The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-29
GRANT AND THE CHINESE.
Remarkable Petition from Chinese Mer-
chants at Pcnnng.-Tho Generals Diplo-
matte ReSpdfsr and Promises.

Remarkable Petition from Chinese NIer-
chants at Pcnang.-Thc Generals DipIo-
matte Resinnsr and Promises.
LONDON. May 6, 1879.
The HcraM correspondent ACCOMPANY.
ing General Grant writes from Singa.
pore, under date of April 6, 1879. and
gives an account of the progress Of the
General and party through British Bur.
nah, the Malacca colonies and the
straits settlements. The General was
sailing slowly along the cost of Southern
Asia, stopping ut points of interest. rho
first place lie visited in the Straits settle.
ment was the Island Of Penang. Here
he remained day and held a reception
in the Town Hall. An address was pre-
scnted to the general rs follows =
10 General tIpsscs s. Grant, cr- r-PcsideH
81 the Initcd States Of Americu -
SIR-We, the chairman and members
of the Penang Chamber of Commerce,
desire on this, the occasion of your visit
to this distant portion of our Gracious
Queens dominions, to tender YOU q
hearty welcome and to assure you that
we have long been cngniant of and duly
appreciated and admired the many ac-
tions, public and private, which have so
dcservcdly brought you praise and fame
both mt home and abroad. Entering Of
flee after the much TO be dcplorcd assas-
sination of the late President Lincoln, and
when the passions aroused by the unfurtu-
nate civil war had not had time to calm,
you, by your great tact and impartiality,
soon convinced all parties that il w0ulb be
your highest aim TO smooth away all diff
crcnccs, and we noted with great salts
faction the happy results which followed
The steps you took when President to
increase the trade existing between
America and Great Britain attracted at
the time our admiration, and the rccep
ton lately accorded to you in all the
leading cities of England, Ireland and
Scotland amply testifies that time has in
no way dc.ractcd from the favorable
opinions formed years previously, or di-
minished the estimate in which you
were held. Your efforts to bring Great
Britain and America into the closest re-
lationslip were not, however, confined to
trade alone, but extended in every dircc-
ton and were happily attended with the
most successful results, for ut no prcvi.
Gus period had England and America
been politically more closely connected
than nj the time of your retirement from
office. We feel dccly gratiticd and hon
ored by the opportunity offered us of ndd-
ing our simple quota Of praise to the
many and well deserved encomiums
passed on you, and we beg to assure you
| that your future career will be watched
10y us with the greatest interest. Should
you, by Gods Providence, again assume
the rcins Of government we feel convinc.
ed that the interests of America will moi
suffer in your hands, and that the bond
of friendship now existing between your
nation and ours will be ccmcnted, il
possible, more strongly than ever We
hope that the remainder of your tour will
prove as successful as it has hitherto
been, and we sincerely trust that your
life may be long shared TO your fnmily
and country.
WALTER SCOTT
for self and membcrs)
PENANG, March 20, 1879.
TIE GENERALS REPLY.
General Grant said, in response. that
he was extremely Obliged to the gentle
men Of the Chamber of Commerce o
Penang for their address and for the re-
cepti0n that had been accorded to him
This, however, WAS only in keeping with
the cordiality and hospitality lie had re-
ceivcd in every part of the British En-.
pirc he had visited since his landing in
Liverpool nearly two years ago. His re-
ccption in England WAS continued with
unabatcd, he might say with increasing
kindness in the colonies Of Gcreat Brit
ain and throughout the vast Indian En-.
pire which he had just visited. This
was very grateful TO him, not alone be-
cause Of the kind and iluttering word.
personal to himself with which these re-
ceptions we're always accompanied and
to which he was far from being incensi
Die, out bcc:nae it opened good feeling
toward his own country. In that sense
more than any other, the Kindness he
had received in England aud in English
colonies was grateful because he believ
ed that the welfare Of the Anglo.Saxor
race-he might say of the world-de
pended more than upon any other cause
upon the harmony and feeling of thi.
one peoolc-one people in race and civ
ilization, although two nations. He die
not think it WAS any disrcspcct to tn,
. other great civilized Powers of Europe
lie certainly did not so iDtend-when hi
said that the civilization which finds il
home in England is better calculated
than an ether to bring the greatest gooC
to man md Whenever he saw a new
growth Of this civilization, rs in Penang
me felt that it would be in the end grca
blessing to the people of all CLASSES.
PEACE WITH THE WHOLE WORLD.
An allusion had been made in the nd
dress to his own efforts when he was il
office to bring about a settlement Of tn
questions ut issue between England ant
America at the close of our war. Tha
policy, he wished to say, was simply car
rying out conviction which he had en-
tcrtained long before he held any office lha
the first thing to be considered in The for
egn policy of the United States was n goo,
understanding with England. With thi
conviction he felt il us President hi
first duty to urge with all his innucnc
the settlement of the question arising on
of the war, md the removal of all tester
ing sores between the two countries
lie regarded the existence Of such ques
tions between nations like America an,
Engand as scandal IIc h.d no reg
: son to feel dissatisfied with the results q
those efforts, and his observations sine
2 lie came abroad cnly confirmed him il
! that belief. The two nations were no,
as one nation in the development c
their civilization, and he wished ever
effort of the English success, because tn
advancement of the common civiliZalio
OF the two countries meant the happi
ness, the prosperity and the peace Of tn
world.
THE CHINESE MAKE AN ADDRESS.
AT the close of this speech dcputa