate F ~ -
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hero. We know that wears have deenened our
reverence. We remember with what e shout of
gloryine low we read the words s.No forms
but unconditional surrender,' We recalI o,,r
feelinos when he said to President Jobnson
~ should disobev vour order and anneal 70 tbe
nation" But we remember also. how malice
and misunderstanding. for a while at least,
cast shadow over him, and we are sure that
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