New-York tribune., 1896-05-31


THE VICTORIES. MILITARY AND CIVIL OF
THE GREAT AMERICAN cAPTAIN-A
SALUTE FROM THE UNITED
STATES SHIP NEwARK-IM-
PREssIvE CEREMONIES.
| There was short delay in beginning the SER
| vices at the tomb Of General Grant. In Riverside
| Park Yesterday afternoon, because the boat
which carried the l.. s. Grant Post from Brooklyn
was late in getting to the pier at One-hundred-
and-twenty- -nfth-st. and the North River. 1t was
nearly p. m. when the guns of the United States
ship Newark began the salute of twenty-one guns
| in the river opposite the tomb as announce
ment that the services had begun. The members
of the L. 5. Grant Post marched from the pier up
to tent which had been spread for guests on the
lawn to the north of the tomb band which led
the company played a drge all the way up the
hill. and the marching was slow. Several thou
sand persons were present at the services.
Among the guests Of honor In the tent were
Colonel Frederick D. Grant, his wife and daugh-
ter: Yang Yu, the Chinese Minister, and Hsu Nal
Kwang the Chinese Consul in New-York. both
wearing their official dress and being attended by
their secretaries; General Charles F. Manderson.
ex-senator from Nebraska, the orator OF the oc-
casIon; Mayor Strong, Mayor Wurster, General
Stewart l.. Woodford. General Horace Porter.
General Anson G. McCook Captains Berry, Har-
rlngton and Rogers and Lieutenant Adams, of the
Navy Yard: Colonel Norman S. Dixie and Mrs. c.
c. Dixie, Of Brooklyn. and Dr. and Mrs. George
Williams, of Hartford, Conn.
The Stars and Stripes hoate1 at half-naet above
the uncompleted new tomb, while the tomb In
which the body of General Grant still rests was
half covered with flags and floral pieces and the
tomb itself seemed to be nearly filled with flowers.
One large decoration Of roses had been presented
by the Chinese Minister and another bore the IN
scripton "China's Tribute to General Grant"
Another floral piece had been presented by the
Confederate Veterans Camp, Of New-York. For
hours procession OF men, women and children
passed the door of the tomb. thousands paying
tribute to the memory OF the great General by
looking in at the place which holds his body
GENERAL MANDERSONS ADDRESS.
The services in the tent consisted OF songs. the
reading Of the ritual of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. the grafton by General Manderson and
addresses by General Woodford and General Por-
ter. General Manderson, In the course Of his ora
ton, said:
become the civil ruler The man on horseback rides
naturally to the front The qualities that make the
commander benefit the ruler. Courage, determine
ton. quickness of thought, celerity Of movement.
presence of mind. knowledge OF men gooa )udg%ment %
Iary and civil leadership. Julius Caesar, riding at
that led him to the throne Of Rome, the mistress OF
the world. Oliver Cromwell leading ms Round
Of Ensand The young CoTsican solder who carried
the eagles OF France so triumphantly through italy
Egyp showed the same sa gaciy ACTIVITY and vIgor
n his adminstraton Of civil affairs and made the
America has followed in the lead OF Rome Eng
first t in p peace @ after the Revoaton Jackson passed
from New-Orleans TO the White House, attep the
0 The M af e
s ing Of the natural that General Grant is chief as,
ure should be called to take the helm OF state Tisa
demand came because of the trust In him.
FITTED TO LEAD IN PEACE.
Ii is well put in that excellent history Of the
time, written by great statesman-James g.
Blaine-''The people felt that besides the great
qualities he had displayed In war; he was peculiarly
fitted to lead in restoring peace and the reign OF
law - -.
Never high place richly deserved. or so II
tie desired by the recipient rec sosr Tns not but easy s S e
of acceptance came in words Snort terse ana d.
The generous and tender leader OF victorious ar
mics, who gave terms favorable at the surrender
torn with the anmosiiies Of civil strife. Let US
have peace" he said. The warrior had become the
had become the builder. Let us have peace" The
hand mighty to wound was to take on heahng
touch Let us have peace. The military ieader
was to become the civil ruler. The appeal rang
throughout the land. ,
side, sectional differences to disappear and II Is to
this noble dead, beyond any other man that we
united in spirit and in fact with North ana South
rivalng each other in goodwill and fraternity.
Grant that which excites admiration, there was
much IN ms ac,ons aSd as cf bnarte 'nommendaon
Forcibly, but CONSIDERABLY, he carried out the
measures of reconstruction He made OF the broken
ashes of the Nation came, with such majesty
and power a.: TO force the wonder and Difference OF
the world
The aggressive determinao Of his foreign policy.
If evidenced in this day might provoke, from some
less National In their instincts. the charge Of jim
golsm." His far-seeng mind saw the military and
commercial Importance of ship canal communication
ing of the interoceanc canal He saw the coming
battle among the great Powers for commercial su-
premacy; and looking upon the map Of the world,
sentines along our coasts and IN the Caribbean Sea.
controlling the approach 10 the great river that
Powers and Republic without foothod. or
coaling station, upon any one OF them He urged
blundered wofully when it did not act in accord with
his suggestion. We would be the better at this time
for little of his aggressveness.
HE DID NOT FORGET ENGLAND'S ACTION
President Grant did not forget the action Of our
o,d-time foe and longtime rival. England, during
tho dark days of the Rebellion. The American peo-
pie might have forgiven her sympathy with and
couragement given to those in armed rebellion and
passed over her vilincation of all who Uphold
ing the flag Of the Republic from the great Lincoln
to the rawest recruit; but when she let loose the
pirate Alabama. 10 prey upon our commerce. she
went too far, and compensation retaliation was
the demand. PAY hght." said President Grant
1t the word OF the greatest captain OF the age.
at the head OF the warlike OF nations. How
admirable is his anguage-"A sensitive people, con-
sclous OF their power, are more at under a
great wrong, wholly unatoIed for, than under the
restraint OF a settlement which satisfies neither their
ideas Of justice their grave sense OF the grev
ance they have sustained How that sentence
smaeks Of qnsOndona sur surrSnder You can hear
Alabama claims were paid TO the tune of Slj.Oo0oo0,
and a long step forward was taken In international
law.
He settled onr Northwestern boundary which for
ninety years had been a bone of contention. and
brought the San Juan dispute TO end enabling
him to say TO Congress 1T leaves us for the first
time in the history OF the United States a Nation