Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-06
Grants Words
QrorATioNs FROM MS ~rrrCnf~ NNp CON
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III HI, messages while President. and hi,
,peeche, ai.o Gurng the eight years he oc-
cupiea the presidential, chhIrGen. Grant gave
uit.ranCe 70 scores afeNure-sinn> now tani.-
lar lHr volume, Id which II recorded h,s
inurueS around thu world >uch Journey
a. no man in tGi, century can hope To parai-
Iei, are full of quo'ab.e expressions. 10
>rlrch f,r them all. Nc u select TIE best
pui, wu..l w tedious tax Here AZ, a
f. af l.u,c that re worth remembering
Let Us have psacc.-F,r,t inaugural adj
dress,
newer hal time 10 al officer asking il
Le ever lell fear on the battlefield.
propose To dsh; it ou' on THIS line II i
takes all .ummar.-I II the Wilderness lNGi.
lhe Young mrn ui tile countr, haze pe-
cuiar interest Ia maintaining thr national
toHur.-E FIRST lu.u-uTai.
When Mars ~ come, they fa.i upon the
many, thr producing class, who ar the sut-
trrrr-. Newcastle speech.
Labor st.1rlyc, no man; unfptt4uate. y
,ou occasionally ind men disgrace labor
II Ma 4aI Iu'crnat.onA, Aroiirl,ion Un31a,
B.rmin. EnG.
Although soldier by profession have
never fe!t ans sort Of loulne,> for var and
| have ar,er advocated i except a. a means
of peace >ncech IL London
IA terms other than unc al.uaut, and
immediate Surrender can be accepted
propose TO mo,e immediately on Your works.
Nc,~age to Gen. Bgckuel AZ fJtt DoHri-
.or. 1862
Lave tie matter Of Iv. S!oa to the family
altar. the church ard The private school, sup
ported entirely IN private contributions.
keep rhr church auI state forever separate.
DE, MONIES speech. le7j
lan't believe m strategy In the popular
understanding af tne term. u,e 4 % yet
4p iu,t a. close ID tHe eaemy as practicable
u.lb a, t.ti.r loss af life A. possible. Then.
up guards. and at In conversation.
regard Sheridan as no, uniy one of the
grea. soldiers of our var. b4l oue Of the
.rra, soldier, Of tie worll aSaman Who
IS Il, for the highest commands. No better
genera. ever !,sl than Sheridan. In con
yer,a,.1n With Bismarck.
.any ID see perlod of repo>e In Our
politics; tia, wna!l make il A matter OF m
difference to patriotic men which party is in
power. never removed men from office BE-
rau,e thrv were Democrats. ILe,rr thought
IF such attlng.-C Couver,ation.
Weld To no one in my admiration OF
Thomas. He was one Of tie finest charac-
ters Of the Mar. He vas Sow and cautlou,
We differed about the Nashville campaign
but the success, of hi, campaign will be hi.
vjnl.catinn against nv crlticisms.-A con,
yprs4,ien.
1t ha. been nv misfortune to be engaged
IN more nattles than any other general on
the other side Of the Atlantic; but there
was never time during nv command when
| would not have chosen some settlement by
reason rather than the sword. A converse
tion.
Tie one thing never want to see again
i military parade. When resigned from
the army and went to a farm was happy
When the rebellion came returned to the
service because it vas a duty. had no
thought Of rank; all | did was 10 try and
make myself use!ul.-ln conversation with
the Duke of Cambridge.
never held council Of war IN my life.
heard what men had TO sav-the stream OF
talk at headquarters but | made up my
own mind, and from my written orders my
staff got their first knowledge Of what was
to be done. No living man knew of my
/ plans until they were matured and decided.
| Conversation.
As a commander of troops, as man cap
able OF dong all that is possible with any
number Of men, there is no man living
greater than Sheridan. rank him with
Napoleon and the great captains of history.
lie had magnetic quality of swaving men
which wish had. d.-Iaik with J. X. Young.
The most troublesome men IN public lie
are those over-rlghteous people who see no
motives 10 other peoples actions but evll
motives; who believe all public life is cor
rupt and nothing IS well done unless they 90
it themselves Speaking OF advocates OF
reform.
believe that my friend sherman could
have taken my place as soldier as well as
could, and the same wlti apply 10 oneri-
dan. Ana oeiie'e that II our country ever
comes into trial again. young men will spring
up equal to the occasion, and If one fails
there will be another to take his place, just