Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-29

Wnot He Inluke OF
ON shs Ceass-HS<6aves His Auto
graph and Rsteives His Badge
AZ the Ihsdess II shs Evssins-
MS DspD<fars.
As yG announced In last evenings
issue. General Grant met the Society Of
Pacific Coast Pioneers at their hall on
B street. Virginia, at A o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Hs was p~unctual In his sp.
pointmsnt and was introduced to Colonel
B. q. Taylor, President Of the Society,
by Dr.. E. B. Harris.
After shaking hands with the General.
President Taylor thus addressed him:
General Grant: Although in for.
eign lands you have been the guest Of
royal hosts, where you were received
and entertained In . style Of regal mag.
nincsnos, yet the hearty and snthusi.
astio demonstrations which have met
you upon your arrival on the western
verge Of your native land. and which
shall continue to greet you as you jour
ney homsward. will doubtless be more
grateful to your feelings than the honors
shown to you abroad. for they are the
manifest signs Of the affection towards
you dwelling in the hearts Of the Amsri.
can people. They honor the citizen for
his services as soldier and civilian. And
In this honor there 10 nothing time.
serving. It Is the honest expression Of
honest hearts. as they greet you home.
The society Of Pacific Coast Pioneers
today adds its voice to the general vel.
come. This Society was formed June
81, 1872. with the design. among other
things, to cultivate social intercourse
among its members, ard TO collect and
preserve information connected with the
early settlement and subsequent history
of the Pacific States aud Territories
In advance Of your coming, you were
elected an honorary member OF our
Society. and I now have the honor Of
presenting to you the official notice Of
such election. You will please sign Dur
constitution and bylaws. (Hsre the
General signed the by.laws.) present
you also with the badge Of honorary
membership, which will be adjusted by
Miss Lottis Pinschower. the daughter Of
one Of our members"
Miss Pinschower advanced and pinned
the badge to the Generals coat. saying
a. she did so: General Grant. 1t az.
fords me great pleasure as the daughter
OF one OF the Pioneers Of the Pacific
coast to place upon your breast this
badge, and to greet you as an honorary
member OF the Society OF Pacific Coast
Pionsers."
The General smilinely thanked the
young lady and then addressed the 20.
cisty as follows:
"Mr. President and Ladies and Gen.
tlemen Of the Society Of Pacific Coast
Pioneers: Your President, has already
expressed In his remarks In regard to
the honors ! have received In foreign
countries what I feel, and the feeling OF
appreciation which moves me In my 70.
ception In my own country. No honors
that I received abroad were such . real
pleasure to me, nor were any 30 deeply
felt ~ are those bestowed upon me BY
my own people In their reception Of me
on my coming home. ! do not mean
BY this to say one word In disparage.
ment Of my greeting abroad. for II
seemed honest and hearty, and was
given In token OF the high appreciation
Of this country and the high position IL
now occupies in the eyes Of foreign ma.
tons. Il would have been very differ.
emit O quarter Of o century ago. Then
we were hardly looked upon as being Q
nation; now they not only regard MS a.
q nation, but also as n Of the most
powerful OF all nations. We have
much that European nations have
not, and cannot have. We
have not m yet . population
which crowds every habitabls district
and threatens to exhaust the productions
OF the soil, as 10 the Old World Is often
the case. In those countries the ques.
ton In many places 10 not how to obtain
the Injuries. but how to obtain the
actual nscessariss Of life. 1t 10 not 90
With rs; we have an extensive domain.
O fertile soil, and immense and wonder
full resources Of every kind to exhaust
before our population shall become 30
dense % to make the raising OF sufficient
food to support life o serious problem.
Our land Is capable OF supporting mil.
lions and hundreds OF millions. In this
respect we have great promise for the
future. Indeed our people are regarded
better abroad than they regard them.
selves, unless We como down to individ.
ual opinions, when some Of rs think
very we'll OF ourselves and are probably
often not q little conceitsd. Laughter.
The newspapers and politicians, how
ever, would seem to believe that there
are q good many bad people In the world
and would have rs believe that We are
always on the verge Of ruin, but I think
we shall be able to worry along for .
considerable time yet. (Lsughter.1 Still
/ don't say but some Of us might be i'm.
proved. l%Continued laughter.1 II ]
was not an American ! would not dare
say this-I would DO 10 danger Of being
mobbsd. (Laughter.1 But ! am just
good an American as I was when !
went away. I thank you heartily for
the kind reception you have given me
and the honor You have done me In
making me Q member Of your Society"
The General wal then seated 10 .
chair placed for him at the right hand
Of the President.
A quartet OF male voices then sang In
excellent style "America" (new render
ing). This seemed very appropriate.
all things considered, and formed Q
conclusion to the literary part