Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-11-01
GRANT At SACRAMENTO.
SENATOR rperRrlNs ADDRESS.

SENATOR EDGERTINs ADDRESS.
General Grant: The citizens of Sscra-
mento in unison with the representatives
of numerous other com mum tiles near and
remote, in beha II Of the people of Calilor-
MIA, cordially welcome you, with your
family and suite, to the freedom aud hos
pitalitles OF their capital city.
They desire thereby to interpret and
emphasize their profound respect for you,
and their gratitude for ilustrious render
ed te our common country. The muse
of history will in due time fix the charac-
ter and extent OF those services in perma
nent and philosopbc view. Poetry and
art will celebrate them in anitnatIng the
enduring forms. May the day be fardis>
tant When the voices that praise may in
duige in the fuliGess OF utterance that be-
longs to the 'ancity OF the grave.
is n generous pride that intertwines
a consciousness Of liberty with veneration
for its defenders. 1t is therefore ut all
tirles Gecorous and graceful in the gener
alton that hNs Witnessed your achieve
m1nts. to assert their spendor and benef-
cence, and by public acclamatiOn and ova,
tion to attest aud seemnize the legitimate
homage of its admiration and love.
We congratulate you upon the felicity
of life spared to witness the coincidence OF
your patriotic deeds with the grandeur
and prosperity OF yeur country. We
possess q territorial domain embracing
many zones of climate and fora, and ex>
tending in almost continuous cohesion to
meridian lines that include Il third Of your
journey around the earth. We exhibit
civilization bearing genuine American
efn kyt tI,.b nj q Fafr
enough to give admission to the diverse
characteristics OF many races, and To trans,
mute all il admits into Original tofms of
civic ana social lse that clearly reflect its
own nature. We live in the shelter ofa
government in which the beauty and har-
mony off free iuSttu ions are mbodird in
visible stability and Ider, in societies
That move regularly and TRANQUILITY to the
music of the Uni)n, in n republic, where
the unchecked impulses aud powers in
heren. in an ingenious and ingenious peo-
pie. essay and solve a. they rise al social
and political problems. In these glowing
realities, in the iixe station and destiny
OF n noble and puissant nation, in the am
plitude and perfection Of Liberties, in the
multiplcituus variety and inddmitable
vlgor OF its popular life, and in the ins pir-
ing story of it, periis, Its struggles and Its
triumphs, the discriminating judgment Of
the age has discerned the fair and imper
ishatle monuments OF your own fame.
We contemplate fer moment a mill
tarv career, which, presaging its splendOr
ut Molin0 del Rey and Chapul ltepec. and
made immortal by the me nories Of Don,
esOn, of Shiloh, OF Vicksi urg. of Chatta>
nooga and Richmond, WAS consummatad
and gloriied by Il magnaninity that lifted
up victory to a sublime moral hight, and
led "A heroic people, without bitterness Of
recollection, across the threshold Of new
and better era. We challenge military
renown that has cost less TO justice. less
to humanity, less TO the human con-
science.
We advert to a civic career in the great
Office of Pres dent, attempted without pre-
vious civic experience, aud running to
the tull limit yet allowed to the most il.
lustrious Of your predecessors, and
''In that fierce light which beats upon
a throne.
And blackens every blot"
we see clearly mirrured the lofty patriot>
ism, the calm, immoVable character the
incorrupt, acute nIind, the chastity Of
honor"
marked at every point of the crcun fer
ence by unexanpled demonstration. Of
respect, aud everywhere, in the pOmp
and Dageantry of the cohrts of Europe
and in the rigid forms Of the ancient theo-
cracies and empires of Asia, we behold
the unOstentatlous republican citizen sym
bolizing the dignity and the honor OF his
country, and drawing it more closely into
the great life Of the world.
As Americans, we dwell upon the.e re-
spendent deeds with feelings that sur
pass en- thusiasm. We group them upon
the background Of life that reveals no
unseemly pursuit OF office, no trust vo-
lated, no confidence betr yed, no friend
ship broken, and trust!ully lay them at
the feet of history.
As Californians we remember thai ouI
State its unrivaled domain, its polity. its
perity and happiness attained, and its
fair prospect OF future greatness and pow
el are the fruits OF conquest in which
you bore a conspicuous and brilliant part.
California, u! ways loyal to the aacient
faith and traditions of the nation, her
blood and treasure in perpetual pledge
for its security aud honor, her great heart
ever bowed in tender reverence of the me
mories OF its statesmen and warriors
dead, always delights TO exait its heroes
living. To-day, her sons and daughters
crown you with garland woven of their
gratitude, their confidence and their love
There is not Californian whose patriots
ism is unmiAed with grateful aiiec;ion
for you. There is not in Calilornia II
Community or party, "A sect or a class,
which in the hour of peril would not con
ide the glory of She republic to the guard
ianship OF Grant. Her hospitality to you
is MS bound les and sincere as the senli
ments and feelings from which it itsprings,
Ever miners cabin, every peasants cot
and every rich mans palace in her hor-
ders, with "doors on golden hinges turn
ing," is thrown wide open to you. Come
in and abide with US,
GENERAL GRANTS REPLY.
Governor, Senator, ladies and gentle
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