The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-12

All that was mortal of Ulysses Simpson
Grant was yesterday laid to rest IN the
beautiful Riverside Park in the City OF New
York Never in the history Of the world
we're grea ter honors paid to man. Since the
aay Of Cesar to the present no Nation has
more sincerely mourned d great leader than
America has mourned the great Captain
Of the Union hosts. At his funeral we had
a practical demonstration OF the fact that
this is indeed a reunited country. Ihe
North and the South, the East and the
West united in doing honor to the lore
most citizen of the Republic. We have had
a surfeit of our own estimates OF the genius
Of Grant. and in this moment, when we
stop to record the last sad rites
over his remains, it is profitable
to ponder upon what the great men OF
other nations think of him. A few days
ago there was notable gathering in that
shrine where the illustrious of Great Brit
ain are laid to rest, Westminster Abbey.
They had gathered to do honor to our
dead chieftain. The orator OF the occasion
was Cannon Farrar the foremost orator
and divine OF the English church. The
great men of the Kingdom were present and
the representatives to the Court OF oo'
James from all nations were there. Inc
discourse WAS remarkable one in many
respects. 1t was one that should thrill the
heart of every American. 1t would nave
been a remarkable production from any
foreigner, and most remarkable coming
from an Englishman. The great divine
said: To-day we assemble at the obsequles
Of the great soldier, whose sun set whlle IL
was yet day, and at whose funeral service
in America tens of thousands are assembled
at this moment to mourn with the weeping
family and friends. l desire to SPEAK
simply and directly, with a gen
erous appreciation, but wltnou'
idle flattery of him whose death mas
made a Nation mourn. His private lie
his faults, or failings of character, wha1e'e'
they may have been, belong in no sense u
the world They are before the ]udsnlen
OF Gods merciful forgiveness. we WI
touch only on his public actions ana ser''
ces Upon bluff overlooking the HUDSON
amonument will stand, recalling to 1u1uf
generations the dark page in the Nation
history, which he has done so mucn u
close" Then tracing General Grant
boyhood and manhood, Canon Farrar con
tlnued; If the men who knew him IN uaie
na obscure, silent, unprosperous, and un
ambitious, had said if any one had preoic'
ed that he would become twice Presioen'
and one OF the foremost men OF tne ""s
the prophecy would have seemed extrava
santly ridiculous. But such careers are I'll
glory OF the American continent. Ah0
SHOW that the people have a sovereign II
sight into intrinsic force. IL home no'
with pride that her dictators came lro'
'he plow, America may record 'he "'
swer OF the President who, when ne Wa
asked what would be his Coz
arms answered proudly, mindful Oh
early struggles. "A pair OF shirt sleeves
Inc answer showed noble sense Oh u
u'snlty OF labor; a noble superiority 70 -
'ahltes of feudalism; strong con'N'''
'nat men should be honored, simply as iho
not according to the accident OF DIT
america has had two martyrd Presiden'
10th sons OF the people. One, nome
~an who was farm lad at the age OF -
'an splitter at 19, Mississippi boatn's
a'Ze, and who in manhood proved one
estronsest, most honest and God-iear'
modern rulers The other grew rom