Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28

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mankind were the greatest military chief.
4 tains of. the world. were Alexander the
Great. Hannibal Caesar. Frederick the
tn ana nonapaI1e 81, bu. ~ - d 1t,,.ssss
8 cram ss the years 20 bv hts name
| will become more and more familiar to
mankind He wilf.sbe remembered as
lthe LEI, de-. 80. "a ST nj nit ary forces orr
[ 2 anizef, not fnf The srSnrnoses efs conunest
or, AMBITION. but. only to- preserve sthe
| great fnn,,lilic from sissfruct ion. s
.Fffs = cayeer : was most & rema rka able
When the ,civil war opened he was. but
| little known teyond .sfhe limits of the
| county iTS which, He hyeds And yet. when
the war; ended, the conviction Yves strong
| and zunivefSar that of fthes men brought
| into: Hibl:c notice bv that war :tlie,, was
l. a hove all etheSs sffe one to- lead the armed
hosts of the tnion.s. But when the mo-:
ment;lus scoptest was closed by. the sur!
| render Of Ixee andeiiis llow-Cpnaederates
ti1e.greft Com "a aflder by an That he said
ands did- SCENES uncenseloas o Or tasting
He riaiuinazI nothing on, acJcoifut of. his
services sbsit modsstly.an3 quietly smoVed
Forward. N tt1e { lne or pt1oilc GUY, COIL
III $3.50 ,,,ana ~, his
afynrt..to ser,-e then, the country.
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Eat the first election atSthe close of the
| CIVIL war ne was elevated 10 the pTSSl-
dency without his Fseekinp that = place
L. s;at'.. 1..,,o,,,as e. ~. ,n.,,. n,.iL
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tloh. put accepted IL. WIN all us .rehe";
dous responsibilities. from high sense
| of :d,,fy and with the determine ton to-
do the best he could for the country he
loved so devotedly. The dominant
| thought with him was to esta blish peace
| throughout the land and restore the au-
| thor;tv Of the Union. -
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thought which, desire to express: We
are ant to think of. Grant as a military
chieftain. Great az he was as a mill
| tary chieftain he is entitled to be thought
| of as a statesman His mind was sd
| direct in it's operations, his sense Of JUS
| fice and right. 30 strong and his common
sense so controlljne that often in his ca
reer he displayed what NAV be fairly
| characterized as craftsmanship. Let me
recall two incidents, in his life while in
the army.
Cond1t1ons In Aentucky.
You will remember the unusual condi-
| .,o~ 80 +h;,.. IN EontucLv Of tho heein-
~ that
ning or the war. Inc people vi ''io'
.on .,,o ,,a,n,aanos ~ w. - - al,
hazards and at whatever cost. and vet
there was large minority. including most
o. the officers of the state, who sympa-
thized with the Confederate cause. 1t re-
CURED minnie tact ana nrmness on 'ne
p panid ~ c .e 'o ,he nenn1s That
NIGH nrecintate Collision before the
| Union men got ready for such action as
| would save the state to the Union cause
| There were at the tine have in mind.
| no troops on either side in the state. AL
! though the var was Haorant the United
| States for some months kent ito troons
our If KentnaIv GO &C RI avoid tho an
! nearance NJ fcrcino ito neon,a In to-.
sides Kenfuckians Do NOT liz n no div
en- The Confederate eovernwen. also
| kept tic troons out ~ TIC st.t 90 o ~
avoid Tho anne.rance - foro;ra a.. ,ao,,o
| IN t.Le s,das fo,. tI,o ConfaSare+ oa.sa
..rhms. matters. Stood mill 10 Iii "a
| 1891 u,ben CO.. Ioon;Sas Dill ne ~
Confederate forces w'thout warnine To
Kentuckv occunieI With III. trenn. s ~
| IN - rda,,J ~ troc - sM s e.ovpe' Anu Anu
IN ti,a. ax.ra,,a .,,,,b. III sASso. a . 10y
.tota Sr.n. @ 80 paIt y. tne
S;re,o oman, wiz ' vas .nen Oily a suoor-
anm oiiicGI, nineuia'ely occupied raou-
20 . ~, ny. nc .nus Rut ms troops olrecuy
IN .ne PAN PAN OF zen FOLK SO tnat ne might
n,ora f,,rtt.r s" nor.h , ts 'I at.empt 70
Wo.ta ~, .hei NORM toward the CENTER or
AeH'uchy. .s's
| Issues a Proclamation
opoi' ms occupation OF Paducah with
troops Grant issued proclamatio eek
planning the circumstances which row,
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s WIN MS troops. WAS
oocumeht winch showed great Wisdom.
J tact and caution. He knew that he was
dealing with situation full nf peril to
| the Union cause. and what he said in
| his proclamation was just what the cir
| cumstances and the best interests of
| the government required. If lie had en-
joyed the benefit Of the counsel of wise
| statesmen and trained politicians he
| could not have put forth better procla-
| nation. recall with great dis1inctness
| the impression made upon my mini, at
| the time. by his course at Paducah
time excent tho shortI,' h Det"s t th,
| date he had commanded some Union
troops In missouri IN battle N which
The DISQUALIFICATION ,.as ad III severetS
| Grant and I recall that mon rsadin,, r.
said to my Lieutenant colonel that
those initials were significant. and that.
| ~; III ausn. We Nnew' .neIe was VI com
| .ns man ol tne wal the" vi manu-. Aho
So .. III neu ou!.
nM ,hcIuene d. ra ;u, Wis
snat a.laiE copa.ea Win Tn" great
d. <, 81, me war mao
l',ons 80, tor ae.eiI years anl ,iahs
WEI ~ uoup, as 10 wren II W"l - eng
had aIosoa "h1 T;si,, oecuI LIZ.
. hau . .t rinaIsc Lee recosh.Aeu
that the ehQ OF the confederate cause