The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-23
BEECiiLR'S TRIBUTE.
A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF TIE
DEAD COMMANDER,
Delivered Before = Iioston Audience at
the csty'> service. ia memory of the
great Dead Gen. Grants Career
.2loquenuy set Forth.

rays OF "A mellow TN uteusau Is of Boston.
ians throngei Thur aiay afternoon to the
Grant memorial exercises at fremont tenn
pie unlcT the au p!coi OF tho cty govern.
nIeut. At . o'clock prayer wa offered by
the Rev. Is. H. ilatulin and an ode 10y Julia
Ward Howe was sung by tho choir
a poem written BY Louise imogeuo Quincy
wa read by Professor Noes T, Brown of
TUFTS college. The m.tette, Con, Through
the ShalOWs.n was reu Tered b. II choir Of
women, voice. Mayor O'Brrn, Mt this
point, in "a brief speech, Presented the lev.
Henry hari Beecilsr ii, tho eui' sist Of the
day. Mr.. Hoccher was received with gen
erons appiau~e ami sp IKE "a follows:
Anot,cl. name ad led tho roll of tho5e
whom tho wJria will not Willingly let die
y few YEAR, since. It rIu-ialsh clouds filled
la. heaven. and olliuquy, SANDER anI bitter
lies rainai down up"n nlm The clouds are
all blown away; uuter IA serene KY he laid
down his life aud tue nation "ept.
The path TO his tomb is worn by
tho Ies5 OF innumerable pilgrims.
Inc nliide wed lips Of lander are silent, and
even criticism ho>itatts lest some incauttbus
word h U'd mar tae history OF tue modest,
gentle, MA -naninlpu, warrior The whole
uGtlun NA cbed III passage through hunli-
alton AMI mi'ioriuua, wltl un.ei mel sym
patty; the Th-ls void Signed when his
lac ouIyJ. AZ ms turai toe uisMorded
hands Of those w,Iom ho had
fought ijifcl hi tler and bore
nam to his tomb wit. TOYS and reverence.
Grant made no clilm 10 saut hip lie was
II msn Of like passions ana with rs marked
limitations us other men. Nothing could he
mora Ill tasteful to ais hp,iua +, modest soul
while living and nnlhtul: mova nnhecomtng
TO hi memory than 'ytns cNa-serhtloni
and fulsone iatierie4. Mon without faults
are apt To be men with Tt force. y round dia-
mond has no ir!iliancy. Lights ani -ha lows
hills ani valleys, tive beauty to the lana-
scape. The faults a areat and generous
nature, are often over ripe goodness or the
shadows NhlclI their virtues cast
Three clements enter into the career Of
great ,.haan, that which his ancestry
give; that which opportunity gives;
that w,uch his will develops, Grant
came from n sturdy New Eng
land stocF; New England derived
it from Sc tlGud; sScotiail bred it at n time
waen c0venont"r, and ruritauS were made
--nieH OF lr"n con c eHCes hammered out
upon the anvil OF diversity. FIR N New
England the stream flowed TO tho OHIO
where ii enr,chaG the soil til it brought
forth abundant harve t. OF grent
men, Wien it was Grant
tine TO be- uyrn lie cana forth without
celestial parent, and his youth had in it
was wLule cne,. robust, with It vigorous
frame. Nitl heart su ccptiDla of tender
love, he yot was not social. lie was patient
un4 ler i-teAt. lia loyad hor,n, and could
Grant had no art OF err atng Circum-
stance opportunity must seek him, or else
lie would r.ud through life without IiscloH-
ing the g.itt which God hid in HIM The
gold in thc hills can not disclose itself. 1t
must b. sought ant dug. sharp and
OF providence, performed II generous
deal IN nung yuuns Grant to West Point.
lie tim llgt his @ tr.o there Distinguished Is
n skllltui ana bold rider. with an iHcl I'll IN
it,t ttt., Ia f., Ia,
theory and literature OF war, but with sny-
patty Iur It's external AMI lnatcrml develop
lnents. In bnyhoud aui youth he wa,
marked by simplicity and caudor veracity
AMI silence After leaving the academy he
saw service in Mexico and aiierward Ii
California, but without conspicuous resuts.
Ihcu came II csou1 period, a sad life Of
irresoluts vibration Dttweon self indulge
and aspiration. Through lntemparancc ne
resigned from the army, and AT that time
end IN c"ilp g. 1T was later III his life that
Grant de ;:oyed the enemy that 'bitath
lho a serpent and stinsatn like an
aiier.' At length lac truck at
the root Of tie matter. others agree
not TO dr.nH, which Is good. Grant over
came the visa 10 drink, which i better
Bat tue cloud hung over his reputation for
many year, ana threatened his usceniency
wien better days cane Oh an h.s victor
les many and great, this was the groato.t
that lie conquered himself. His viii wa
stronger than hts passions. lie was a good
subalusrn, .Ioor farmer, a worse
tanner worthless tratiicker. Without
civil experience, without literary gifts, too
diiIiienI to be ambitious too modest to put
himself forward, too honest 10 DO poll.
tlcian, he was OF all men tho least likely to
att'tn eniirrncy, ami absolutely unlittei
apparently Tor pro-enIncnco; yet Gods
providence selected him.
Ordained Wa Grant with the ointment of
war black ard sulphurouS. His oppoTtu-
nifty was coming. Alreaty the clouds afar
off were gathering. !" Let us look
upon tine scena. This continent lay waiting
for ages for the iced of civilization. At
length n sowcr came forth to SOW. While
he sowei the COOL seed of liberty and
Christian civilization, an enemy, darklins,
sowei tare1. They sprang up and grew to-
gether. The constitution Graded both
they d welt together in peace. They snarcd
in youth, quarrciei wnen half grown and
fought when of full age. The final catas-
trophe was inevitable. The south, ike a
uteenly leautv, grew iInperious and ex-
acting; the north, like an obsequiou5
suitor, knelt at her feet. only to receive
contempt and mockery. Both parties,
Whis and Democrat; drank of the cup of
The south had builIod herself upon the
rock Of slavery. 1t lay in tho very channels
of civilization, Ike some II cd rooi; lying
sulen eff I!oll Gate. The TILES OF contro-
very rushed upon it and split into eddies
and swrling pools, bringing violence and
disaster. The rock would not move. 1t
must lie removed. 1t was the south
Itself that furnished the engineers. AFRO.
gauce in council sunk the shaft, violence
clambercd the subterranean passages, and
infatuati0l loale,t them with dynamite. Al
wa. secure. Tie hand that fired upou Sum
ter exploded the mine arl tore the fortress
to nugins. For q moment the water3 rocked
with wild confusion, t,en tie way OF civil
zatlon WAS opened.
The war fingered Lincoln. >ad and sor-
row,nl, felt the moderation Of his generals
and lunLOu FOR Il man Of iron mould who
had hut two woir!s in his military vocabu.
larry victory ami Inhalation. lie was
cominri He was heard from at Henry
and noneinu. Three great names were
rising-;Sherman, Thomas, Sho,i1an-and
larger THAI either Grant. Thus Mt length
Grant was reni}y born, lie had lain in tile
nest for long, n5 an inferti!a egg. The
eagle came forth. 1t il impp S.lle
to reach the fun measure OF Or at's
military grnluS until $50 survey
tho GREETINGS Of this mot extra
ordinary war uf modern DAYS or il may DO
said of any age, Iato this sulphurous storm
of war Grant ent'red almost unknown. it
was with difficulty that he could obtain n
command Once tet forward, Donelson, Sal
lob, VickNhurg, Chattanooga, the Wilderness
SpGttsyivauia, Petersburg. ApDomattox,
these were hi, footsteps, In four years he
had risen without political favor from TIE
bottom to tho very highest commandment
second to any living commander in all the
world His l'lan' were large, hi
undi SO outraged will was patient to obiur.
ecy. lie was not fighting for reputation
nor for the display OF rsncrelship, nor for =
proficiency. He had but one motive and
that % lntetsta q HE il eli tbs .uhju-atinn
uf tIu r~beIli4u All INC resi.rAJI. II
ui sh1 lrJhen Union. liz en-
hot3l jho feelings OF the
cJta.uau people. I.e wIs uIyir perfect rep
representative. Tue war W., wa ed .ur tho
maintenance OF the Union. lie suppress on
oI aru..ti tlEca, and at l,H.,n for the
sraaic4 tion 81 slavery. lie never wayere,,
tuIusl allie "a s;ali.5 /. lis I'D through