The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13

SACos du0 SOO0 AuoAs
Grant was able to overcome every diff
hculty. Even from his last financial
trouble. caused by that foul sIanderer,
Ward, Grant was coming forth by his
literary effort. Grant was q great lit
eraFy man az well as soldier. was
told as we came to the grounds by one
who knew Grant well that one of the
longest speeches Grant ever made was
delivered in Emporia.
There are many lessons to be learned,
especially by young men, from his career
and character.
At the close of the mastery Grafton by
Rev. SnOdgrass, which the time forbids
Us from doing Justice, the choir sang
with beautiful effect the following
Aymn, "Beyond the Smiling and the
Weeping"
- Beyond the smiling and the weeping,
shall be sooD.H
Beyond the waking and the sleeping,
Beyoad the sowing and the reaptng,
shall be soon, -
Refrain
Love- rest and home!
Sweet, sweet hope!
Lord tarry not.
Lord tarry not, but come.
Beyond the blooming and the fading,
shall be soon,
Beyond the shining and the shading,
Beyond the hoping and the dreading,
shall be soon,
Refrain
Beyond the parting and meeting,
shall be soon,
Beyond the farewell and the greeting,
Beyond the pulses fever beating,
I I,aS n
Refrain
Beyond the frost-chain and the fever
shall be soon. H.
Beyond the rock waste and the river,
| Beyond the ever and the never,
shall be sOOD, u
Refrain
At the close OF the singing OF the
hymn Senator +. 3 Plumb, in his eIo-
quent and forcible style, delivered
beautiful eulogy upon
Grant, the President and Statesman"
Senator Plumb's address consisted of
brief and appropriate remarks concern
ing the death of the great hero and
statesman. He referred to the profound
impression made by the death of Gen.
eral Grant, the universal obsequies IN
progress throughout the country
and then passed to a cousiders.
ton of his acts as president. The
speaker here read the following quota
ton from Grants first inaugural mes
sage, showing how the soldier had been
wholly merged into the Ecltizen and
statesman:
4
"Your SURFACES having elected me to
the Office of president OF the United
States, have, IN conformity with the
} constitution of our country, taken the
oath of office prescribed therein. have
taken this oath without mental reserva
ZION and with the determination to do tC
the best of my ability all that it requires
of me. The responsibilities of the pc
j. sition l teel, but accept them wIthou
fear The Office has come TO me I'm
sought. / commence its duties untram
+ melted. l bring to it conscientious de
: sire and determination to fill 1t, TO tn
Y best of my ability, to the satisfaction o
!, the people. On all leading question
~ agitating the public mind will Away
. express my views to congress
i, and urge them according TO m
h Judgment, and when think 1t adviss
BILE will exercise the constitutional priv
eye of interpreting veto to defeat meas
ures which oppose. But all laws wi
be faithfully executed, whether the
meet nv own approval or not. ! sha
on all subjects have policy to recon
mend, but none 20 enforce against Ii
will of the people. Laws are to COVER
all alike, those opposed a. well as thos
who favor them. know no method
secure the repeal of bad or obnoXloT
laws SO effective as their stringent ex
cution."
The senator then further illustrated Il
same idea of Grants ready and con
plete comprehension 'of his new an
great duties and his adaptation to thel
by the following quotation from Grant
first message to congress:
ain coming before you for the fr
time IS chief magistrate of this great .
ton, it Is with gratitude to the Oliver
all good for the many benefits we eDjo
We are blessed with peace at home, al
are without entangling alliances abrol
nc to forbore trouble; with q territory q
or surpassed in fertility, of an ar
4o equal to the abundant suppC
of I'VE hundred million people a
Astounding In every variety of usef
mineral in quantity sufficient to supp
.as the world for generations; with exub'
ant crops: with q variety OF china
n. adapted TO the production Of everv 81
as, cies of earth's riches, and suited to {
hsbits, tastes and requirements of eve
"a living thing; with population
-, forty millions of free peop
~ all speaking one language; vi
= facilities for every mortal to acquire
~ education; with institutions closI
- none of the avenues 10 fame or any bic
- ing of fortune that may be coveted; "
he freedom of the pulpit, the press and
- school; with q revenue flowing into
- national treasury beyond the reQui
she ments of the government. Happily
rae moHV L. being rapidly restored wit
aos our borders. Manufactures hitherto
the known in our country are springing
RE in all sections. producing q DEGREES
80 national Independence uneQualled
sssv that Of any other power. These BIZ
ings and countless others are i1tRui
-, TO your care and mine for safe keep
-, for the brief period Of our tenure Of
! fee. In Q short time We must eocl
80 Us return 70 the ranks Of the people,
- have conferred upon US our honozs,
account % them tor our Stewardship
- earnestly desire that neither
:. nor may be condemned by free
IN enlightened constituency, nor by cur
n 20 eoGsclences
our The speaker then continued by pc
. OF ing out briefly and clearly the truth
- - Grant was man Of peace rather tbs
Iere war, and brought ous strongly the
who that Il was Grant who had inaugus
o. the arbitration proceedings between
80 United States aud Great Britain
= 4 which all the difficulties, growing
! The Of the acts OF the latter power in '
one ton of the rights Of the United s
ISL e. during the days OF the Rebellion,
3 4 ssttIed peacefully By the judgment
Z - frfF,unal mutually chosen by the