Idaho semi-weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1885, 1885-08-08

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We watched on earth the hard. brave fght
With death, the King and reaper,
And now we're only left to-day
The calm face Of the sleeper.
That fight was like his old, strong life,
His iron will unbending,
Mid Sickness suffering and pain
His patience all unending
But when at last the su nmons came
1t found him standing ready,
To answer that last muster roll
In accents calm and steady.
And as his tired eyelids closed
Upon our earthly faces,
His soul went mounting guard in space
Among those in high places.
And so to-day, mid funeral bells
The heros praise is spoken,
And swel,s upon the summer air.
In our grand hymn unbroksn.
And we in this far western land
Our feeble tribute render,
And lay our spray of mountain pine
Beside the funeral splendor.
Major William Hyndman, cavalry
officer during the war, and well known
on Wood River, was the next speaker.
and occupied about ten minutes with
his remarks. AS he spoke from notes,
we take pleasure in giving his address
in full, as many will enjoy reading it
who missed the opportunity for being
| present j
IN MEMoRIAM.
In the history of the world there has
probably never been an occasion equal
to the one on which we here meet, in re-
mote Idaho.
| In concert with whole, great nation
the greatest on earth-all reverently
bowed in funeral mood over the remains
Of our great military chief and most not
ed fellow citizen, as the funeral process
sion in grandest magnificence, military
and civil, passes along the principal
thoroughfares of the leading financial
and commercial metropolis OF the land,
while all nations of the earth halt for q
moment, and drop word or tear to
the memory of our eminent deceased,
| Comrades and friends, it is indeed an
occasion never to be forgotten. Such
as not one of us can ever know again
such as none of us now fully appreciate.
/ Grant is dead, and the republic bows
its head in sorrow. Heroic to the last,
he fought his final battle with the same
unquailing courage, the same calm, grim
fortituGe which shed their fadeless lus-
ter upon his whole extraordinary career.
/ For days, and weeks, and months, the
whole nation hung over his bedside and
sadly watched his unmurmuring strug-
gle with the grim victor, until that I'M
seen and silent conquerer claimed him
for his own.
The nations loss is not measured by
the vacant place. For many years he
had been but private citizen, welding
no sceptre OF authority, exercising no
sway in public counsels. But he was
none the less one of the greatest reserve
forces in the republic. He was felt as
our foremost citizen, both from what be
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moral power, and his impress will be
emphasized on all mankind, rs all ma.
tions look to America to- day and fee
that pillar of strength has fallen.
"Great men," says Burke. "are the
guideposts and landmarks of state.
Grant was the guidepost of victorious
war, and landmark of magnanimous
peace. Great he undeniably was--grea
in many strong attributes OF mind
great in rugged qualities of character
great in frey trials of war, and great il
| the larger works of peace. Not faultles
who is? But with purity OF life ant
ment which left his faults as faint spots
!. While he did not rank with the few mil
itary captains Of supreme genius, h
stood high up among great commanders
in choosing his marshals. When he ros
to command, new order of subordinat
commanders, who loved him always
came to the front-the Shermans. an
Sheridans, and Thomases, who share,
with him in triumphs, victories ant
laurels. He gave no sign OF his gren
powers until he had passed the meridiaI
OF life, when he soon developed to tn
full height of his matchless opportuni
ties. 1t was his brilliant success a
Donelson that thrilled the country wit
the first real inspiration of victory, an
his unfaltering lighting at Vicksbur
give the first intelligent assurance {
final triumph. Taking the splendid an