(. 11.3 H. E v . N G < 4..., . THE WAR AND ITS RESULTS. ' General Grant’s Qpinion as Expressed to General Buckner. General Buckner of the Confederate army, whose works, in 1862, Grant pro- posed to move upon immediately, was always an admirer of the Union gener- all. They had been class-mates at West Point and during General Grant’s last illness, General Buckner visited him at Mt. Gregor. General Buckner found General Grant in his ‘sitting-room, in the adjustable chair, furnished with ‘ wheels, which served him as a bed. Though pale and somewhat emaciated, be preserved the calm courage that was his most marked characteristic. Gen- eral Grant, who was unable to articu‘ late, replied to General Buckner’s cor- dial greeting by writing on a small pad of paper from which he removed .the slips after writing on them. General Buckner said that, aside from the gratification of a feeling Ol personal friendship, he had a special object in view in paying this visit. It was to assure General Grant that every Confederate soldier heldvhim in kindly remembrance, not only for his magnanimity at the close of the war, but for his just and friendly conduct afterward in interposing to prevent the violation by his own government oi the terms of the military convention which he had entered into, at the sur- render, with the Southern soldiers, which secured them from molestation so long as they complied with the terms of their parole. TO this General Grant wrote an answer which is a last mes- sage of friendship to the South and to the whole country, and part of which is publish ed in facsimile in the current number of, The Century for the first time. It reads: " “I have witnessed since my sickness just what I have wished to see ever since the war: harmony and good feel. ing between the sections. I have al- ways oontended that if there had been nobody left but the soldiers we would have had peace in a year. J ubal Early and Hill are the only two that I know of who do not seem to be satisfied on the Southern side. We have some on ours who failed to accomplish as much as they wished, or who did not get warmed up to the fight until it was all over, who have not had quite full satis- faction. The great majority too of those who did not go into the war have long since grown tired of the long controversy. '- We may now well look forward to a perpetual peace at home, and a national strength that will se- cure us against any foreign complica- tion. I believe myself that the war was worth all it cost us, fearful as that was. Since it was over I have visited every state in Europe and a number in the East. I know, as I did not be- fore, the value of our inheritance.” ‘ ~The Lawyer and rhs Commercial 31am A member of the New York Bar was recently in a thriving interior town on business. when he was accosted by i: very agreeable gentleman, who final- :y wanted to know where he was from. line legal gentleman, not relishing the stranger's familiarity, answered short- ly. "From New York." The next ques- tion was. “For what house are you travelling?" “For my. own." "May i ask your name?" “You may." Pause —enjoyable to the lawyer, embarrass ing to the other. “Well"—desperately —“what is your name?" “Smith." *9What line are you in ?" “1 don’t un- derstand you; sir." "What are you selling?" —impatiently. “Brains"— :oolly. The commercial traveller saw sis opportunity. and looking at the oth- ar from head to foot, he said slowly, “Well, you appear to carry a deuced imall lot of samples " The Brooklyn Eagle, Democratic, says: When Gen. Stewart L. Wood- ford said in Washington yesterday that he believed that the appointment of Mr. Bliss would be satisfactory to Republicans of all shades in this state, be justified the confidence which his friends have in his ability to do'and say the right thing at the right time, if Gen. Woodford had been unable to recognize the merit Of a. rival. and had not had sufficient self-control tO speak courteously of thatrival in the hour of his success, he would have been'un- lit for the office to which ‘he aspired. Such conduct as this conserves civil- ization. It makes it easy for men to mrk together for the general good. ' because it shows that the general good is what we care for more than for personal advancement. “’9 are headed in the right direction, and the time will soon come when men can strive for Office without believing that the other man is a villain. 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Plans For the Grant MemOrial Cele- braticn All Completed. SAFETY roe THE POPULAGE. Specta‘ors at the Monster Pageant Will Be Insured Against Danger From. ‘ Accidents, Fire and Contact With the Lawless Element. New York, April 26.—Practically all arrangements are now completed for the monster celebration in this city on Grant day, and on the morning Of the 27th one of the greatest days of Greater New York will have dawned. Every Grant monument committee, however hard it may have worked before, is working twice as hard now, and every ment is doing its utmost to take care of the hundreds of thousands of visitors that are arriving in the city. Bits of news about the great ones are flying thick. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and and they will view the parade in honor of the memory of Jefferson Davis’ greatest enemy in time of war and bravest friend when the War was ended, sitting side by side with the members of the Grant family. Mrs. McKinley and the ladies of her party will not accompany the president to the reviewing stand, but will view the parade from more comfortable places in a. suit on the third floor of the Hotel St. Andrew, at Seventy-second street and the Boulevard. There the president will join his wife after the ceremonies, returning with her to the Windsor. One Of the little surprises of yester- day was an Order received at General Dodge’s headquarters instructing navy officers to wear full dress uniform. It was the first time New York had seen the signature, “Theodore Roosevelt, acting secretary of the navy." - THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE ORIGINAL DEMONETIZATION 0F SILVER WAS EFFECTED BY JEFFERSON’SORDER. He Was at All Times Opposed to Cheap Money and 'Repudiation of Debts—Be- lieved That Colnage Ratio ShouldStick Close to the Miarket Ratio—Favored Use of Both Metals, but Showed a Moderate I Preference For GOId—Could Not Have Stood on the Chicago Platform. Thomas Jefferson was a patriot and a statesman of the highest order. It is proper for all true Democrats to cele- brate his birthday, April 13. and to commemorate his many excellent qual- ities, but why should those who 'voted in 1896 to repudiate debts and to cheap- en our dollar by attempting to fix an artificial ratio between gold and silver widely diiferent; from the market ratio meet to honor, or dishonor, Jefferson’s name?,Is_ there anything in his writings or his conduct; to indicate that he would have been a cheap money and repudia— tion Democrat? In 1783 Mr. Jefferson wrote: The proportion between the value of gold and silver is a mercantile problem altogether. * * "' .Iust principles will lead us to disregard legal proportions altogether, to inquire into the market price of gold in the several coun- tries with which we shall principally be con- nected in commerce and to take an average from them. Does this sound like the silver plank of the Chicago platform? In a letter to Mr. Hamilton in Feb- ruary, 1792, Mr. Jefferson expressed his opposition to cheapening thedollar or reducing the monetary unit. He said of the dollar: I very much doubt a right now to change the value, and esp-tially to lessen it. It would lead to so easy a mode of paying off their debts ‘ ' " Should it be thought, however, that congress may reduce the value of the (101‘ lar, I should be for adopting for our unit, in- stead of the dollar, either one ounce of pure silver or one ounce of standard silver, so as to In such a crowd as there will be on , Tuesday danger is to be feared from i- thieves, accidents and fire. Every pos- ' sible precaution is being taken to make the danger the least possible. ' John P. Faure, charities commission- er, who has charge of the ambulance corps, has reported that 23 ambulances will be stationed at intervals along the line of march and at the tomb. Four large wagons have been converted into temporary hospitals. These are intended for the care of slight injuries. Each wagon will have a doctor, two trained nurses and two uniformed messengers in attendance! All the ambulance and hospital wagon f attendants will wear on their left ‘; sleeves the Geneva cross in red on a white ground. l'oiice Precautions. - Chic“ Crrlin has defined a corps of 20 bicycle policemen to‘ work in connec- tion with the 'a’mbulance service, and the ambulances will be placed so that the telephcne and telegraph’ lineses- fablishcd wi‘l be accessible quickly. Eleven telephone stations and nine tel- egraph stations have been arranged for. President Sheffield of the fire board yesterday made a tour of inspection to see what: safeguards against fire were needed. The fiimsy' construction of many Of the stands and the fact that in many of them cooking is to be done make them particularly dangerous. There are only two fire hydrants along Riverside drive and no alarm boxes in the immediate neighborhood of the tomb. Coupled with this is the fact that in case of a_fire it would be almost impossible for the engines to force their way through the crowd. Should a fire break out, the lives of the president and all others in the order of succession to the presidency might be endangered if careful precautions were not taken. For this reason a chemical engine will be stationed inside the lines at the re- viewing stand, and fire extinguishers will be placed there at intervals of 300 feet. A battalion Of firemen will be de- tailed to man the chemical engine and the extinguishers. Five alarm boxes wil be placed along Riverside drive. Should a fire of any magnitude be started, the 14 companies of firemen in the line of march will be called upon for service. Orders havekbeen issued by Captain O'Brien of the detective bureau that all professional crooks are to be arrested on‘ sight. Beginning at 2 p. m. today, 200 detectives will be put on guard at the ferries, railroad stations, hotels tect strangers visiting the city. Efforts will be made to have the magistrates commit all professional thieves caught until after the parade, as has been done on previous occasions when there were unusually large crowds in the. city. To Fly Kites. If wind and weather are favorable, Gilbert T. Wogion, Washington’s kite expert, will attempt kite flying on a grander scale on Tuesday than ever before seen, in this city. From either the roof of Barnard college or the Claremont hotel, depending on the di- rection of .ne wind, he will send up 40 parakites. The stars and stripes will be unfurled 1.000 feet above the heads of the crowd around the tomb. He also will endeavor to record in the skies by means Of lettered parakites some of Grant’s principal battles. ‘ Companies Of artillery are encamped' at Governor’s Island and Wehawken park, and others will arrive today. To- day and tomorrow will see several more governors, with their staffs, quar- tered at the Fifth Avenue hotel and the Holland House, while military com- panics from all parts continue to arrive. Among the aids appointed to the staff of the Grand Veteran division, com- manded by General 0. 0. Howard, are the following from out of town: Colonel L. W. Moore, Rev. H. 0. Mc- Cook, Dr. R. VVilkie Martin, Colonel A. J. Seller, General John A. Wylie, Colo- nel T. E. Weidersheim of Pennsylvania.- Colonel Charles A. Brooks, Major Thomas Bowdsen, Captain S. P. Crooly, Captain John 0. Curtis, Colonel Jacob L. Green, General W. L. Norcross, Cap- tain C. A. Q. Norton, Lieutenant M. H. Wharples,.Lieutenant George C'. Wal— thus, Lieutenant P. Wood of Connecti- cut. Colonel William H. Black, General John Ramsey of New Jersey. .General W. H. Henry, Colonel P. S. Gardiner of Vermont. General Nelson A. Hallett, Dr. G. '1‘. Walker of Massachusetts. ' son Democrats. keep the unit of money a. parts of the system Of measures, weights and coins. The original “demonetization of sil- ver” was effected by'the following or- der from Thomas Jefferson: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, May 2, 1806. SIR-In consequence of a representation from the directors of the Bank of the United States that considerable purchases have been made ‘ of dollars coined at the mint for the purpose of exporting them, and as it is probable fur- ther purchases and exportations will be made, the president (Thomas Jefferson) directs that all silver to be coined at the mint shall be of ‘ small denominations, so that; the value of the largest piece shall not exceed half a dollar. JAMES MADISON. ROBERT PATTERSON, Esq., Director of the Mint. Except 1,000 pieces, no more silver dollars were coined till after Andrew Jackson retired from the presidency. It is clear from Jefferson’s writings that he favored the use of both metals, but only at their natural ratio in the world’s markets. He seems to have had an instinctive fear thatpeople who wish- ed an “easy mode of paying off their debts” would attempt to fix our coin- age system independent of the world’s markets. His policy at all times was to stick close to the natural ratio. H'is desire to ascertain the market ra- tio between gold and silver and adopt that as the legal ratio is shown again in his supplemental notes, Works, edi- tion of 1853, volume 1, page 170, written in 1783 or 1784, when he suggests that the committee of the states be instructed: To appoint also proper persons to inquire what are the proportions between the values of fine gold and fine silver at the markets of the several countries with which we are or may probably be connected in commerce, and what would. be a proper proportion here, hav- ing regard to the average Of their values at those markets and to other circumstances, and to report the same to the committee. by them to be laid before congress. . Jefferson framed and had passed by the Virginia assembly a law by which the value of the paper money of Amer- ica was settled “in sterling money or the lawful money of England. " If Jefferson had been compelled to choose between the two metals, he would undoubtedly have taken gold. 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