The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-12
From the London World, June 27.l
Gen. Grant Interviewed.


Gen. Grant Interviewed.
$50, dining out every night has not killed
you yet, generalp" mo, although it is rath.
er severe work. But then am much inter-
ested, and everybody treats me with kind
ness for which l was unprepared and
sleep well in this country. Altogether
have nothing to complain or"
The conversation took place with an Ole
friend, in the house of much older one
that of Gen. Badeau, the companion-in.
arms of Gen. Grant in the days when de.
struction seemed to threaten the union,
and when many bloody field still lay be.
tween the armies of the north and the mem.
orable day at Appomattox court house,
when the great captain of the south, Gen.
Lee, called his broken and starving troops
together, and said to them: "Men, we have
fought through the war together. / have
done the best l could for you. My hear,
is too full to say more" To conquer the
enemy was Gen. Grants duty, but he would
not witness their humiliation; and when
the last request was made to him that the
southern troops might take away their
horses with them to their homes he yielded
ready assent. Before that time came,
hover, Gen. Badeau and his chief now
living together for time in a pleasant
street in BromptCn-had yet to pass through
the dangerous but heroic siege of Vicks-
burg, the battle OF Chattanooga, the awful
carnage of the Wilderness" the long siege
of Rlchmond-scenes which present o
strange contrast TO those which the two
soldiers are now witnessing in the height
of a London season.
"And now that you have seen O good
deal of England and Eoglishmen, pray how
does it all strike you z" "Well, 1t would
take long time to tell all that one thinks
about England," said Gen Grant. "In
the first place, the country is 30 beautiful
every where that one never ceases to adj
uire it. l have been TO Bath, and to Sou h
ampton, and driven good deal in the
neighborhood of London--to Richmond
and other places and everyShe it is the
same. All the land is cultivated one
sees comparatively little wood, and it is
difficult to imagine anything more beauti-
full than it all is. Yet, of course, one can
not but recollect how populated the
country is. Here you can no longer pro.
duce enough food for your own people.
In our country we could raise the means of
support for 500 100000 and to-day we
have only about 600, 900 more than Eng
land. We might not be able to buy any
thing whatever outside, and be cut off from
all the rest of the world, but we could get
enough out Of the ground to live upon.
WAJt could England do If any disaster
happened to cut her off from the rest of
the world in a similar manner?"
"Mr. DisIael said that in such case the
United States could begin 'all over again
England could not" Il have met him, "
said the general, and find him very clever
10. l;ah IL 81.
be thoroughly posted about our country.
We were talking about Mexico last night,
and he expressed wish that we had kept
Mexico after the close of our war with her.
I said that there was party in our coun-
try which had always opposed the annexa-
ton of Mexico, but that the Mexican peo-
pie would welcome annexation, for it would
more than double the value of their proper
ty, and give them quiet and secure gov
eminent"
"The old question is reviviDg again,
see." Eyes aud it will always be coming
up till it is settled. A clever man, | should
think, is Lord Beaconsfeld, though l should
say sufferer physically. He seems to me
man who could put up with any amount
of insult or unpopularity if he were pursu-
ing an end. and would patiently wait for
the result"
she has been unpopular enough in his
day." perhaps so but your public men
here get fair play. 1t is different with us.
A man has only to be put into public posi-
ton to be a mark for every calumnator
the object on almost all sides is to destroy
him. There has got to be great change
in that in our country some day"
"And then you have seen the prince OF
Wales, as well as the great politicians p
"Yes and very amiable and genial man
he seems to be. have had three or foul
conversations with him, and always found
him very pleasant. The queen has kindly
asked me TO dine at Windsor castle on the
26th, and my wife will go with me and
believe we are to stay till the next day."
"You ought to be a great judge on the
dinner question now. Don't you think you
can dine better as rule in the United
| States than here?" "Well, the dinners are
good enough here but think they arc
better in America. Our markets offer {
more varied supply of provisions. Here
the dinners are nearly all the same wher
ever you CO." "That is partly the fault Of
the cooks, who persist In sending up the
same old dishes year after year" "As fol
the cities and large towns, have never seer
any so well managed. All that have beer
to are governed on sensible principles
Here in London, for instance, you have
lord mayor, who is chosen from the boarC
| of aldermen In his turn, and the aldermen
are men who take an interest in the welfar.
of the city," (Here Gen. Grant went ovel
the framework of the city government will
great accuracy "What contrast all thi
present to the state of affairs in New York
There money raised by taxation has beer
| stolen by wholesale, and now property will
not sell for the value of the mortgages tina
are on it, and declare do not see what il
to become of the city. The debt is enorm
Gus. See how well tbs paving and light
ing are looked after here, and how carefully
the traffic is managed. The police, too
seem to be excellent" x2;
"And yet they have quite as hard a Sc
to do with as the police Of New York, ant
a good many more of them" "No doubt
have not noticed so many of the poo
about London az expected to see, although
l have been down Whitechspel and thu
Mile-end-rosd and other places. At BATH
the people were most enthusiastic, and
was much gratifed with their kindness t
me they were very noisy and good
natured." 1t is no wonder that the genera
noticed the latter CHARACTERISTICS, for al
American crowd is generally very quiet
never indulging In "horse-play," seldom
cneering, and rot always good-natured, o.