Daily Republican., 1885-07-25
foRIGrNAL.1
ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL
GRANT.
IW.itt,n IN the ny Of his .ea h..
BY n. @. FRA NJ, ESQ.

BYR @. FRA NJ, ESQ.
ioii the bells slowly, 'he Ma tion's great hero
mas passed from the trials and suffer ngs OF
His spirit, immo,t ]. has left its frail caske,
10 soar to the giver of life and of birth.
For years he con mande this Nj ons g ca,
And led his brave comrades midst earns re
AMI gore;
TIL the conflict was 0 ,ded, he the Nation de
Tended
I'm the traitors dI'banied till hs peace
did restore.
10 ursnt, the great here, the r,bels surren.
with Lee at their head, they tseir arms
And tho great rebel chieftian, ou,generaIed,
defe tted,
Lowered the stars and tae bars to tho dust
CT the ground.
whist ths star spanglsd blnncr fioated
proudly above them,
rroclaiming this N alton forever shall te
The home f. r the people, OF all lands and ma
tiors,
And for all coming time here all shall be
lreo.
That the Nation's escutcheon shall no more be
tarnishoi
By laws to protect and defend the slave
But henceiorth, forever, all men shall be
equal
So far as the laws for the same can be
made.
Inc hero and conque:or, without os:enta-
tio1,
Now aaissly, the terms of surrender did
Which 9 ,iekiy was signed by Lee ttheir COM
Viii h squeiched the rebellion, and estab-
had the right.
ha war being ended, the maeses determined
To honor the man who the Nation did save;
" ho had made IT in fact.a nation OF ire
Whe'e no o1e could era call another a
slave
This he'o and c)nquer;r, the people detor-
To place at the head otthis Nation, Low
free
Fr m secession, Rebellion and Disintes ra.
ton;
A Nation united rom tn lakes to the sea
Thty then by their ballots proclaimed tina,
this hero
Should see this kepubli:, ungtateful won't
And the tanner boy, sol iio-, for eight years
Iresidei
As chief of The land Of the brave AID the
fee.
His term now completed, he by Invitation
Of tmpcfo-s and MoLarchs their friendship
Il Il sh ire;
Ard tue crowned heads Ct Europe to Grant
paid Their homage,
And eN ended full ffeedom to him every
where.
The honors extended this hero anf states
man,
Were greater than any the world did be-
ON any one he-o, soldier. or ruler,
In all lands ami climes, wherever h, did
go
But this great, mighty heTo, has finished his
Lahore,
HIS suiierings frcm mortal sfIlicdon are
DER,
But his name VII go down through all con
ing ages
AS 'oig as the mountains aad ocelns en-
dure.
To day this great Nation in sorrow is mourn
The 10 s.of the worlds most honored Of
men,
Ard our loss Of this hmo. this fo!ditr, this
It stttesmau,
Is shared where the footprints ofman doth
eX.end.
All over this fair land, at this hour, wore en-
With enOlems expressive of sorrow and
For the loss Of thl, man. whom all Nations
The greatest the noblest American
Chief.
Now willis. we recall to our, minds, in thl,
cf rational SORROW, affiiction and pain
I he trials ard sorrows which oft he endured
That this Nation unit should ever re-
main,
More firmly resolve, that THIS Nation shal
Forever, the land ard the home OF the free
Where all men, regardless of former condi
tion
Tho equal in law o'all others shall be.
That the log cabin boy, shall have equal
chance
With the millionaire's son. to achievements
attain,
That BY ballot each freeman shall ever be
The right to .ttain to the summit of fame
Our great noble Grant. like Lincoln and Gar.
Entirely unaided, their pr sltions did gain
And forever those names Ike diamo2ds
shall sparkle
main.
Those great noble martyrs for justice and
right
Dared to do, and to act for tho good Of their
race,
They've left an example, for unborn millions
To follow them safely to the end Of theiI
race.
Now comrades, who followed this chiei
through the conflict
And gave him your aid your country to
save,
Prepare or TO meet your brave old command.
or,
In the bright, happy land Just over the
ave.
Wilmington, Delaware, July 2sd, A. ID. 1855.