Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05

/ ntNtAhoi 1hd dilObleQ span OF human llie.
Botn might have hoped that many years
| would elapse before descending to tue grave
fpll OF years ana honor.
This Is only the fourth summer since Dean
| STANLEY teii asleep. To-day we are assembled
| at the obsequies OF great colder whose sun
set whi le 1t was yet day, and al whose funeral
services In America tens of thousands are as
| sembled at this moment to mourn with the
weeping family and friends. / desire 10
speak simply and directly with generous ap-
| preciation, but without idle tlattery OF him
whose death has made nation mourn.
HIS FAILINGs BEFORE GOD.
His private life, his faults or failings of
| character, whatever they may have been,
| belong IN no sense to the world. They are
! before the Judgment OF Gods merciful for
| glveness. we VIII touch only upon his public
| actions and services. Upon q bluf over
| looking the Hudson his monument will stand,
recalling TO future generations dark page in
| the nations history which nc did SO much TO
| close.
After eloquently tracing Gen. Grants
! boyhood and manhood the speaker said
If men who knew him in Galena-obscure,
silent, unprosperous, unAmbitious--had said
| II anyone had predicted that he would become
| twice President, and one Of the foremost men
/ OF the day the prophecy would have seemed
| eXtravaganty ridiculous, but such careers
are the glory of the American continent.
WISDOM OF THE PEOPLE.
| They show that the people have sovereign
| insight into intrinsic force. If Rome told
! with pride that her dictators came from the
| ploW tan, America may record the answer OF
| the President, who, when asked what would
| be his cOat-of- arms, answered promptly,
mindful Of his early struggles, "A pair of
| shlrtsleeves." The answer showed noble
sense OF the dignity OF labor, noble superb
| orlty to the van,ties OF feudalism, strong con-
| viction that men should be honOred simply as
men, and not according TO the accident Of
| birth.
| TWO MARTYRRD PRESIDENTS.
| M ha. 4
| both sons of the peOple-One a homey man,
| who was farm lad at the age OF z, a rail-
| splitter at 10 Mississippi boarman at 81, and
/ who in manhood proved one OF the strongest,
most honest aud God-fearing of modern
! rulers. The other grew from school TO be
| humble teacher in Hiram Institute With
| those Presidents America need not blush 10
/ name the leaiher-seller OF Galena. Every
| true man deserves patent OF nobleness d.
rect from God. Was not the Lord for thirty
! years carpenter in Nazarethg Lincoln's and
| Gariield's and Grants early conscientious at
tention to humble duties lifted them to be-
| come kings OF men.
OUTBREAK OF THE WAR.
! The year 1851 saw the outbreak OF the most
| terrible of modern wars. The hour came
aud man was needed w WthIn four years
Gen. Grant commanded an army vaster than
had ever before been handled by man lt was
not luck, but result, in1exibe fAithfulness,
indomitable resolution, sleepless energy, IRON
| purpose, and persistent teuaCitY. He rose by
the upward gravitati0n OF natural fitness,
The very soldiers became tmpreg ated with
his spirit. Gen. Grant has been grossly and
| unJustiy called butcher. He loved peace
ara hated blood he'd, but tt was his duty at
all costs TO save the country. The struggle
was not for victory, but for existence; not Tor
| glory, but for life or death.
LIKE WELLINGTON AND WASHINGTON.
In his silence, determi alton and clearness
! OF insight Gen. Grant resembled Washington
and Wellington. In the hottest fury of battle
his speech never exceeded Yea, yea, and
/ nay, nay D."
Gods light has shown that for the future
/ deetinies Of mighty nation the war OF 1851
\ VI as necessary. Blessed work. The church
has never refused to honor the faithful
soldier hghting for the cause Of his country
| and his Cod The cause for which Gen. Grant
/ fought. the unity Of great people and the
| freedom OF the whole race, was as great and
4 noble as when at Lexington the embaitled
around the world. The South accepted a
/ bloody arbitrament. But the rancOr and fury
of the past are buried in oblivion. The names
Of Lee and jackson viii be "A common heritage
| with those OF Garfield and Grant.
AMERICAN UNITY.
Americans are no longer Northerners and
| Southerners, but Americans. What verdict
| history will pronounce upon Gen Grant as
! politician and q man, ! know not; but here
/ and now the voice OF censure, deserved or un-
| deserved is silent. We leave his faults 70 the
mercy of the meroiful. Let us write his Yir-
\ tues on bras for mems examples. Let his
faults, whatever they may have been, be writ
| ten on water. Who can tell If his closing
hours Of torture and misery were not a ble.s-
| ing in disguise-0Od purging the gold from
| the drOss until the strong man was utterly
! purified by his strong agony.
wEsTMINsTER's AMERICANIsMs.
Could we be gathered In a more fitting place
I to honor Gen. GrantY There IL no lack OF
American memOria s here. We add another
\ to-day. Whatever there be between the two
nations to forget and forgive. is forgotten and
| forgiven. II two people which are one be-
trus TO their duty, who can doubt that the
! dostinies Of the world are IN their handY Let
America and England march in the van OF
| freedom aud progress, showing world not
only the magnificent spectacle Of human hap
| piness, but the still m IRE magnificent specta-
Gle OF two peoples united, loving righteous
ness and hating inquity, iniiex bly, faithful
10 the principles OF Justice, which are the un-
changing law OF God.
THE DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE PRESENT
Among the distinguished English per-
sOnages present were Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stone, Earl OF Iddlesleigh, Earl Gran
brook, Right Hon. MIR. Forster, Sir Lyon
PlayfaiT, aud great many OF the peers
and members Of the House of Commons.
There were also present Prime Minister
Salisbury, the Duke OF Cambridge, Com
mander-in-C Chief OF the British army, the
Marquis Of LOrne, Gen. Lord WOlseley,
Senior Martinez, the Chilian Ambassador
10 England; and Chief Justice Waite,
ex-AttOrney Gen. Benz. II. Brewster,
Senator Edmunds, Senator HawleY,
and other prominent Americans.
Queen Victoria was represented
at the service by her equerry. The Prince
of Wales, Duke OF COnnaught, and Duke
of Edinburgh were also represented by
equerries. The British army was repre-
sented by sixteen stan officers. Prince
and Princess Teck, Rev. Or. Newman
Hall. Bishop Hurst, aud Gen. Allison
were among those who attended the SER
vice. All the members Of the American
embassy ard nearly all the members COM
posing tho other embassies occupied
places in the abbey.
The flags upon the royal residences at
Windsor and Osborne, and upon the royal
yachts Osborne and Victoria and Albert
were lowered to-day at 2 O'Clock, and
remained down during the memorial
services In Westminster Abbey.
MIR. Gladstone remained standing
throughout Canon Farrar's address with
his hand 10 his ear. listening eagerly 70
the eulogy. Among the distinguished
Americans present were Bancroft Davis,
Roy. Charles Bridgman, Consul General
Waller, and Messrs. Morgan, Field,
Marble, SmalleY and Potter.
DIR. NEWnfAN's SERMON.
Gwen Done, ooodsand Faithful Servant;