St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-10
GEN. HANCocK's DEATH.

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men. has passed away. The sudden an
nouncement of his death is a shock to the
country, and will cast gloom over the en-
tire land.
Gen. HANCOCK was the highest type of
a soldier. Nature had moulded him for a
martial leader. A man of unusually com
handing presence and gifted with a talent
for handling armies, he was a man who
would have made his mark in the military
annals of any country. He was just such a
man as NAPOLEON would have delighted
to have made field marshal. The fact
that partisan rancor, that baueful influence
which was so destructive to so many mill
tary regulations in the late war, could not
dim the lustre of HANcoCK's fame, nor re-
strain his promotion, is the highest evidence
of his superior attachments as a COM
mander.
1t was HANcocK's genius which won the
battle of Gettysburg and broke the back
bone of the Rebellion. 1t was HANCOCK's
gallantry at Spottsylvania on the 18th of
May, 1864, which broke LEES lines and
gained the first important victory in the on
ward march to Richmond. His services in
connection with these important events
were so conspicuous that in 1866 congress
was compelled to do him the tardy justice
of passing him vote of thanks.
But however great his military genius,
Gen. HANCOCK was no less statesman
than soldier. The civil record of Gen.
HXNcocK during his administration in
Texas and Louisiana is one of the brightest
pages in American history. The celebrated
General Order No. 40 on assuming COM
mand of the department, and his snbse-
quent letter to Gov. PEAsE defending that
order, are among the most remarkable state
papers of the worlds history. For patri-
otto sentiment and purity of devotion to
constitutional government they are not sur
passed by anything that ever emanated from
the pen of JEFFERSON or WASHINGTON.
And when it is remembered that HANCOCK
was trained to arms and not educated
to the finer knowledge Of legal
definitions and constitutional limitations
they are all the more remarkable as show
ing the natural genius of the man for
graspmg points involving the broadcast ex-
ercise of accomplished craftsmanship.
Grouping together his military and civil
records, it is no extravaganza to say that
the name of HANCOCK deserves to stand,
as it will stand, high up on the roll of
Americas greatest men.
Although statesman, Gen. HANCOCK
was no politician. When nominated for
the presidency in 1880 he accepted the
nomination and conducted himself through
out the campaign with that reserved
dignity for which he was always
noted. He refused TO give coun-
tenance to the methods of practical trick
sters which are so universally employed in
political campaigns His record was written
in his country's history, and he had no rea-
son to wish TO obliterate a single line of 1t
nor add one iota to it. Like his sword, it
was stainless. Party malice could not tar
nish it, And what is remarkable in polit-
zeal canvass in this country. there was no
effort to soil his reputation. The opposi-
ton relied on the power of their party or
ganization, and the free use of soap and
Doodle TO defeat him. Although the
methods used against his election were sue
cessful, Gen. HANCOCK came out of the
contest with his character as bright, his
fame as brilliant and his place in the esteem
and affections of his countrymen as high as
when he flashed his victorious sword on the
heights of Gettysburg
His career is ended. His loss is moumed
by the nation whom he .honored with the
the war will lament his death as that of
a personal friend. His tomb will be conse-
Grated as men and women from the North
and from the South gather together around
1t and shed mutual tears over the nations
illustrious dead From that grave will go
out the strengthening influences of one
more link to bind the 0sections together.
while engraved on the arch above 1t will
read that legend so dear to every Ameri-
can heart, written by his own hand:
Power may destroy the FORMS but not
the principles of justice; these will live
in spite even of the sword" and over all
shines the supreme star that sin united
country you cannot maintain a divided
people"
THE FIRE KINGS RETREAT.
Again the Ice King waves 4 victorious
banner and his fiery onnonent falls hack Mt