The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-04-30
HONOR TO GENERAL GRANT.

HONOR TO GENERAL GRANT.
On Tuesday last, the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the birth of General
Ulysses s. Grant, "a great popular dem
onstration and parade was held in
New York city. 1t is estimated that
at least sixty thousand persons took
part in the parade to Riverside Park,
the tomb of General Grant and that
one million spectators were assembled
along the line of march. The scene
was compared to the final ceremonies
when the body of Napoleon |. was re-
moved to its final resting place in
Paris.
President Mckinley made an ad-
dress at the tomb of the illustrious
General, in which he praised General
Grant for his many virtues. He said
in part:
"a great life dedicated to the well
fare of the nation, here finds its earth
~ coronation. Even if this day lack
ed the impressiveness of ceremony and
was devoid of pageantry, it would
still be memorable, because it is the
anniversary of the birth of one of the
most famous and best beloved of
American soldiers.
Architecture has paid high tribute
to the leaders Of mankind, but never
was a memorial more worthily be-
slowed or more gratefully accepted by
a free people than the beautiful struc-
ture before which we are gathered.
'In making the successful compile
ton of this work we have as witnesses
and participants representatives of all
branches of our government, the resi-
dent officials of foreign nations, the
Governors of States and the sovereign
people from every section of our COM
mon country, who joined in this au-
gust tribute to the soldier, patriot and
citizen.
"a great life never dies. Great
deeds are imperishable great names
immortal. General Grants services
and character will continue undimin-
ished in influence and advance in the
estimation of mankind so long as lib.
erty remains the corner stone of free
government and integrity of life the
guarantee of good citizenship.
Faithful and fearless as a volun-
teer soldier, intrepid and invincible as
commander-in-chie of the armies of
the Union, calm and conf
dent as President of reunited
and strengthened nation, which his
achieving, he has our homage and
that of the world, but brilliant as was
his public character, we love him all
the more for his home life and homely
virtues.
His individuality, his bearing and
speech, his simple ways, had flavor
of rare and unique distinction and his
Americanism was SO true and uncom-
promising that his name will stand
for all time as the embodiment of lib
erty, loyalty and national unity.
victorious in the work which, I'M
der Divine Providence, he was called
upon to do; clothed with almost linn
itless power; he was yet one of the
people-patient, patriotic and just
Success did not disturb the even bal
ance of his mind, while fame was pow
erless to swerve him from the path of
duty. Great as he was in war, he
loved peace, and told the world that
honorable arbitration or differences
was the best hope of civilization.
with Washington and Lincoln,
Grant has an exalted place in history
and the affections of the people. To-
day his memory is held in equal es-
TEEN by those whom he led to victory
and by those who accepted his gener-
Gus terms of peace. The veteran
leaders of the Blue and the Gray here
meet not only to honor the name OF
the departed Grant, but to testify to
the living reality of fraternal ma
tional spirit which has triumphed
over the differences of the past and
transcends the limitations of sectional
lines. Its completion, which we pray
God to speed, will be the nations
greatest glory"
The words of President Mckinley
are we'll spoken. Sectional feeling is
fast dying out and it is only occasion
ally that we hear the discordant note
from some agitator whose delight it is
to wave the bloody shirt" Section
alism is giving place to intercommu-
nication of all parts of the country
This demonstration at the tomb of
General Grant, where the Blue and
the Gray met to exchange the greeting
of friends, is another step towards at
tanning what General Grant prayed for
with his last breath, LET us have
peace"
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