The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-07
AN ELOQUENT PRESIDENT.
A Few Specimens of General Grants
Oratortcal Powers.

from The Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Some of our valued correspondents assert
that, as impartial Journalistic. we should pub
lIsh a few of the speeches uttered by the Presl-
dent. 1t is urged that we have occupied SO
much space with Greeley's speeches we should,
in fair play to Grant, reproduce some OF his
ablest efforts. By request, therefore, we give
the following specimens:
President Grants speech TO the people of
Allegheny City, delivered October, 1871, In re-
sponse to an address by the mayor:
-'.It affords me great pleasure 10 witness the
hopors conferred upon me In this reception.
I nope that l shall ever, In the administration
of the affairs of the government, receive the
approval of the people of the United States,
effort. thank you for this reception
President Grants great, speech on the open
inc of the European and North American
Railway, In full, delivered In Bangor, Maine,
October l8, 1871:
ILadles and gentlememen, 1 congratulate
you and the people Of the State Of Maine, and
the people OF the nation at large, upon the
occasion which has brought all OF US mere. IL
Ia q matter In which you are particularly In
terested; and the nation at large. 1 believe, 10
almost equally Interested with you. I hope
that the railroad may prove to yous and to us,
All that ia expected oft, Improving and build
ing no friendly feeling between US and the
people Of the same language With ourselves,
who, I think, are equally interested IN the
preservation OF the most cordial friendship"
President Grants speech to the citizens oil
Portland. Maine, delivered October 20. 1871.
~ have q vivid recollection Of visiting your
CITY six years ago. This is the second lime
have been In your city, and am much pleased
with the reception here as well as at other
nlaces have visited In your State. II do not
oftener than I have heretofore, ] shall not
make many more visits here before l shall be
quite an old man."
President Grants speech at the Newark
exposition, delivered September ~, 1877:
night to witness this display of Newafk's man-
utsctures. Your fsr-famed city has done. well;
her manufacturers have an influence opposed
to the importation of foreign manufactures"
President Grants great speech at Newark,
delivered at Governor Wards residence, 10
response to q serenade, September ~, lo72:
Heretofore imperfectly given-now reported
In full:
''Ladies and gentlemen, I could not but
feel grateful for the reception l have received
at the hands of the citizens OF Newark and oil
New Jersey to-day, / had the pleasure OF WIS.,
iting the Slate fair near Elizabeth, where
saw little else but people. I was at your e1-
position tonight, and again people, but lit
tie of what they had there to see. 1 hope to
see tomorrow what I went tonight to seer
President Grant 10 the loyal people of Fhila.
delphia, delivered In response to q serenade
at Philadelphia, September rs, 1872:
tGentlemen and merchants of Philadel
phia," you have heard much better speeches.
tonight than II could make If I were 40 In.
clined. em very glad to see you, and am
pleased to hear that you have been to heal
such fine speeches. and how you have beer
engaged tonight"