The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-31

salutes began. au, he sen, at once to stop
them. The war Is oveT,"&e said. "the
rebels are our c~ountryDen jgain. and the
| test sign OF rejoicing atter/SAe victory viii
tee To abstain from all demonstrations In
the field" But he had BOT yet reported
the capitulation - the Gove, %nn.ent, and.
dismoanting at The r2li'iie. he sat on a
~ait-de-catnp oHereSS orde--b5ok. and at
i.3I p. II. On Sunday, the sih OF April. be
announced the esd Of the rebellion IN these
wDrls:
Hos. y. NJ STANTON. Socr,iIry - Var.
H~ishing'yn. Genera Ice -urTeHtorca tie
| Arm. oi Northern Nlrg ma tn AFT moon. IN
terms proIu-ci % my>".f Tn" accotaptny-
Ing Md uDual c~Orre.IoaIcuc" wll -h"- tine
cpnd.JOiEs fu-Iy- / : GEANT.
Lieut. -gaHt Genera.
The newt day General Gran. visited the
rebel lines aud cynvers-i with General
h.. 10th were convinced, Lee a. firmly
"a - ant, that the war va. over, an L.
expressed his satisfaction ~ the result.
Slavery. ne said. vas deaf; the SDg;h was
prepared - acgIle-r. ia this a. one Of the
consequences Of National! victory. Th-
end hal lOng been fpr-ser1. The utter eN-
haU,.ipu Of resources, thr a~uniAHatiJn 81
armies, which hal be n steadily going on
for "A year, could nave tgt one termination.
Johnston, he SAID. would certainly follow
his example AMI surrender Ia Sherman,
aud the sooner the rebe! armies were all
surrendered the better, now. Nothing
could te accomplished by further resist
aucc. When Grant discovered That Lee
entertained th@-" opinions he urged HIm U
address the rebel Government and people.
and use his great Influence - hasten the
result which he admitted VA not only in
eyitab!e, but. under the circumstance, de-
sirahle. Bat this step Lee was not inclined
u take. He said that he Was now "A prs
oncr of war. and felt a driIcacy about a:-
vising others - put theIns. Ives IN Els pJ-
sitiUn. But h hal no doubt they would
speedily arrive at the same conclusion
without his urging.
Then the other Union officer took their
turns, shaking hands cordially with the
men whom they had met in many II battle,
or with whom they hal early shared tent
or blanket Oh the Indian trail or on Ia.
Mexican frontier, with classmates OF W.st
Point and sworn friends Of bDyhODt. Some
shed tears as they huggei each other after
years al separation and strife. Country
men all they felt themselves low, and not
"A few o. the rebels declared that they were
Glad that the war had cuI.t. ia the triumph
of the North. Their humility was marked;
they ielt AMI said they had stak"t all and
lost. They inquired il they would be per
mitt-i to leave the country, but none
hrramei they would ever regain their
property.
General Grant. confident that the war
was Ell lffi. as soon rs Inc Lftr~riifN ny
fragments could bc made, proceeded Z,
Washington and engaged in the work OF
d~isbaniing the armies. When the work
was accomplished he established his head
quarters at Washington, and on July -.
, l~hj, he was commission 10y Congress
General of tn" Enit.d States Army, an ex-
. alt"i rank created especially Tor HIM. " h"n
! President Johnson suspended stanton from
r tn. post OF Sc rotary of War pu the l2tn OF
August, Isl. h. appointed General Grant
81 interim Secretary 81 ~ ar, which place
he filled until January IL OF the following
p year, wn"n, tho SrnGt, HAVING refused ~
J sanction the removal OF stanton. tn pilre
reverted Il the latter. Grants rotlcynce
& on political matters was such that N"
$ country was completely II the dnrH as q
his opinions. but II was well EupWut 10 some
eli his intimate friends that he was a ke-
, plhlican in principle. Ia. WAS generally
, looked upon. however, a, Inc 'piEin-
man. ami on May II. l~tS, ne Re-
r. c,iy,l thu nomination Cor President a
the hali- Of Ut" Republican National Con
vent on, IN session at Chicago. lie defeated
T, his Democratic competitor, "X-G'v"Tupr
/, Seymour. 81 N"w York, by a decided ma
- iputg. and was IIIu-Igat.i Oh The iih ui
March. l~if,. Ills first term was nDtaii.
Tor hi, Efforts II procure the annexation ol
san DOMINGO Iu i>.l-l. IN Cuban ana
: + ni1n HlibU>tsrinG III $50, the treaty %;
Washington in IS.i. th" Geneva arbitration
z lf 49,. ann Nu'' PROCESS VI III ERtt - 'f
, reconstruction, IHcIJ.i M tn" passage 81
! Ia" sJ-cal!ct ksS'uN las, followed uE d
Presidential Proclamation, aui ia" >U'-
pension Of haheas corpus II the northern
!, countries Of South Caroline.
The Republican National Convention in
Fl, Philadelphia. ia June. lS.2. r'u]pnnIu.t"I
. Grant for tn Presidency. Il Cincinnati.
Convention oi the same Ve2". mt whIch The
= liberal Republicans mat, failed - nom
mat, Charles Francis Adams. who wa-
supposed to r.urrs. at ali the ideas of d.
lection. bat j.; iii uumiult- Horace tree
lev. Tho opposition Z, Genera! Grant WIS
not prepared u accept Mr.. Gr.ri.y. not
witES;iuIin- tine National Democratic
Convention nominated him also, anIGraI,
was re-el"-tri lv an ovcs wAclaIug m.-
"iuri:y. Ills second term Was marked hy
Z. tn" passage 81 the supplementary civil
. rights h.l, the vr.p uf In" Currency lGill-
ton liiI. ia" pa-,Iy - NJ the bill tor In" -
sumption 81 specie payments, the exposure
al tue WHISKY rIug. the downfall OF Bel
: knap, ii member O: the Cabinet. the at;enIp;
t. l~nlu-aratr tiyIl-scrvice reform, and tA'
: ever memorial, Presidential campaign Ol
I, lN.E-1.
ON retiring from the Presidency. March
! 4, 49,, General Grant was for tn" !ir,t I We
in sixteen years tree from Official RESPONSE
+, Lility. II" hai long contemplated "a tour
! around the woril. AMI IL hay. l>.., h,
sailed from Philadelphia Tor Liverpool. H.
'A'HH ~ "s' - 80
! ~iIu.uisnri consideration. From ENGLAND
h went To Franc. ani italy, and sailed
for Egypt from Nice on a United State
war vessel. He assembled the Nlir, visited
Jerusalem On has way North again. and WA
a Cpastautinpplr when The Russian army
. was at san S~trfauo. II" again visited
Paris, and then went II Berlin. From Ber-
2 lin he juurneycd t. Russia, Sweden anG
: Norway. and then To Spain ant Portugal
T. 3 baIns received everywhere with almost
g REGAL honUrs. Many decorations aid
: have been conferred upon him had h,
= been willing - receive them. just bafor,
starting for lalIa h. visited IRELAND. where
, he was well received In Cork. Going q
: Marseilles. he was joined by several Tcla-
! tIvrs and friends. and the entire party pro-
y ccedcd IN he United States steamer Rich.
L mond a. Bombay. In India General Grant
i received marked attention from the Vice.
: roy, an! thence he went 10 Siam. where h.
was dincd by the King. Ia China and
Il japan. where he spent considerable tim"
be was treated with equal distinction. and
: was consulted hy the highest officials o
!; those counties regarding their domrstit
l and foreign affairs He Lett Japlu on til,
.raiurr CITY of TpkIo on the - az Srptcm-
: Der. l>,H, and arrived III san Francisco OF
. the .nth. HIS journey across the AnerI
: CEn Cnutine X was one continuous ovation,
" al. the yrcat cities apparently wing with
each other III their efforts 10 do honor L
. the distinguished traveller
Soon after MS retuTnf from hiStNur a-ouGt
f; the world II became evident that. while n,
had r-rounCed n third consecutive term a.
!. President. he would not bc adverse - a re-
election now that four wears had inter,
vened. Ii was :huu Ia; 10y has friends thai
:, this fact would also, in a measure, GlSpr
! IN. objections - generally entertained I,
: the violation of the ulwrItten Law Of tn
, Republic, which had been observed sine.
! the laws ot Washington. The crpDSItio.
, 10 Grant personally WAS also very bitter
+, and /; became evident tina; be could moi
. secure the nomination without 4 a-s:erat,
A. struggle. ThIs his frlyai>, aelir,! by Sen.