New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-14
GENERAL GRANT AT MEMPHIS.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTIoN-sPEFCHEs OF WEI
CONE BY DIR. PORTER AND COLONEL PATERSON
THE GuEsI's REPLIEs-A PARADE AND APUB'
Lie LEYEE.
MEMPHIS, April 13.-General Grant and
party arrived this morning at o'clock via tho Mssls-
sIppl and Tennessee Railway. They were met at the
depot by delegation of prominent citizens heaueu ny
Dr. d. T. Porter president OF the taxing district VINO III
welcoming General Graut said
I have the honor to welcome you to Memphis. ] WEI
come you In the OF all her citizens Wlthout ud
tlnctOn Of race, nationality or party athllaon ~
t1r or any aSe or counry az the twice chosen Chie
Execuye OF this great Republic. and one OF the most
ali OF w teen il an honor 70 open the gates OF Ou city
aud tender you the hospltalites OF our people, an9
to the many you have held with such great
Deo Of i GK Knea Es nss oT
tna flowed In upon us from every quarter tnrOuRn
epidemcs such undated measure as 70 mitgate as
much as mi zht be the erroIs OF that gtul pestence
that devastated our iair city ana ned our hears Win
voc.
General Grant in replying said he was glad TO visit
Memphis again. and thanked the committee for their
hospitabe welcome Referring to the charity that had
been showered on Memphis he said II vas the peeuar
iy of our country always take care oil those IN -
tress aud that the Government failed In that respect
the charitahy disposed throughout the country would
not permit any one to suffer
The party then driven 10 the Peabody Hotei'
whore refreshments were served.
At 1880 O'CLOCK the procession formed consisting
Of three white and two colored military companies,
companies OF the Police and Fire Departments with
their apparatus several societies and three bands OF
music Several streets were traversed and on arriving
a the Court Square, Colonel Josiah Paterson delivered
the address of welcome 70 General Grant, In tho course
OF which he said
NV fellOW-citizens who followed the fortunes OF the
Confederacy greet you R the generous soldier WnS nie
posed the shield OF his own honor ~ deence OI Ie u'
ar
render Of the Confederate Armies. it was your happy
fortune 10 have paused midway betweon victory ana
OppressiOn and iuaugurato policy OF maRnanlty And
justice which mitgated the passions OF war aud trans.
which exaccd nothing from the vanqushed but O9edl
ence to the laws Of common country ornHt maa
example 10 prevent men who felt the shock OF
battle turning loose upon defenceess people the
terrOrs of war and sword the South would have been
for generations yet to tho Poland OF America aud
to-day her sons would be in open ressta9ce or prOs'
General Grant responded, expressing his qualification
at the reception, and adding;
lean soy 10 my friends In the South there has
DeTty DSI as tney themseyes $40 cvoceV Of better
feeling existing between the cIens OF dlerent sections
81 hdRS tS GG@hI yn M nan and Citizens Of Memphis
this reception
public evee was then held, and vast thrOng estl-
mated at 5OOO surged about the grand stand odgr to
shake the General by the band The military cOmpan-
ics Mt O'clock escorted the General back TO the hotel
This afternoon General Grant visited the Cotton Ex-
change and at o'clock attended the Central Baptist
Church. colored where the colOrel people had assem-
bled 10 greet him. Mr.. B. X. Sampson cOOrcd teacher
in the public schools, read an address OF welcome, to
which General Grant replied. thanking them for their
kindly welcome. Referring 10 The condition Of the col
ored people, General Grant said he was glad to know
that 1t was improving, and he fully believed that in
very short time every right and privilege OF the law
will be granted them.
Lemoync College, cOlOred institute, was next visited
where the General was entertained by singing, after
which nil present forward and shook him by the
hand
Tonight General Grant saw act Of the Pirates
OF Penzance." visited the Tennessee Club, and at
o'clock sat down 10 banquet given by seveuty promi
nent citizens OF Memphis.