Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-22
Gen. Grant In Boston.


cre'iiable to the city and its people as it was
honorable to the illustrious guest. General
Grant left New York on Tuesday for Boston
arriving there in the evening. The arrival of
the train at the various stations along the
route from New York was announced by the
ringing of bells, music by the bands and
salvos Of artillery. At Boston an immense
torchlight procession was got up in honor of
the distinguished guest, to be reviewed by
him from the balcony of the Hotel Bruins
wick upon its arrival there at late hour in
the evening. The route was miles In length,
the people lined the streets The booming
of cannon and the sound of martial music
were heard everywhere, and all along the
route the scene was enlivcned by electric
lights, fireworks and illuminations
On Wednesday morning Gen. GRAFT called
on Governor Long at the State House, and
was formally received there by the Governor
and all the principal State officers. From
the State House Gen. Grant drove to the
rooms of the Boston Merchants Association,
where were assembled a great number of the
leading business men of Boston. In answer
to repeated calls Gen. Grant made some re-
marks, chiefly in relation to the desirability
of extending our commerce with Mexico
| the substance of which has already been
published in these columns. In the evening
came the grand banquet at the Hotel Bruins
wick. This was participated in by large
company of gentlemen prominent i'll public
and private business life in Boston, and nu-
England States among others being the fol.
lowing: Senator Dawes of Massachusetts
and Anthony and Burnside of Rhode Is
land; Representatives Norcross, Russell,
Rice, Field. Loring, Morse and Bowman of
Massachusetts and Hawley of Connecticut
| Governors Long of Massachusetts, Farnham
of Vermont, Davis of Maine, Head of New
Hampshire, Littlefeld of Rhode Island and
| Andrews of Connecticut General Banks,
Ex-Governor Van Zandt..of Rhode Island,
Charles Dudley Warner, General Badeau,
Minister Stoughton, Colonel Fred Grant,
Mayor Prince, E. II. Hoar, General Cham
beran of Maine, and ex President Paul Chad
bourne. In response to a toast Gen. Grant
made little speech in which he said
have had in the last few years an oppor-
tunity of visiting most of the civilized ma
tons of the earth, and had a very
fair opportunity of comparing their
governments their peoples, their insti-
tutions with ours; and can assure one
and all of you that have come back bet
ter American than went away, hope.
| I w ,-;,I, n
soil and variety of climate that no other
one nation is possessed of. Our people are
made up hope, of the best elements of all
other countries mixed together in a very
happy degreeto produce about the best results.
Laughter and applause We are a nation
that proceeds on the theory that all power i:
with the people. Our rulers are only ser
wants, having only such powers as the PEG
pie choose to extend to them from time tc
time. Applause Other nations, | think
history will bear me out in saying, have pro
cccded on the theory that all power is with til,
head of the government, and the people hav,
no rights, no privileges whatever, except a
they are extended by the crown. 1t is i'm
possible that on that theory such self-reliance
such independence, as our people possess cal
be created except after a lapse of great time
and when the power is so far extended TO tn,
people that the crown has lost its influnce
They can then begin to grow great. w
started out with the experience of other MI
tons, and commenced pretty well consider
ing that apprentices had to boss the job
Loud laughter and applause, and Gen
Grant himself smiled Now we have grow
10 manhood and have become of age, hav
got a history. think with the acting Presi
dent, that we, some way or other, will woIl
through any future difficulties that ma,
arise, and that we will go down to the emf
Of time an example to other peoples, an,
furnishing good example which many o
them will feel sooner or later.
Addresses were made by ex-Gov A II
Rice, Gov J. ID. Long, Collector A. W
Beard, Hon. f. r. Hoar, Hon. Z. W
Stoughton, Senator Anthony, Gen. j. l.
Chamberlain, Gen. Joseph X. Hawley, Gen
John l.. Swift, Senator Dawes, the Cover
nors of the New England States, and others
Governor Farnham said
There seems little occasion for me to adj
anything to what has been said by so mani
eloquent gentlemen. There is still less cal
for me TO say anything, because We have the
promise of Gen. Grant that he will be thu
guest of Vermont before he leaves New Eng
land and we will do all that we can TO dc
him honor. OF course we cannot hope tC
equal you, but we can show that Vernon
is still patriotic TO the core. But, my
friends, need not multiply words here. 81
long us we exist We trust that Vernon
will always do honor to the true patriot
whether he be an Ethan Allen or Il Genera
Grant. Applause.
On Thursday Gen. Grant visited Plymouth
and was there most cordially received. Re
turningto Boston, he attended in the evening
twogreat public meetings underline direction O
the Republican City Committee, in fremont
Temple and Faneui Hall Vas multitudes
were in attendance and the newspapers re
port that the outbursts of enthusiasm will
which Gen. Grant was received were tire
mendous At each meeting he responded L
the magnificent ovations in few brief words
The orators were Gov. Long, Hon. E. A
Storrs of Chicago, Hon. George 5. Boutwell,
ex-Gov Rice, Hon. Z. W. Stoughton anC
Hon, c. C. Van Zandt of Rhode Island.
On Friday morning trip was made
to Harvard College and other points o.
interest; and ON the return an elabo
rate lunch was rendered by the gen
tlemen of the Republican State Committee
In the evening Gen. Grant was rendered q
reception by the New England Commandery
of the Loyal Legion Of the United States
and he afterwards paid visit, by invitation
to the reunion and concert of Dahlgren Pos
., G. A. r., in the Alhambra Theatre. Soutf
Boston. Early Saturday morning Genera
Grant and party left Boston by specia
train ON the New York and New England
Railroad for Hartford, where he spent the
day, and whittier he was escorted by large
committee of the leading men of that city.