Evening journal., 1907-10-09
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
EIGHTEENTH ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings

have read Of it which mis- presence was
asserted and minute descriptions OF his dress gem
era appearance given; others in which the
one the other not alluded to; sul others
in which his absence from fatty declared
am not prepared to say which OF these various
tentions is correct but certain that If General
Grant present l did not him; and I think !
would have seen him if he had been there, l would
have heard him commented by of those around
me- did other distinguished men, which I did not
hear the contrary. did hear his absence remarked
and the given that he did approve Of the
demonstrations that he preferred that nothing should
be done by the victorious North which would recall to
the minds of the defeated South the humiliation Of that
defeat and the bitterness of the experience through
which that portion of people had recently passed
And / inclined TO the opinion that this version is
the one it is quite in accordance with Cen
era Grants character think that, instead Of taking
part-and the conspicuous part of any-in the
great pageant he perhaps went quietly off TO his
boys at school, did Immediately the surrender
at Appomattox
General sheridan was not present the review either
Immediately after Lees surrender General Grant with
the Monroe Doctrine" in his mind doubtless, had sent
Sheridan post-hase to the Rio Grande to take charge
all forces in that vicinity and let Louis Ma
poeon Of France have look at him and at them The
emperor evidently took prompt and very compre-
hensve and reflective observation; for he to
the conclusion that he did not want Mexico as French
Province half as badly as he thought he did prompt
y withdrew Marshall Bazane and the French army from
Mexico and left poor Macmillan TO his fate.
All the other distinguished officers of the armies were
there riding at the head of their various commands.
Notably. Custer Magnihcently mounted and dressed,
with his long yellow locks reaching to his shoulders
when directly in front of the reviewing stand he
wheeled his horse front face with 10 standing almost
upright ON it's hind feet he waved his salute TO the
President he surely the observed of all Observers
and picture for an artist to copy.
man highly respected in his day by ALL and a faithful
election in which his nert was successful that the first
ouaq qffopf fn bn opeid vne he pnfu hntg
And this certainly appeared TO be vital question
Immediately after the Inauguration Of the first Repub-
lcan President
Delegation after delegation poured into Washington
70 present the claims of this that and the other
patriot anxious TO his country in the public
vice and, incidentally for the consideration attached
thereto And. we may be assured, Delaware WAS not
behind in this important manifestation Of patriotism
Why should she be? Wasn't she one Of the "old orig
nal thirteeng Wasn't she the first TO adopt the Con-
sttutonT Did she furnish her full quota in the
warg Hadn't she been among the first In every good
word and work. from the beginning? Surely! Why
should undoubtedly; and she did! And, being teth-
cred close by the public crib" she came in fire.
the President not only wNhin the State but without
And the scramble" was lively, there were about
and after the selections We're made the disappointed
and sore-head' patriots were many
An amusing incident in this regard is related in con
noction with the for the first Republican post
master OF this city The most prominent applicants
were two OF our then leading citizens, one OF whom
soldier and the other wasn't dixie the two tunes
that General Grant said to know when he heard
hen one was Yankee Doodle ana the other wasn't potn
candidates had plenty OF saunch friends and advocates and
pretty much all Of Mr.. Lincons leisure time taken
up Tor while guess IN hearing the diuerent dele
cations from Wilmington in advocacy Of the merits OF
their favore. In Iced, 1t said. with how much
truth cannot say that at the time the influx OF strangers
at the capital was great on this account that WASH
ngton Hotel men put up the price Of board 1t is eer
tam mat as the hsht Went on the delegations We're
numerous and weighty. one Of them remarkable
in this latter particular; and as man after man was
introduced to the President as the Honorable Mr. This
MIR That, or Mr.. So and SO. president Of such and
such bank or insurance company etc, Mr.. Lincoln
SAID All from Whnhngton gentlemen! Aren't you
afraid when you take many heavy men out of one
end of the state all time that it will tipg" To
many persons ths incident VIII come as an old chest
NUT; but perhaps of the young people have
heard IT, do not know that is true; only know that
they said So put do know mat the soldier got the
job and rghtfuy, but the acrimony and il-feelng
gendered by the contest intense and long astng
some candidates are dead gone and some have
been defeated" Both Of these dead long ago;
and perhaps by most of us forgotten but when they
the river" have doubt the defeated said
10 the successful that the decision OF the President
Just one and that the appointment went where 1t be-
onged and that the successful oval hearted
fellow that he replied, yes. think too, but
am sorry that we ever fought about it!"
How trihing and Insignificant these trials and dis
appointments that have i'm this world and of which
we make so much will seem TO us in the Great Hereafterl
Delaware made herself felt not only in elections
in the dividing and distribution of the oaves and fishes
but in other ways; notable instance being at a sale
of old material such cannon shot and shell, etc,
gathered the battlenelds in Virginia. A quantity
said 70 be valued at ATTY thousand dollars offered
at public auction and of Wilmington was
present prospective purchaser. He plain
and usually plainly, but always well dressed
When dressed up" for church some public meeting
political otherwise for he always attended them
he looked lik" we'll TO do farmer town
sell his wheat but he the proprietor of extensive
iron foundry in this city and when he appeared
the sale presume he his everyday clothes At
the beginning of the sale the auctoneer announced
that the material would be sold in lots Of hundred
tons and would be knocked the highest
bidder with the option of his taking that quantity
more Representatives of most Of the iron in
this part Of the country good bargains
were expected to be obtained. Our friend among
the first of the bidders and before prices had
a very high altitude the said among themselves
don't let the figures let the old countryman
have what he wants and get him of the way. there
viii be plenty left for ALL and they stopped bidding
and the Wilmington mans bid the last for
thought TO be the first nstalment How much will
you take2 asked the auctoneer III take IL ALI said
the "old countryman- CONSERVATION
His G.. LObdell he vindicated