The Van Buren press., 1868-08-07
Public Speeches Of H. U. Grant.


SUSTAIN ANDREW JOHNSON, AT Coor-
ER INSTITUTE, JUNE Z, 1868.
Il thank you for this reception III
were in the habit of speaking, | am so
impressed by it, that | would not be able
to respond as should like to do. You
will have to excure me-
SPEECH AT THE DINNER GIVEN TO GRANT AT
THE AsToE HOUSE, JUNE I, 1869
Gentlemen: | know you will excuse
me from attempting to reply to your
very fatteriog remarks"
sPEECH AT KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. ",
[ Reported in the N.r York Times, June 2O,ls56l
Il am not going to reply to the ad.
dress, gentlemen | could not do so if |
should try" ,ytv,k.v
SPEECH AT THE UNION LIAGUS ROOMS, JAM.
.,. ,UARY ], 1865. ,,,
After a long and fattering address
from the chief orator, Grant said:
Gentlemen: ! bid you good night. I
am much obliged to you for this recep-
ton" -"NNNt f't-t-N D. @AAh'"
SPEECH AT THE B,DpLE HOUSE. DETROIT,
| Reported IN the ~ Y. Times, august II, 1861
81 bid you all good night"
....... SPEECH AT TOLEDO, OHIO. t.I.,,
Reported in ~. T. Times. Adgust 81. 1865 n
"Gentlemen and Fellow-citizens Rev. \
Mr.. Vincent who has come out on the
train from Chicago has kindly consented
to return my thanks for this hearty vel
come, which you have given me-"
SPEECH IN NEW YORK on THE, BALCONY OF
THE, CITY HALL, AyGusr 10, 1866.
F0m the Herald Report.l
General Grantis remarkable for hiss
laooplc addrsases, and Aodgh Ne did not
deliver an address, he said very good
thing.A Turning to- Farraght, he said
8 Admiral, as it would beutterlyimposd-
bic at this distance to make the people
hear our voices they will take our ap.
pearance for q speech. '''ra, r. alan ,..r.
Speech at the Bonquet at Delmonico's
.,... AuguSt 80, 1866. a..
On being toasted and vociferously
cheered the hero arose and said (rather
incoherently):l" 'Ea, on l.nH HaJ1' |
"All can say to you is, that if the
President and his Cabinet had held to
their etermination | would have had to
leave the Admiral to do the talking. We
would have left you off, and you would
have got to your beds
Speech after the Bonqust at Delmonicos.
Verbatim report N. Y. Tribune, August 30,
1866
Loud calls were made for Gen. Grant,
and that gallant officer was introduced by
Mayor Hoffman. Gen, Grant said. that
owing to the exhaustion which they all
felt after the entertainment given. by'Ms
Honor, the Mayor, they could not expect
him to say anything further
Speech at Niagara Fails.
tReportcd by the Herald, Sept.2 1866.
Loud calls for Grant. MY modesty
compels me to turn over that written
speech to Mr. Hall, who will deliver it
for me whenever it is written Cheers
o''NN''J Dos
Speech to the Louisiana Delegation at the
Niagara Falls.
Vllerald report, September g. 1861
After leaving the President. the Louis
lana delegation Succeeded in securing
Gen. Grant as ne was smoking cigar,
After addressing him. and wringinp his
hands with frantic fcrvor, the General
made n few remarks. He said that when
he was in the vicinity of Red River, he
always found the climate healthy, and
thought that it was pleasant place gen
orally. He stayed there altogether a bout
fourteen months The first six months
OF the time only two of their men died,
and those not from :hc insalubrity Of the
place, One Of them had his brains
Knocked out against tree, and the other
quit drinking The Louisiana delegation
laughed heartily at the joke in tho close
of the speech, but the General exhibiting
symptoms of losing patience, the delega.
ton then retired, Whcrcupon hp aoain ro