The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
h aa-t- .s A
ROSTON AJrc 81 1877

A. A. L. DENIsoN, ESQ.,: My Dear Sir-I have
this moment received your letter of the 22d
inst, covering an article from the Portland dr.
gas, giving me as authority for the infamous
SANDER, upon the conduct of President Grant
when in this city in attendance upon the Ma
tional Peace Jubilee in 1862 The original of
this story appeared, I think, in the New York
Sun, some ten days ago; and, as you will OBJ
serve, the authority given for General Grant s
drunkenness was carefully stated to be s'Mr.
Rice of Boston," but does not say what Mr.
Rice, though by selecting the Jubilee of which
was President, as the occasion, it was evil
IDENTIFY intended to give public impression that
had written such letter as is referred to, to
Mr.. Charles Goddard. The Portland Arqus
evidently so understood the original article
and consequently circulates it upon my testi-
mony. | ought to feel obliged to the Arqus for
the courteous endorsement of my character,
and feel certain that it will do both the Pres
ldent and myself the justice to say in its col
umns, that the statements that President Grant
was intoxicated while in Boston and that ever
wrote any such fact to.Charles Goddard or to
any one else, or ever said anything of the kind,
is totally false The President was the guest of
the city of Boston on the occasion referred to;
the Mayor of the city, with whom he especial
1y associated, was Democrat, the Hon. Nath'l.
b. Shurtleff; and if Democratic authority is
needed for the Presidents conduct while
here why do not those who are circulating
this malicious falsehood inquire of him.
There was no platform in the coliseum
for persons to sit upon; but at the call
OF the vast assembly, the President stepped
alone upon the Conductors stand and
bowed his acknowledgment of their enthu-
siastic salutatiOns. If Jim Fisk" was present
then, or at any other time during the Jubilee,
that fact was unknown to me. L do not believe
Gen. Grant drank even glass of wine while in
Boston; and furthermore, was in Washington
during the whole period Of the war, as mem
Der OF Congress, and for three years after its
close; and although occasionally heard from
some gossipper that Gen. Grant at some time
in the past, and in some obscure place had been
seen drunk, never yet met the person who
had seen him drunk. The truth is that Presi-
dent Grant without being prohibtionist, is as
temperate in his habits as he is modest in his
manners, and dignified and patient under the
torrent of malignity by which he is assailed.
As to Mr.. Charles Goddard, it is quite time
that he should produce the elsnderous letter il
he has one; and in the absence of the docu-
ment the public may well doubt his testimony.
state emphatically and unqualfiedly that he
has no such letter from me, that never heard
Of him until his name appeared in connection
with this SANDER and that the conduct attrib-
uted to the President is false and malicious, and
disgraceful even to the unrestrained license of
political campaign. l am, desr sir,
Yours very truly, ALEX HI. BIcE
CANADIAN IMsrIGRATIoN.-Accordin to the
report of the Canadian Commissioner of Agri-
culture, the whole number of immigrant ar
rivals in 1871 was 65,722. This is a decrease
from the preceding year, as that was a decrease
from 1862 Concerning this the Montreal Wit
ness says:
Revival of trade in Britain, and the dis
turbed state of the continent of Europe, are the
causes assigned for this decrease But it must
De confessed, the greater part of these immi-
grants passed through the country. In 1871
there remained of them in Canada only 27,773,
against "a zoo in 1870, and Is, $50 in 1869 The
increase i'm 1871, as compared with 1870. in the
Immigrants who came to settle in Canada was
ABOUT IL per cent, and as compared with the |
average OF the previous years was II per cent. |
CAPT. HALLS ARCTIC EXPEDITION |
latest dispatch from Captain all bears date off |
Iossak. Tussuissuk, north latitude seventy
three degrees twenty-one minutes, west longi- |
tude torty-six degrees five minutes, August a.
1871 1t reports all on board the Polaris in ex
celent health, and everything connected With
the outfit, machinery and supplies in good con.
dition full complement of Esquimaux dogs
was obtained at Tossak. All reports of disns-
ter to the Polaris were without foundation. On
the Z4th OF August the PROV of the Polaris was
still towards the northward and all on board
were full Of hope and earnest expectation. The
season was believed to be one peculiarly favor
able to the voyage. What has transpired in
the long year that has interviewed since these
dispatches were sent will be for long time nm
known; but the Arctic voyagers carry with
them, in their bold undertaking, wealth of
and good wishes.
The MONEY MARKET-Judge Richardson,
acting Secretary of the Treasury expresses the
that two things only will steady
money this fall and keep gold within reasona-
Die hgure The first is the reelection of Gen.
Grant, and the second the award of the Geneva
tribunal OF S5,OOO,OOO in gold in the matter of
he Alabama claims which amount would have
% be paid at Washington.