The New York herald., 1879-01-06
GRANT IN IRELAND
Indignation of the Irish People at
the Insult from Cork.
A QUEER DISCUSSION.
The General Sorry for Cork and
Going to Belfast.
by CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

DUBLIN, Jan. 5, 1879.
The contrast between the generous well
como extended to General Grant by the
people of this city and the uncalled for and
spiteful slight aimed at him by clique Of
the Cork City Council is interesting as
showing to what lengths sectional and re-
ligious agitation are sometimes carried.
HOW II BEGAN.
AS previously telegraphed you, Mr.. Rich
mond, the United States Consul at Cork,
addressed letter to the Council announc-
ing that General Grant would probably
arrive in Cork within few days. Mr..
Tracy, a nationalist, proposed at the Coun-
Gil meeting that the letter should simply
be marked 'read," and that no action
should be taken.
A SENSIBLE VIEW.
Mr.. Harris, conservative, said :-'It
will be to the interest of our fellow country
men in the United States if proper recep-
tion is accorded to General Grant, who rep
resents the governing party in that coun-
try. There can be no personal antipathy
to the gentleman himself; neither was
there anything in the government OF
the ex-President Objectionable to the Irish
people nor unpleasant to the Irish in Amer
lea. Probably General Grant would again
be at the head of the United States, in
which event it would be to the interest of
our fellow countrymen in America if proper
recognition was given to General Grant on
his arrival at Cork"
"So popEnY"
Mr.. Barry, On extreme nationalist, said
the ex-President had insuited the Irish
people in America. He got up the "No
Popery' cry there.
Mr.. Tracy said it would be unbecoming
for the Catholic constituency Of Cork
to welcome such a man. 1t would be
ungenerous to refuse him hospitality if
he deserved it, but he saw nothing in Cen
eral Grants career that called for sympathy
Of the Irish race as he thought of others,
and he went out of his way to insult their
religion.
NOT A FAIR REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr.. Dwyer, an advanced nationalist,
would not couple General Grants name
with America The Irish who sought
refuge and home in the United States had
received kindness and attention from the
American people. President Grant had
never given them the same recognition as
the other inhabitants. It would be ON i'm
propriety to pay any mark of respect per-
sonally to General Grant.
Messrs. McSweeney and Creedon, ma
tionalists, spoke to the same effect, and
with great shout of "Aye," there being no
dissenting voices, Cork refused to receive
General Grant.
IRELAND GRIEvED AT THE INSULT.
This action has produced profound sem
sation throughout Ireland. The people are
grieved at it 'as violation of the rites Of
hospitality. One Irish gentleman with
whom 1 discussed the matter. and who was
pained beyond measure at its occurrence,
said:-
.The noisy little knot of fellows who
have committed this outrage are mere
windbags, and were seeking q little no.
toriety. Cork has o weakness for being
thought more Catholic than the Pope, who,
1 believe, saw no objection to receiving
General Grant"
ON TO DrLFAsr.
General Grant remains in Dublin until
tomorrow. He will not visit Cork and had
made up his mind that he could not before
hearing of the action of the Town Council.
He passed the day quietly, visiting no sights,
and leaves in the morning for Londonderry
and Belfast
SORRY FOE CORE.
The General smiled when the HERALD
correspondent referred to the speeches of
the Cork Councilmen, and said -
~ am sorry the Cork people know so
little of American history"
INDIGNATION IN CORK AT THE INSULT OF THE
COUNCIL TO GENERAL GRANT.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
ConK, Jan. s, 1872
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