The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-29

here let us record these words, as tie !
honest and candid belief Of one who :
lived in those times, that had Pres;-
dent Grant been different man
from what he was and had he acted
as the President OF the whole people,
Instead OF acting as the tool Of an
unprinciplea political faction, his
words, NV become part Of history,
LET us have peacc," instead of
hoinS only a "a !inkling brass and a
sounding cymbal" would have been
the slogan and raj! ing cry of an
united American people.
Agaia: ellis private friendships
were refined and found his chief de-
light in the society Of the true, the
pure and the elevated"
We know but little Of Grants ''pri-
vate friendships,' yet, the news-pa
pcrs of that day, made him very in
innate with s'Laudaulet' Williams
"Boss" Sheppard, Oryille E. Babcock,
Bellknap, ct id omue genus-"p pir-
b,tn sat"
Again-At the end of one of the
learned Doctors prayers for Gen.
Grant" the illustrious invalid re
sponded Amen! s.That amen by
that silent man was more significant
than volumes by Others Hardly
SO, unless the Lord Of Heaven has
.-ontrary to His word, become "a re-
spectcr Of persons" And why
should an amen coming from the lips
Of q dying general be any more &C
c,ptaale 10 tue Gui Of all, than the
last supplication of dying private
nr pauper provided the latter was
equally sincere? We cannot see
Why. Gentle Shepherd tel, us
why?' Aud, row, last, but not least
We would like to know what this
learned ccclesiastsc means by the
following which sounds to oar untu
tored ear like the boldest blasple~
my -
But this man pre-eminent by tho
happy combination OF both Nature
and Providence, rose superior in the
supreme moment, forced all things
to his hidling, and, like another
Joshua could have commanded the
Sun and Moon to stand still 10 illu-
inmate his final path to victory"
Now the reverend gentleman may
have meant only figure of speech
Or poet.cal license, but to say the
least, such flights of oratory are III
usual and singularly cut Of place ii
y funeral discourse, when the SOU
OF man has just gone into the pres
ence Of it's maker. But our time is
up. Before closing however, W.
would in justice to General Grant
memory, give him credi. for tie mag
nanimity tow ards his old foes. that
characterized his latter days. o.
that he had shown the same magma
nimity when it could have done some
good-in the days Of our travail oI
soul, when our bleeding Southland
but too we'll merited the name .
the Niobe Of nations.''
Our task is endei-we close odl
remarks full Of charity for tue deaC
. though our zeal for the living an(
; for the future, may seom to nsgati.
such an assertion.
. May Ulysses s. Grant find il
. Heaven that peace he denied to Oh
suffering down-trodden people. her
in the land for which their father
sh-d their blood to build up repre-
: sentative government, As to Dr. New
, man and others of his stripe the,
may 90 ahead in their sycophan.i
unenviable careers. The known
old World. though it seems to b
asleep will wake up to a just est
! rhate OF every public question 81
S give all persons and all things ttci
just dues. What though History b
: falsified and the religion of the S,s
viour be made the vehicle of a
8 manner OF unholiness? At last til
e millenlum OF right we'll come.
, Truth crush'd to earth shall rise aga.r
! The eternal years Of God are hers;
: While Error wounded writhcs in pain
t And dies anid her worshippers.'
G DR.. Ed. WILLIAMS PUGH,
/ "Glendoser Hail.
l Windsor, n. c., Oct. 10th, 1885.
JUDGMENT---P UNISHMENT.