New-York tribune., 1877-10-29
ANGLO-AMERICAN TOPICS.
GRANT AND PIERREPONT.

lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, Oct 1s.-General Grants provincial
tour has proved to demonstration the cOrdiality
of English popular feeling toward the United States
There has been, think exception 70 the rule of
eager recognition and hearty welcome, and, in
London he has everywhere been saluted as the rep
resentative of his country. He is at Birmingham
this week. going the usual round Of luncheons, din
ners, visits to manufactures and speeches. Mr.
Bnghts name Is the frst which one thinks of in
nection with Birmingham, but Mr.. Bright not
present. lie sent letter of excuse, saying, among
other things: 81 do no doubt that you will give to
| General Grant reception which will show how
| much birmingham has been in sympathy with him
self and his country Mr. Chamberlain. now a coll
league Of MIR. Bright in Parliament, aud already a
prominent man among the Liberals, is taking
of General Grant. Mr. Chamberlain is a resident of
Birmingham; Mr.. Bright is not.
l do not know whether Mr. Bright's absence is
due in whole or in part to the language which Gen
eral Grant is reported have used lately about two
of Mr.. Brights friends, longer living, Mr.. Sum
ner and Sir. Motley. 1t may be that Mr.. Bright has
not that report, for it has not far know,
been rcpubished in England, and hope it may not
be- One is 10th TO believe that General Grant
meant 1t to be published anywhere. to believe as
suppose must, that he used the words imputed to
him, or that when he used them he was fully aware
of what he saying. In any the explosion of
disgust which his language occasioned in his own
country must have taught him what peo-
pie think of such an attack az that
two such men as Mir. Sumner and Mr..
Motley, deferred as it is until after their death 1t
appears that General Grant considers that in what
said at the time Of MIR. Motey's death respect
ing his own treatment Of Mr.. Motley, injustice was
done him. II injustice had been done, it was open
to General Grant to point out. in temperate Ian
guage and with some precision in what the injustice
consisted, and TO state the facts which refuted the
unjust accusation. But he has not done that. What
he says does not refute the accusation 1t confirms
it. Tie words General Grant uses prove that he
stlll retains n bitter ennity the man
whom he wronced. What | wrote at the
time of Mr.. Motley's deati-that the brutal ~
of his dismissal may b. said 10 have killed hIm--I
repeat. Ii was a blow from which he, most scnsi-
1--WE and mgh-spirted Kan, never recovered. lie
aid not complain of being dismissed. Tie conf
planned Of being dismissed in manner that
amounted to a personal insult; in a manner
calculated anI intended 10 degrade him TO expose
him TO public contempt Minister wn0 was uu-
worthy Of hi5 Office. His complaint WAS just. The
charges against bin were either untrue, OF where
true aggeiated else were frivolous ana tech
nical. He was sacrificed because of his friendship
in what be has SAID of Sir Sumner | know Of ouly
one thing with which to compare this depIorabe
outburst. 1t bears painful likeness to the reply of
NJ Paul Cassagnac to the accusation Of trampne
on the grave OF Thicrs NO" said Cas5ag-
nae, I'VE don't tsunpe it; all We
do is to dance by the side of it, |
say this wilh extreme reluctance but Genera
Grants attack Nj. Motley appears to b. meant a.
an answer to what wrote IN eulogy, he says, of
Mr. Motley, aud leaves me no choice except 10 pro-
test against it. To ptss 1t over in silence might
imply acqniesceuce M lti and since the cha-Ses
against Mr.. Sumner make pari OF the same conyeIs-
ton must express my complete dlsheicI IN those
also. aud my adherence OF the spirit lh "hGh tHey
are maIr IL ] dld less than thdt ! shoud thinh !
myself dIsloyal 10 tne memory oI TWO ulen VINO !
nouorcd me vi II their friend ,hp, and FOR whom / |
had. and shall ever have deep respect ana |
affection.
The announcement Of Mr.. Pierrcpont's resisna- |
ton 20 take effect December l, appears in most Of
the London papers. The Times pays HIM the compli-
men of regretting IT, and one OF the evening papers
bids him n quite euogistc and even enthusiastic |
farewell II may be said Of him that he will return
home with the good wishes Of the people among |
whom he has lived for year and half as the rep
resentatiye If the United States. don't know that
there is any particular occasion to write tine epitaph
of his official career. The business he has had 50
transact with the Foreign Office Of Great Britain has
The extraduon eases have been the most diff. nit
and those Mr.. P.errepont well qualified to con-
duet. by his professional life at home
and by his experience as Attorney Gen
eral of the United States. He has had the
reputation here of possessing good abilities and has
stood well IL is of course, by his reception Of |
General Grant that he will be longest rememuered
and tuat Is a matter on winch enough has been said
though il might not even now he TOO Iate Tor some
paprrs which accused him of sOlciting invitations |
ror General Grant to take notice OF Nr. IlerfepOnts
explicit denial OF that accusation Ihe more serious
charge Of being concerned IN some conhercI3 specu-
lafDu. and using hlS 81 plO udtlc Plsi"u h itN"I o.
II was met with equal prOmptness, and that Is |
matter on which the most complete JusTice Ought 10
N. done him. The evil name which III, predecessor !
had lrfi behind min, pTcdlSpOscd people 10 believe
=" tbe veualitv of an American Minister Ii cannot |
therefore be zoo often or 90 etnp tcay repeated
tht the Legation has becn since MI. IlefrepOut hdh
charge of 10. absolutely fee tom any ftpr0acn or
scandal of that kind. IdOn't think the American !
trv cot i'm 10 print over here If 10 did, was III
Bouleyald weekly, and nobody beleyedlt
some of the Americans living III London have
complained that Mr. Pierrep0nt did not take pans TO
make himself popular among hs own eountrymen
Possibly nOt but | cannot say that ever heard
any specification Of their grievances, unless u be
prieyance that they were not asked to meet the
Prince of Wales at the Minister'S house on the
evening when the Prince dined there nor TO the
r,ception held afterward. No American was asked
an that occasion If that be any consolation to the
grum bers. Whether they might nave Deeh, OF
ought TO have been is one of those aDstruse ques-
tons Of an etiquette which to me Is lmPen-
etrubly MYSTERIOUS. If Mr.. Perrepont was
roo stiff on some matters OF mere pHhctlho'
allowance may be made Tor man new
To the work eager 70 conform 10 lhe usdsS5S
of th- world To which he WAS suddenly Transferred,
apd .etfiup more value ceremony and the dlgnl-
ta- of his position than he would have done after