New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-28

the woodchoppers Of Missouri (augher.) As merchant
he could not compete with his rivala AS clerk no
lisess dreamer and yet the moment supreme COM
and deyolved upon him the doss disappeared the weights
and shackes fell from hands and his clarified intel
grasped situation with the power OF inspraton
(Applausc.) The only commander who never lost
battle, his victories not luck. but genius and
pluck cloud appause.)
Caesar surpassed him because he was both great
soldier and great statesman. but he was innessurably
Grant his ambition was superior 20 MS
patriotism Frederick the Great and Napoleon the First
revealed In for its glory and fits iumph but Grant,
reviewing superb Of armies beside the Emperor
and. Won Moltke and Bismarck electrined the military
nations Of Europe by prOelaimng his utter devastation
Of war. The motto which appeared In tho SKY OF the
eonsrumaton OF his victories. and was as distinct as
the cross 10 Constantine. was LET us have pea'e.'
cloud cheers)
solid North has been broken. The solid South
should disappear On broad lines, supplemented
from time time with the immediate Questions Of the
hour parsanshp IS always within patriotic imis ana
the successful party Is the best Judgment OF the people
We leave this carry into the Presidential canvass
our best for the success Of the principles IN which
severally believe the parties which we sevefay 'oVe
ana tho candidates honor But let us labor TO bring
about SUCH conditions that we may fight our political
battles under the common Of patriotism and peace
cloud and prolonged cheering)
POINTS MADE BY OTHER SPEAKERS.
General Malone was the next speaker lie
said among other things:
AS one Of Lees soldiers. serving under his commsnd
une years Of that bitter struggle between the sec
lions reunited country one veneraung ms me-
CRY and bearing comrades anecon for every man VINO
fought ana fought his convictions am here Ten
eYa Sherman to say TO you and these American euEehs
as we all s}dause that accepted my parole AZ Apo
atox without any mental reservation whatever appaue'
renewed my allegiance to the Union returning once
more to 1t with full determination to stand With you ss
the home and OF the same oood ior we
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~ GENERAL GRANTS TRIP ABROAD.
Edwards Perrepont, member of General Grants
Cabinet and Minister TO England during tho
Generals visit to that country, followed General
Malone. He related incidents of that visit and
spoke of the difficulties in the way of according
the great chieftain a proper recognition because
the United States had no Minister Of the rank OF
Ambassador there.
Robert G. Ingerson said that the North was as
responsible for the War as the South. Every
blow struck by General Grant was for the
purpose Of civilizing the white man as well as
freeing the black man. Abiding TO ex-Minister
Pierreponts theories of precedence in the dplo-
matte affairs of Europe, Colonel lngersol sara
that when Grant sat down at the table of their
Britannia Maicsties, he conferred more honor upon
them than they did upon him. Inc knd OF
precedence the speaker would Ike TO see In wash
ington was the backbone required TO give the
representatives of Republics precedence over those
of Monarchies Let US have the courage 10 stand
up fer our principles he said, and let the MIN
listers and Ambassadors OF Kings ana Emperors
stand number two. In place OF setting them
down at the first table, let them come around
the next day"
Colonel William B. Mann, Of Philadelphia and
others spoke briefly, and the company broke up
at late hour.