The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06
Grant Makes speech In Ireland on Sat.
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DrBLIS.January 4.-Ex-P President Grant,
Mr.. Noyes and Mr.. Badcau visited the
Royal Irish Academy, in Kildare street,
in company with Lord Mayor harrington.
Here some time was spent in inspecting
the treasures OF ancient Irish art in gold,
silver and bronze, st. Putrick's bell, and
the sacred cross and 0'Donnell's casquc.
The party went to the building that was
the old Parliament House. 1t is now the
Bank Of Ireland, and the walls which for
mally echoed with the eloqucnce OF Grat-
tan, Curran and plaunkett, now resound
with the chafering ofthe money changers.
Trinity College was then visited. The
party was received by the Provost and
Fellows, and escorted through the library,
chapel and halls OF this venerable, majestic
pile.
General Grant drove TO the vice.Regal
lodge Of the Dnke OF Marlborough, Pho.
nix Park, early in the afternoon, where he
had adejemer with the viceroy. He after.
ward visited the Geological Gardens, and
then returned to his hotel, where he rest
ed couple ofhours.
At the banquet given him at the Man.
sion House the company rose and gave
the Irish welcome when the Generals
name was proposed. The ex-President
made in response the longest speech OF his
life, speaking in clear voice, and being
listened to with rapt attention. He re.
fGrred to himself as q citizen OF Dublin,
and intimated amid much laughter and
cheering that he might return to Dublin
one day and run against Darlington for
Mayor and Butt for. Parliament. lie
warned those gentlemen that he was gen.
orally troublesome candidate.
Then, passing to serious matters, the
General said: "We have heard some
words spoken about our country-my
country before | was naturalized in an.
other. [I.aughter.l We have n very
great Country-with room for great
many people. We have been suffering
some years from very great oppression
The world has felt it. Hear! Heart
There is no question about the fact thai
when you have 45,000,000 OF consumers
such as We are, and when they are made
to feel poverty, then the whole world
must feel it. Applause. You have had
here great prosperity, because OF our great
extravaganza and our great misfortInes.
We had Il war which drew intoit almost
every man who could bear arms; and
my friend who spoke so eloquent
ly 10 you n few moments age
lost leg in it. You did not observe
that, perhaps, as he has a wooden one Ii
place OF it. When that great conflict wa,
going on we were spending 81 900, ,000,O ,OO(
more than we were producing, and Europe
got every dollar OF 1t, 1t made for you {
false prosperity. You were getting oul
bonds, and our promises to pay, you wert
cashing them yourselves. That made grea
prosperity, and made producers beyonC
the real necessities OF the world at peace
But We finally got through that grea
conflict: and with an inflated currency
which was far below the specie you lsC
here, il made our people still more extraY.
agant. Our speculatiUnS were going on, anC
We still continued to spend 500, 900, 900 o.
$4O0,OOO, 900 OF money more than we Wort
producing, 0ur dark days past, we pait
1t back to you for your labor aud manuiaC
lures, and It made you apparently ant
really prosperous. We, on the otliOr hand
weregetting really poor; but, being honest
however, We came to tho day OF solid, hon
est payments, We came down 10 the ne
eessIty OF selling more than We bought
Now wo have turno,ltllO COrnOr. We hav
had our days Of depression. Yours ar
Just coming on. hope II Is nearly ovel
"licar" clear Our prosperity
commencing, and as we become prosperon
. you will too, applauscl, because "
, leUoMe increased consumers of your prc
ducts, as well rs our own. I-think It SAT-
to say that tho United States, with 70,
,, years morn Of suoh prosperity, will con
= sunlC as much more as thoy did. Two diI
4 tinguished men have alluded 10 this sui
). jeCt. One was the President OF the Unite
i States, and he said that the prosperity {
I the United States would lie felt 10 Il,
bounds Of the civilized world. EApplauss
The other was Lord Beacopstield, the mo-
lar.seeing man, who seems 10 mo to see
!, far Into the future ss any man kpaW 1aJ
. plapSs and le says tile same as l'resldSi
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General Grants speech created a ri
= found sensation,