Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-12
nv rested upon his shoulders, this fndiffer-

country rested upon his shoulders, this indiffer-
ent farmer, business man, merchant became
the foremost figure of the century. The re-
serve powers of q dominant intellect, which or
binary affairs could not move came into action.
mighty mind which God had kept for the hour
of supreme danger to the republic grasped the
scattered elements of strength, solicited them
into resistless force and organized victory.
He OWNED the purposes of the enemy as we'll as
he knew his own plans. His brain became
clearer, his strategy more perfect and his conf
dence in himself more serene as his power IN
creased. He could lead the assault at Donelson
OF the forlorn hope at Shiloh or maneuver his
forces with exquisite skill and rare originality
of resources ut Vicksburg as the best OF brigade
or corps commanders, or before Richmond
nent aud many armies with consummate gen.
eralship.
His plans did not contemplate defeat. The
movement he always made was advance" The
order he always gave was forward" When
Buell. told him that the transports ct Pittsburg
Landing would not carry away one-tmrd OF ms
force Grant said: If that becomes necessary
they will hold all there are left" His Vicks..
burg campaign was against all the teachings OF
the military schools and the unanimous opin-
ions of his council Of war. veteran strate-
gist cried in indignant remonstrance: you will
cut loose from your base Of supplies, and that
is contrary to all the rules" Grant answered :
"Unless we capture Vicksburg the North will
cut off our supplies" And the sorely bereaved
and dishenrtened people wore transported with
JOY and hope by the Fourth Of July message:
armies never knew their resistess power until
they felt the hand Of this master. No better
Drawer body Of soldiers ever n, marched 1t. or
It lost battles through bad generalship
and generals by, camp jenlousies and I'd
capital intrigues; Thousands OF It's heroes iell
in fruitless fights, but mover waEered IL Its
superb confidence and courage, At last it found
q leader worthy of itself and after scores OF
bloody victories ended the rebellion under
Grant We are not yet Iar enough from the
passions OF the civil strife to do full justice to
the genius of the general who COMMANDED the
rebel army. England's greatest living general,
Lord Wolseley Who served %a1n @ Of
modern times He possessed beyond most lead
ers The loyal and enthusiastic devotion CT his
neople and he was the idol OF his army. II es-
timhting the results and awarding the credit OF
the last Campaign of the war, we must remem-
bfr chat Gen, Lee had defeated or batfied every
opponent tor three yead5 ss nna yalor frchtul
carnage and matchless strategy lib surrenoereo
his sword to Grant
The most signal services rendered by Grant to
his country we're a. a6naon The passions
aroused by the civil war were most nfamed
When the Confederacy collapsed. Gr1ef and
are bad ~ se aeuton Which was
second to prophecy and was clothed WIN pow
er. He saw through the vindictiye suggestions
Of the hour that the sed thir people
LILY, al, The rights Of American citizenship and
ali the privileges Of State government OF tne
war had been fought In y iaH nv his FOODS as
Pre- ysnopished enemy marched by, with his
famous order, 4The war is over, the reDeis are
our again ana 1ne to 1e sbstsin from
III demonstrations in the field" ne gave TO tne
Cnnfederates their horses and 1etsongines ana
told them to go home cultiHa'e essmred ali from
Tepa ~ the private soldier that they would be
safe and unmolested SO long as 'ney oDee1seu
their paroles.