Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

General Grant In England,

General Grant In England.
E1 President Grant is having the tallest
kind OF reception in England. Ills progress
from Liverpool to London was continued
ovation. Immense crowds were gathered
along the route and the railway stations
were finely decorated in his honor, the
American flag being everywhere prominent.
Enthusiastic cheers greeted the General at
every point. lie stopped at Manchester,
where he was received by the Mayor and
Aldermen and tremendous crowd of citi-
zens, who manifested their enthusiasm by
continued cheering. A formal reception
followed in the Town Hall, with addresses
of welcome by the Mayor of Manchester and
Sir Joseph Heron, in which they expressed
the good will of the citizens Of Manchester
to General Grant both personally and as
representative of the great American people,
whose kind feeling they desired to cultivate.
Gen. Grant received the honors with his ac-
customed cOmposure, and in response made
one of his longest speeches:
GEN. GRANT RESPONSE.
at is scarcely possible for me-" he said,
"to give utterance to the feelings evoked by
my reception upon your soil from the mo-
ment of my arrival in Liverpool, where
have passed couple of days, until the pres
ent moment After the scene which have
witnessed in YOUR streets. the elements of
greatness, as manifested in your public and
ina.I.f,al .Sl. puiiuln, may pe anoHeu 70 70
the honor and attention you have bestowed
upon me without profound feeling. Ii was
my original purpose on my arrival IN Liver
poo pprooosd 49, 30 ~, ~ ,ba rous u o;n,S | Of ;n.or
est in the country. Among these have re-
garded Manchester as the most important,
as nave peeii aMarc IoI years vi thc gleat
which find their ultimate destination in NV
own country. SO am aware that the SEN
timents oi the great mass oil the people oil
country du-inc tbc m;cbtv strrcaIc in which
it fell to my lot to take some humble part.
The expressions OF the people of Manchester
a. al 'Ie .il.c % our srea. .rmL lhel'Ia MIanin
friendship toward them distinct from that
felt toward al England, and in that spirit
l accept On tne part Oh my country the com,
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winch was sianu "nal'' "'''i 'oast'O -no
pue'u anu ! ie''uen' iiase9' 'Ho hayoi VI
-i"n'Ne'''i piop0'eu 'no ne"''" Vi 'e"'i''
"rah'' anu tue applause oi inc a9seinoiage
"enefai "rah' rep'ieu' Win d hunolous
'"inAe III MS oye' '"a' '-ps psii''inie" ii''u
go' nore Speeches anu oi greater ieng'n OUT
Vi MIN lnah MS own eouh'fymeh' nut tney
were poorer because they were longer 'lah
nc was accustomed 10 make lie warmly
returned thanks Tor the reception he hau
received at the hands OF the people oil Man
chester' anu concluded his remarks oY pro
posing the heaith oil the Mayoress ai'i Tue
ladies. The Mayor replied in suitable terms.
Mr. .Iacob Rr;obt NJ p beiny called on
- "a IN, &C, a, H.,
'o' 'pe''"' '"'u ~ s"e'.
gulshed has ever before visited Manchester
General Grant is a brave soldier and he has
nursued n oenerous naciGc nolicv toward
;, - ~ -,
INC eheniies nc hau eonqueieu i'e 'nouiu
be hOnored and beloved. and deserved the
hearty reception he would certainly receive
tbrouobout the reolm " Mr. Rriobt Touched
- -, !.
upon Tree 'raue' anu sa'u lie "'p'u A''u D'
lieved that the time would come when free
interchange of products would take place
ho,,,, H. .,-a o., nations ,r e,rmon
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Kindred
After the banquet, General Grant was in
troduced TO the assemblage. and general
Co.o,rc-,n,, ,ort
nAn'a '0"o"'1'
to London thursday afternoon anu ues-
patch to the New York HrGd gives the fol-
lowinc nrocrammc Of courtesies to be ex-
'ehueu 'o MN there
Ex-President Grant and vile Will dine