The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-21

country from Acknowledgement and
servitude. He was at times criti-
cised and severely censured by many,
both in his military and civil career.
The clouds of calumny lowered
about him. He stood in their midst,
with arms folded, hearing their
thunders and witnessing the wrath
of his enemies. But he spoke not
in his own defense. He felt that to
censure is easy; to adopt what
measures the case requires is the
part of wisdom.
Time finally dispelled the clouds.
He rose above and beyond them and
barred his bosom to the world that
his heart might be examined. When
the light of honest judgment shone
in and upon it 1T was found to be as
pure as the dewdrop that hangs upon
the lips of the velvet rose.
Some feign to believe that Grants
success was IN many respects acct
| dental. This comes from desire
that seems strangely to find place
in human nature, never to give credit
to the one that brings success or
performs noble act. Great argu-
ments and orations are always pre-.
pared by some other than those
delivering them. Shakspere's works
were written by Bacon, according to
some persons who wish notoriety,
inasmuch as they cannot become
famous. Unmerited success leads
weak minds into folly. Egotism,
vanity and ostentation always follow
the success of the weak. None of
these evidences of weakness were
ever found in him. To maintain
prosperity is much harder than to
acquire it. In the weak it creates a
false pride, but brings wisdom and
unostentation to the strong. The
latter was evidenced in Grants
every act. He rose to greatness
through no artifice or designing on
his part, but by an honest perfor-
nance of his duty to his country in
such an intelligent and unfailing
manner as to win the confidence and
admiration of the whole people. He
was honest in all his views. He
believed it impossible for any people
to gain lasting power by injustice,
falsehood and inhumanity that such
power lasts only for brief period !;
it may blossom fairly with hopes,
but in time must droop and die.
He believed in the justice of God,
and that sooner or later he would by
some means guide him, as COM
mander of our armies, to the place
where justice would take the place
of wrong, and "man's inhumanity to
man" be properly rebuked. He
believed that as any structure should
have its base the firmest, so in human
affairs the principle and foundation
should be true and just this not be.
ing so with the rebellion, in his opin.
ion nothing but destruction finally
awaited it.
But his race has been run. This
great and good man went up on the
mountains top to die. The atten
ton of the whole civilized world was
directed to that spot. His glory was
not of his own country alone, but o.
the civilized races of man. Wher
the news of his death went trembling
over the wires to the utmost parts O.
the earth, the people of every natior
and tongue stood with bowed heads
Grant in life had assembled to thu
topmost hight of mortal fame. Thu
greatest renown was his. The glor,
of mans greatest achievement shon
around and about him. God callet
him, and he stepped from his higl
pedestal ON this earth into the pre-
: sence of the Great White Thron
above, where he was crowned wit
immortal glory that shineth on for
, ever.