Year: 1879




Geueral Grant ut Homo.


After two years and four months
tour around the world, General Gran,
has landed, though on the golden shore
tbeusauds of miles from his native city,
on his native land. The "Tokio,' an
American built steamer, which bore
him from the fowery kingdom to the
sstes Of the golden city Of San Fran
cisco, was sighted at 3.15 on Saturday
afternoon, but it was not until 7.3O
O'Clock that he stepped ashore, thereby
connecting circuit Of the globe. The
civic and military display which greet
ed him is simply indescribable. He came
home, however, the same thoughtful,
sensible, plain, unostentatious gentle
man that he was when he LETT Phila-
dslphia, two years and four months pre-
viously. His travel through all the
leading empires and Kingdoms Of the
world and his familiar intercourse with
emperors and kings have not made him
one whit less an American citizen than
he was when he left America. Though
every city, borough, village and hamlet
in America are prepared to do him honor
on his journey eastward, he seems in
no hurry, but intends now to
know more about his own country
before he leaves the Pacific coast. Ore
gon, the Territories, the Yosemite val
ley and the silver mines will all be
visited on his journey eastward, and
by the time he reaches Galsna, his ma
tive Illinois home, he will have a more
extended knowledge Of the world than
any other American traveller. That
he has shed lustrs on American charac-
ter wherever lie went cannot be doubted.
He is thoroughly an American and
when basking in the smiles Of emper-
Ors and rings he never laid aside his
simple American manners to ape the
customs and habits Of royalty. Gen.
Grant had received no paper from home
bearing later date than May, hence
he is very anxious to know the
news. He made but few inquiries re-
garding politics, declares that he is not
a candidate for the Presidency, and
laughingly said that he doubted if his
former fellow townsmsn would elect
him Mayor of Galena.


OF course all sorts of rumors will be
started now by Democratic papers ia
regard TO General Grants designs upon
the Presidency, and nothing will con-
vince them that everything he does
will be bid for that office as if he had
not already reaped all the honors
such an exalted position confers.


There can be no question that II Gen
eral Grant wants the Republican pom
ination for the Presidency he can have
it for there is no man that to-day has a
warmer place in the great American
heart than he has, and since the inau-
guration by the South of terrible reign
of murder, outlawry. crime !. and dishon-
esty which 60 unpunished, there is,
there must be, deep seated conviction
in the hearts of the people that Grant
III just the man needed once more in
the Presidential chair. II il certain
however that the Office will have tt
seek Grant and not Grant the Office
He would no doubt prefer quietly en-
joying the peaceful results Of an event.
full life than mixing in the busy, bust.
ling turmoil of politics and be vexed
with the cares of office no matter how
exalted. The attacks of the Democratic
press however cannot harm him.
Every arrow fred at him charged as il
will be with hate, jealousy and ,male.
violence will but increase the number
of bis friends and should the time come
when he should change his mind, he
will be triumphantly elected President
Of these United States in spite of all
the combined Democratic and rebel op.
position that can be brought to bear
against him. Welcome home General
Grant.