The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-05-26
IN PRAISE OF GRANT.
Why THE SOUTH HoNoRs HIS MEM
CRY TCCaY

CRY TO-DAY
He Fsa-f,t ~ fsr ffatrr-l ri the south.
but for f~s.~ ~ fs.s tss.l"a - Rev. Tho,na,
piHon. Js.. -gr.as :sr the Gran, aion-
nulsn,.
NEW Yozz. ssgy 3D. t;ev. Thomas
Dixon. Dr.. rsserfri fag his southern
trim and again ftl=.i k57 pulpit IN Associ-
alton hal! tis.s morning In his review
Of current e.rals before the sermon, he
told why the sguth honors today the
memory Of General Grant. and appealed
to the southern people in particular in
! New York to make liberal contributions
/ to the monument fund. He said:
Almost without exception representa-
( tive southern men honor the name and
memory Of L. s. Grant. And no greater
tribute could be paid to man. When
/ the conquered join the conquerors IN
praise for the hero Of the victorious
army. we may be sure of the inherent
greatness Of the man. Such man
rises even above the high water mark Of
the victory itself.
The following lines from President
Ryland, of Bethel college. Kentucky, ex
press today the general feeling of the
south toward the great soldier:
General Grant filled a place in the
history of our country that no other
man could have filed in his time. In
the glory Of triumph which would
have intoxicated almost any Other ff4a,3a -. =
he showed moderation which sur
prised alike the friends and foes of his
country. The south viii now cherish
his memory side by side with her own
loved heroes. With respect for her
magnanimous foe, and gratitude to her
great friend, she brings a wreath of
myrtle twined with bays to lay upon
his tomb"
HIS FOES HIS FRIENDS.
What is the secret Of the paradox pre-
sented thus in the fact that his foes are
his friends? Why does the south thus
unstintingly honor him?
First-For his inherent greatness. He
tcds great man. He was pre-eminently
the greatest man who wore the blue
The man who today disputes that great
ness only fixes the more surely the status
of his own stupidity or malignity. He
was one of the greatest generals who
ever led an army in the history Of the
world. If he had not been, Lee would |
never have surrendered to him. The |
supreme military genius Of the com |
mander Of the southern army has never
been disputed by friend or foe of his
cause. To Grant justly belongs the
honor Of cutting to pieces and subduing |
this army Of undauntcl courage, led by |
an incarnate genius Of war, fighting in |
the last ditch of grim and sullen despair.
The southern man who belittles his
greatness must in the process Islander
his own people.
SecOnd-He was the man of the hour
He ended the war and gave peace to
Union. The younger genera
ton of men in the south today are spe-
2ially grateful for this fact, for if the
south had won it would have been only
% prolong a tragedy. The destiny of
he New World, and through it the hope
If the Old World, was bound up in the
Union. The Union was not mere
question of political opinion; it was
necessity to the life of American civil
.ation.
APPOIATTOX.
Third-For his straightforwardness
md generosity. He fought not for hatred
If the south, but for love of the Union.
When Lee surrendered the war was over
or him. He told his scattered foes to
AXE their horses home, that they would
iced them at the plow Did ever true
;reatness flash with diviner brilliancy
han in the loving marliness of that
uiet order given in the hour Of world
riumph? He never fought after the
var
MOUNT MACGREGOR
Fourth lie was citizen of the whole
alton. He loved the whole nation. He
new no sectional hatred. And in the
comics of his last gallant fight with
cath on Mount MacGregor, tortured
Nth weakness and pain, he sent a love
Message to the people of the south.
here are over hundred and fifty I
southern born people in New +
ork city. Let us bear generous part ,
building the tomb that shall fitly 9
ymbolize the greatness Of such a man. :
nd speak its message Of quiet courage, +
truth, manhood and frater- !;
lty to the children of this the giant
atlOn OF the Twentieth century. .