, 1880-04-14
GEN. GRANT.
The Ex-President Cordially Re-
ceived by the People Of
Memphis. !

Mamnh;a.
"SF
IIo is Shown About the City, and
lis tho Lion OF tho
INV.
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Msurnts, renn., Apr,l 1u.-t3on, Grant and
MIss},s,pnt 4 Tor,t,pssco Hallrpad. They were
,uot nt tho ,,enot BY delegation al prominent
ctsizcns, hoadcd by DR.. d. 7. portcrt prcedoilt OK
tho Taxing D!strlot, who, II. welcoming uen.
=, %n,, ssnnmhis r't veeono % yo n tho nun,o Of ai
:" ,..p Nt.pS' ..,''t .ts.,,"t,a, ~ ro"o ont,ou.
ailty aHt ctrI'' or pat.y sston woicomo you rs ou
OF oher aeo or Country % rs twice chosen Chief Tx
cuntlyo OF this great Hcpnhllo, aha % o'o OIL tho
must llsttngulshcd private citizens 1t. tho world.
IN gntns of r. our civ and tondcr yo,, tho hos-
nMI nI,olit.c. nr n,,r poopfc. aud may wo |
not bo permitted to mid ono moro COM
mission TO tho many you havo had with 70
grca, ,ilsttnc,ion wo not, through you, sir,
ti,ofr prlncely charity that howca N upon ',s
,,n",,atci ,nrns,,ro "a tn n,it,rato m muuh rs
,.b. ~, ,,,n torrors ~ tfnt frtuttfl nrstIIrngo
Tint devastated our fnr c!fy anu hiled our heaits
with Voc? Sir, wo nsk yo,' to accctt our sincere
sscenG a'a ".,vI. ra, !, am ,,,,an,n,,t ~ IL so"
lo,tE as YOU oar fnn4o It convenient ' 'oNo 81"
Cen orat, nt IN replying; y n<e s"% no to Ms n,,
t'ef seo fos iS It's nospt"o % wosone Referring to
ho na,, It was popularity uf oNr snnntry !" al.
ways tuko euro Of those In distress, an*s TINT II
'S t'Sa In thas ,ss s @ tue S'tat at
tfprsn. s Inc nr % thon %au ,uxr, ,,
let s my x s1 c IhS ~heqe sey y weTo
rcrve.t
At lo:oo o'clock procession formed, which
consisted Of thrco whito asd TWO colorcn mh..
tary companies, the police tho Fire Department
"a1 'hrc, %r ,n,1s ns music.
'sSo m,. t,,,.o" y. ~ I,,ccn,on mot 0cn. trnnt
ut M tho hotol 'tour, nnd escorted him to hack,
md upuu irving II s!H,,ul the procession mnyel,
he srrEs Ct qsn n1n ,a y to atrps sspt5s
nt ,rt s,r,i.r Cul, ,ins,ph Patterson delivered
IL ti,e siis folIowlns y @ atlress u ws!ooms;
otsn.;S =, uMS sF:ur @ xn n ta tvyf III S1euhis.
iii" nris,,M.. NJ tb,s v,,4t nsscluIIngn Ylv6s I'M
cntphnss to thcIr hospitality. Tl,ey gre.t yu,,
y ~ funw u y Atrean deseet srcet
y9u u tho cln,nplon St their IN 1,a.,; III
s,trerssf,,l Gu,,erai Il the unon arli'!u4;. NV
Whp intsr,S;sci tho shiul.l Of his own honor III
H. ~ urnc',4a ~ n ill., Surrender Of tho Confe.
' erato aries il wis M y,,ar happy Fortune o hnvo
pm' p'se ", ,n,icy ~ ,axnAnIi,llty md
u i1s tno :" ,vhs, t1yps" tbo nIssIotis II w,r
md tr,msnttcd III results blessing ia pnstcr-
ttwn Mnu n.,IIav whiah t,xmstad nUthiuR from tho
wS,shn I,,,t nic,1i,,1ire ta tho Ill,Su OF conf
n. n,,',,tr,. us noIirv whfc hcfUro tho en-
'n m ~ .hn vnr wnr ,s,t,i ,iiaha,,tln ilJO,
c,naI ~ ,niy, M, amt fhnn, hmm ia engage in
T,n"nnf,it n.s,its: noIfcy which TRANSFORMED tho
ns,.. IL iiy,roi,,S fr,,," t,,n rri,Iirnel,t
~ tt i ~ IN nri,.+ rmnnt nf tia bnif0t-
Inv! ag 1,"iinv Whic, ubnIlcngcs tho nsInrntion
~ mi nn,1at;fMtnx fin nrnWtlilY aJOry
~ ihnnk!h' aMu G,'7''t.ce it itso ~ fns ia
s+ nrit,caI mn,nc,,t IN Amnrcnn history,
v"'s hu1 t,ut tni"rnostS tho influence al your
y yy,rnat "vntnn1t, IN nrnvnnt tho mon who never
HtE Hs ~ a,!, ~ fnt H. frnn, t,rlnx ioso upoi,
III iofnsmansa ,,rnn" tc tnrrors Of Tho Inv md
aS ~ Hot.th wo1iT t,avtf Tecn for xCncrn-
hWurd. lno houtu VIII" r,I,, ~ +,"rInn n nj