New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28

| societies and armed bands OF lawless men were
creating terror and defeating the ends OF justice.
The prosperity OF the country was stu aggng, tne
public debt oppressive and infatonlsts, ana re-
| pudiaors were weakening the National credlt, our
merchant marine had dwindled to mere snaa sunS
of Its former self political ranc9r had ehvehoe sa
| brewing. unsettled disputes with foreign Powers
| Magistrate was confronted with problems so for
mdabe that they We're enough to appa I 9e s %nd
GRANTS SUBLIME SENTIMENT.
In the letter OF acceptance of his nomination for
the Presidency, he uttered one OF the sublimest
sentences penned by statesman's hand: Let US
have peace" OF all the many aphorisms which
emanated from him this has been deemed the most
fitting to engrave indeIiby over the portals OF MS
| the eternal peace enjoyed by his soul. He began
| his Administration vigorously and nrmlyy put ne
declared that he would have no policy OF his own
20 enforce against the will OF the people, In hls
first inaugural address ne urged measures 70
an UNREASONABLE pledge Of financial honesty. HIS
early experience among the Indians while he was
for inaugurating practical methods for improving
civilizng and ChristanIzing them placing them on
reservations treating them as wards OF the Ma,
thus avoided wars and saved OF money.
Under mis- Administration the Fifteenth Amendment
States were readmitted to the Union. In 1870 ne
recommended the refunding OF the National debt,
terest. and they were SUCCESSFULLY negotiated For
the first time in our history he brought about Q
genuine reform in Civil Service. and in the
r @ cv srvdpe ssa % brn 10 w he
justice the prominent offenders, ne succeeded In
terror throughout part Of the states, and com.
PEELED absolute obedience to the National authority
In the third year Of his Administration amnesty
declared and nearly every person in the South
was again hnd clothed w t all as Gy rights Ths
mad become the restorer In his foreign policy no
Il would deal with nations as equitable law re-
quircs individuals 10 deal with each other: would
foe o op vi an lie eWncsd hs maess
when by untirng effort he occurred from foreign
Powers ample apologies and reparation which had
long been withheld. He brought about a settle
ment OF the Alabama claims and Inc san Juan
for war Inaugural ted the principle OF peaceful arb
its grandest lesson in TIE history q modern d.
plomaey When the craze for the imitation OF our
ne pennsed veto so logical so forcefu., that (.
preserved the credit Of the Government and saved
the honor OF the Nation. 1t was a second Appomst-
tox: gained not with the sword. but with the pen.
time the resumption Of specie @ payments and nj Hs
views attracted much attention. The Resumption
iS WhiSaI nand OF c9nspirator known as the
nlsHey king ana brought to justice the Of
ended with the famous words. Let no guilty man
Sde to ROB m of W he credit Of ay 9g bf 6
honor Of It belongs primarily to aim In 1876 he
Mones letter in which he showed that he knew
neither rank nor race saving, Let US labor for
press, pure morals unfetrcred rengIous sentiments
and equal rights and privileges for all men, ire
said in a speech at Warren. Ohio. that he was
Gr pne be w pn reGf protection 70 ne
the debts, OF the Government, State. county and
to strive to better their chdrsn inc poor
to compete successfully with their more fortunate
legged classes" Any American citizen who cannot
subscribe to that political creed must be wholly
given over to the worship Of perversi,y
HIS WRITINGS ON WAR AND STATECRAFvr.
Tie writ ~
tween the broadest lines OF and craftsmanship.
His style is conspicuousy unpretentious and while
1t makes no attempt at elegance of dicton and con-
tains little of ornament II evinces terseness ard
perspcuity which make 1t model OF vigorous Eng
During his administration so momentous IN
events the two oceans were united by our great
transcontinental railways, taxes were reduced over
go 600 the National debt was reduced over
900 to slo6ooOooo and the balance of trade S was
hangsd oo Irom against the country 70
years of honest, earnest patriotic labor he EFF
no unfinished work 70 turn over 10 his successor:
rne worid' prosperity among the people, and the
name OF America stood higher than it had
He was many-sided man, and possessed OF so
many conspicuous and sometimes contradictory
him most intimately in camp and Cabinet he still
remains - s9ething OF an enigma To form JUST
results he accomplished or the words he wrote bur
explain his chief merits. The salient points in his
character absolute truthfulness. becoming
modesty, superb courage moral and physical. mex
haustble patience unbounded generosity to friends
n ma to foes unsweryng loyalty and
in changing friends He never deserted friend
under fire, but when unfaithful friends had once
forfeited his confidence they never reganed it. lie
hated only two classes of men, liars and towards
He never could abide them and never could see any
paths Of frontier life and passed through all the
was more severely tried than Job himself and yet
never IN his life uttered an oath or inprecation
b e sscSed BY sq OF n put ne IN
perity depends on public tranquility;
foresight His mental power in tbs resp"et has
scarcely parallel, and to this gift he largely owed
dwelling upon the events of tho past. but Closed
them them out from his thoughts and Concentrated his
manifested itself n all his preparations. both in his
MaFy ana civil Sae and hi, OF
At the breaking out Of hostites, while many emf
that the war would last but a few months. and
orators were waving their white handkerchiefs and
up al. the blood which would be shed in the coming
struggle Grant announced his belief that the war
should be made commensurate with It's formidable
HS f. B. H' ShS from he the d e
came t N pasn, r to my mind eary in the Rebellion that
each other except one nation and that withoa,
slavery slavery AS anxious as ! am to see peace estab
settlement until this question is forever settled"
A PREDICTION VERIFIED.
Before any battles had been fought he said to q
staff officer: II believe that VIRGINIA will be the
principal field OF military operations in this rebellion
that tho cavalry will play an important part IN
that section Of tho country. and that the decisive
battle In the will occur there" This prediction
was verified in every particular. When 1t was rep
resented that Kentucky would remain neutral,
Grant declared that no State could remain neutral
IN a national war OF such magnitude. and that II
would be taken possession OF by the troops OF one
side or the other and he. without awaiting orders
promptly threw his command into kentucky to gain
the vantage ground and hold that important terri.
tory. In his proclamation issued at the time he
SPOKE with the true GUINNESS OF the soldier, saying
Il have nothing to do with opinions, and shalt deal
only with armed rebellion and It's alders and albeit
tors When the enemy came out OF Fort Donel-
son and attacked him no one could divine the Oh