, 1879-05-21
GRANT AND THE CHINESE.
Remarkable Petition from Chinese
Merchants at Penang.--Look-
ingfor Free Emigration.
The Generals Diplomatic Responses
and Promiscs--Coolie Slavery
Objectionable.

I
| csrtsbnnfrnet Se,r Fort Htruf6
l. LONDON, May G.--'fhr Eterahf correspondent
accompanying Gen. Grant writes from Hluva-
pore, unlcr date u April 6, ls7y, a,t.] gives NJ
account OF the progress Of uhr General md
| patsS through British Duso,ah, tllc Mn!acra
| COLONIES, nnu the stt7its settlements. The
General was sailing slowly aluug lie coast Of
Southern Asia. stopping at poinss Of iuterest.
The first place he visited tn tic Straits settle.
d,cnt was the Island Of retang. Here ho re-.
Hlasncd dny ael held reception IN tho Town
! Hntl. Au address wss presented to the Con.
ernl as follows:
~ Or. B'ys.u s. 0rant. <7. Prss,dens Of fhs
Dn!fed stgt<s Of :4merfea- We. thu Chairnau
and n4cml.sfs of the rsnang Chtsnber Of Com.
iii, distant porton IL onr Grasous " uscns III do 70
nllnlons, to lender you a. hearty welcome and to
asants % you that VI hars long been sog,!izant ri.
netlonr. public and private, which haro 10
doseF'edly brought 5ou praise and fame. buth at
much to 10 depioIed arsassinaton oi thc iate prcs
| idcHt Lincoln, anu when tho tatsuna aroused by
the late unfortunate Civ', War had not had tfma
eonn convinced all pstiee that It wonld bs 9our
hlRne.t aim to smooth away al differences. and
We nossd wis :rc1s tatisiaeson the happy results
America and Great Hr!atn attracted At tne
aeeetted 1d' TO xo u az ~ n" fseehon ats
tIm a sseisn1, ~ H. na sG9ana amply .ss'iea that
no nne ,as,,a m I Wy nst.asca aLom INC !asofaols
lie estin,ation III WHICH sou werc cld. Ynn1 ~.
forts to bring Grcnt britain aud America into lie
e ase LII ssse sxedsd IL ssst5 esos
aud were happiiy attended NTH The most success
IN a fesalM. s"f u no pteylon1 period lad Enotnnd
neetcd sna a. III M ;ont G.s Son
Gy tSc opuorusy oerG uS ~ adim IT, M nonS,ea IT,,
Pic quota of pr1ise to tic many md rel1 .dc.
served sncomiums passed On yo1, and we bsr
10 assure sou TINT your future career viii b
S9u. H y Coda Providence. again ahsn:nc the rc'nH
" iii "s M ee, Eoheeu that tIe ihlsfesta
H. bnn ~ w" ona. ~" humcf II ynar nnnus. anu tnal
nattnn and our. wi ~ rr'nr;eG II nnsshjs ,,rs
strongly than cye,. We hone t,a; tha rcmuntier If
your tour 1lll uryc a. smcesstai as It has hitherto
been. And W. tceraly trast that .onr jife mar DO
long spared to yonr fnmtsy and country.
MALTEn SCOTT tfUr fc!f aud msmbcts).
HksASo' Aa:ch ~, l&s''
I"s oEsEAAL's HAPLF.
,rea, Meai ntan. % aa y feenonsa, ttnt 10 was ex-
sasms'} ,.n uunGeu W ,ne HehAelnch o. lie Cian"
ucl o. eolh'Ilesee ui fGhanE 1Qr tl'eiF nddreSs
nMa lor .!e Feeentlns tlsat a'I oeet! recorded TO
~ .' LIZ, no"g'est W. oais u kccphE Win
aMe goIota'1y aua nosphaHty ~ llau received IN
esery e hafs % ni u,s bsttsh Enpifc he has visited
sinee 1ile 'A'uliE III LIVERPOOL nearly two years
E;t. aEo. AZ reception in EhEtaf'I was continued
Mnti uuapateo, ms nRnt eay WIN increasing
h.hu.,esh .as !,. ~ ne eoonlGa 81 Hreat Britain
and .arn9uga9ua n t1e srst lndia.l Empire which
w. nav lust slslted. Ing was very grateful to
nltl'. not aionc oeeauee " tIe k,nt! nnu Halter
n,s "urus ,r esfsohal 70 hlmfoal WIN "hIch thcse
.tss!,1 recsnuone "ele ui"ays aecotnpanled and 10
Whch nc was tar iron. being inscnslb!c, but be.
cnuse u opshca eood !ccl'!'g toward bia own
sountfy. lh th9t sense, more Than any other,
tns nuonese ~ Hau secciFed IN EnEl!Nu
anu III f'e,sh colttnfes WIS grateful be-
Anslo-saxon race-llo might sny Of The
wof!a-dcpcnded more t'lan upon any other
cause ei,s. upon tl.c harmony anu good feeling OF
n,, ~. o1 ,s W. pgop!e ~ IasG anu evaa.
# vns INV tisrc.ncct ID the o,hrr rrr,t ~ cvi1aH H
Powers oi EuruIe-hc certainly did mt. 70 in.
trndNwhcn he aid INT tne r,viiizntIon liz n ~ ~hch
inds It's hoIue II, Enrlani !. % hc,,cr cn1cn1aten
linn mt nti,er 10 I,rinr fbo .1rsataat ~,,d ~
mankind, Whenever hc saw a new r,dhyth n n
thIs civilization, as in Pcnnuv, ha fcjt lint It
woClIl be IN liz onti Grcaf h1.ssin,, ,,'t ~ Tia
uennle nf iii r1a.rr. e'o"S 0'eos''t' " ao
.,.,... w. ' .-'",s
r@"en WIFI 1hk WHOLE WORLD.
ii. an @ aias5on % i!ao @ 6ean made ~ lls address to
aoout sssicment Of tho qusstions M ' Il issue s. % b.
tween EnglAli and America at the close Of our
War. That policy, ho wished to say, was si,npIY
tainti long hoforu le hol.l aliy ntiIcc lint H.,
rst ttins Ia h. nonsere IN III ,ns"icn ,,ia. it,
q thg United S!atss was 9ooi uoartst,.tslinx
WIN Enktnil: WIN ill's conviction lle felt II ID
PRESIDENT hts 'irst duty to urge with all his lu-
tluence tho settlement Of thu questiuns artsins
out Of thc Mar, and Tie remoya OF all fekterIt,.
sores between lGe two couutries. ia rnt,anirtl
liz uxlstercu Of sucf1 n,lestus t,ctTnc,, nstit,ns
ito Amnrira mi EnsI.s'.l ~ sm,i s"~'In IL
Icy Icy nar. ~. rns a'u S'aa @ ~ scAna! no
liau W Ieaaou ~ 1csl nlssntsheu WIN luz rc-
su'ts VI t!ioeo eIosta, at us obserfalions ainco
ile1. The TWO nations were non IA Que nation
In the development of tht1r civilization and ho
wished every etfOre o{ the Engli.f sl,t1eaa. hr
,nt,ss ths advancement Gf III. ri,tntr,n,, ry;,.,
linn ~ ti,t W., c1,,ntrtns mani ,1a hnnn;n.s
IL" rroanor1tt onI M nc,ca ~ tho s sa.i,
'ne p8osp's''1' a''o t"e p'nce VI t'c "os'o'
TUE CHINESE MAKE AN AppRsss4
At uie close Of thls spcecA q depnlAuon of
Ghlncec neIGnants n'hnceu Aia presumed tien.
Grant an aunsess. ocauthnlly Illlnln9teti IN
siR. q Tanainsio., O. tn's Mas fnah III English
" one o. G ue uepueatso.': t lne RESPONSE I ttas