St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-28
HOMAGE TO GRANT.
Galena in Gala Attire in Honor of
the War Hero.

the War Hero
GALENA, H., April 27-Galena paid
homage to the memory of her great
soldier citizen, Grant. The city was
in gala attire. Flags f1oated from all
public buildings and every private
house and business block was decked
in flags and bunting. The exercises
of the day began at o'clock, when a
special train arrived from Chicago,
bearing Hon. H. D. Estabrook, of
Omaha, orator of the day, H. H.
Kohlsaat, Thomas Mast, Melville e.
Stone and others. A parade formed
at the Illinois Central station and
moved to Turner hall The column
was headed by DR.. B. F. Fowler
grand marshal, with forty mounted
aides and members from the Grand
Army OF the Republic, Union Veteran
legion, Company M, 1. N. c., and civic
organizations were in line.
AT Turner hall J. B. Brown. presi-
dent of the day, introduced the pro-
ceedings with short speech. Rev.
George d. Lindsay, the chaplain,
offered prayer, Judge C. C. Kohlsaat.
OF Chicago, made short address, pre-
senting to the city of Galena in he
haif OF II. Fl. Kohlsaat, the painting
Peace in Union" by Thomas Mast,
depicting the scene of Lees surrender.
Mayor birmingham responded for the
city. The painting is to hang in Grant
Memorial hall, in the public library
building. Hon. Henry D. Estabrook.
of Omaha, delivered the grafton of the
day.
Hon Henry D. Estabrook, Of Omaha.
delivered the Grafton Of the day, saw
ing, in part He who canhot perceive
IN the history of our race Gods con-
troll has no excuse to offer for his life.
Lincoln recognized a Providence in it
all, and so at last did Grant, and each
IN ms own way confessed himself the
nulllpie instrument of a higher will.
God knew, Lincoln knew, Grant knew.
tie supconsclousness of the people
realized that slavery must go.
was Grant the accident of war?
was he military genius. or was he
such as ne was, the man chosen Of
Iou 10 perform necessary work?
Let GRANT himself answer. In the
preface which in reality is the pre-
dllpie Oh that last will and testament
called MS memoirs, the very first words
are THESE: man proposes and God dis
W etHo w dIit d great gen1ral2
nave proclaimed my ignorance of mill
tary science, but as a layman, I should
say that if to succeed is any criterion
OF generalship; if a constant willing
ness to fight on terms equal or IN
equal; II to hunt the enemy, like a
rabbit, from one burrow to another. if
Tor four years to do nothing but fight
and In all that time from Belmont to
Appomattox, lose not a single battle
II these constitute generalship, then
Grant was prodigious general.
was Grant great man? Here T
claim the privilege of an opinion. From
the sudden height to which he attained
general of our armies-to look dow,
INTO the gulf from which he rose. would
nave made a smaller man delirious
but he poised there, serene. undazzIed
IKE an eagle mounting to his element
Fellow citizens. to believe in God in
spite OF creeds, and to believe in lib
erty In spite of everything, was the
Iaith OF Grant such was the faith of
Lincoln. In these two colossal figures
we nave the opponents of the rebellion.
the logarithms of that power which
was sure to conquer it."