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_From the “New York Christian Union.”_
THE death of Henry W. Grady, at Atlanta, on Monday of this week, was a
loss, not only to his own section, but to the country. Although a young
man, and not in political life, Mr. Grady had already acquired a
national reputation. It is only three years since he delivered the
speech at the New England dinner in this city, which gave a sudden
expansion to a reputation already rapidly extending, and made his name
known in every State in the Union. Mr. Grady was a typical Southern man,
ardent in his love for his own section, loyal to the memory of those who
fought in the struggle of a quarter of a century ago, but equally loyal
to the duties and the nation of to-day. Warm-hearted, generous, and of a
fervid imagination, Mr. Grady’s oratory recalled the best traditions of
the Southern style; and the sincerity and geniality of his nature evoked
the confidence and regard of his audience, while his eloquence thrilled
them. His latest speech was delivered in Boston two weeks ago, on the
race question, and was one of those rare addresses which carry with them
an immediate broadening of the views of every auditor. Among the men of
his own section Mr. Grady was probably the foremost leader of
progressive ideas, and his death becomes for that reason a national
loss.
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