Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-15

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Scotch, and the clan vho-e name he
liore eofo proud a. claim him in 1877 ~
ono NJ them Their waf cry, says
l'ad"nu, has alwuys been stand fat
'mlp Ellarhio Certainly blood l.
ihi'trf Than water, and Il lcafr along In
iis stream the cumulative innnanre N
lrsi generations one cannot Int thinb
That The dnggod resolution II General
Grant to fight II ont on this line n IL
lakes all summer" wis dosdon,loi liy
ordinary generation from that old war
cry u hlH elan let M picture him ~ ha
was ~ The ngr ~ two acur and two, live
feet nine inches IN height. hundred and
sixty pounds IN weight. iifm eel hgife.
erect and muscular. but moi bold w strik
Ing In appearance head squire and well
placed attached by q neck not too long
10 pair II brpad and sinnnehly. built
rhpuldrn From beneath q broad clean.
cat forehead which looks white com.
pared with The hwny brown II his
checks hook calmly out upon you two
gray, intellectual eyes which, In some
lights, seem almost blue, the nore il
straight and not over long, aud gives
one The impression ~ being sliphny
Roman In profile The hands which
are attached to muscular nrms ~ ample
length, are not those befitting coulter,
but rather such ~ are inherited from nn
ancestry of toll The more consider
The physical and mental makeup II this
"innfknblc man whom his nation and
the world to-day mourn, the more ! am
Impressed with the fact that in him was
exhibited n most fortunate concurrenc.
oi forces. The elements were the same
~ are common to human nature, lu, in
the nice proporiioning oi the alloy, ns
well ~ in the regulation u the furnace.
fire that fused the elements into one
mass, there WAS IN this ease some happy
strok" oi fortune. Such things do happen
IN the laboratory, you know Let III
thank God, and call II Providence, which
gave 10 the metal ioughncss aud hardness
of temper not known before. The sIe.
cinl gift of General Grant was vast
rfnbborncss In carrying out purpo-c.
Though n "A citizen he loved peace, vet
~ soldier hc was always ready 10
hight The analysis of his pcncralship
n beyond me, | TN unequal 10 II.
u -uliices for me - say that lac was
plticd against able Generals, and won
that lac was surrouhd ded by great Gem
erals, and yet was gladly acknowl-
edged by them 10 be their superior.
General Grant was not fond of the pro-
fession Of war. lie cared not for its
pomp and circumstances. He delighted
not in battle. The Treaty Of Washing
ton was triumph more dear 10 him
than the surrender oi Lee at Appomat-
tox. Time does not permit me 10 more
than mention the gentle, generous, low
ing and reverent side of his nature II
was in these qualities after all, that
his true riches lay. When the dear com
radc Of the Grand Army lay dying at
Mount McGregor, ii was not Of his
triumphs we were thinking, but oi the
warm-hearted, generous friend
CONSUL GENERAL PUTNAM
Consul General Putnam said On the
18th of April, 1861, the intonation Of
great gun burst upon the air in Charles
ton Harbor. II was borne over the waves.
flashed upon the wires, and hurried upon
the bounding train, until its echoes re-
sounded throughout the world. Its
mighty voice proclaimed to chris,endom
that the disputes OF half century, in the
greatest oi Republics, which had dcficd
statesmanship and patriotism, was now
to be settled by the arbitrament OF arms !;
that the greatest civil war in history had
burst forth in fury, and that the millen-
ium of arbitration must await a settle
ment by force. All about me | see the
veterans OF that contest, and by the fire
which still burns in theireyes, dimmed az
they may be by the gentle touch Of time,
read the remembrance Of those stirring
times. Soon the fierce contest, like "A
prairie fire, consuming all within its
reach, burst forth. The men who fired
the gun at Sumpter marched their bat
talions upon Washington, the first battle
Of the war, and would have reached their
goal had their knowledge been equal TO
their valor. Battle after battle came,
each followed by a cry of distress and
rage from those who loved the Union,
for in each contest the stars and bars
were triumphant. The Confcderates had
prepared for the strife and the Republic
had not But soon cheer came to us
from the beautiful Cumberland Fort
Donaldson, the key TO the stronghold OF
the rebellion, had surrendered, and the
world was introduced to the Young man
who was to carve the road to victory and
achieve place in history by the side Of
the military colossus Of the world
Ulysses $. Grant. Vicksburg, Mission
Ridge, and the innumerable triumphs
which contributed to the chaplei which
encircled his brow, followed, and then he
led the children OF the Union through the
Wilderness, into the promised land,
where the eagles perched upon their
banners, and the emblems OF rebellion
| lay abjectly at their feet. II is a trite
saying that circumstances make men. -
The history Of the world has furnished
yeriiication. From Joshua to him whose
memory we to-day embalm. events have
developed merit. But nowhere has there
been so marked an instance "a In the
career OF the late General Of our armies.
Who. in the early months Of 1861, wonld
have looked upon the worn and disap-
pointed middle-aged man officiating as
clerk in Galena leather store, and by
the most exhaustive stretch OF fancy de-
pict him ~ victorious General Of
armies, as President Of the Republic.
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