National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
GEN. GRANT AT MEMPHIS.
A Cordial Reception Extended by
All Classes. ....
DR.. Portor's Welcome Address -Rnco, Ma
uonaiity and Party Set Aside--A Dis
tingushcd aud Worthy Citizon
Recognized = Publio Recep-
ton Mt tho Courthouse
Seeing the Sights.
A kindly welcome to the Es-Prosldont.

| MEMPHIS, TENN, April 13.-Gcnoral Grant
and party arrived this morning at o'clock by
| the Mississippi & Tennessee railroad. They
were met at tho depot by delegation ofprOmi-
nent citizens, headed by Dr. ID. r. Porter
president of the taxing district who ia well
| coming General Grant, said:
| have the honor to welcome YOU 10 Memphis
| welcome you In the name Of all her citizens
without distinction OF race nationality or party
oilliation. l welcome you az one of the greatest
as the twice chosen Chief Executive OF this great
Republic, and as ono of the most distinguished
private citizens IN the world. As such al of US
esteem II an honor to open the gates of our city
and tender you the hosptaities OF our people. And
may we not be permitted to aid one more commits
sion to the many you have held with sch great
the people of the United States for lhclr prnccly
charity that flowed In upon us from every quarter
through three epidemiCS IN such undated measure
as TO mitigate Ms much as might bo tho torrors OF
that frightful pestilcnce that devastated our fair
city and filed our hearts with woe.
| General Grant, in replying, said he was glad
to visit Memphis again, aud thanked the conf
mttee for their hosptablc welcome. Referring
to tho charity that had boon sllowered upon
Memphis he said 1t was tho popularity of our
country to always take care of those in distress
and that If the Government failed Ia that re-
spect the charitably disposed throughout the
country would not permit any one to fer
| Tho party was then driven TO the Peabody
|
AT 1890 O'clock the procession was formed
consisting Of three whito and two colorcd mill
tary companies, companies Of police aud tho
| fro department with their apparatus, several
societies and three bands of music. Several
streets were traversed, and on arriving ut tho
Court square Colonel Josiah Patterson dellv.
cred the address of welcome to General Grant,
in the course of which he said
My fellow-cizens who followed the fortunes OF
| COutaQOr0cN soldier
who inerposod the shield of his own honor In the
defense of unarmed veterans of the South. SIR, in
| accepting the surrender of tho Confederate armies
1t was your happy fortune to have paused midway
between victory and oppression and inaugurate o
the passions of war and transmitted Its results, a
blessing to posterity, policy which exnctcd
nothing from the vanqushed but obedience to the
laws Of the common country. Had you not inter
posed the influence of your great example to pre-
| vent men who never felt the shock of battle from
turning loose upon defenseless people the terrors
of war aud sword. the South would have boen fol
| generations yet TO come the Poland of America
and to-day her sons would be In open resistance oil
PROSTATE beneath the tread OF standing army.
General Grant responded, expressing his
qualification at the reception, and adding:
| can say to my friends In the South there has
never been q day when was not rs anxious fol
their prosperity as they themselves. ! see evil
dences of better feeling existing between tho clt
zens OF different sections of the country, which
hope will continue to grow. l thank you, Mr..
Chairman and citizens Of Memphis, for this recep
tlon.
A public leveo was thon held and a vas
throng, estimated at 15,O00 surged about The
grand stand anxious to shake the General by
tho hand. Tho military companies at o'clock
escorted tho General back to the hotel
MEMPHIS, April l3.-This afternoon Gonoral
Grant visited the Cotton Exchange aud at A
o'clock the Central Baptist church (colored)
whore the cOlored people had assembled tt
greet him. b. X. Sampson, colored teacher
in tho public schools, read an address of VOL
come, to which General Grant replied thank.
ing them for their kindly welcome. Referring
to the condition of the colored people, the
General said he was glad to know their condi-
ton was improving, and he fully believes that
in a very short time every right and privilege
of law will DO granted to them.
Lemoyne College, colored institution, was
next visited, whore the General was enter.
tanned by singing, after which oil present
came forward and shook him by tho hand.