The Republican journal., 1885-08-13
HIS MILITARY GENIUS.

He is one of the few men in history who did
| more than was expected. Some men excite
| great expectation by the bri!Iiancy of their
| preparations; but this quiet, meditative. unde-
! monstratiVe man exceeded all expectation by
doing more than he had promised, and by do
| ing what all others had failed to do. others
| mad done their best with a cOnSCientlOuSneSS
| worthy of all praise; they had worked up to
| their maximum strength and accomplished
| much; they had contributed largely to the final
| victory and shall receive well of their country.
| 1t was no fault of theirs if nature had not en-
| dowcd then for the ultimate achievement.
| But this man. preemnent by the happy com
| blnatlon of both nature and Providence, rose
| superior III the supreme moment. forced all
| things to do bis bidding. anG. like another
Joshua. could have commanded sun and moon
| 10 stand stlll to illuminate his final path to
| victory. His latent resources seemed mex
| haustlbIe Was Fort Donelson esteemed i'm
| pregnable? 1t yielded to his command for an
| immediate and - unconditional surrender"
Did Nicksburg defy his sixth plan of capture:
| HIS seventh plan was success. Did Rich
| mond hurl defiance at all previous attempts: :
| His final effort was IA triumph, and over the
| doomed capital of the contederacy triumphant
| ly foated the flag of the Union.
Such were his untold hidden resources OF
| adaptation, ever unfolding to meet the demand
of new situations, that he would have proved
| himself equal TO any position Of trust and to
any emergency that might arise. When he
| rose to supreme command, the nation demand
| ed one dominant spirit. mighty to grasp. strong
| to execute, powerful to inspire. The country
| was one, the rebellion was one, and the armies
| of the Union should be one: and the general
| who could mould, control, inspire IN army a
| million strong and make them think. feel and
| fight as one man. was the desire of the rcpub-
| lie. Such one was be around whose bier Il
| nation weeps to-day. TO be everywhere pres
ent at once by his spirit and orders was in him
| a realized fact. His aconic order was: "AIl
strike together He impaired to all his own
| spirit, and all things became possible to his
faith. The nation felt her mighty change, and
the rebellion went down beneath the power of
| one master mind. lie was the logician of the
war. He conquered by logic. He reasoned
out all his victories In all the annals of the
war there is no such splendid reasoning On the
| certainty of results. Others have conquered
| by The superiority of material force, but he by
| the superiority of mind over mind. Alas alas
| that he can no longer think for lis.
| To-day, you are filled with the glory of his
| military triumphS. You are recalling Bel
| mont, and Henry, and Doneson, and Shiloh,
and Nicksburg, and Chattanooga, and Rich
mond. You are calling him the greatest of
| soldiers; and you do well. But do not de-
| grade him to the level of those famous heroes
| who fought for empire and for glory. Lift him
| up to higher pedestal. around which shall
forever stand justice, and liberty, ana peace
| and law, and order, and civilization, and re-
lision, with chaplets in their hands wherewitll