Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-06
CATHOLIC CORK.
The Uity Council Refuses to Receive
General Grant.

The Uity Council Refuses TO Receive
General Grant.
CoRx, Jan. 5.-At . meeting OF the
Town Council yesterday, after several
bitter speeches by Catholic members.
the motion that the letter Of the U. s.
Consul at Queenstown announcing Gen.
Grants coming b simply marked
"read." was carried without Q dissent.
lent vote. The previous motion, to give
Gen. Grant . proper reception. was
ignored.
Nrw YoRx. Jan. 6.-The Herald's
Dublin dispatch says: The contrast
between the generous welcome extended
TO Grant by the people Of this city aud
the uncallsd for and spiteful slight
aimed at him by the clique Of the Cork
City Council, Ia interesting as showing
10 what lengths sectional and religious
agitation ara sometimes carried.
RICHMOND. Jan. 6.-Ths United States
Consul ct Cork has addressed q letter
to the Council announcing that Gran,
would probably arrive within few days.
Tracy. . Nationalist, proposed to the
Council that the letter should simply be
marked "read." and that no action
should DO taken.
Harris. Conservative. said II will
be to the interest Of fellow country
men In the United States II proper re-
ception be accorded TO Grant. who rep.
resents the governing party In that
country. There can be no personal an
tipathy to the gentleman himself
neither wa there anything In the gov.
eminent OF the sx-Presidsnt objectiona-
BILE to the Irish people nor unpleasant
to the Irish In America. Probably Grant
would again be at the head OF the United
States Government. in which event II
would be 10 the interest OF our fellow
countrymsn in America II q proper
recognition DO given Grant on his arri'
val at Cork.
Barry. extreme Nationalist. said the
sI-Prssident had iusultsd the Irish peo-
pie In America. He got up the "No
Popsry " cry there. Tracy said Il would
bs ~unbscoming for the Catholic consti.
tusncy Of Cork TO welcome such
o man ; Il would be uugener-
Gus to refuse him hospitality II
he desired 1t. but no saw nothing
In Grant'soareer that called for sympathy
from the Irish nation. He never
thought OF the Irish race as he thought
OF others, and be went out Of his way 10
insult their religion.
Dryer. advanced Nationalist. would
not couple Grants lame with America.
The Irish, who received q refuge and
home In the United States, had received
kindness and attention from the Ameri'
can people. Grant had never given
them the same recognition rs other
inhabitants. II would DO an improperly
to pay any mark Of respect, personally. to
Grant.
Mcswsnnsy and Creedon. Nationalist,
spoke to the same effect aud with q great
shout OF AYE" there being no descent.
ing voices. Cork refused to receive
Grant.
This action has produced a pro-
found sensation throughout Ire
land. People are grisvsd at II rs a
violation OF the rites Of hospitality.
Grant remains in Dublin until to.mor
row. He will not visit Cork, AMI had
made up his mind that he could not be-
fore hearing OF the action Of the Town
Council. lie passed tho day quietly.
visiting no sights. and leaves In the
morning for Londonderry and Belfast.
The General smiled when the Heruld
correspondent referred to the speeches
OF the Cork Councilman. and said 81
sm sorry Cork people know 10 little Of
| American history"