Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-27

convention II 81 had boon well handled
and practical enough to have agreed upon
a candidate. Gen, Clayton felt this hui
nlllntion, but accepted the blow with
becoming dignity. The future OF politics
h without hope 10 him and he seems 10
fe6ilRe u IN htIict attention 80 buksreas.
He rs a tall, well.iofmod Individual, with
rather a thin voice, long nose and q
hatchet-iac0 cast OF countenanco that In
dlcatea an Intense nature. Az he carries
his nrmless sleeve by his side hc looks
the picture u worn and rusty soldier
~.
SOMETHING ABOUT uKN, TERRY.
Or. Irumbull, tho editor o. the SUNDAY.
School Timof, which Is the Official SUNDAY,
school orgun for nearly al the Protestant
schools la the country, WAS telling me
tho other day something ahout Gen, AZ
fred II. Terry, who has recently taken
command Of the military department that
has ils headquarters AZ Chicago DR..
Trnmbnii, II should be lfst explained, IN
n descendant Of the old Tfumbnll family
Of Connecticut, that state Of isms, Ideas,
rocks and wooden nutInegs, AZ the
breaking out Of the war be entered the
government service as a chaplain, having
jus. left college, and being IN need Of u
congregation. lie found 4 large one 81
the army, whore be did many good deeds
besides administering 10 the,splritualc0
dillon Of The soldiers. AZ the close 81 the
war he and hin brother started The Bun
dDy-Sehool Times. II was private ven
ture, and by keeping eloof from all de-.
nomlnationai ties they have succeeded
Immensely With u, and are now rich
"Gcn. Terry said the genial doctor,
~ a
great soldier IN all the senses that Grant
and Lee were great. You seem surprised
AZ my mention of Lee7 Wei, ! have Of
course always been utterly al variance
With all the sentiments held by Lee and
his nympaihi1ers. But the war n over
now, and believe N burying the Whole
controversy IN 81 era ~ good feeling. An
fought cOnscientlously- tho North no
more than the South | know these 10 be
The views Of Gen, Terry a. they we're the
views Of Gen. Grant, think
We Of the victorious side ought
not 70 be OutdoBe by the men
on the losing slde Ia this re-
spcct. AZ the close OF the wer, P&fbOn
Brownlow, then governor 81 Tennessee,
drove bis predecessor, IahHm q, HarrA,
out Of the state aud out Of the country
BY Offering reward Of $1,000 for HIS
capture. few daysng0 the same Harris,
q senator from Tennessee. introduced q
bil for the relief Of the widow Of Pareon
Brownlow, and heartily supported il.
think we, VI The North, should not be left
behiHd ia magnanimity.
"0en Terry ~ q bachelor, and should,
70 be 10 keeping with the age, proceed 70
gft married, but know b. viii not do
that. The reason be has never married
has been on account u q mother and two
sistefs whom ~ has had 10 support, no ~
panaionately fond 81 All d them, and be.
ileyea that bis lifeis work iaya, next %
serving bis country, III making them
bapDy and comfortable. III Vi grand
man, ana only hope " see him At tie
head ofthe army, although ho u not q
graduate Of Wesl Point A. BIS age and
tie ages u the men who stand ahead n
him, thtfs u IA ~ iitDi cDanee u hls
one day striving " this tlgh honor"
TUX eCHtNHfR ODf o. cOAGRKgs.
Tho scramble 70 ~ ont d congress
continued TIE latest 70 euDppnce blgi,
0eif through With tbs work 81 The
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