New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-28
MERCHANTS HONOR GRANT.
THE VOICE OF PUBLIC BODIES

,no,,cv vxcHAyGE-MR. DEPEw'S SPEECH.
rrhere was alarge attendance yesterday at the
Grant Memorial meeting Of the Chamber OF Commerce
Tbe rooms we're tastefully drapei In black. NicerroS
dsut Charles Smith presided and smong those
were Scion Humphreys, Thomas y. Acton, ). u. 'er
milyea. william E. Dodge John j. Krop. o. d. BALDWIN,
C. NJ Fry Henry Hentz aud John I. Terry. Inc CHAIR
man opened the meeting by saying:
privilege to say OF General iran, h life.
said OF few a. tue op sn COMPLETE His
simple and pathetic words written on iir-ness an
readiness to die IL Is 10 tue
fame Of Lincoln. or TO any OF tne thsr we cnncede
10 General Grant the rst place among tnsse WV ~ tb,s
cessfully defended and main aen .n1 of Grant hoor-
able as Is his record President wonderful am a st
the neieny Of d., ,n the last year Of
iife ex bited traits Of character which VIII pe A
h,int Tsord Of his public life. When the crushing
business Calamity el! so unexpectedly upon ,ha nar
sopa trophies Of ana the souvenirs OF Ms IRE
10 satisfy honorable debt believe II Is nor nooned
by suffering and slowly passing away IN inc oSservs
upon Mt McGregor under te anu mt TO rest
the remnant Of sectional feeling i,s ~ nj.
war; and So as ne saver t t,s hoe canntry legacy
death no has oequeatned W III" "no'' '''''
OF peace aud rood WILL . ,,
Corn.us ~ Bliss on behalf of the Executive Commit
toe, then offered the following resolutions;
Whsreos. It has pleased Almighty God TO remove Dy
death Ulysses Grant late General OF the Army ana eA
President Of the United States therefore r.r. srn
Resoired, LIST. That this Chamber. IN revereht sun
mission to the will of God desires to express s graz,
tude Him for the gift to this Nation VI inc ie no"
Resorsd I'd That In the opinion OF this Chamber It
viii be the verdict Of hsoig' tna 10 @ nsape are
indebted for the blessings OF united am
and President are secure the hearts Of his country
men and ia the estimation OF the civlhzed worh,
virtues of General Grant known to many of us from
personal Intercourse. will always remain among tne
discipne o. sorrow and suffering which termin ,ted his
life evidenced strong Christian character which VIII
Sesoirtd' Alb. That copy OF these resolutions be
the family Of General Grant ana tnat we sene
to them our sympathies in their great Darea'e
ment.
samuel Bsbsock spoke and followed by Chaun-
cey NJ Depcw who said
Mr. Chairnan In seeonding the resolutions which
have been offered by the Executive COMMITTEES feel the
necessity OF some remarks being made anu AT the
an event like this No eloquence, however grand or
inspiring, Ia equal TO the facts which illustrate the
and can bs pictured in words calm sentences
OF history recall at this moment the lat inservi vie,
20 Mt. McCiregor because IL illustrates in remarkable
nsity and tie consequences OF the necessity OF
performing his duties to life as he performed every
other duty in life He In his ROOM engaged In that
last work OF love and Affection the preparation OF his
autobiography The conversation ran as II always ran
often "a nave met him him when he seemed
TO appreciate all that there worth living far more
soo1.',y in Temsrking az one would on such an occa
on npou the fact that his appearance Justified the nope
greatest. aud that death. he said cally but with
yye Know that my pay scians tell that will. hut
understand case better than anybody else ana
know that shall not survive hut very shor. time.
IL seems TO me eminenty fit aud proper that OF all the
bodies which will respond TO his memory, that TINS
Chamber OF Commerce, the oldest commercial orsahza-
ton in the United States should be the first The results
achieved by General Grants victories were OF momen
import TO every class and condition OF this e
public but more. in their victories from the war
and TO the measures OF bis III ;s uIap 70 the
The quarter Of q century which closes hty Win the
IL has produced this country and in the majesty Of
thecvents which have TRANSFERRED Whea We look oack'
eru Grant of the tremendous issues which have been
fought aud decided In the last twenty years. OF the
which resulted Of the thousands and Thousands of
millions dollars which sacrificed: aud when we
placed upon irncr foundation. with the institution.
oetf5 With w thu Of slavery cut
but feel that the results have amply Jlsu
now. when history. by those processes BY which it
eomDresses. a. time passes by; only 9TH, the
they hnge thousand years hence the only men OF this
great era who will Be n w. Ds AS sTas
trial aud storm who were familiar with all that trans
ssssesmen Who were with them and the great generals
who surrounded them but tits the verdict OF ali history
Grant It illustrates in my Judgment. Mr.. Chairman.
in devotional aud in thoughtful way. the overruling
that how great the price is. matter how
mighty the emergency from unexpected quarters the
bring triumph out OF disaster From two quarters In
West s G sso Ike o sns rsn e
Soldier As look at IT, neither would have succeeded
country is S.ss have spS '''A
General Grants military need not be mentioned
listens to inc It has been the subject Of violent criticism
and always win be- but most men aud especially history
saa that Is y results, and Judged BY results:
:. criticism a In ns at cns me o, na
any general Of modern times, and never lost battle
WITH the Other great generals with whom familiar
In Last hundred but under the conditions which
ana The generals opposed TO him. trained in the same
military schools and distinguished for thar bravery,
Of original conditions an original man achieved unusual
and magnificent resllts said once to dis ingnshed
Europe: How is Il that man unused to courts
Violation OF which are crimes-undsr
Sas IL an
every order OF nobility. every throne IN the world Is
msry order was the source Of their creation and
they looked to Grant the only man living who had
Sy royal right was the chief Of their order:
This body has special cause to remember General
Affirmative and the other NEGATIVE; one when
he affixed his ss, to the the naaaS as
viii pressure which brought TO bear at that
time, which We all remember, Win bpccu-
aye interest stake IN every department OF business
In this country with the friends who had their fortunes
based upon the result except for what he had behind
him anG IN him he could have made that veto or
hts been satisfactory and II Is tribute
70 his courage and integrity ~ great as any to be de-
rived from bis victories the field OF battle But thei
Is connected with General Grant unwriten history In
my Judgment quite important In It's results to tbs
Republic as any recorded. I sad to hip once, and
said him In this last interview, for he had told me
the story BEFORE regard IL duty General, which
goa your country TO place upsn record what you
did and what you refused 70 do during that Crisis but
n Ia md nd. unTecOrded,
ss moments he did not wish to cause TO any who might
have been opposed TO him might have been wr0nged
g period pain by direct accusation OF his and yet
there time, jast at the conclusion OF the war.
when the rmness OF General Grant this country
Nould have been PLUNGED Into tho throes OF another