St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
HEr. GfIbert:s Address.

The Rev. NJ. n Gilbert was next intro
duced, and delivered one of the longest ad-
dresses of the day, and one that called
forth most applause. He said: Inter
woven amid the solemn veStmentS ofmOun-
ing to-day that cover the entire nation are
the brilliant hueS of eXaltation. The
mOurnful dirge carries with it cadence Of
rejoicing, and the two commingle wherever
in this broad land men gather to-day to pay
respect to the great dead. Why Is this
strange mingling of sorrow and joy? why
these emotions so widely different? 1t is
because this great life just gone out
is f"-'"--~- the possession of the Amer
lean people; because of the name
that shall be written forever high up
Oh the frontlet OF the American brow.
When before the Spartan mother was
brought the shield holding the body of her
boy slain in the mountains of Achaia she
made no mourning, but with a smile upon
her face she murmured, My SON." So
America, bending to-day before the body of
her great son, utterS the words of the
Spartan mother.
Nations are judged by the character of
the men they produce, and we are quoted
to-day among nations because out of our
young loins has come this man, whom kings
of all nations have delighted to honor.
The speaker then enumerated the men
who have made England, France, Germany
and other nations what they are, and
pronounced the names Washing
ten, Lincoln and Grant as the
ones that would make America
place among the others. Peculiar ques-
tons to solve have produced giant minds,
and Titanic woes have developed
AIATCHLESS SOLDIERS.
ha Of hi a. i
elOquently gone over from his boyhood to
his death, and the speaker characterized
the dead man as one not struggling con-
stantly for his own advancement, but ever
doing his duty as he found it; never filled
with his own Importance, but ever ready to
give credit for his success to the brave sol
diers under him. When left to himself he
rarely made mistakes, and his rare common
sense and insight inspired his soldiers with
confidence. When the boys knew that
Grant was at Chattanooga it inspired conf
dence, for they all knew there would be a
cool head and daring deeds.
His command over the Army of the
Potomac was briefly told and his
magnanimity with the South after1 the
surrender of Lee. That he could
be magnanimous under the popular feeling
at the North was an evidence of greatness
that could not have been shown had not
Grant seen with a prophetic eye the after
effects.
In his military career, the speaker said,
Grant reached the acme Of his greatness.
lie drew a pathetic picture of the suffering
at Mt. McGregor, in sight of spots made
sacred by battles for the independence of
the nation. WAS ever man so honored as
to die on such spOt?" said the speaker,
''and how grandlV mOdeStlV did he diai
His cup of victory, already full TO overflow
ing, it was still left for him TO conquer the
deadly disease. His death was the nOblesJ
act of all. He had taught the Americans
how to live life Of duty and he also taught
them how to die. In all this funeral
pageant the nation is his chief mouner.
A dirge by the First Regiment band was
followed by an address by Capt. II. A.
Castle, as follows: