Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1891 — General Grant. [ARTICLE]

General Grant.

Asa clerk he was a listless dreamer, and yet the moment supreme command devolved upon him the dross disappeared, dullness and indifference gave way to clarified intellect, which grasped the sitation with the powe.r of inspiration. Tho larger the field, the greater the peril, the more mighty the results dependent upon the issue, the more superbly he rose to all the requirements of the emergency. From serene heights, unclouded by passion or fear, he surveyed the whole boundless field of operation, and with unerring skill forced each part to work in harmony with the general plan The only commander who never lost a battle, his victories were not luck, but came from genius and pluck. Ctesar surpassed him, because he was both a great soldier and a great statesman; but he was immeasurably inferior to Grant, because his ambition was superior to his patriotism. Frederick the Great and Napoleon the First reveled in war for its triumDhsand its glory, but General Grant, reviewing the most superb armies beside the Emperor and Von Moltke and Bismarck, electrified the military nations of Europe by proclaiming his utter detestation of war. The motto which appeared in the sky at the consummation of his victories, and was as distinct as the cross of Constantine, was “Let us have peace. ” Under its inspiration ho returned to Lee his sword. He stood between the Confederate leaders and the passions of the hour, and with his last breath repeated it as a solemn logacy to his countrymen. —Chauncey Depew.