Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-25
GENERAL GRANT.


N Ulysses S. Grant breathed his last
Rof earthly existence on Thursday
Xmorning In common with the peo-
saple of this Nation, the INDEPENDENT
'xand its readers mourn this sad event.
MQuiet, steady, determined, he Crap
sspled every duty with faithfulness OF
&purpose and strength Of will that
Aknew no such thing as fail His was
3sa true manhood, possessed of traits
.-of character that commanded the ad
8miration OF the world. He achieved
Fsuccess not for the pride of the
Reinforcement and the elation that fol-
Flowed, but as duty performed and
3the struggle ended. He has met mis-
ssfortune and disaster of every kind and
8character, and bore them with heroic|
Issfortitude. In success he was one of
Sthe most magnanimous of men. The
baltimore American thus summar-)
gizes few of the acts which show the
kindness of his nature:
"When Vicksburg fell, his first
Thought was to send food to the be
Ssieged. When Lee surrendered, bel
'ssent the Confederates home, their col
Nors saluted, the officers carrying their
aside arms. When Andrew Johnson
contemplated the trial of Lee forl
'streason, Grant prevented it, declar-
ling that he would resign bis commits
Ssion if the parole he granted Lee
Hshould be violated
The news reached Martinsburg
ssshortly after s O'Clock, and the words
y"Grant is dead, were heard in solemn
ssadness passing from one to another.
aThe people moved as if a public ca
@lamity had befallen. The church,
Sthe courthouse and the fire bells were
Ssolemnly tolled, announcing time of
IhOui
q All honor to the dead hero. On|
sthe scroll of fame the name of Z. S..
@Grant, the renowned and successful
schieftain of the Union armies, the re
gspected and illustrious President of
10 reunited people, win CLEAN with as
amuch brilliancy as the name of the
abest Of those who as men, have won|
shonor and place in history for grand
sdeeds, since the birth of the Americana
sRepublic.
! Alta CKING HIS SUPERIORS.
] The Herald, edited by one john
MI. Riley, himself not the owner of!
aany real estate, q young man with n
sdowncast look and with ita pusillani-!
smous nature, makes the following vii
slainous attack upon the Board of
HEducation of Martinsburg:
ut has always appeared to us that
certain men here, without any reall
Eestate, made too great personal eff
aforts to keep on the School Board /
sand that there must be some self in-s
sterest urging them on. The citizensl
Awho pay the school tax, should sees
1property holders put in where theres
Sis so much that is important to themI
sand the public"
Now, what 'self-interest' urges onl
sthese officials? A man would spec-l
aify and not insinuate. The Board!
lis composed of Messrs. w. B. Col;
sston, ID. w. Rodrick, Richard BOYD
Ter, j. n. Thatcher and III. MCDOWELL
sThey are of our most substantial, rel
sspected, respectable and intelligent
scitizens. And yet. fellow like Ri-s
8ley, would disgrace them by falsel
Eand untruthful insinuations. Intel-s
sligence and responsibility are the mea-s
.sure of standard for such positions.
Riley might be burdened with broads
acres and towering mansions and
never attain to the high level of rel
'spectability, esteem and condolences
enjoyed by those gentlemen in thiss
community. Lacking the primary
principles and essentials as basisE
for manly worth, Riley can onlyS
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