The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-02 00:00:00

GENERAL GRANT'S "TWO WORDS."

The Hartford Courant recounts a visit made by
General Grant to Providence*, Rhode Island, where be
was the guest of General Burnside. A band of music
accompanied by a large crowd appeared before the
dwelling, and, in response to their anxious demonstra-
tions, General Grant appeared in an open window and
bowed his acknowledgments. But the crowd wanted
more, and, American like, shouted for a speech. The
General bowed again, and was about retiring, when a
voice high in the upper key shout,d—'• Just too
words, General." General Grant —" No, sir!" (Great
applause and laughter.) The 'VW, his only speech in
Providence, and URA taken re, batint by the allXil.ll4
reporters of that city, who had followed him in vain
through all his travellings during the afternoon. The
crowd then passed through the house, entering at the
front door, and Ong out through an opposite passage,
General Grant meantime standing by the front parlour
door and receiving each person with a shake of the
hand. The crowd once outsLle again, ins:sted upon
spseches from the window. General Grant, who was
quietly smoking a cigar, said to Governor Burnside
who stood in the window, "General Hawley is here.
he can make a speech." The crowd caught it up. and
cried for Hawley," wbo appeared and said : - " Why,
gentlemen, it. is utterly imposidble to mike a speech
here. I made all nly speeches during the campaign,
and I thanl- God that I was able to do so." Tvere
were loud cal's then 1.,r NI ape' Dotle, and th it genii,
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M:1111 cainef, rwsrd and " I out ol it," by inborn:4,g
the crowd tiro t and Deming was in the hi use, and
having been o or, could speak appropriately. Si,
the crov.il for "P, icing," who went lii the
window :61 .• lit-men, I appear I,re as it
subditide n • !, ;e: and I wish to say
1111.11.4 • 11•' ' : - 'i(4l I anticipate front the
administrat 1 I ',nerd raiit, the greatest is that
this evert,' : • liirst for gab will cease. (Applause
and I :lighter ) Ni, gentleman, with ally reputation as
a talker, can es :ape I wing called luso) on all sorts .4
hem-oil s. \\•.,Y, it ;s a fact that a friend of mine in a
horse car in New York sea, called upon to 'Top, mil to
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Gentlemen of the Union League,—lt is w ith estren
regret that I Unit myself unable to reap .nd In appromiam
language to the warmth if feeling with which this toast hag
been received. Von all know how unaccustomed lam to
politic speaking, how undesirable a talent I think it is to
pogsess, hew little good it g.nerall3 does, and how ilesiroies
I am to see more of our public men foilow the good example
which I hedeve, in this particular if in no other, I have set
them. I must, however, express my acknowledgments to
the Union League of this city, as well as to the union leagues
of other cities, for the great benefits they conferred upon
the government lila tug the retail'. di through which we have
Pa-sed of late years. I wish t.• acknowledge their liberality
towards myself and towidds the soldiers serving against the
rebellion, and to thank them for it.
General Grants speech was followed with up-
niarious applause, which continued for several
minutes. One of the company then p=eed three
cheers for the great reformer m public al Da*