Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-27
an Irish jour urnaI on President Grant

iG few weeks President Grant will have
ae;cr agaiu emerge, and before doing 80 he
las made use Of the power bestowed upon him
Is tic American people to publicly insult Ile-
and The act By which he did so was the act
Of ashall miad and smaller heart. IN al
dress ty ap assembly Of the citiz:ns Of Dublin
10 the American people 90 The occasion of the
recent centenary had been forwarded for pre-.
scntalicn to Gen. Grant as the official r6pre.
sentative OF the republic, and Gen. Grant de-
.;ncd to receive it. Why2 Because. forsooth.
tbs address which congratulated the people of
America on the liberation OF their fathers from
British tyranny had DOT been presented to him
through the medium OF a British minister
President Grant must, to say the least OF it,
s,avc beeu strangely ohlivious to the feelings OF
ihs BRUSH representative at Washington, as
sell ~ O! IA very obvious tact with regard to
The people of Ireland. The people Of Ireland.
whether in Dublin or elsewhere, if it is worth
While to inform BIN, are not British, and no
l:ritish minister, We venture to state, though
he may be 10 Washington. ever torgets
aor moment that be Is no. Am rlta1.-
Il it were not that President Grant is not
= man who has ever been remarkable
;og ltshtnnss OK humoF, We should regard
his behavior as solemn attempt at Jest.
We are prevented, EOHcver, from regarding it
as Jest, aud regarded otherwise, it was 10 the
mildest way in which it can be viewed. simply
iliOlo and unmeaulng. General Grant, the
uuapproachable- might be we'll Tor Americ.
# We could say the acknowledgements
i've Of peoples republic, may give whatever
excuse he pleasos for interoeplng what was ln-
tcudcl for the people, but his excuse will be
ieparded as no more than an excuse cithe, 10
American or Ireland. The President OF AM
erica is bound by no rule Of official etiquette to
refuse acceptance OF what IS Intended as an
honor to The American people. Had We an
Irish representative at Washington we should,
as a matter OF course, have made him the me-
dunn Of rendering them the congratulations oil
ireland on the great event. General Grant
knew that the British minister would not, and,
..s a loyal Enclishman, could not, without re-
buke, join 10 what was no disguised rejoicing
no. to know that the recolltcious Of the ceulr
nary brought no joy to The breast OF Eaglaod.
Nor is his memory So feeble as not to keep him
;uiormed OF the part which Eogand played,
aud the spirit she manifested during the terri
dc season OF peril to the republic in which he
himself acquired whatever glory he ever pos
.esscd. If he wishes any furthtr reminder Of
:hc spirit 10 which America is regarded by the
majority OF Engllshmen, let hlm read the foi.
!ow,og. 1t is an Asst ciated Press dispatch,
summarZi0g the trcatment by the L)ndGn
Standard, the official organ Of the present gov
grument, Of certain Americans who met 90 the
Fourth Of July, 1915. in London, In honor OF
the anniversary:
The Standard Of to-day contains aa cx iced.
iugIy violent article against tho elebratlon hy
Americans. 1t says none but Americans woul
venture on such display of bad taste aud dis
courtesy as was shown 10 yesterdays cclcbra
ton, and none but the English would tolerate
it. 1t is hardly decent for any loyal Englisi-
mao to participate 10 the celebration OF EngllSh
disasters. The American lnsurrectlon was
about the most upprovoked rebelllonl IN history.
In the present times forbearanee and concilla
ton on the English side is returocd by lnsu't
and abuse. which is only encountered by cring
,ng tl:ltery, and this Dean Stanley calls recon
citation and peace making. The Standard, 10
cooclu!,Lg ta article says: Among hmerl-
cans there are but few not actually participant
lag u the general system of public pinndcr ~
their country, who would not joytu'Iy exchange,
their institutions Tor the order, honesty ana
loyalty OF this empire from which, i century
ago, they made their Insane revolt.
Ii entertaining such sentiments with respect
10 America and her national anniversaries, an
Eugshman were asked to present to him such
au address "a that which he declined to receive
from the Irish people, would General Graots
delicate sens, Of etiquette not prevent hlm
from uhictDg SO deep a wound upon Euglsn
feeling as to receive it from English hands
President Grant, however, is no: America, and
ireland will not be so stupldy unjust as to make
America responsible for this very stupid prank
ot Presidential dignity.-D"Jlm Irtsfsn'd1.