The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23
In MEMORY OF GRANT.
eosToms SPLENDID TRIBUTE
To the bead soldier - Henry Ward
Beecher's SeFmon-A Glowing En-
comium Upon the Generals
Genius g. Impressive Ger
eNcEies - The Music.

IN manner betting the occasion.
Toe exercises were held in fremont
Temple, in tae presence of an audience
which tiited every part of the grest
su6itoriuin. Mayor O'Brlen presided.
Howard M. Dow played appropriate
music upon The o. sRn while the audi
onee was being seated, and thea,
II conjunction with tho large orches
trn, performed Cbopin's funeI 81 alarch.
Hamilton, Of the Eliot church, after
which, the choir OF SO voices sang 20
music from "the magic flute" the
first two and last four stanzas of an
ode which N '0lia Ward Howe had
written ior occasion. a poem
written by \ , Imogona Euinp,
was then read by Professor Moses y.
Brown, then inc following writ.
ten by Rev. M. J. Savage, was
sung by the female portion
OF the choir: "Gone through tho
shadow; gone through the valley OF
the sbaGow. Haii.O!Ouf Captain! Ii all
o! patient one, crowned az visitor. Oh.
our brother gone before us--o'er egrth'a
sorrowa, DER the desth-paln thou hast
conquered, Glory! Live now all elori-
Gus; in or hearts still as in old times,
be thou cherished, and in thy foot
steps viii We follow, TIL, for ell men,
death is conquered forever. Amen!
Amen! AmonW
Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher was then
introduced by Mayor O'Erion, and do
ltverad a glowing 6ulogy upon TIE
great soldier.
EEEUHEE's EULoGY.
The speaker began with q brief
sketch OF tins life OF General Grant,
abiding to his lack of auccoa,
in his early business pursuits, aud
his connection with the war w,lh
Mexico. lie referred to the need OF
the North At the opening OF tho wsr
.of iron mould" who had
but two words IN Ills vocabulary, vie.
tory or annihilation, ag9 gddod:
"rhree great names are rislsg
10 sight--Sherman thomas, Sner
idan-an6, larger than oithor,
Grant. With his advent tho armies,
wish soma fepulaes, went steadily for
ward from conque,ing to conquer.
Aside from all military qualities,
no had one absorbing spir-
It, tho Union must be
saved, the rebellion must be beaten,
tho Confederate armies must I've
threshed to chat as on a threshing-
| floor. he had no political
ambition, no Imaginary reputation TO
preserve or gain. A great
genius for grand strategy, oompte.
honsion OF complex ana vast armies,
caution, prudence and silence white
tiepc9. an indnmiiabla will and
q real, downright lighting quality.
Thus, at length, Grant was really born
He mad lain IN tho nest long as 81 iu-
fertile egg. Wha bro 1linE Of war
hstchad the egg, and an eagle came
forth"
The speaker tien ieferred In de-
tall to tho condition Of the
armies, tho motives wiling 100
commander ald tie suldie on
both sldea, tho many battles IN
which thousands were killed, aod
more thouseuda wouHded, and added:
Into this euiphuruus storm Of war
Grept entered, almost uaknoWu, I'll
was with difficulty THAT he could oh
tain r. command. Once eet
forward. DJne!sap, Shiloh, Vicks-
burg, The wilderness, Spottsyi.
Ynna, Petersburg, Apppmnt-
toS--those wore his footsteps. In four
wears he had risen, without political
favor. from the bottom - tho very too,
second to no living commander IN the
wCrldr
Beviawius bis iaili arv careor "a 20
whcls, Mr.. Basehef said: He never
log. courage or oqnsninM!y win
military men for whose
Ho yet carried Il trauqIil miudnei.ha
depressed by disaster, nor elated by
success, gentle Of heart, femillar with
all, never bOasiug, always modest,
Whom hislwork was doue aud the dofaaI
OF tho Confederate armlas was ilnal,
this dreadful man g blood was taken
toward his late adversaries
rs o woman toward her
son. lie imnosed no hupiiaung
conditions, spared tho feelings
OF his antagonists and sent
homo the disbaudod Southern
men with food aad with horses Tor
working their crops. When u revenge.
lul spirit In thesSeCutivo charahoWod
itset and threatened the
chief Southern general, Grant
with holy indignation, interposod
himself and compelled his superior 10
rellnqu!ah his Fash purpose"
The speaker dwelt % somo
further lengsh upnu GfaupJ mill
tnry career, retutng in passing
tho charges whlch Attributed n,sprO
cess TO luc6, and tho cr.lioi9m moI
what some called reckless wag.o o,
tho life OF his own soldiers aod
tho butchory of his enemies, aud IN
concluding his remprEs upon tue mill
tsriy life OF Grant satt: "Al!summor,
Gil autumn, all winter, al
again he hammered Lee with blON
on blow, until at Appomattox the
great, but not greatest, Southern
general went 10 the ground, Having
brought the long and Disastrous war
TO close, III his own heart Grant
would havo chosen TO have
rested upon his Iaurels, and
lived retired military Ito.
But II was not TO be permitted. He
was called to tue presidency by uai.
Nersai aoclamation, aud 10 fell UPON
aim TO conduct the campaign OF recon
sSfdction,.. even more burdensome
toRn war"
Atter dwelling upon tho various nots
or DRAFTS second ldmlnistratj "a and
ais constructive policy, Mr., Beecher
summed up his admins rAtiys
career az follows: ION tho who'll, n
ono considers the intrinsic difficult v
OF the question belonging to his ad mia-
latraion, tho stormy deys of politics |
AMI par les during his eight years OF
official life, II must be ADMITTED
thM the country owes ~
h,s uoselilsh deposition, 10
MS general wisdom, aud his |
unsulliod integrity, II not tho need OF
Toe wlseSt, Vet the reputation OF QUO |
who, prominent Ia war, was eminent
IN administration, more, perhaps, by |
tho wisdom of noble nature |
,han by Intelligence, which IL
bred only by experience. Imparious
couussllors and corrupt psrasitss
dimmei the light of his political nd.
mlnlstrstion."
Mr. Beecher then dwelt upon
tno retired life OF General |
ness revenues aud tho equsnlmity |
which charact rized him subsequently, |
aud after speaking briefly al |