The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-20
GRANT IN IRELAND.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CORK CITY COUNCIL
LOUD TALKING AND MUCH ABUSE OF AMERICAS

LOUD TALKING AND MUCH ABUSE OF AMERICAS
Ex-PREsIpENT.
from the Cork Herald, JAN ~
The weekly meeting of the Improvement Depart
ment OF the Corporation held yesterday. the
Mayor in the chair. There also present Messrs
d. Finn. H. Paul. p. OSullivan. Il. Day J. Tracey. j.
Dunlea. b. j. Sheehan. II. Dale Il. Meade. j. Buck
ley, j. Hayes. w. r. Harris. j. Dryer. I. MSwiney.
Il. Mayne. O. Keller. II. Crecdon. e. II. Barry. W.
Haly, ID. j. Calvin. W. Hegarty. I. Jones. W. c..
O'Connor. d. Ryan. J. Fox and J. b. sanford
The Town Clerk read letter-which has been
already published-from General Richmond, United
States Consul at Queenstown stating that he had
ceived telegram from the Consul General at Lon
den informing him that President Grant intended
to visit Cork within week. but the date not yet
fixed.
The MAYoR,,Does anybody wish to offer any OBJ
Sir GEORGE PKSHosE-It is entirely in your own
hands. Mr.. Mayor.
Mr.. TRAcEY---Mark it ''read," sir.
The MAYoR-it is letter for me; in fact believe.
it was addressed to my predecessor At any rate. it
properly comes before the Council.
Nh TBAcEY--I move that it be marked "read."
A rLEA For COMMON SENSE.
Mr. Harris said he thought the Council ought to
take into consideration that the expresident OF the
United States represented the governing party in
that country and that the Irish eingrant nationhe
might call them nation in that country-had to be
considered. Their fellow-countrymen in the United
States subject to the influence of party, and he
proper reception was given to the representa-
tive of the United States in Cork There was
nothing i'll the government OF ex-Presidcnt
Grant objectionable to the people of Ireland nor did
he mr. Harrisl think his directory was i'll any way
unpleasant to their fellow countrymen in the United
States. Probably he would be at future time again
at the head OF that country, and he (Mr. Harris)
thought it would be to the interest OF their fellow
countrymen in the United States ii proper recogni
ton given to President Grant his arrival in
Cork
THE SUFFERING IRISH.
Mr RARRY-rhut ed he Tri Sh
pie in America He got u mo Popery" cry up there.
Mr. TRAcEY-Hear, hear. And say that it would
be unbecoming for the Catholic constituency Cork
to entertain such man.
Alderman HEGARTY-I rise to order. don't think
one leather man has right to get up and run down
another leather man. tIaughter)
The MAYoR-Mr. Tracey is not out of order.
Mr.. TRAcEY-I really think it would be ungenerous
on our part to refuse him hospitality il he deserved
it, but can't see anything in the OF General
GrantOr exPrcsident Grant-that calls for the SYM
pathy of the Irish nation. have had interviews
with many persons who spent years in America. and
l learned from them that he never thought of the
Irish race he thought OF Others aud that he az
tually went out OF his way to insult their religion.
t'Hear, hearty
DUTY NO DINNER.
Alderman DwYER!There is mistake whatever
but there is debt of gratitude due to America
the people OF Ireland for the manner in which they
We're received there, but would not be disposed to
couple his name with that of America, because while
was shown to the Irish when they were in
want by the American people he showed contrary
disposition and always regarded them not entitled
to the same recognition the other Inhabitants;
therefore really think it would be of impro-
prcty the part of the Corporation of Cork go
out OF their way to pay any mark OF respect person.
Mr.. McSwINEY--I think the fact of ex-President
Grant having gone out OF his way several times to in
suit the Irish people Is sufficient to dscntite him to
any respect from us. ('Hear, hearth
AN ExPERIENCED BIGoT
Mr.. CREEDON said that having spent several years
in America, he could speak from experience upon the
subject. 1t was very unusual thing for any men,
Der of government to interfere with the religious
matters of the people. and, above all other men,
President Grant distinguished himself in that way
with regard to the religion OF the Irish. There
no doubt in the world that he went out OF his y
to insult the Catholic religion, and consequently
he Mr. Creedon) considered that Cork, being
way show him s any respect .sn ~ He
Creedon) was not bigot religious questions but
when a man who occupied the high position of Cen
eral Grant did put himself out of the way Insult
their religion acting quite differently the people
who came before him. he held that paying him
spect would be something similar to the dog licking
the hand OF the man who beat him. ('Hear hearty
He did not think they ought to 90 way to
SHOW ea,iresiuent Grant amy respect. Hear hear }
was that the letter he marked read" All who were
of opinion that that proposition should pass would
say aye
There was almost unanimous shout of 'aye"-no
one dissenting from the proposition
The letter was, therefore, marked read
COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH AND IRISH PRESS
From the London word.l
The Dublin banquet to General Grant was neces-
sarily on Friday night, consequently the Lord
Mayor Sir John Darlington, had difficulty to con-
tend with, need hardly say the heretics present
were in the minority However. the big knight was
quite equal to the emergency; the emphat-
ically marine and from the oysters and turtle to the
anchovy toast delicate consideration was shown
for both the appetites and OF
his guests. The Generals peculiarly reticent.
reserved manner to have greatly
Impressed his Irish friends The ancient manuscrnts
in Trinity College displayed for him on a table
but. OF the Fellows Gays mournfully he pays
more attention to them than il they were "A row
OF old boots in pantry" And at another scientific
institution garruious old custodian certain preci-
osites is ntroduccd tells of his visit to America
long ago. how he is "bound to it, by bonds and ties
and sympathes and Heaven knows what else, aud
how he means one day to go there again. GLOW
long since you American says the little
heavy man. looking out or his keen gray eyes Fifty
years ago. All, yes! aud I'm sure that in my next
voyage---
''Ycs sir, you'll find the country considerably
changed Good day." says the General drily, and
cuts short the Grafton. One thing only seemed to
awaken his interest. In the Royal Irish Academy
there is preserved Wolfes original of the
..l,ural of Sir John Moore, and the General stops
short before it, aud reads deliberately from begin
ming to end.
SHAME AND REGRET.
From the Dublin Irish TimesJ
Ex-presdent Grant ought to remember his visit to
Dublin with pleasant feelings. Wherever he has