The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-28

had shrunk all his life from isplay,
anu ne desired to escape it after death
70 lie in the churchyard where slept
his father and mother would bave been
more in accord with his iulnd. but
be appreciated that his countrymcn had
claim upon his memory and the
lesson of his life and fame. He knew
that where he was buried there they
would build shrine for the study and
Inspiration of coming generations.
HE selected Now York because it, was
the metropolis Of the continent and the
capital Of tho country. but he made one
condition. No spot must be chosen
which did not permit his wife to DO by
his side at the resurrection. She had
been the love of his youth. the com
panion and confidant of his maturer
years. She had made the humble cot
tage at Galena. the camp, the White
House and the stately city residence all
equally his home. He would have no
monument, however grand, which sepa-
rated him from her during tho unnum-
bered years Of the hereafter. At Airing
ton he would have lain among the
soldiers who had followed and revered
their great commander. blu, st Riverside
he will await the last triumph with the
partner of his life and the mother of his
children.
The memory OF our heroes, our
patriots, and our men of genius, is one
of the strongest Of tho bonds which hold
together our Union, and perpetuatc our
power. But the affairs, upon which the
fires of patriotism are ever burning, are
North, South. East and West WASH
ington is at Mount Vernon. Lincoln at
Springfield, Grant at New York, Sher-
man ut St. Louis, and Jackson at the
hermitage. Jefferson is at Monticello,
and Adams at Quincy. Irving rests
among the scenes immortalized by his
pen at Sleepy Hollow, and Longfellow
amidst tho inspirations of his muse at
Cambridge. Every State cherishes tho
remains of its citizens, whose illustrious
achievements are the glory of the coun-
try and the pride of their Common
wealth, whose works and lives are over
living lessons of love and devotion TO
tho dnF anu Constitution Of tho United
States"
The speaker then paid 2 glowing tri-
butte to the dead hero. He spoke OF his
carly life and his brilliant war record.
The eliminating triumph Of General
Grant he said, was that he received
and returned the sword Of Lee. The ono
act typihcd the victory and perpetuity
OF The Union, and the other that its de-
tenders forever after would be those
whc, with equal and unequal courage,
had fought to save and 10 destroy It."
In conclusion he said:
Tho most brilliant jewels in his
crown Of glory will be, that though a
conQueror in the field, he counseled
through life, and advised with his pen
when in his last hours his voice had
failed, peace and reconciliation among
his co0ntrymen, and that though q
soldier President, he successfully demon
strated the justice ami wisdom of set
ting disputes among nations, not by war.
but by arbitration.
''The tendrils of loyalty and love
stretch from this monument to eyory
soldiers grave in the land The mem
bcrs OF the Grand Army of the Republic
who have gone before, and those who
are here awaiting the summons, present
arms to-day to the memory of their old
commander. This Imperial City proudly
and aifectionately assumes tho custody
OF his remains. The people called from
the absorbing cares of life by his natal
day and this solemn ceremony, take up
again their burdens with ligh ter hearts
and brighter hopes for their children
and their children's children, because
OF the career aud the deeds OF ULYSSES
:. Grant"
Inc ceremony was concluded by the
firing of Il salute of twenty one guns by
the monitor Miantonomoh, which lay in
the waters Of the Hudson adjacent to
the scene of the ceremonial