Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-24
ENDEARED TO THE SOUTH.
Failure TO Take Lees Sword and His
Feeding of the Hungry Remembered

Failure to Take Lees sword and His
Feeding of the hungry Remembered
ATLANTA, GA, July 23.--Tho ConStitu,
lion of tomorrow will say editorially of
the death of Gen. Grant;
With the clearing Of the early msta yestcr-
day morning which lowered over Mt. Me
Gregor, passed awaY the soul OF Gen. Grant,
the most distinguished Of living Americans.
General commanding the victorious armies
Of his country, and twice President Of the re-
public, w ashlngtOn alone, of all men in our
history, has equaled him in hOuors. Gen.
Grant Was great commander. The opera
tOns of the war in which he was the leading
figure OF the Union armies, were colossal It's
expenses TO his government were over s4, ,000,-
600 day.
WHAT MADE HIM GREAT.
In the iege Of Richpond he lost 20 900 men,
and in single charge saw 5000 men struck
down. The comprehension which grasped
this tremendous situation aud the lortitude
that endured its awful disasters was Of itself
greatness The clear-sighted sense that
moved straight forward amid those bewiider-
ing scenes, undoterred and undertaking, was
military genius. Gen. Grant did not have
the tactical skill, vast resource, superb tuspl-
ration and liner qualities Of leadership that
Gen. Lee had, IN our opinion, in richer
measure han any man that ever led men to
battle. He lacked the audaciOus spirit that
made StOnewall Jackson Irresistible.
COULD NOT HAVE WON AS A CoNFED-
ERATE.
In tho place OF either.of these Generals he
would have fallen short OF what they accom-
nishcd, but as the leader Of the cNhaustiCas
armies Of the North he was the iron-willcd
and absolute master TO hammer these legious
against the valiant shell of the COnfederacy.
tie was IA man Of destiny. As statesman he
was honest. bat without the larger wisdom OF
humanity or statccraft; sincere but 'credu-
lOus; sphinN-like 10 the world but easy TO his
c0urtiers; stubborn where he should have
listened anxiously, and facile where he should
have been stubborn. Ia business he was
weaker than in politics.
HIS PERSONAL RECORD CLEAN.
In both, it must be sad that his personal
record was clean, andathat he came stainless,
as to his own character, from his contact with
thieves and plOtters. IL is as Il great soldier
brave, simple generous and vtctOriOu-sthat
he will he best remembered. 1t rs as a sol
dier, even though his sword struck down her
cause, that tho south loves TO remember him
as the conqueTOr OF Lee, refusing to take The
sword Of that great leHter, whose heart broke
when he surrendered his army; as thought
ful victor, feeding his starving enemies
from his own wagons; as nigh
minded man Of honor, demanding the
integrity OF his parole at the hands OF vim
dictiYe Secretary OF War; rs 81 dauntless man
standing ulOue, but determined, between the
helpless south and the angry North ne held,
as he deserved, in all his trials the deepest
and fullest eympathy Of our people. lie died
as he hud lived, brave, silent, uncOmplatn ing
lie fought against death with manful
strength, and whom he was Oyerpowered
bowed his head without q word. When his
life went out great name passed into history
and great heart was still forever.
HIS GENERALsHIP BEYOND QUESTION.
The Capital, after giving many In
stances OF the success OF Gen. Grant as a
soldier when others had failed, says:
In the light Of these facts IL is silly TO ques-
tion Gen. Grants gcneralahip. Gen. Grant
was a General, and great one. Like Wei
lington. he lacked civil stateemanshIp, and ~
President he did his fame no good.
The Journal says:
The pecuiarity Of his alliction, its slowly
wasting features, and its long duration e1-
cited for the sufferer the pity OF the nation;
and in the South animOsity born Of the war,
and framed by itslater Obseryances to pOllt-
ical opinions and practices repugnaBt and
adverse to Southern sentiment, was Oblitcr-
atod by the Hood tide Of sympathy which
went forth TO him in his last trials The
south admired and appreciated his worth,
both as a man and a soldier.