Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-24
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
TIE LOTUS CLUB
A DINNER TO GENERAL GRANT.
Whitelaw Reid Wants a Position
for Him.
THE P
[By Telegraph to the Sentinel

New York, November 22.-The Lotus
Club gave ~ dinner and brilliant reception
last night In honor Of General Grant.
whitelaw Reid, of the Tribune, presided.
In the course of his opening address Mr..
Reid inquired, what shall we do with
General Grant," and continued: Are we
so rich in great men? Are we SO fortified
at every point with the widest experience
and the Hottest devotion that we have no
longer any use for him? / do not believe
it. I do not think any considerable num-
Der of people in either of the great politi-
cal parties believe it. I Am not speaking
as his partisan. That I have never been.
Often, in civil affairs, I have not been able
to follow where he led, and the General
himself would, l fancy, be quite willing
to give me a certificate for having prac-
tised great freedom of speech upon that
subject. Speaking rather, then, for his
political opponents and those, at least,
Of the Republican faith, / an confident l
may venture SO much, let me say no wish,
no act Of theirs will be wanting to secure
for the country the continued services of
our guest. We believe the country would
be most unwise, unmindful alike Of her
dignity and Of her interest if she failed to
lay claim to this service. Let me not be
misunderstood. / am speaking wholly
without General Grants knowledge, or
that of any of his immediate friends, or
with n Difference whatever to his inter-
ests. Those will be taken care Of anyway.
This is no blind, broken down Belisarius,
holding out his helmet for aims. 1t is q
question solely Of what the country owes
to itself. Can it afford to say we have TO
further use for the experience gained 1T
the head Of the army and at the head OF
the government?
Retired General or Life Senator.
Why, for example, should not the soldier
of Appomattox be borne, while he lives, on
the retired list of the army? Why, in
deed, should we not create for him the
rank he has SO conspicuously earned, and
make him, while he lives, Captain-G General
Of the Armies Of the United States ? Above
all, why should not the country say to him,
"Henceforth we wish your advice and
your knowledge of our affairs in our high
est council, the Senate OF the United
States? You have wisdom that comes with
experience, and moderation that comes
with the exercise of power. Henceforth
your future is provided for. Let all your
thoughts and all your care be for your
country to the end" To some such plan
the purpose of the country is surely turn
ing, and neither party nor precedent
should be suffered to stand in its way.
Well, gentlemen, you have heard too much
of my voice already, and you have lately
1ioanvarod that in cnifa of hia lJfa-lOnO
efforts to conceal it, your guest is In ad-
mirable speaker. Fill your glasses, then.
We are Democrats and Republicans here;
Northerners and Southerners-men who
wore the blue, and men who wore the gray;
| conservatives and stalwarts, third-termers
and anti-third- termers, and possibly we
have even some timid soul in dread Of the
| empire; but in admiration for heroism,
and in gratitude for victory and peace, we
are all Grant men tonight. l gave you a
toast that has been honored by every loyal
campfire on the continents prayer that
has been breathed in every patriotic house,
hold-the health Of our first soldier and
our first citizen.
The Generals Reply.
General Grant, who was cheered for sew
eral seconds as he arose. responded briefly
as follows
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
LoTUs CLUB: l feel very much embarrassed
in making any response to the compliment
airy remarks Of your President. / do not
know what in the world I have got to say.
Laughter. I do not want to say that they
are not deserved daughter and ! do not
walt to convince you that they are not.
Renewed laughter. But If ! stand here
five minutes / shall prove to you that one
OF the remarks, at least, Of your President,
Is untrue, without any effort on my part,
and that 10 when he charges me with being
able to make o speech. Laughter. /
have no doubt that all Of you will be con-
vinced Of the fact that Q misstatement was
then made before / sit down. Renewed
laughter. Now in regard to the future Of
myself, which has been alluded to here, I
am entirely satisfied as I am to-day. [Great
applause. ! Am sur that as regards the
American people, as o nation and people,
! have every reason, II any person really
has, to be satisfied Of their treatment Of
me. Loud applause. I hope to have many
years yet Of life. I believe I am in quite
vigorous health, 4S years Of age, and have
been for the last ten years laughterl-
and II l can render my country any service
in any way, I should certainly be very
happy to do it. Applause. But. as I am
OF age, 48 years, as I say, I am beyond the
period Of volunteering, and If l am ever
wanted, I shall have to be pressed into the
service Laughter and applause but, not
being obstinate at all great laughter /
shall have to submit to those who have ex-
perience in getting me anywhere that will
be entirely comfortable to myself. Zap
plause. Now, gentlemen, I thank this
club. one and all, for the courtesies Of the
~ en~,vT ~~n hna~aa a41 h.,a
q bad cold, and cannot talk longer and
convince you that what your President
has said is not so. IA voice, ut could be
worse" and loud applause / wish to
make enc other remark. / have been sit
ting by the side Of your President, and
have heard messages coming to him from
persons around the board, saying they |
wanted to speak. / have about fifteen min |
utes Of my own time. and I will consent to
give 1t to these volunteers. [Great laugh
ter and a~pplause.l
Mining Decision.
WASHINGTON, November PA decision
was rendered by the Supreme Court to-day
in the cases of the Ivanhoe Mining Com
pany, plaintiff, in error, against the Key
stone Consolidated Mining Company. in
the title to the eastern half of Sec
ton Sc In Amador county. in possession of
the Keystone Company, under a patent of
the United States, which is claimed by the
Ivanhoe Company, under a grant to Cali
for school purposes. This court
holds that the title to the land in contro-
versy did not pass to California by a school
grant act Of 1858. for the reason, first, that
III mineral lands were intended by Con.
zress to Be exempted from the operation Of
he school grant act. by virtue Of section Z
II that law. The Judgment Of the Cir
,uit Court Of the United States for the
Of California Is therefore affirmed.