The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19
GRANTS LONGEST SPEECH.
He Sets Forth i'm Boston the Induce-
ments offered 10 American Cap.
itat by Mexico.

party were received at the State House YES
terdsy by Governor Long and his staff and
the Executive Council. Immediately after
the reception the party visited Quincy Mar
ket and vent thence TO the Mechanics Asso-
citation Rooms on Bedford Street. Here
collation. was served and reception held,
during which General Grant spoke as follws:
Gentlemen of the Merchants, Association:
do not know precisely what the good news IS
brought That, suppose, depends little
upon the politics of the individual, and as
this is not party asso iation | should GER
tsiniy say nothing on this occasion to have
political bearing, except that | am always
glad individually when the result is AS it is
reported this morning / do not know that
have anything special to say this morning
except that we know how much our success
as q nation depends upon our commerce, and
the commerce depends in large measure IN.
on the efforts and industry of the people en-
gagged in trade, as all of you are. So far AS
agriculture is concerned in this country, that
wilt take care OF itself. We mo
getting TO have intelligent farmers
and cultiyators of the soil, with their agri.
cultural associations and state fairs. Tho
most approved. agricultural machinery in
the worldi found in the United States, and
the most agricultural labor is performed
here with the least number of hands. n
depends upo7 you, gentlemen, and those in
business, to mud market for those agricul-
tural products, and also 10 find occupation
for the surplus labor that is made by I'M
proved agricultural machinery. We have
IN alto
surplus labor net now needed to cultivate
the holds, and We want TO fad market for
our manufactures. In my travels, il seems
10 me, have seen where this might be done
with profit to those who buy of US. We do
not want them to pay Us money, we want
their products in exchange. will not say
much on this occasion about how it might
be accomplished in the far east, where there
Is big field, but my most recent visit has
been to neighboriDg Republic, Mexico.
There Is a grand field there, It seems 10 me,
Tor our enterprise and for an immense profit
to them as well as to ourselves. We ara not
SO particularly generous rs TO want to bene-
Mt our neigh bors at our expense. But when
we can beneti. ourselves and them too great
y, we are the most generous people In the
world. found in Mexico country, which
had visited good many years ago, Just on
the eve ola great advance, and very DESTROYS
TO extend their foreign commerce. A por-
ton of thinking people were alarmed little
at the approach Of American population
and American railroads on their borders,
but they were fully alive TO the necessity and
importance of railroads in their own country.
They consulted with me very freely and very
conhdentislly, | may say, pretty much sll
the time was there, and did and said all |
could to allay their apprehensions of danger
nom the approach of the universal Yankee.
They have very lively recollection of the
Mexican war, which resulted in such loss
of territory. From occasional loose remarks
IN newspapers and by individuals, they are
afraid that the approach of Yankee and
American enterprise and railroads means the
sloughlng OF this state and that. / assured
them they need have no apprehension; that,
at all events, if there is any niger at all,
the best way to allsy it was to cultivate the
best and most intimate commercial relations
between ito two republics; that if they tried
to keep aloof FROM 5 and benefit European
nations by their trade to the exclusion of us,
they made enemies Of their neghbors. told
them that was not good policy. told them
their apprehensions were well-founded twen-
~ years ago, because at that time we mad an
institution never sustained except where il
existed, and that 1t would not exist in any
country longer than it could retain p Official
control; hence territory where slavery could
De planted was necessary TO the existence Of
thst institution, and, OF course, while slavery
existed they were constantly in danger Of
their territory being wanted 10 give the slave
holders politicsl influence and supremacy in
washington But now that institution was
dead never to be revived, we were people
OF homogeneous institutions from one end Of
the co ihlry to the other. and there was no
political advantage accrulng TO any political
party oy an accession OF territory In any par
uculsr dlreeilon' and believed 1t was almost
the universal sentiment OF our people that
we wanted no territory we had to tllibus,er
Tor; that II ever we acquired territory It
would have TO be with the consent of the
people occupying tnat territory aud our own
consent OFies OF "uooo, and applause
IL seemed 70 very much satisfy those with
wnoln 1iAeu, anu 'ney ASKED me 10 interest
myseIi IN having American capital OK
tended 70 iher country TO build up their
roads. Ihey would ana them with the right
OF way and me free admission OF all the ma
terial required, and give Liberal subsidy If
they could be assured OF the building of the
roads. There Is no secret OF the capacity of
Mexico for production, If you I ihkabout
IL Wenow 90 On importation business OF