TRUE AND LOYAL.
From the “Athens Banner.”
Henry Grady has done as much for his country as any man, be he living or dead. He has stood by his people and their institutions, and his pen and his voice were always heard in their defence. Henry Grady died as he lived—battling for the good name of the South, and in defending his people from the slander of their enemies. In their grief over the death of this brilliant young journalist and statesman, his section will shed as bitter tears as were showered upon the bier of Jefferson Davis. One died full of years and honor—the other was cut down in the prime of manhood, and spread out before him was the brightest future ever vouchsafed to man. His loss to the South is irreparable. There is no one who can take his place.
But the beautiful traits of Grady’s character were best known to his own people. He was as true to his friends as is the needle to the pole—his hands were ever open to appeals for charity—he was loyalty itself—his heart was as guileless as a child’s and as innocent as a woman’s—his whole aim and ambition was to do good, develop his section, and stand by his people, and do manly battle for their good name and their rights.
MR. GRADY’S DEATH.
From the “Savannah Times.”
Henry Woodfin Grady, Georgia’s bright particular genius, is dead!