Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, 1875, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, 1875, Vol. 2It will be remembered that when Gen. Robertson assumed the duties of this ofiice it was no idle thing to be the Adjutant General of the State of Michigan. The terrors of a civil war were upon us, and Michigan was gird ing on her sword to take part in the struggle, and, in consequence, the work and duties of the office were vastly multiplied. But through faithfulness in the discharge of every duty, and faithfulness in looking after every detail, the brave old general maintained the honor and dignity of Michigan among the sistert of States, and it is largely due to him that the fame of Michi gan's soldiers has gone down to history with a lustre and glory undimmed.Again the lesson of honesty and integrity is emphatically taught in the life of Gen. Robertson. He considered it worth far more to him to be known by his countrymen as an honest man, in every position he was called to fill, than by intrigue to attain a higher position. And it seems to me that in this age of bickerings and strife, we ought to call a halt and seriously con template this grand lesson, for after all the record of an honest life shines forth as a brilliant star amid the fog and smoke of deception and intrigue, and sooner or latter is sure to win and command the respect of all right thinking men.And I hope that the young men of this generation, who are now taking the places of their fathers and assuming the duties of guiding the old ship of state across the stormy waters of the future. Will receive into their hearts and minds these lessons taught us in the noble life so recently ended. The possibilities that are before our young men are emphasized in the life of Gen. Robertson.His earnest attention to the duties that came to hand every day, the honest discharge of every responsibility as it presented itself, were but the parts of a grand whole - the parts that went to make up the fullness of his grand life. And this fact in itself is a standing rebuke to those who seek by one bound to pass from obscurity to fame, for ability, talent, and genius go for naught with out hard work. It is work, and work alone, that accomplishes what he accomplished during the years of his grand life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.