The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-08-13

many hearts, when he announced to that silent
patient suferer-your warfare of life is ended-re
port at for eternal duty to the Supreme comman
der of all.
While then the Sons of Earth wept silent tears Il
their loss, the Angels Heaven sang choruses of
at their gain; while the statesmen and wise men o
the world bowed their heads in sorrow and grief TIL
sages gone before were banqueting over their nev
and nobest accesson while great captains and brav
soldier comrades shed bitter tears over departed
idol, the great marshals and grand army that hat
gone before, piped the song-'The Hero Comes-a
the new recruit, Gen. U. S. Grant entered the rank
and was mustered into the great grand army thu
other shore, where no long roll is sounded, ol
| dirge is ever heard.
The man whom we mourn to-day, came into active
life at crisis of his counry's history, and in few
short years made for himself record, his country
history that will pass him down the the only
prototype and peer of the great and noble Caesar he
was the typical American patriot who eXempliied
| in the lowliness of his origin and the wonderful
achievements of his maturity the possibilities OF
American citizenship serving lesson and Illus
traion to the monarchs of earth and future genera
tons that development of the nobest traits of char
acter the attainment of highest honers and greatness
the opportunities aud heritage of the humblest
citizen in our Republican government.
The man whose memory we honor to-day, has not
attained his full stature of greatness in the judge
ment of men; he will grow with the future; sectional
PRIDE the sting of defeat the disappointment of
bilious adventurers, political prediudces and per-
sona enves and ealousies preclude the present gen.
Grafton and contemporaries of Grant from due ap-
probation of his achievements, proper understand
ing of his character, and suitable acknowledgement
of his real greatness. The very completeness of his
character and sterness of his individuality, coupled
with that comprehensive, unerring Judgment and
uncomfortable WILL cannot be fathomed in day,
measured in lifetime
The present contemplates Grant as the notable and
renowned Military leader of modern times. the hero
of Fort Donaldson, of Shiloh, of Vicksburg of Mis-
sion Ridge, of Appomattox and an hundred other
battle fields; as the grand commander of million
armed men, upon land and water, stretched along
line of $500 miles from Texas to Richmond, across
mountains, over great rivers and broad plains, hav
ing to conduct at all times, defensive well Of
fensive warfare; as the man who, for years ruled
them as their presidents as the man who a repre-
sentative American traversed the world and received
honors and recogntions at the hands of the
heads and princes of earth as no other had
ceived before.
But the future will look upon Grant the central
figure of America in the years of its darkest history
as the man who by the prowess of his military arm
crushed mighty rebellion, and who, by the magic
of his genius, and might of his sword, commented
union which can never be severed, preserved flag
which can never again be sullied and freed a race
which can never again be enslaved; the man who,
when but 1owly tanner in 1861, exhibited that
breadth of craftsmanship and almost divine intuition
of the most momentous results of the in decla-
the coming conflict the doom of
SlaVerys as the true. nODle, pure SOld1er- hgntng
for his countrys preservation and the honor of his
flag, and not for conquest for empire subjugaton
revenge, as exemplifed in that remarkable declara-
tfon to the panic stricken combatants of Ten
nessee town-I came to fight armed rebellion, and
not to make upon sentiment;' the modest vic
tor of gigantic military struggle, the magnanimous
chieftain with his foe at his feet, saying to him and
his 'Let us have peace, let your officers keep their
side arms; let your take home their horses and
resume their former peaceful avocatons and provide
for the mothers, the wives and the children they
have not seen for years." the noble honest man,
he modest hero of the hour who with all military
opposition crushed beneath his heel million armed
and admirng behind his back and the hearts of
Ill his countrymen taken captive in the blaze of his
been at that period possibility, and all know to
have been suggestion well as charge, supreme,
ife dictatorship over his countrymen; the man |
who. by divine wisdom profound craftsmanship, and
determination, carried his government |
afey of the breakers of bankruptcy anarchy and de-
noraiZation too often the results of long continued
md sanguinary military conflicts; as the man who, |
~ his conversation, his WISDOM his of honor,
light and jus tice guided his people in safety and
eace through the dark days of Reconstruction with
tut change in the form of our Republican govern
nent, fact without parallel in the history of the
world the result of conflict; and equal to all, if
lot above all, true American, faithful friend and
an idol husband, model father,
n honest man, the noblest work of God.