The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-07
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. q. July 30th, 1885.
The public buildings OF Washington
are draped In mourning literal miles of
black cambria are wound around the
marble columns and festooned from the
windows of public ediiices. A small
Of private residences and large
Of saloons are also hung IN
black. Pcrfunctory sorrow IL lavish in
expression, and the Department presi-
ded over by the Secretary Of the Interi-
or, the Rebel Lamsr' excells all others
in tastefulncss and elaboration Of funeral
decoration.
There is q hackneyed Latin maxim.
|'NL MoKTUIs NIsI BokUs.' III the last
word were veritas instead of BONUS
I(good) the maxim would be good in
stead. A life is good only for its lesson
land It's beneficence. Death can not
change the account. Gushing journal
ism is not history. AZ general, Grant
was successful. or the simple truth
that two bayonets are stronger than one.
and that powerful, well equipped, and
recruited army will overcome
"a weak, starving, and diminishing army,
he availed himself to greater extent
than did any other general Of the late
war lie was at the fore front when the
wearisome, CHASTITY struggle closed, and
he bore himself magnanimously toward
the fallen. He will ever have the praise
OF military success. and be deserves
moreover such admiration as Is given 10
the uncommon phenomenon of kind
heart.
Gen. Grants faults, failures and mis-
fortunes were not Of the heart. but on
account Of his weak head. OF all great
ness military greatness is gained with
least expense Of intellect. The glory OF
the warrior Is The most vulgar Of all glo-
ries. the most accidental. the easiest won
and lost. Military success is In over
coming physical obstacles, and in il
neither genius nor high order of in
tellect Is required 5ut simply q sensible
application Of dynamic forces. That
military greatness IL the greatness which
has always had the loudest vulgar ac-
claim proves nothing. The author OF
the POISONED Gum Drop or the Candy
Womsns Revenge has more readers
than Bacon or Shakespeare.
Gen Grants mental weakness became
more apparent when the smoke Of bat.
ltle no longer ubscured and idealized
him After the war be became the tool
or corrupted and debauched party
land. later, as President, he allowed q
Clique OF selfish, vulgar, and even dis.
honest men to use him for the further.
Isnoe Of their ambition and their greed
Later Gen. Grant showed desire to be
elected for third terM TO the presiden.
lcy. and. finally, he became the easy dupe
and tool, the partner Of charlaton and
swindler who is now in Jail The grave
closes his earthly account, but II can no
more obscure HE fsilings than his fame
Grant he was brave. stubborn fighter
firm friend, an indulgent father, il
must also be conceded that he was a
weak unconstitutional blundering states.
man. so poor manager Of the National
household that he handed 1t over cor.
rupted and debauched to one who had
mo right 10. receive It.
Doubtless these criticisms will CRATE
harshly on super-sensativc cars at this
time. but really some antidotc 70 the Nj.
agara OF clcgiac newspaper rhapsody
seems not out Of place, and will con.
clude with nv text, revised edition
MI xoRTUis xIsI vERirAs.r
G. A. s.