The New York herald., 1872-07-16
GENERAL GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
The President Entertaining Xis Old Time
Friends-General Porter on the Chappaqua
Chief-Leading Democrats for Grant

LONG BRANCH, July 49, 1872.
The Branch was lonely not to say solemn, to-day.
President Grant did not even "walk on the terrace
this morning." nor did any member OF the Presf-
Dental family appear outside OF the ratings OF the
Presidential cottage. About one O'Clock, however,
the Presidential carriage and ssmounted horses
and liveried servants drove down from the rail-
way station loaded with number Of ladies and
gentlemen who were evidently new to the Branch.
They proved to be number-a large number-Of
OLD FRIENDS OF THE PRESIDENT,
who came all the way from Missouri to pay their
respects to the gentleman whom they had privately
and personally elected to be the occupant OF the
White House for the ensuing four years. They
were heartily received by the President and Mrs.
Grant, and were entertained ut the Long Branch
White House-whch is not being painted white,
Notwithstanding contrary rumOrs-until late In the
evening. Neither the President nor Mrs. Grant
visible to anybody during the stay Of the dis
tinguished Missourians. Strange to say, nobody
at the Branch, not even the few newspaper repre-
sentatives were able to ascertain the names OF
THE HONORED PARTY.
The list, however, was read over to the HERALD
representative, but he could fix on no one name
that was worth asking the general reader to re-
member The whole party broke mp rather early
In the evening" the President being obliged to go to
Washington early to-morio ow on piece OF Official
business that could not be called important.
From the Presidential cottage drove to the
much handsomer cottage OF General Porter The
yOutuiul-lOOklnH GcneTal was SedJeu Ill IHe NeEiu-
da In front OF his imposing frame house. and there
received the HERALD representative, who opened
the conversation by expressing his surprise that
General Grant was not ndustriousy working up
his
CHANCES FOR REFLECTION
after the untiring manner OF the Sage or Chappas
qua The General scornfully deprecated what he
considered the undignifed and demagogic lodges
OF Horace Greeley and said that II his tactics would
insure an election the American people would un-
doubtedly be to blame, as they would be entirely
responsible. There were no trees, he said, to be
chopped around Long Branch, and even II there
were he did not believe General Grant would be
demagogue enough to go and chop them for the
amusement of curiosity seekers. or the prospects
of General Grants reelection General Porter had
nodoubt. He has good reason to think, he says,
that the democrats Are
THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED
with the nomination Of Horace Greeley. eve have
received several letters" said General Porter,
''from leading democrats-nO mere political
soldiers Of fortune, but democrats OF great stand
ing and lifelong reputation-whO have announced
their intention OF taking the stump for Grant
against Greeley. We cannot let their names'-this
In reply to direct question Of mine-"be known to
the general public just now; but they will be
known in few days. and the HERALD will have O
full list OF them before they start on their selfim-
posed MISSION"
Here the rain came down, scarcely giving time TO
the HERALD representative to get to his hotel
without q decent Open-cOach drenching.