The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-04

General Grant Receives II Depu.
tntiOn OF WOFlkingmeu,

tntiOn OF WOrkingmen.
, LONDON, July ga deputation Of
forty men, each representing different
trade and representing altogether about
one million English working men waited
upon ex.President Grant at Consul Gen.
eral Baden's house to-day and presented
him an address, welcoming him to Eng
land and assuring him Of their good wish.
es and deep regard for the. welfare and
progress OF America, where British
working men had always found vel
come. Impromptu speeches we're then
made by members Of the deputation, all
Of which were extremely cordial.
Gen. Grant replied as follows: "In the
name Of my country 1 thank you
for the address You have presented
to me and feel it a great COM
pliment made 10 my Government and to
me personally. Since my arrival on
British soil ! have received great atten.
tions, which were intended, leel sure, in
some way for my country. I have had
oVationS, free hand.shakingg, presenta.
tions from different classes, from the
Government and from the controlling
authorities Of cities, and have been re.
ceived in cities by the populace. But
there has been no reception Of which l am
prouder than that OF this day. I recognize
the fact that. whatever there is Of great.
moss in the United States, as indeed in
any other country, is due to labor. : The
laborer 10 the author Of all greatness and
wealth. Without labor there would be
no Government or no leading class, or
nothing 10 preserve. With uS labor is
regarded as highly respectable. When il is
not 80 regarded it ia because man dis.
honors labor. We recognize that labor
dishonOrs no man, and no matter what a
mans occupation is, he is eligible to ill
any post in the gilt Of the people. HIS
occupation is not considered in selecting
whether az a law maker or a. an execu,
tor OF law. Now, gentlemen, in conclu.
sion all that can do is 10 renew my
thanks, and | repeat what have said be.
lore, that | have received nothing from
any class since my arrival, which has
given ME more pleasures"
Alter the speech there was an exchange
Of ccnrtesies, and the deputation then
withdrew. General Grant has finally
concluded that he will not at present "a
to Paris-lie will go to Brussels Thurs,
day, and will visit Germany and Switzer,
land, returning down the Rhine TO Nor.
way and Sweden, and will come back TO
England the last week in August. He
will visit all places Of interest In Great
Britain, making London his headQuar'
ters.
ACTUALLY GONE.
In the House Of Commons this after.
noon Sir Stafford Northcourt, Chancellor
Of the ExCheqer, confirmed the report
that the fleet had gone to Besika Bay.
The House Of Commons sat al 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon until Z this evening
chiefly in Committee on Supply. There
were eighteen purely extra divisions and
several attempts to count out obstruc
tlonists were made by Nolan, O'Connell
O'Connor, Power, 4. Power, O'Gannely
and Duffy. Liberal concern Ia expressed
lest such proceedings should greatly
impede the business for several sessions
and it may result in a revision Of tht
rules Of debates.
THE GRANT BANQUET.
LONDON, July 3.-Atthe banquet giver
to General Grant by the United Service
Club, last night, the Duke OF Cambridge
presided, having on his right Gen. Gran
and Lord Hampton. Admiral Sir Chas
Eden was Vice President, having on hi
right Sir George Sartoris and his left Sil
VIM. Ccddington. There was full at
tendance of guests. d