The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-26
A LETTER FROM GENERAL GRANT.
How lie Was Received Abroad.

How lie Was Received Abroad.
Mr.. Childs, the editor of the Phila-
delphia Ledger has received from his
friend, ex-President Grant, letter
written from London a few days after
his arrival there. The letter, written in
General Grants own hand, was not in
tended for publication, but knowing
that the public will read with great in
terest whatever the ex-President has
to say of his reception in England, Mr..
Childs has permitted the publication of
the substance of it:
MY DEAR Mr.. CHILDs: After an
unusually stormy passage for any sea-
son of the year, and continuous sea-
sickness generally among the passen-
gers after the second day out, we reached
Liverpool Monday afternoon, the 2Sth
of May. Jessy and l proved to be
among the few good sailors. Neither
of us felt moments uneasiness dur
ing the voyage. had proposed to leave
Liverpool Immediately on arrival and
proceed to London, where l knew our
Minister had made arrangements for a
formal reception, and had accepted for
me few invitations of courtesy. But
what was my surprise to find nearly all
the shipping in port, at Liverpool, de-
corated with the flags of all nations,
and from the mainmast of each the flag
of the Union was conspicuous. The
docks were lined with as many rof
the population as could get standing
room, and the streets to the hotel where
it was understood my party would stop
were packed. The demonstration was
to all appearances as hearty and as en-
thusastic as in Philadelphia on our de-
parture. The Mayor was present, with
his state-carriage, to convey us to the
hotel, and after that to his beautiful
country residence, some six miles out,
where we were entertained at dinner
with small party of gentlemen, and
remained over night. The following
day large lunch party was given at
the official residence of the Mayor in
the city, at which there were some one
hundred and fifty of the distinguished
citizens and officials of the corporation
present. Pressing invitations were
sent from most of the cities in the
kingdom to have me visit them. L ac-
cepted for day at Manchester, and
stopped a few moments at Leicester
and at one other place. The same
hearty welcome was shown at each
place, as you have no doubt seen. The
press of the country has been exceed
ingly kind and courteous. So far have
not been permitted to travel in u regu-
lar train, much less in a common car.
The Midland road which penetrates
great portion of the island, including
Wales and Scotland, has extended to
me the courtesy of the road, and Pull
man car to take me wherever wish to
go during the whole of my stay in
England. We arrived in London Mon
day evening, the Both of May, when L
found our Minister had accepted en-
gagements for me up to the 27th OF
June, leaving but few spare days in the
interval. On Saturday last we dined
Will tllC Dllh6 VI w tiiSl tooe
night the formal reception at Judge
Pierrepont's was held 1t was great
success-most brilliant in numbers,
rank and attire of the audience-and
was graced with every American in
the city who had called on the Minister
or left card for me. doubt whether
London has ever seen private house
so elaborately OF so tastefully decorated
as was our American Minister'S last
| night. am deeply indebted to him
| for the pains he has taken to make my
stay pleasant, and the attentions ex-
| tended to our country. l appreciate
| the fact, and am proud of it, that the
attentions which am receiving are in
tended more for our country than for
me personally. love to see our coun-
try honored and respected abroad, and
am proud to believe that it is by most
all nations, and by some even loved.
1t has always been my desire to see all
jealousy between England and the
| United States abated and every sore
healed. Together they are more pow
erful for the spread of commerce and
civilization than all others combined,
and can do more to remove causes OF
wars by creating mutual interests that
would be so much disturbed by war. l
have written very hastily and q good
deal at length, but trust this will not
bore you. Had written for publica-
tion would have taken some pains.