The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-25

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S. Grant, Judge Robert NJ. Douglass
A. NJ. l.. L. D., Of Greensboro writes
az him as he was in intimate per-
sonal life. Judge Douglas is a son
II Stephen A. Douglas and has heio
many positions of note: secretary 10
Governor Holden, private secretary
In President Grant, United states
Marshall for North Carolina, Asso-
ciSte Justice of the North Caroilna
Supreme Court. In the Youth com
panion he gives a most entertaining
account OF his ASSOCIATION Win zen
eral Grant as follows:
saw General Grant for the first
time in Nav, 1865, at the review OF
tn Army Of the Potomac, in Wash
;ngton, soon after the close OF the
war. He was standing in full view
on the Presidential stand, n was
holding his hat slightly raised. =
was then sixteen years old, intensely
loyal, and at an age when l would
naturally be attracted by the person
sility Of a great soldier. l was the
elder son Of Stephen A. Douglas;
Just four years earlier, I had re-
ceived my fathers dying message TO
support the Constit utiOn and obey
lJt laws VI tht oAdtSS.
The impression that General Grant
made upon me L shall never forget,
indeed, l have never fully under
stood it. In that moment OF SUI
preme glory, / expected to see him
wca IN expression Of triumph, or at
least Of citation; but his calm, i'm
PASSIVE face. with a tinge of sadness,
seemed looking beyond the present,
INTO the future or back into the past.
Certainly the features wore no ex-
preston of the c%onqueror.
/ was then a student at George
town. and when 1 was not in college,
made my home with my stepmothYr
in Washington. l told her of my
earnest desire to meet General Grant.
Shortly afterward We called at his
home, n in her charming n
she frankly repeated to him all that
j had said.
was embarrassed by her unex-
Pected candor, but was quickly re-
assured by the pleasant smile and
Kindly manner Of the general. He
had met my father in Illinois not
long before his death. and admired
his career, especially his devotion to
the Union.
The Families Intimate.
From about the time of our viSit
until his election 20 the Presidency
General Grant lived in the house tha
had been given to him in what wa!
then called Minnesota Row. 1t wa,
one OF a block Of three houses tina
Vice-President Breckenridge, Sen
ator Rice and my father had built il
1856. for their residences. er m,
fathers death We moved back to tn
old home, almost directly across Nev
Jersey Avenue. Our families becam
quite intimate, and l was often a
General Grants house. Mrs. Gran
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that won my sincere and lasting at
tachment.
In 1856. General Grant accom-
panied President Johnson on his ia
nous Swing round the circle" dul
ing which n President visited Oh
cago TO lay the cornerstone of
monument to my father. 1 joine
the party at Rochester, New YOrl
early in September, and left it
Chicago. During the journey I sa
much of General Grant and usual
rode in the same car with him. +
seemed embarrassed by his surroun,
ings, ard apparently avoided appea
ing until after Mr.. johnson had spol
en-. When he did appear. he was r
ceived with great m Enthusiasm.
At the laying Of the conversion
or h imminent the people call,
for General Grant. and he stepped
the front OF the platform. He W
met by the wild cheering of tho
sands of persons, the shouting co
tinued for several minutes. Durii
that time the expression that had
deeply impressed me when first Sc
MN. again came over his face.
After my graduation in 1867.
went TO North Carolina to look aft
what was left of the property tt
my brother and l had inherit ed fro
my mother, who was the daugh,
81 a large Shareholder. Although
was born in North Carolina, and h
many relatives in that State, l look
upon Illinois as my home, and fn
intended to go to Chicago: but
chain Of unforeseen
made me a permanent resident of
native state.
AS / was only eighteen years {
M relatives persuaded me to rem
in North Carolina until / became
age. They pointed out that in
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