The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-09

McOregoI, stretching dCIOsS tHe uc-
sign. Under this was "Grant' in
big letters. Four big yellow stars
signified Gen. Grants rank. On
each side of the coat Of arms of Mich
igan, which was in high relief, were
eyergreens plucked from the battle
fields of Lookout Mountain, Chick=-
manga. and Orchard Knob. The
Bay City florist was month IN
building the structure.
Major Corwin, Chairman of the
| U. 5. Grant Post committee, called
the assembly to order and then the
Grand Army ritual was read by
Commander J. P. Howatt. The Am
phion Society sang Nearer My God
to Thee" the sweet strain. of the
hymn coming back family in echoes
from the high hills over the river
and accentuated by the booming
minute guns, which had now thrown
a thin veil of light-blue smoke over
ali the scene
The Rev. DR.. Storrs made a prayer
and after the Amphion Society had
sung the hymn "Ye Heroes Who
Immortal Live" Major Corwin in
troduced as the orator of the occa-
sion.
GENERAL LoGAN'S SPEECH.
Senator Logan began his address
with reference to the pessimistic
doctrine that Republics are un-
grateful" and Indignantly denied
the broad declaration. Continuing,
he said !:
Millions Of people have gathered
to-day to sing paans of gratitude to
their sleeping benefiactors, and with
one loud voice to chant anthems of
sweet appreciation, that may rise
from earth to heaven like
Sabean odors from the spicy shore
OF Araby the blest."
ITO be an American citizen offiei-
ating in service of gratitude to the
fallen defenders of his country is but
second to being numbered among
those to whom this homage is rem
dered. No more lofty acts are to be
found in the records of authentic
history than the noble sacrifices of
the American soldier upon the field
of battle and the votive offerings Of
his countrymen upon the holy altar
of his memory"
After passing reference to the diff
ference between the heroes of Their
mopyla, who gave their lives in sim
pie obedience to Spartan law, and
the soldiers of the Union, who died
in defense of g-eat principle, Cen
eral Logan devoted the remainder
of his Grafton to his eulogy of Grant.
The silent chief, whose work is
destined toinfuence posterity to the
latest syllable of recorded time, has
gone to bis couch, and neither the
call of his country, nor the siren
beckoning of earthly glory will e'er
break the soundness of his sleep up
on this hither side Of eternity. But,
my friends. the supreme work that
eur now sleeping hero performed
will endure until the wrecking of the
human race shall leave this planet
mere counterpoise OF the other
mighty worlds that pursue their
ceaseless roll around the blazing orb
of light and day, waiting their ap-
pointed time to cast themselves into
their sire's arms.
GRANTS STAR OF DESTINY.
In the dark hours of 1861 a star
arose in the heavens that, beginning
its flight from Belmont, took within
its orbit Fort Henry and Fort Don
elson, Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth,
Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson,
Champion Hills, Black River and
Vicksburg, where for a short time it
paused. Renewing its rapid course,
it winged its way to Lookout Noun
tain and to Mission Ridge, when it
came to rest directly over the head
of the man whose name had been
written in the book of Fate as the
instrument to snatch from destruc-
ton the offspring of all the preceding
ages. 4
From the moment that Grant was
invested with the supreme command
the triumph of the Union arms he
came a simple question of time.
An unlocked for chance might post
pone it, but as well might it be at
tempted to turn the avalanche in its
overwhelming crash as to avert the
force of those irresistible hosts that
under the direction of an appointed
genius, were fatally enveloping the
armies OF resistance. From Chatta-
nooga to Atlanta, and from the Will
derness TO Richmond, some of the
most brilliant military movements,
and many ofthe most gallant battles
ever fought adorned the Union Cen
eralship and arms. The silent COM
mander was q sphinx. but he was
likewise an oracle; he was plain,
man, but also SOL !
dier, with skill of profession, rare
courage, 4 cool head. a quickness OF
judgment, a celebrity of decision and /
a rapidity of movement that made
him wholly invincible
When Shakespeare wrote of Jul
lus Cesar: He Was the foremost |
man of all this world Grant had |
not then lived"
The orator next compared the mil
Itary career of Grant with that of the
other great soldiers of the world.
Cyrus. Alexander, Hannibal, Cesar.
Pompey, Scipio. Frederick the Great,
Napoleon and Wellington were each
in turn, and the weak
nesses of each. either as soldier or
were indicated. Then
General Logan continued thus:
GREATER THAN ALL OTHERS.
Men and women of America In
bur generation man has lived great
as a military leader to sub
iue force of insurrection that could
nave annihilated any army of the
world from the time of Cyrus down
% that of Napoleon. A man has
lived, who. weighed with the enor-
nous results flowing from his work
nto the ramifcations of the un-
known future, was immeasurably
greater than Cyrus, above Alexander
yrander than Cesar. supreme over