National Republican., 1885-08-10
THE HERo's FUNERAL.
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE FUNERAL OF GEN.
GRANT.


PRESS COMMENTS ON THE FUNERAL OF GEN.
GRANT.
Whatever other republics have been,
we, at least, are not uugrateful. We not
only spontaneously and universally la.
ment the last great hero of our life and
death struggle for national greatness, we
not only pay national tribute to his
eminent personal qualities in so doing,
but we do so in sobriety and with ex
press intent, whereby we consecrate the
nation as we'll as do honor to one of its
greatest chieftains. Philadelphia Press.
II is well that it should be so-well
that our silent chieftain should be thus
honored-still better to know that the
solemnties of his burial, grand and i'm
pressive os they may be, are after all and
Ia their higher meaning but symbols Of
a nations grief; and Of that sympathetic
sentiment which bespeaks for the repub.
lie an era Of fraternal amity and aspira.
tiou-a future of which, as we profit by
the lessons of experience, no man may
forecast the glory. Washington Critic.
sbould have been made. II was n con.
sniouous and majestic Demonstration of
,bat reai and cordial renniop of which
Gen GRANT rece;ved ao MANY ecotterod
ev;dancaa dnr;ng his last Illness. and Il
wos auob n INSTRUMENTATION as he wonld
have lonoed 10 ace Alas. he conld not
have lived to ace h for his death was the
one event that oould have been its occa.
sion And in The time of his death his
conntrv has Tins been most fortunate.-
| Ns,p York Times.
Now that the final funeral bonors have
been fnllv Maid. md the remains of Gen.
Grant rest M R;vers;de. Il Ia a sonrce of
supreme satisfaction 10 the city, as il
mi,st he to the whole country, that the
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emu inarkeu tne M management VI 'ne
mlgnty pageant. lnere was noihiug 10
mar the splehuor as wen as sne soielnnlty
Oh tne scene. Every part y, 'ne arrange,
menus evlueneeu t9e goou tssie as wen
as ,ne eHceient Judgment Vi .nose mho
nau tne cnIei cnarge III carrying yu. sno
programme 70 Us successful co"Pie'ion'
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natlon wh.cneu a. ms peuslue WIN win lnn'
nite sonsluue, put aealn, tne on,y cue.
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laiu III MS last Ies,ihg piace, a1u " Is Ine
prlVlege oi New 9rk 10 stauu guaiu at
MS grave through al coming tlne;
inc procession yesterday was almost
lniracie. i.s const.uen. eleiienls were
@ sncn 'nh. even history hnusS leooru W6n Sne
event WIN surprise ,0. anu wohaer a;s our @
cause, put as .ne ea'a'aique went py
anu we hearu Tue woruS-
short grows the homeward road
y" "Cu o grave. we come
wa nil remembered that tho institutions
of This country are fixed ON n firmer basis
because he lived. And that which made
the scene phenomenal was the presence
of mourners from all parts of the re.
stored Union. who We'd with each other
10 do honor TO that great soldier who
lived to see the bitterest enmity change
York Herald.
He fought for peace. He won vic.
tories from the father of waters TO the
eastern sea. and when The insnrgenis'
6ag was furled. his deliverance TO the
nation was: "Let us have peace,n
but il was not until the eloouence of
death spoke through Sherman aud John.
ston and Sheridan and Buckner as fell
low pallbearers that all learned The
lesson of complete sectional fraternity.
The hero is at rest; his victory is com.
plete; the nation is at peace.-Phiia.
delphia Times.
The funeral procession was remark.
able for its length, its appearances, and
ira comnosit;on Tho most em;1ant
civilians of the nation were in large nj.
tendance as well as the most distin.
guished soldiers. Seldom in the history
of the country have 40 MANY of our great
men gathered together to do honor to the
memory of a mortal. But more remark.
able even than the procession were the
wonderful crowds that filled The streets
Nep York Tribune.
The procession that escorted the gen =.
erals coffin was of such a character as
10 be a center of great Interest. inde.
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