The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

Buel told him ihat the transports Mt Pttshurg
Landing would not carry away onc-thirl OF his
force Grant said "If that becomes necessary
they will hold all there left" His Nioks
burg rampai. .,n against all the teaT hiuEs cf
the military schools and the unanimous opin-
ions Of his council of war. veteran etrate-
gist cried In Indignant rcnonstrnnce: ~You will
cut loose from your base OF supplies, nnd that
is contrary to all the rules" Grant answered ::
"Vnrss capture Nieksburg the North viii
cut Off our supplies" And the sorely barca ved
and disheartened people were transported with
Wick sburg has surrcnd. red Tie Western
armies ntvrr knew their resistless power until
they felt the hand OF this master, No better or
hraver body of soldiers marched or
fought than the Army Of the Potomac
1t lost battles through bal geueralship
and generals by camp jealonsies and
capital intrigues. Thousands Of its heroes f,l
In frnitless fights, but never wavered In i
superb confidence and courage At last il fou"d
a leader worthy Of itself aud after Of
bloody victories ended the rebellion under
Grant We not vet far enough from the
passions of the civil strife to DO full justice to
The genius of the general who commanded the
rebel army, Encland's greatest living genera
Lord Wolseley, who served with him, assigns
him a foreInost place among the commanders of
modern times. lie osscsscd beyond most lend
the loyal and enthusiastic devotion Of his
people. and lie was the idol of his army. In es-
tineting the results and awarding the credit of
tho last campaign OF the war, we must re,nen-
Der that Gen. Lee had defeated or la.ficd every
opponent for three years and that, after con-
test unparalleled i'll desperate yalor, friEhtf1i
carnage md mate nteSS strategy. he surrendered
his sword to Grant.
The most signal services rendered by Gran: TO
zta country we're at Apro,natox and in his
contest with President johnson. The passions
aroused by the civil war most inflamel
when the Confederacy collapsed. Grief aud
vengeance are bad counselors. One serene in
telect was possessed OF All intuition which Wal
second to prophecy aud was cio he'd with pow
or. He saw through the yindictive suggestions
of the hour that the seeded states must be ad-
initted to the Union and their people vested
w q a If e peh Il
all the privileges OF State government. tho
war had been fought in vain. He sternly re-
pres Sed the expressions OF Joy by his troops
the vanquished enemy marched hy. with his
famous order. The war is over. the rebels are
our countrymen again and the best sign Of
Joicing after the victory viii he 10 abstain from
oil demonstrations in the field" He gave to tie
Confetierates their holses and belongings and
told them to go home. cultivate their farms and
Lee to the private soldier. that they would be
safe and utnolested long they observed
their paroles
TO enter Richmond. The capital of the Con
federacy whose spires had been in sight OF the
bcsiegers SO long, would have been resistless
temptation for a weaker man. But his mi nd
WAS not on spectacular display or triunlrhai
marches over Inundated foes. 1t Was bent on
pence and pacificatfon. know Of no scene In
our history SO dramatic as the nesting between
Lincoln and Grant at the hite House three
days after the surrender at Appomattox. The
President, who had go Loyalty sustained the
General, and the General who had so 1nagniti-
Gently responded to the confidence of the Presi-
dent, met for the In time In their lives Grant
returned with deep emotion the fraternal grasp
of the only man. in the country who fully un-
derstood and was in complete accord with the
policy OF reconciliation and rerose. The work
of the warrior was done aud the labor of the
statesman begun. Yesterday it destruc-
ton tomorrow it must be reconstruction
That night tue bullet Of the assassin ended
the life Of greatest President sirce Wash
incton, and postponed the settlement of sec
tional difiiculties and the cementing OF the
Union for many wears.
There have be, many Presidents Of the Uni
tended. We have had number OF brilliant
soldiers. but only one great general. The honors
of civil life could add nothing to the fame of
General Grant, and it has been often argued
that his career in the Presidency det rae ted from
his reputation. Such VIII not be the Judgment
of the Impartial hist orian. He was without
experience or training for public life and un-
familiar with politicians aud their methods.
The spells system, from which he could not
escape. nearly wrecked his first ndministra
tton. His mistakes due to q quality
which Is the noblest of human virtues loyalty
to friends. Even at this short distance
from scenes SO vivid in memories party
rancor has lost its bitterness and blindness.
On great que7tons affecting tho honor and
credit OF the patton he was always sound and
emphatic. and the administration OF Gen.
Grant will have a place IN the annals Of tho
world for inaugurettns and successfully carry