The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-05
At GENERAL GRANTS TOME.

Conkling rose from his seat on the
speakers platform, where he had been
chatting pleasantly with Mrs. Logan, to
greet her husband, the orator Of the day
Long before that, one thing mad become
evident-that the nation ha6 found at
this grave under the hill, with the silent
pines, its mecca on Decoration Day for
all time. The floral tributes from every
state, from Mexico, New Brunswick and
Bermuda, We're not the only evidence OF
| this. Tue tomb was inclOsed with sheets
OF canvas, so as to shut out from view
the tomb and its decorations. The west
end OF the grand stand had been reserved
for members of the Grant family and
| their friends. Col. Fred Grant, his wife
and two little children, Julia and l.. 5.
Grant, Jr., Jesse Grant and wife, with
their little daughter Nellie; L. 5. Grant
and wife and child, and Mrs. Judge Dent
were prominent among the party. All
of the Grant family were dressed IN deep
| black Seated with them were Mrs. Ii.
Ii. Honore. W G. Andrews and wife,
Mrs. General Logan, General Navajo
General Rufus Ingalls,, and Dr.. and Miss
Logan, of Illinois; Mrs Governor Alger
of Michigan: L. $ Grant, son of Orville
Grant; General James b Frisbie, of Cali
fornia, and DR.. Shrady.
1t was four o'clock when Major Cor
win, the chairman of the committee,
opened the exercises by directing the Ar
buckle band to play Chopin's funeral
march. Commander J. =. Howatt, of
the |. 5. Grant Post, who read from the
ritual of the G. A. r. Tne Amphion
Society of male voice then sang, Nearer
My God to TGe,.' Rev. Dr. r. >. S;orrs
then offered prayer. The ritual of the &
a. X was then read, with responses b,
the Amphion Society, Chaplain II. b.
Guillion leading by reading, WhaI man
is he that liveth," NC. The Amphons
rhel sang, "Ie Heroes Who Mortal
Live" when General l. ,gan was intro
| duced by Majpr Ccrwin as our com
rade."
GENERAL IOGAN'S ADDRESS,
"Frtends ahd Countrymeu-S.nce last
our comrades met to perform the service
that We now render to our fallen heroes.
other dis ingushed soldiers have been
called from the ranks of the living. Ma
ture herself is in mourning. Every
breeze that plays through the open
leaves of summer; every stream that muir
murs on its course to the mighty sea
and every sound that marks the life of
matter upon its ceaSeleSs round, is bur-
dened with Sigh. The silent chief
whose work is destined to influence Dos
terity to the latest syllable of recorded
time, has gone to his couch, and neither
the call of his country nor the siren beck
oning of earthly glory will e'er break the
sountn IS of his sleep upon this hithcr
side OF eternity. The mortal remains of
llysses ). Grant repose in peace beneath
the weeping vault OF yonder tomb. The
ravaSeS of time will reduce them to
ashes, and the lapse of ages will trans
form those ashes to other forms of
matter; all that was earthly of that noble
hgnre will change its form of materiality,
and at last the mere personality OF Grant
will be extnguished and forever lost to
human gaze. But, my friends, the su-
preme work that our now sleepinp hero
performed will endure until the wreck
ing of the human race shall leave this
planet mere counterpoise of the other
mighty worlds that pursue their cease
less roll around the blazing orb of light
and day, waiting their appointed time to
cast themselves into their sire's arms.
Friends, this noble mans work needs
no monument, no written scroll. in order
that it may be perpetuated. 1t is higher
than the dome of st. Paul'S, loftier than
st. Peter 5; 1t rears itself above the DIV
ramids; 1t scars beyond the highest noun
tain tops, ard it is written in letters of
the sunbeam across the b.ue arch that
forever looks down upon the busy tribes
| Of men.
III were ask Of supererogation to re.
peat at such time the fascinating story
| OF this great man $ life, or with careful
hand to trace his career from the period
when. taking command of the Twenty
first Regiment of Illinois Volunteers as
It's colonel, that career began, until, as
lieutenant general of the armies of the
United States, he received the sword
that misguided men had placed against
the breast of newborn liberty.
1t has been justly observed that no
substantial success attended the Union
arms until the historic proclamation of
emancipation had been promulgated, and
it may well be added that no comprehen..
sive plan for the final crushing of the
enemy was conceived until the mighty
chiettaln to whose tomb we are this dav
sorrowing pilgrims was placed in position
by the immortal Lincoln to lead the Tn
ion hosts to a certain and final triumph,
~, ''ie ~ "ai nouis "i 1911 star arose
III y. 'l'' pn,',.t .'I' I oes siniiiiS us hlSht
,i'''' y, ~ :, 'ooN "''h,h ''S ofplt L ort
ii'"iS "", Or i,"HeiSoh, ittSburS
l-ahu'"S' ho','It G; ipit "ipSon, lay
,,i'''"' ,a' P'oi il'IiS, black
h''c' anu '"hs'"ii "here lor short
'i'''e '' P'uSeu' i'e"e"lhS It's RAPID
course, II winged ltS way to Lookout
Mountain "nu 10 h'ssioh iidge, when it
came l" RESI- ulrec'y over the head of
!nc ma, - ns ~. 'ie nau oeeh written
III .n1 po"n ,', aai. " "ue ;e ''.t instrument TO
SNATCH liol,' ue,.' uoti'l 'he "hSpflhs OF
III .ne az %;
run .,i1 .I, ~ Nv 'n"I ''"iU was IN
'es'eu 10" Ino "P'''''e com h,hah''' the
TRIUMPH Vi .uo mon "rh,S became
simple questtou "a liilie' An uh'ooked-
lof Gnahcc n,snI posi pohe IT. out as well
ih's IL oe "1'o'np.e1 " '"lh the ava
i"ncne III r'' o'si hoiiiinS crasn as TO
aver IhG ioiIo v, 'noso hiesis'ioie hosts
tn".' un'oi 'i.o - ,oo''o" vi "n appointed
genius "eie '"'"'iy Gn'eioplhS the ar
ihles vi ies's'a"ce' from chattanooga
10 AI'""'n' anu iio'ii tio W i!uerhess 10
i'icii'iio''''' so'"e VI 'iie iii'SI orliilaht
iiiiii.'ls nv ,'.nl anu ni"hy OF the
nho'I S''"i' o"''ien ever 'ouSh'' adorned
tha I onion Sene, "iHn'P anu arms.
nat ia'ith'aoie weakness OF human
LaIure' Jeai'uSy' prompted detractlon
ana niis'ePi eSc.i'"I,oI' out Ihe enemy IN |
'no 'o'.s' CIV WV n'on Soiuier
executing those RAPID ana remarkable |
moVeiheh's, 'eiV as'ke tnat master hand
was AT the hel'h Vi patlie' ana mat a