St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-02

From the Mankato Review of July 20, 1885.
The death OF Gen. Grant which occurred
last Thursday morning, and the particulars
attending the same, are detailed at length IN
our columns to-day. The event was not IN
expected. Since the character of his ailnent
was first made known nine months ago. q
fatal result has been looked for. and that IL
did not sooner occur is largely due to the ex-
cellent medical care, the constant attendance
of his devoted family and friends and
the strong will power which nerved him up
until his ~ eat m IS on of completing his
memoirs was accomplished. Throughout his
long ailment and suffering, which he bore
with heroism that challenged universal adj
miration, be had the 9 mpathy and prayers
of the whole country, and now that he has
passed away, the grief OF the civilized
world pays tribute to his greatness. That he
was a gre 4 soldier, the foremost of his
time, the history of our civil war establishes
ieyond question. And when the victories
which brought that struggle to an end were
won. and the exhausted and vanQuished
armies Of the confederacy were forced
to acknowledge the supremacy or the
Cnon and its siarry standard, the
magnaminity which Grant displayed In the
terms OF surrender won the hearts OF his OPP
ponents and did more towards the restora-
ton of patriotic feeling throughout the re-
bellious states than an other event I'm our
history. He sought only the success of the
cause he defended, and when this was &C
complshed and acknowledged, b story shows
no parallel TO the sublime maguanimity which
he prHcticed to the vanquished. Gen. Lees
tribute that "Grant is the greatest OF living
American or European soldiers" has never
been questioned by those who fought against
him and to-day none more sincerely mourn
his death.
His two presidential terms were eventful
and the occasion OF much partisan bitterness,
hut we believe il can truthfully be said that
while there was population and abuse Of trust
10y others, never was Grants personal integ-
rity successfully impugned. Fidelity To his
friends was a marked and distingu shed
characteristic, and devotion TO those who
thus enjoyed his confidence, not unfrequently
subjected him to suspicion and severe crIti-
cism, but when the smoke cleared away and
the facts were reached. there were no black
spots left upon his name.
With the subsequent events OF his career
the public are familiar. His journey around
the world was an ovation such as no Ameri-
declining days, his business ventures proved
50 disastrous. through misplaced and abused
confidence, he bore his losses without com
plant and almost beggared himself and fam
lily to lessen the losses of others.
The long and peculiar Illness which closed
his career was one OF great personal suffer
ing. but IL was borne uncomplaningly and
displayed heroism which challenged COM
parison with his greatest achievements in the
held. The sympathy OF Ill nations went out
TO him and his devoted family, and now that
he has passed away his death is accepted as
a national loss, the sorrow which IL caused
pervades all sections, and all will unite in
doing full justice to his great achievements.