Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-14

[ uon OF NelGhDorIy anu COMMERCIAL he
Iaions With the Sister Republic and Tells
How Each May benefit tho Other.
BOSTON, Oct. 13.-This morning Gen. Grant,
| with ex-GovernoIs Rice and Boutwell, Col.
| Fred Grant and wife, Gen. Badeau and others
| of his party, proceeded to the State house,
| where they were received by Gov. Lonu and
staff, the executive council and heads Of de-
osrtments. Gen. Grant was welcomed by
Gov. Long and introduced to those
present. Immediately after the reception Gen.
Grant and party proceeded to Q1incy market.
| The market men were drawn up in line, and as
| the general passed down the main avenue of
| the market three cheers were given for him.
| Carriages were again taken and the party was
| driven to the Mechanics association rooms,
| the general being cbeered by the crowd lining
| the thoroughfare. Oa arriving at Mechanics
| ball it with difficulty an entrance wts
| gained SO dense were the people massed Here
| a collation. was served and reception followed.
The reception over, Gen. Grant spoke as fol-
lows:
gentlemen Of the Mechanics Association:
| do not know precisely what the news is
brought. That suppose depends littls
upon the politics of the individual.
Mr.. Ordway-It is your presence, general
Gen. Grant-And, as this is not party as
ISOLATION, I should certainly say nothing on
this occasion to have political hearing. ex-
cept that I am always glad, individually,
when the result is as it is reported this moru-
ing. do not know that I have anything
special to say this morning, except that we
know how much our success as
a nation depends upon our
commerce, and commerce depends in large
measure upon the efforts and industry of the
people engaged IN trade, as all of you are. So
far as agriculture is concerned, in this country
that will take care of itself. We are getting
10 have intelligent farmers and cultivation of
the soil, with their agricultural associations
and county and State fairs. The most sp-
proved agricultural machinery in the world is
found in the United States, and the most agri-
cultural labor is found here with the
least labor of bands; and it depends
on you, gentlemen, and those in business to
find market for these agricultural products
and also find occupation for the surplus
labor that is made by improved agricultural
machinery. We have got to turn our atten-
tion somewhat to the surplus labor, not now
needed to cultivate the fields, and we want to
ind market for cur manufacturers. In my
travels IL seems TO 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
ic might be accomplished in the far East.
where there is big field. But my most recent
visit has been to our neighboring republic,
Mexico. There is a grand field there. it seems
to me, for your enterprise and for immense pro-
fit to them as to yourselvess
Ne ere not so particularly generous
cur expense, daughter and applause)
but when we can benefit ourselves and them
too, greatly, we are the most generous people
in the world. I found in Mexico Q country
which had visited many years ago, just on
the eve of a great advance and very desirous TO
extend their foreign commerce. portion of
the 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 impor-
tauce of railroads In their own country. They
consulted with me very freely, and very
confdentially, may say, pretty much all the
time was there, and did and said all l could
to allay their apprehe 1sions of danger from
the approsch of the universal Yankee. They
have very lively recollection OF the Mexican
war, which resulted in such loss of territory.
From occasional lose rem erks in the newspa-
pers, and by individuals, il appears they are
afraid that the approach of Yankee and AMeri.
can enterprise and railroads means the slou gh.
ing off of this state, and that / assured them
they need have no apprehension;
that at all events, if there is any
danger at all, the best way to allsy
it was to cultivate the best and most intimate
commercial relations between the two repub-
lies. (Applause.) That if they tried to keep
aloof from US ara benefit European nations by
their trade to the exclusion of the United
States they made er emies of their neighbors.
told them that was Eot good policy. L told
them that their apprehensions were we'll found
ed twenty years ago, because, at that time We
had an institution never sustained except
where il existed, and that il would not exist in
any county longer than it could
retain political contrDl. Hence, territory
where slavery could be planted was necessary
to the existence IF that institution, and of
course, while slavery existed, they were
stantly in danger OF their territory being want
ed to give slave holders political influence and
supremacy in Washington, but now that insti-
| tuition was dead, never to revive, we were q
people of homogeneous Institutions rom one
end of the country to the other, ana there was
no political party by accession OF
| territory in any particular section, and
| believed it was the almost universal senti-
| ment of our people that we wanted no Terri
| tory we had TO fIhbuster fOr-that if We ever
acquired Territory it would have to be with
the consent of the people occupying that Ter
| ritory and our own consent. (Cries of good,
and applause 1t seemed TO very much
satisfy those with whom / talked
and they asked me 10 interest
myself in having American capital extended to
their country, to build up their roads. They
| would aid them with right of way. and free ad-
mission of all material required, and give lib
eral subsidy If they could be assured of the
| building of roads. There is no secret of the
| capacity of Mexico for production, If you
| think about 1T. We now do an
| importation business of nearly S200,0O0, 600 of
tropical and semi-tropical products. Mexico
could produce the whole of them if she
had railroads to give her an outlet
| for them, and her people had
industry to do it, fact not generally credited;
nor did believe it until was there this last
time. With their climate, industry, and every
thing required to produce all those tropical
and semi-tropical products, which. as said,
mount to about s2O0,000,00O ay,a-, and also
| increasing as we are increasing In our
products and wealth. We are now
getting these products from countries where
they are largely produced by slave labor. We
are constantly paying into their treasures
large amount annually for duties, and we give
| them back nothing but sterling exchange.
When they want to buy any thing, as they do
| their manufactured articles, they go to Europe
for them, and we get comparatively nothing In
return, fully 80 per cent. being paid for
in sterling exchange. Mexico Is
not only our neighbor, but she
is republic. If fostered she can pro-
duce nearly all of these articles, and will take
| in exchange what our manufacturers produce.
They will call from US for locomotives. rail
road iron, rolling stock, all the machinery ne
| cessary to tho running of railroads, agricu[
tural implements, wagons, carriages,
musical instruments, jewelry, clocks,