Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-05
DR.. NEWMANs EULoeY ON GRANT.
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Yet he was
Not a Stole,


insensible alike to pain and pleasure; indif.
ferent to public opinion or careless about
his honor or his rights. He loved the praise
Of men when the reward of honorable action.
he was q sensitive, high-spirited, manly
man, who had the courage to contend to the
last for what was his due. If he reYiled not
when reViled, he accepted the divine phi
losophY thst a soft answer turneth away
wrath" If he was patient under misrepre-
sentation, he trusted in Him who said;
Vengeance is mine; / will repay saith the
Lord Was he silent under reprosch? He
preferred the greater satisfaction Of the
permitted to hear the whispers OF his seusi-
tive heart knew the grief and anguish he ex-
perienced when msligned by ignorance,
prejudice and disappointed sspirsnts, Hshsd
meeknesa, but it was not the base surrender
Of self respect. His indigestion could burn
ike a mountain on fire, bat he never per.
mitted himself to be consumed By its vol
canic eruptions. He knew his enemies, and
treated them with q whitening silence that
has passed into a proYerb. He knew his
friends, and, true to bis knightly SOU, snp-
ported them in good report aud evil But
he was never the companion of bad men,
and when he discovered in q pretended
friend deception or dishonesty or immorsli-
ty, he shook him off as Christ rejected Ju-
das. His was the language of the Psalm
list, an whose eyes a vile person is con
temned." His private friendships we're
refined and he found his chief delight in the
society of the true, the pure and the ele-
waited. He discsrned character with the
precision of seer. His great subordlnstes
are in proof. His chief associates in the
affairs Of State are illustrations. And the
marvel of the ages will be that through q
long and responsible public career he was so
seldom deceived when on the highest
authority it is said: Satan himself is trans
formed into an angel Of light to deceive
the very elect. 1t has been the illfortuns Of
the best and Wisest of men from Moses to
David, from David to Paul, from Paul to
Luther, to be deceived BY pretended friends.
Caesar had his Brutus Washington had his
Arnold. Christ had his Judas. \ <
Out Of his great character came
The Purest Motives,
as effect follows cause. He abandoned
himself to his life mission with the hope OF
no other reward than the Consciousness of
duty done. Duty to his conscience, his
country and hsGod VI q his standard Of
successful manhood. \ \ \ How
CAIN and unrufied was he. He knew that
time wss an essential element in 8 war so
vast and complicated. He could wait. He
did wait. And q grateful people bless his
memory. And here, TO day in the presence
OF The dead, with a Nation redeemed, peace
full and prosperous who does not regret the
cloud cast over him at Piitsburg Landing,
at Yicksburg, and in the wilderness He
made no reply. He spoke no word OF CON-
plant. He offered no s~elfvindication. He
knew bis plans and felt assured OF success.
Oh! great soul, forgive our impotence; for
get our lack of confidence; blot from thy
memory our cruel ensures. Thou vert
wiser, and kindiier and better than we, We
did il in the ardor of our patriotism and in
our love OF liberty. And from the serene
heavens into which thou hast gone, join
u sopg as we praise that God who gave
thee the victory and Us q redeemed Ma
ton.
The mnrtyrs of one age are the prophets
of the next.
Fame Succeeds Defamation.
Time changes sIl things. Washington en-
dursd a like ordeal. His Neutrality Proc
lamation touching the wal between France
and England and his treaty with England
gave mortal ~offense. His action was de-
nounced in Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. His mock funeral was enacted in
Philadelphia. The treaty was burned in
public squares. His character was sspsrsed.
He was declared destitute of merit as q
statesman. He was charged with having
violated the Constitution; with having drawn
from the public treasury for his private use,
and his impeachment was publicly suggest.
ed. Time has changed the verdict Of toe
people. he is now enthroned in the hearts
of his eountrymen; and so shall his illus
tr;ous successor forever dwell in the CRATE
fnl affections of the American people.
Ifto-day we lay upon the altar Of his
memory as our votive offering, our liberties,
our wealth and our homes, let us learn to
be cautious in our decisions on the acts Of
our public servants. and slow in our cen
sures upon those whom time may prove our
greatest benefsctors.
And where, In all the annals OF our
National life, shall we find another ave the
a Of Mount Vernon, who was so truly
A Typical American.
1t is true that bis personal qualities were
not brilliant; hat his salient points were
not conspicuous; that in running parallels
between him and other men Of fame q feel.
ing of disappointment is experienced be.
cause there is. not On the surface some
prodigous element Of power and greatness.
Yet he had this double advantage over al
this worlds heroes-hs possessed the solid
virtues Of true greatness in q larger degree
than other men of renovn, and possessed
them in greater harmony of proportions.
What humility amid such admiration; what
m~eekness amid such provocation; what
fidelity amid such temptations; what CON
tentment amid such adversely; what SINGER
ity amid such deception; What Faith, Hops
ard Charity" amid such suffering. TEN.
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