The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-28
THx sIRrapAY OF GRANT.


celebrated in oil the great cities Of the
North. II VIII be nine years the sd OF
Jaiy next since Gen. Grant died. and ii ID
safe 10 say that outside of Abraham Lin
coin the fame Of none Of the great figures
OF the war has endured the test of time
and of historical investigation 50 success
fully - that Of Grant
That Grant was . very great soldier II
affirmed not only by Sheridan. who loved
him and served under him. bat by that
grsa; Confederate captain, Gen. Long
street who fought against him. The
fame of Gen. Grant as . statesman has
steadily increased His settlement Of the
Alabama claims: his veto Of the imitation
bill: his early advocacy Of the building Of
the Nicaragua canal. his clear perception
that We were sure TO be at no very distant
date great naval power and his urgent
advice thas We secure the bay Of SANTANA
in San Domingo ~ . coalinR sta
tion when We could get II. are
facts that illustrate the practical
sagacity Of Grants Substantially.
He believed in peace. but not in peace .,
the expense Of national homer. and il Is
safe 90 say that Grants character. a. re-
vealed not only by his great actions in
war, bat BY his intellectual grasp Of civic
questions both In war and peace. il firmly
established - the greatest ali-around man
of our civil war save Lincoln.
As sooa as Sumter was fired upon he
writes his father that the contest would
be long aud bitter. but could not possibly
end without the extinction of slavery.
This Was written in April. ISL, when men
like Seward and Carl Schurz we're predict
ing ninety day contest. and more than
six months before anybody breashed the
thought Of emancipation: he predicted the
early superiority Of the Confederate SOL
disrs because Of our folly in refusing 20
merge our educated regular army officers
and trained rank and file among our
volunteers to heaven the lump of its mill
tary ignorance. He early urged upon the
government the policy Of concentration.
bat was overvuied by Halleek, who iH-
sisted on that of dispersion.
The recently Published official CORE
spondsnce between Grant aud Lincoln
proves completely that Grant vas the frat
! commander 10 agree with Lincoln that
the primary objects of attack we're the
gallant Confederate armies; not the mere
rnsnsuvsring of the enemy out of Rich.
/ mona.
At the dinner of the Union League q,
| Philadelphia yesterday Ia memory Of
/ Grant. ex-Confederate Gen John n. Cor
/ don, United States senator from Georgia.
| replied TO the toast Grant q, Appomst-
/ tox" A year ago the venerable Gen.
/ Lonsstrees spoke. and when Grant Was
| buried among his pallbcarers were Gen.
/ Joe Johnston and Grants elassrnate, Gen.
/ Backner Indeed. the good feeling and
! manliness OF Gen. Grant has always
caused his memory 20 be treated with re-
sreet by the South.
| His setion At Apromsttox VAS modest,
manly. generous and sympathetic, IN.
/ tainted hy o single touch OF sentiment
alissn. lie vas a brave soldier, Who feis
| sincere respect and sympathy Tor gallant
/ foe. and his terms Of surrender show ea
/ his good feeling 80 clearly that Gen. Lee
never an ELUSIVE man, warmly expressed
/ his thsnks
Before he became president. Gen Pickett.
/ Of Gettysburg fame. was threatened by
/ Pre.iden; Andrew Johnson with arrest,
and came 20 Washington City to see Grant.
/ whose first words we're: What can DO
! FOR your" They hal been comrades IN the
old xmy in Oregon. and Grant vas aiways
/ atrue eonrs3e. Ia his rugged simplicity,
| his grim resolution; his robust common
sense. and bis kindliness underneath his
| isciturut,y Grant had some of the salient
/ qualities Of CromNesi. ana, like Cromweu
he had for many wears both the fate and
/ the courage 20 he grossly misrepresenfs!
/ hy his enemies ard misunderstooa By his
fsssnes Measured by Lonrstreet. test Of
] military greatness. viz, iuvsacihle moral
| courage 20 assume and sustain the re-
/ .roasieAity. GRAFT wss easily the creates,
soldier Of she Union.
Among the Conte3ersies es had no. an
/ equal 90 81 all'roand great soldier, save
/ Joe Johnston. Loagstrees's ANALYSIS Of
lees campaign OF Aatiessr ard Of tiettv,-
/ harg would seem 10 make Is certain tAs;
Lee lacked certain s-lf.res;rs!ns in the
I conduct ~ an offensive campaign which
faaae him inferior - Ies JoAaston. whr
9Th all bis snaaeisy sni eaergy. never
+ wenlt have fought tive such barren bat.
/ slex ss Aat;s,arn and Gettysburg when he
+ eoaiA easily have avoided 8 eont3cs IN
whiea the snemv. humanity speaking. hal
every chance 81 victory, Or a. least -
. ashglnxa arawn hattie. Gems. ScAo&eIe
( Gieboa saA Miles are about sll ~ 6raat's
Z sasiasat sseardsnatrs thai survive sad AZ
whUs Laagstreei and Gaeaea stan4 for
the mlsst emiasai 81 his Surviving Goa
ss3evAss Secs