The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-11-13
GRANTS WORDS.


Quotations from His spesohes and Con.
versations. His Opinions of Generals
| and Great Events.
In his messages while President. and
his speeches also during the eight years
he occupied the presidential chair, Gen.
Grant gave utterance to scores of ex-
pressions now familiar. The volumes in
which is recorded his journey around
the world, such a journey as no man in
this century can hope to parallel, are
full ofquotable expressions. To search
for them all, or to select the best only,
would be a tedious task Here are a few
of those that are worth remembering:
Let us have peace.-First inaugural
address.
I voted for Buchanan because l
knew remont.-Interview
never had time.-To an officer ask
ing if he had ever felt fear on the bat
tle-field.
Ipropose to fight it out on this line
if it takes all summer.-In the Wilder
ness, 1864.
When wars do come, they fall upon
the many, the producing class, who
are the ferers.-Newcastle speech.
All of it. I should like to live allmy
life over again. There isn't any part
of it [ should want to leave out.-Con-
versation, but before he met F. Ward.
Labor disgraces no man; unfortu-
nately you occasionally find men dis
grace labor-To Midland Interna-
tional Arbitration Union, Birmingham,
Eng.
Although soldier by profession, I
have never felt any sort of fondness
for war, and have never advocated
it except as means of peace.-Speech
at London.
one of the romances of the war
tion there worthy to be called &, bat
tie. 1t is all poetry.-Conversation.
No terms other than unconditional
and Immediate surrender can be ac-
cepted. propose to move Immediate
ly on your works.-Message to Gen.
Buckner at Fort Donelson, 1868.
I appreciate thefact, and am proud
of it, that the attentions am receiv-
ing are intended more for our coun-
try than for me personally.-Letter
from London to G. w. Childs, June,
1877.
Leave the matter of religion to the
family altar, the church and the pri-
vate school, supported entirely by pri-
vate contributions. Keep the church
and state for ever separate.-Des
Moines speech, 1875.
1 don't believe in strategy in the
popular understanding of the term. I
use it to get up just as close to the enc
my as possible. Then, up guards, and
at 'em.-In conversation.
I am soldier, and, as you know,
soldier must die. I have been presi-
dent, but we know that the term of the
presidency expires; and when it has
expired he is no more than a dead sol
dier.-To the mayor of Liverpool.
I regard Sheridan as not only one of
the great soldiers of the war, but one
of the great soldiers of the world-a
man fit for the highest commands. No
better general ever lived than Sheri-
dan.-Talk with Bismarck, 1877.
1 long to see q period of repose in
our politics; that would make it a. mat
ter of Indifference to patriotic men
which party is in power, [ never re-
moved men from Office because they
were democrats. / never thought of
such a. thing.-Conversation.
I yield to no one in my admiration
of Thomas. He was one of the finest
characters of the war. He was slow
and cautious. We differed about the
Nashville campaign, but the success Of
his campaign will be his vindication
against my crit1cisms.-A conversa-
ton.
1t has been my misfortune to be en-
gagged in more battles than any other
general on the other side of the Allan
tic; but there was never time during
my command when | would not have
chosen some settlement by reason
rather than the sword "A conversa-
ton.
The one thing 1 never want to see
again is a military parade. When I !
resigned from the army and went to a
farm l was happy. When the rebel |
lion came I returned to the service be-
cause it was duty. Ihad no thought |
of rank; all did was to try and make
myself useful.-In conversation with |
the Duke fCambridge.
I never held a council of war in my |
life. I heard what men had to say
the stream of talk at headquarters
but 1 made up my own mind, and
from my written orders my staff got |
their first knowledge of what was to be |
done. No living man knew of plans
until they were matured and decided.
Conversation.
The most troublesome people in
public life are those over-righteous
people who see no xotives in other
peoples actions but >vil motives; who
believe all public liis is corrupt and
nothing is well done unless they do it
misunderstanding OF advocates of
,eform.
There are many men who would
nave done better than did under the
circumstances in which found my
self. If I had never held command, if
had fallen, there were 10000 behind
Who would have followed the contest
20 the end and never surrendered the
lnion.-Conversatior