Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-24
LOYAL RICHMOND.
ReRret and sympathy Expressed by all
the Papers Of the City.

the Papers Of the City.
RICHMOND, VA. July 23.-The an
houncement of the death of Gen. Grant
was received with many expressiDnss OF
regret and sympathy. Flags were half
masted on a number of buildings and yes
sells IN the river, and the building In which
the Confederates and Union veterans have
their hall is draped in mourning. The
State, an afternoon paper, alter referring
In complimentary terms to Gen. Grants
early career, says
STEADY and direct was his rise until Al the
close OF the great civil struggle he was Gen.
eral Chief of 4 successful army. There VIII
he few who know She history of our Tunes
who viii refuse to acknowledge with chiNal-
rous remembrance the business, fairness ana
honorable spirit Of Gen. Grant at ihe emu Oh
the war. OF Gen. Grants clvt career q care
1u4 historian cannot speak IN unncaHeTeu
praise.
No FAULTS OF HEART.
Soldier born aud trained. Gen. Grant as
President was not irou-clad To the aims OF
men, who took advantage OF hs sincerity To
further their own endp, ard I'D like manner
was he made the victim OF others that ne
trusted In the business transactions OF ms
later life, but the people OF THIS Reunited
country. the people of The southern no less
than OF the Northern states, are M no mood
at this hour for critical analysis They
stand around his bier as they
stood in silent sorrow 10y the
stricken body Of the departed Garfield. All
thought OF the war and all thought oi parry
Us buried. In AN the days of Gen. Granite
suffering. those who were once his Toes nave
been among his most steHdfast hympathlher5.
They have telt the God blessed touch OF ma
1ure and wished for his relief with All that
better ana tender feeling that comes Of wo-
man, ana never wholly leaves her child.
AN IMMORTAL NAME.
The Dispatch has column of eulogy,
ln which it says:
In our opinion, not only is his one Of the few
Immortal names that We're not born TO die,
but his is one OF the still fewer names that
are entitled TO immortality upon earth. lie
l. rot only one OF the immOrtals, but he is one
Df them Dy right. He was AN Agamemnon-
4 king OK men. He was so pervaded 10y great
ness that he seemed not TO be conscious that
he was great. lie was magnanimous, mod
est. faithful to hls friends, just TO All men as
far as his surroundings permitted, above
stimulation or dissmuiauon, seu-poiSeu ana
equal 10 every Occas on. He was one OF the
greatest OF generals
NOTHING SMALL ABOUT HIM.
There was nothing small about Gen Grant,
no puuiC faith. no perhdious element ana no
jealousy. His chyalrOus spirit would not
permit him to ask Gen. Lee or hlS OtccTs Tor
their swords. or Gen. Lees men for their
horses. go i'm peace was the substance % his
treatment Of the heroes who surrendered at
APPROXIMATION Court House. His t1eIty TO ms
not assumed, but presumed or supposed obll-
gatious. and his loyalty TO truth and Justice
caused him 70 forbid that Gen. Lee should be
arrested or annoyed by the Federal authori-
ties.
The UHig announces with sincere sor-
row the death OF Gen. Grant and speaks
of the fortitude with which be bore his
last Illness, and as tribute of respect to
the dead soldier, patriot and statesman
places its columns IN mourning.