The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-28

" Long ago In the messag to the pso
pie Of tle United States ne used words
which seemed "a mocNery. There was then
a peace which was worse ,han war. but
peace has come throughout the land.
peace in the north and peace in tho
south. The whole country Is one again. in
heart and thought and hope. me great
soldier who laid in blood The fou.uadons
/ of this second ana more enduriag union
] is now at rest. Let us have peace he
said years ago, and peace his peoi. a. have.
/ IN their hearts and minds, ln this time
/ of psdce, there is naught but regard and
regret for him whom strife ana disqulat
are no more The good will OF an. who her
I heretofore friends or not was his iu
agony and will abide with his name for
ever"
President Mckinley, two years ago at
the dedication of the monument beuu-
fully and truthfully said OF General Grant.
a great ife never dies, great deeds
are imperishable. great names immortal
! Gneral Grants services anu character
wil continue undiminished iu influence
and advance IN the estimation Of man.
kind so long as liberty remains the corner
stone Of free government and integrity
of life the guaranty Of good citizenship
] ~ " Il II W AoAiA ~ AAltN.
/ But sorrow enduroth for "a night and
10y cometh I'm the morning. ant now that
Igrief and mourning have claimed their
tribute, we meet tonight TO celebrate tho
/ birthday Of Grant, the magnauimous,
whose memory We delight to honor and
reverence. recognizing him as one OF the
nations 'immortals', whose memory viii
Ibe cherished together with that Of the
father Of our country.
"Seventy-s years, almost twO-thlrds
Iof the life time of the nation have como
and gone, leaving their records Of events
that hll the pages II history since "a boy
destined 10 shine forever on one Of the
brightest Of these pages. first saw the
light I'm a small village IN Claremont coun-
Ity Ohio. His colonial ancestors emigrat-
ed from Devon. England. To Dorchester,
Mass, ln 1890. removing after five years
Ito Windsor, Conn. Noah Grant, one Of tho
defendants, grandfather of the hero whose
/ birthday we celebrate tonight, served dur
/ ing tho revolution. and afterwards re-
moved TO Pennsylvania whero General
lGranps father and mother were both born,
their respective families removing later
Ito Point Pleasant. Jesse Rout Grant and
lIIanna Simpson were married in 1921 The
Inext year on April 9th "a son was born
lhram Ulysses was the name first given
to this future hero his father had taken
Iup timing as his means Of support ana
THAT he found 10 a very lucrative occupa.
uon IS proved from the fact that he
was able To educate his children hand
lsomely and divide que an ample fortune
lamong them I'm his later Gays
CHANGED NAMES.
always called By his second gwen name
lby some error he was named by his con-
leressman TO the secretary of war as
lTuysses Simpson. SO his commission for
lWcst Point was made out, and so his
name remained. Cadet Grant received
Ibrevct Second Lieutenant commission IN
Ils3. serveu with peculiar distinction
iu Mexico being bon every battle except
that of Buena Vista. on one occasion
General Worth pat company with it'
captain under the commaui % % y3rri
lieutenant. who. taking possession oi
am old church. dragged "a le'd gun up in'
, to ihe belfry himself, loading and hrna
t dislodeed force OF MeNicans fro"
rarapet. stubornly held by them as
: one Of the defenses of the CITY OF Mex
b leo. For his work ne was specially com
meuded by General Worth ard oreW.e.
twlco within FIVE days
Returning from Mey'oo, ne received
furloueh. married Miss Julia r Dent .
iSis. continuing in the army until H'
{ when he resigned hIs commission am
e t,,k up hs residence on farm nea
o a Louis. in which city his wife's pa
e e,ts lived lie seemed 90 have met wit
j. little success DO civil pursuits, and In lst
e removed 20 Galina. whore no became as
. f3cis,ed With his brothers in the leathe
h .rade.
- "on the 10Th day Of April, six day
4 after the fan Of Fort suElpter had gath
b cred "a company. began 10 drill them an
"a offered hlms ,lf TO the Governor OF ID
It inois 50 modes and unobstruslve wa
b. General Grant that h.s old service seen
70 Tor time to nave been lost sight o
The story ~ bis military career has bee
u rchearsed over and over. All are famiiis
with his success in the west, and thel
u nrst looms up the generosity OF his cha
al acter. When seeking % establish q
.y United states IA possession of Kentuck
65 DE proclaimed;
"a HIS GENEROSITY
70 81 have nothing 20 90 with oplaion
.a and shall deal only a1rh armed rebel
ss ions ana IFS alders and absttors'
~ "At Vicksburg hts order was M
~ garrison ein march out tomorrow ]
no struct your commands 90 be- quiet a.
go orderly az the prisoners pass by al
IT, make no offensive remarks.'
"At Appomatox be- quietly hushed
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