The National tribune., 1885-09-17

Grant cadets ut W est Point and
versaliy esteemed the hDdcl soldier of his day.
He had also acquired large fame in the Utah eSpcdi
ton and III the then recent capture Of Fort Donel
| son, that Gen Grant actually looked up To him
the older if not the better soldier though he
| at that time the senior by commission Not one
expression of regret that he had been wrongly and
| uniusily represented to Gen. Halicck, and he ad
vsed 10 give to Gen. SMITH my most loyal support.
Gen. Smith conducted the expedition up the
! Tennessee River to Savannah Eastport and Pitts
| burg landing gave all the orders and instruc-
| Shiloh, when his health, shattered by the merest
accident, compelled him to reliuquish the command
again to Gen. Grant, who quietly resumed it where
| Smith had left off, accepted the situation made
| few or changes and fought on the ground which
! had been selected by Gen. Smith the bloody battle
! of Shiloh During this iierceiy contested battle he
displayed the cooncss, The personal courage, fore
! thought and deliberation which afterwards made
| him famous among men; yet was he traduced,
| slandered and wroDged, not only by the press uni
ycssaily. but by those who were in positions of
! authority over him.
! Others have told the whole story Of the war and
! still others are repeating ana celebrating. Even
| he himself almost III his dying hours wasenSaged
| in recording his experience and we all await the
publication with profound interest. / have seen
| some of the manuscript and have been told Of the
! rest. but prefer to await the whole publication,
| certain that whatever he has recorded of his own
| knowledge will stand the test of time. and am
| sure that he himself will have recognized the truth
and will have recorded the fact that his campaigns
from Belmont to N!cksburg were the most valuable
of his whole life. In ;lit brief period he discovered
| the power that was III m-that nc, in fact, imper
| horred and only resorted to it when National
| honor and safety demanded it,
| He knew little and cared less about Strategy"
and | doubt if he read ,JuGiini," Groti;is'
| or any books on the art and laws of war, except
| the West Point text books. So with "Tactcs'
He never-so far as can recall-expressed prefer
ence for IIardee over Scott Casey Morris. Still.
he loved to see order and system, and wanted his
corps, divisions, brig gades and regiments handy and
| well instructed when called for. He aimed to
| achieve results, caring little for the manner by
which they were accomplished. He possessed and
always asserted the most perfect faith in the justice
| of our cause, and always claimed that sooner or
later it must prevail, because the interest of all man.
kind demanded the existence of Just such Repub-
lie we had inherited, and that as by the
renee of political ca,isCs The conflict had fallen upon
us we lad only to meet il like brave men and con-
| qljer rs a matter OF coursc.
The newspapers oi tlc day have been so full OF
all the details OF the funeral that it were supcrlu
Gus for me TO say more than it was of the most
complete tributes Cf the living to the dead which
| th!s country has ever witnessed BeSinnIng at
| Mount Mctregor on the morning of Tuesday, Aug.
., it continued without interruption till 6 O'Clock
p of Saturday, Aug. s. 1855. 10 the spot selected
| by his son, approved by his entire family aud
cepted by ali who had right to be consulted. This
spot is on the banks of the Hudson" at the upper
end OF Riverside Pur.-not pari, in the sense of
a pleasure ground-but a hill yet in the rough
| and susceptible Of infinite establishment, which
viii remain as firm as the granite rocks on which
ii stands till the earth shall give up its dead and
time shall be no more If the spirits of the dead
tomb. then will Gen. Grant DC content for froi the
pedestal lie can look upon the old Revolutionary
ior,s-Lee and Washington, his very feet, the
beautiful Palisades just across the river. Tapranzeo
aud the Highlands above, the mighty city OF New
York, with lis busy harhor below and Long Island
Sound across the peninsula. am well aware that
some of our comrades would have preferred Wash
ing;on city as the burial place of dead General,
bat let us examine the facts and precedents
President Washington Is buried at Mount Fer-
non: Jefferson, at Monticello; the Adai;iscs, at
Quincy; jackson, at the Hermitage; Harrison, at
vile; Lincoln. at Springfield: Garfield at CIeve-
land. And so also of the army: Scott is buried at
West West f9ins; Meade at phiIadelphia; Thomss, at
nearly all. have statues or busts in the National
Capital. So may il be with Grant. Each city. town
and even hamlet may have whatever monument
they willing to erect, but it seems to better
tina: all should unite ad build n strong. solid, sim
pie monument. characteristic of the man over his
grave " on the banks of the Hudson, and then like
Shakspere inscribe on it:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare
TO digg the dust eneoased hcare.
Blest be ye man vt spares thes stones
And curst be he vt moves my bones.
GEN. sANBoRS's SPEECH.
Gen. Sanborn, in his address, paid a most
glowing and eloquent tribute to the life and
work of Gen. Grant. He said:
One of the salient points of his character, which
must always attract the attention OF the biograher
and historian, WAS his absolute mastery over ali
his mental and moral faculties. OF the hundreds OF
thousands that have wi,,essed his daily life for
long periods of time no one can say that he ever
heard him utter word er saw him do an act from
revenge or passion or impulse. All was the result
and aims. He had complete rule his own
spirit Insults and the unmerited disgrace that
were heaped upon him in the beginning of his
reer were borne with eiuanimity and contentment
GEN. LOGAN.
The set speeches being concluded and gen.
eral impromptu speaking being in order Gen.
Sherman said the time had come for fun, and
when members of the society had the right to
call upon anyone of tae society to speak.
Cries for Logan were raised Gen. Lo-
and hat ff.r t.rfn
speeches of the evening he did not believe he
could say anything of finterest-anything fur
ther about one whom he loved as well as man
can love man. Yet of him he would say one
word. He knew him we'll; he was his friend.
In the history Of the world there had been one
time when, everywhere, all people were still
and listening for q sound-a word. When heard
heads were bowed and grief penetrated the
hearts of all. That sentence was, Grant is
dead" No man, with one exception, had pro-
duccd the effect of this man upon the civilized
nations of the earth. Why was this? He was
q plain man, not an orator. not brilliant or dash
ing, but a man of great intellect, great heart,
great thought, great feeling, with genius tower
ing above any other known to history. He was
a man who could win victories and not exult
receive the plaudits Of the world and not change
feature AS surely as existence itself he was
the greatest man in military genius that ever
lived. When he died he fell as the tall oak of
the forest 1t caused the earth to tremble
around and about. Such a man was Grant, and
such the feeling at his death. The clouds that
were once thrown around that fair name by the
malicious whiSperipgs of his enemies had been
dispeled and revealed that bosom pure as an
angel. Gen. Logan did not believe that Grant
ever had an evil thought In him sank to earth
as pure a man as ever received the breath Of the
Almighty in his nostrs. We bid farewell to
that commander who had the love and admira-
tion of every man who ever moved forward for
the preservation Of the greatest Republic of the
earth
At the conclusion of Gen. I.ogan's remarks
calls were made for Col. w. +. Villas the Post
| master-Gcneral, in response to which he made
a most eloquent and touching address, after
which the days proceedings closed.
THE CLOSING DAY.
On the afternoon of the second day busi-
ness meeting was held, ut which it was decided
to hold the next annual Reunion at Rock Island,
H., Sept. Is to Is of next year. Gen. A. l..
Chotlain, of Chicago, was chosen rs the orator,
with Maj. Gen. Force, of Cincinnati, as alter
nate. Gen. Sherman and the other officers of
the society were reelected. The committee
appointed to draw resolutions upon the death
of Gen. Grant submitted the following, which
were adopted: -.,s
Whereas. July 90, 1885, Gen. Ulysses s. Grant
the first commander of the Army Of the Tennessee,
departed this life; and whereas the members of
the Society o! the Ar,y of the Tennessee animated
by their love of their cid commander, who was q
member of this society, desire to give expression