Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-02
GEN. LOGAN ON GRANT
An FL0QUENT IRIBUTE TO THE
man SOLDIER sND PaTRIOT

Memorial Services in the Metropolitan
Church, which General Grant Attended
While President, Last Night General |
Logan Reviews the Hsro's Career.
From Morning Edition.l
WASHISGroN, Oct. l.--Services in mem
,ry OF General Grant were held here this |
'vening, under the auspices of the local post |
If the Grand Army Of the Republic, in the |
Metropolitan church, at which Gen. Grant |
was regular attendant during his presider-
ial terms. The auditorium, which is |
lne of the largest in the city, |
was more than crowded Funeral chimes
were rung from seven to eight o'clock, and
were followed by an organ voluntary by DR..
]. ". Bjschof. A notable feature OF the
services was the chanting and the singing Of
war songs by the St. Cecilia Ladies' Quar-
tette. The meeting was called to order by
Department Commander NJ. N. Br, Nks, and
after prayer by DR.. Huntley, the present pas
tor OF the church, General John A. Logan,
the orator OF the occasion, was introduced
and warmly welcomed with clapping o.
hands by the audience. His speech
was frequently interrupted by the
plsudits OF the audience, which
broke out at the mention of
the names Of fsvorite commanders, and the
illusions to the more conspicuous events in
the history OF Gen. Grants career.
General Logan's address embodied recital
from the standpoint OF personal observer OF
the military history Of General Grant. He
allrded to the
JEALOCsY AND LIrTLENESs or GENERAL HAL-
LECK,
when Grants superior, in keeping him al
most a prisoner at Fort Henry; to Haleck g
dilatory movements against Corinth; 70 his
disregard of advice and information that the
enemy was escaping, and TO the
iruitless outcome OF the campaign,
the effect OF which, however, was
to restore Grant 10 the command OF his old
Army Of the Tennessee. He described iu de-
tail the failures OF Grants first movements
against Nicksburg, and the circumstances at
tending his subsequent capture OF the city.
Referring to this capture, Gen. Logan said
alt was the largest capture Of men aud muni-
tions OF war ever made in any modern war
up to that time. In the campaign, the enc
my's killed, wounded and captured numbered
more than Grants entire effective force. Port
| Hudson WAS at once surrendered, and the
backbone of the rebellion was broken
The generals description OF the events
leading TO Grants elevation to the supreme
command OF the army, and the subsaquen,
| campaign which resulted in the plete
overthrow Of the rebellion, was comprehen.
sive and intelligent. The speaker described
briefly, but in glowing terms, the events o.
! Grants civil career, and the honors showereG
upon him by our people AT home, and by mer
! and nations abroad.
From Belmont TO the siege of Vicksburg,
said General Logan in his summing up, 81
was near him in hearty all his marches, cam
pagns aud battles, being permitted by him tC
take possession of Vicksburg with my com
mand, on account Of it's having approached
nearer the enemy than any other. During
my term as commander Of that city wal
with him almost every day, and from
| the time when, at the head of tina
| glorious old Army of the Tennessee
OF which he was the first commander and III
last, marched by his receiving stand at th'
| national capitol, down to the last painiu
days OF his memorable life, was with hin
very often
| Grant was usually known and recognized a
QUIET AND SILENT MAN,
but when engaged in conversation on an,
subject in which he took an interest Their
were few who excelled him as conver
sslonalis'. He wrote tersely and well, an,
at times most eloquently The natior
was At different times thrilled by his ,ers
rpigrammatic sentences. When he wrote t.
BnckDer, the commander at Fort Donelson
"NO terms other than an unconditional an
immediate surrender can be accepted, an
a propose to move Immediately upon you
works, his words burned with the glow G
patriotism in the heart of every loyal mar
When he hsd fought the Battle OF the vii
derness and wrote to the president %
propose to fight it out on this lin
if it takes all summer" b. infused int
the people and his troops part OF his ow
tenscity and faith in final success. In hi
short speech to the committee who waite
upon him, informing him OF his first nom
nation tor president, be used the memorabl
words in his conclusion, "Let US hav
peace These words fell upon the peopl
with an electrical effect. His coolness, hi
perception, his aptness in using the rigt
word in the right place and doing th
right thing at the right time were at the bo,
tom OF his success as Il civil magistrate, as b
great faculty of doing thing at tine right tim
and place, sometimes in the most unexpecte
manner, was at the bottom of his militar
success. The speaker described the subject
his eulogies as man of great strenth of il
r tellect, remarkable common sense, coolues
selt.possessiou and teusciry, a true friend ,
those worthy his friendship and the kinde
and best OF husbands and fathers.
1t had been said that he was not a STRAIT,
gist. 10 the speakers belief he WAS witho,
a rival either ss a strs'egist or commando
He was greater as q military commander tina
Washington, Napoleon, Wellington, Mar
borough the Prince OF Orange, Frederick
Chsrlensnge, Hannibal or Scipio Africanu
and, in the speakers belief, coming cer
turtles would give him a rank equs
II not superior, to that OF Julit
Caesar and when the mists thrown aroun
his civil administration by partisan enemi'
should he dispeiled, it would equal in glor
! any administration Of the pas. Duty va
with him living principal. Nothing coul
swerve hirD rom a course he believed righ
He was conscientious, just, truthful, cou
sgeOus and magnanimous. he stood by b
friends and torgave his enemies. He tougt
not tor glory, but 10 serve his country. Whe
criticised aud censured, when the clouds
caumny hung about him, he stood with folC
ed arms amid the thunders,
WITNESSING THE WRATH OF HIS ENEMIES,
but he spoke not in his own defense. Tim
finally dispeled the clouds and let in the sur
shine of honest judgment. Then his heal
was found as pure as the dewdro
which hung upon the lips of the velv,
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