The Newtown bee., 1897-05-14

charged upon him, it surely was never
 proved. His words were few, but his actions always showed that he was
 proud of our Republic, that he had faith
 in it's perpetuity, and never, so far as l know, did he in the least waver in the hope and the assurance that our govern ment would stand. His confidence in spired others. Even the President gath cred new hope when Grant was placed at the head of the armies. Officers and soldiers were sustained by his quiet hope fitness. So likewise were our enslaved friends in the South. "How de do Gin- ral Grant?" said colored man who went over to the camp to see him in the dark days of the Rebellion, when he and all his people were dreadfully despond- ent and uncertain of their fate. He ex- tended his hand and Grant grasped it heartily, and the black man said, "How am tings goin Ginral?" "Everything is going right, sir" was the Generals re- sponse, and in 8 brief time the contra band camp was ringing with the snout,
 "Ginral Grant has just said, everything is goin right, press de Lord!''
 Yes, indeed he was a true patriot.
 Whether in the field or in the chair of the chief executive, or entertained by
 kings and potentates in the .far-away capitals of other lands, he gave proof
 that he was willing to live or die for 8 government that is ''of the people, and for the people, and by the people, The fears at times cherished that he might
 be willing to sacrifice the interests of his country to selfish aspirations for kingly power, were altogether un- founded. The nation was convinced of this by beholding his retirement from the White House into private life at the close of his second presidential term, af- ter fifteen years of eminent public ser vice. "He more than repeated,' as said the New York Herald after his death, ''he more than repeated the great exam pie of Washington, whom the world had
 lauded for self abnegation in not making himself King at the close of the Revolu- ] tionary war. Grant had come down
 from position in which it was, perhaps, possible he might, had he been so in- spired, have put the republic under foot. Tyrannies come St the end of great wars. because commanders are then left in command of idle armies. Grant had 8 l million men when the war was over, and
 he began to disband them as soon as au. ! thority was obtained, and thereby
 showed how small a share mere ambi- ] tion had in his nature.''
 2. General Grant
 WAS GREAT IN THE POSSESSION OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMMON SENSE.
 His head was level. He held his peace
 when other men would have said foolish
 things. His good sense kept him from
 weak display of vanity. His old
 father said to Bishop Ames about the
 time the General captured Vieksbure
 and made his name immortal: Ulysses
 may amount to something in the world
 yet, if he don't get puffed." Grant held
 a reasonable estimate of himself, and showed good amount of sensible sell
 control, and his good sense appeared ir
 the choice of men appointed to cooper.
 ate with him in conducting his grand
 strategie movements for the suppression
 of the rebellion.
 His good sense was his power. In this his generals trusted. Before leay. ! ing the West, Grant wrote 8 letter in which he said he was indebted for his success to Sherman and McPherson. Sherman replying to Grant, said: My
 only doubt was in your knowledge of
 grand strategy, and of books of science and history but confess your common
 sense seems to have supplied these.'' 3. For another trait General Grant is honored. He was man of will, of prompt and ready decision. Some men are so slow to act that opportunities are gone before they are ready. Grant did not fear or refuse to assume responsi- bility and more promptly when occas- ion required. When Buckner asked for an armistice in Kentucky, Grant replied ; No terms other than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. propose to move directly upon your works." We all know how from that time the generals name was pronounced ssSsa that kind of message and the decisive action that followed. Fort Donaldson
 was won. It was great achievement. "It saved Kentucky to the Union; it ad- vanced the Federal forces two hundred miles ; it prevented General Albert John