The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-06
Chr $nllstin.
GRANT M ENGLAND.
The American Hero Received
WIN Enthusiasm ct All
a'o Points.
A Brilliant Programme Of Recep-
3Nons, Dinners and Hanquets
Laid out for him.
me TX Presidents speech at Nam
chester,

The Ex -preSident's speech ~ Nam
chester.
LONDON, MAY 81, ls77.-The ex.prcsi'
dent arrived In Manchester at eleven
O'Clock, and was received by the mayor
and aldermen and a tremendous crowd
OF citizens. who manifested their enthu'
siasm BY continued cheering. In pursu-
ance OF his purpose to view the various
points OF interest in the city General
Grant visited several OF the factories, the
new town assizes court and the royal
exchange. af~
THE RECEPTION.
At the new town hall the distinguished
visitor was received by the Dean Of Man
chester. MIR. Birley, NJ. p; Jacob Bright
and the mayors Of TaltOrd and Wigan'
The address Of the mayor and corpora
ton of Manchester was presented In the
drawing room.
THE MAYORS SPEECH.
The mayor. In his speech, which was
quite lengthy, said he had not forgotten
a similar occasion when, in 1863, the
ship Griswould brought cargo OF pro-
visions to the suffering operatives OF the
city, who had been thrown out Of EN-
ployment, owing to the failure In the
supply OF cotton from the South. Tie
also made pleasant allusion to the visit
OF that distinguished American states.
man and diplomat. Reverdy Johnson. The
present object of the corporation. he said,
was to evince the good will of the citi-
zens of Manchester to General Gran.
personally and as representative Of the
great American people, whose kind feel
ing they desired to cultivate.
coNaRAruLAToRy ADDRESS.
Sir Joseph Heron read long address,
congratulatorv In Its character, and re-
calling the kind expressions which the
queens birthday had evoked in America,
He hoped tor constant Increase Of the
existing good feeling, and trusted that
the visit OF the ex.president would ulti.
mately lead to an interchange of ideas on
the subject of sbolishing the restrictions
on trade and the establishment by com.
mon consent of free commercial inter
course between England aud the United
States.
REPLY OF GENERAL GRANT.
The general, who had listened to the
addresses with that quiet composure o
manner peculiar to him, as unmOved
though the target Of thousands Of eyes
as though alone, rising, acknowledge
the presentation. at is scarcely poss
70 the feelings evoked by my receptio
upon your soil from the moment OF m
arrival In Liverpool, where have passe
scouple OF days. until the present me
ment. After the scene which | hav
witnessed In your streets. the elements @
greatness, as manifested in your publ
and industrial buildings may be Above,
to say that no person could be the re
cipient OF the honor or attention yo
have. bestowed upon me without tn,
profoundest feeling. Such haye been in
cited In me and find myself inadeq uat
to their proper expression.
was my original purpose on my ar
rival in Liverpool to hasten to l.ond On
and from thence proceed to visit the va
rlous points Of interest In the country
Among these have regarded Manches
ter the most Important. QIIear.) As
have been aware tor years of the prea
amount Of your manufactures. many O
which find their ultimate destination II
my own country, so | am aware tina
the sentiments Of the great mass of tn
people OF Manchester went out In sym
patty to that country during tn
mighty struggle in which it fell to IN,
lot to take some humble part. The ex
pressions Of tho people Of Manchester
ct the time Of our great trial lncitet
within the breasts Of my countrymen
feeling of friendship toward them distinct
from that felt toward all England, and
in that spirit I accept on the part of my
country and thank you.n
THE LUNCHEON AND THE TOAsrs.
After General Grant had concluded his
address OF thanks luncheon was served
in the large banquet hall. Toasts to the
queen and the prince of Wales were pro.
posed and drank with all the honors,
the mayor Of Manchester responding to
each in loyal speeches. The health Of
ffesident Hayes was then proposed
and was received with enthusiasm. Mr..
Newton Crane, United Stated consul
a. Manchester responded amid considera.
BILE applause. After these iormalities thu
mayor Of Manchester proposed thu
health ofGeneral Grant amid the plaut!t,
Of the assemblage.
THE GENERALS RESPONSE,
General Grant replied, with hamor.
oas twinkle in his eye, that Euglishmen
had rot more speeches and of greater
length out Of him than his own country.
men. but they were poorer because the,
were longer than be was accustomed to