New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-23
SpEEcH OF GENENAL GRANT.

| Tho nresident called upou General Grant rs the
next speaker. and in introducing him he alluded 10
| his great and fortunate career which lad enabled
INN TO render signal service 10 his country and TO
achieve tae highest repown for himself General
Grant OH rising 10 speak was received with great
enthusiasm, ali present rising ana waving their
handkercmefs and cheering for several minutes.
General sherman nodded his head as II Ill nearly
approval General Grant said:
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF TIE NEw-ENG-
LAND SOCIETY or The CITY OF NEwYORK suppose on
an occasion has hat you will expect me to say
something about TINS Society and the people OF New
England ana The pilgrims who II landed "n ymouth
Rock IL was my fortune last night TO attend banquet
OF this sort in the principal city on NowYork naf-
Dor. Applause and laughterl did not know until
went there that it was the priucipa city Irenewed
laughter-the principal city OF the barber OF New
York. a city whose overflow is sought by Manhattan
Islaud aud which has built up fine houses. business
streets and shown many evidences of prosperity Tor
suburb, with the waste OF population on there across
he North River. destined 10 form niri, and perhaps
half OF tue population OF a nei-nDorIng STATE As L
say It was my good fortune 10 lttcnd a
banquet Of tins of the parent society,
even including the one which Is now Celebrating
it, first anniversary Las Vegas, New Mexico made
few rcma Is there which L thought were character
istIo OF tDe people who have descended from the ri
gIms ana held that they people Of great frugaiy
within themselves the qualities which Dult up that New
ENGLAND population aud which has spread 10 over so
much OF this Lana and gwen as much OF the
character aud prosperity and succ S. TO u
as q people and nation. Applause
retain stll some of the that then expressed
Iauglterl and should nave remalued convinced tlat
inv Judgment vas rely rigLtl IL mad not Deen Tor
The TACT that some speakers came 8!tor rue VINO
mad a better utlc speak Tor The people OF ewEngland
dian Self. and who dlspctu some OF lhoh5 views ~
is two generations back Tor me 70 claim 10
be Ne".EnSia9der' IA1so egn,,einG h W. VIZ
since their malhOot emlgrateQ 10 TINS great
CITY that speak ILiughier But they Inform me
there was thing At al IN the Pilgrim fa.hTs 70
ave item dis ipgui,hng chaIac erStcs which were
attributed them. 1t was entirely dependent upon me
poverty OF the soil and The inclemcncy or the climate
where they landed tGrcat iaugnerJ They ieil
upon "a sterile soil, where there were nlhe
DiDuths III winter ana three no tns Oh
cold weather. loud lau- hter] But this condition
too get a subsistence out OF the sOi WIN u
81 mate In their effort taat lacy cultivated IN
dustry and irugay at the saue time ana these qnan-
ties the foundation VI the greatness oi Tue de-
scendapts OF the Pilgrims IL even suggested Dy
some tnat If they mad happened 10 fall upon more
genial climate fertile soil they would Gaye Deen
[.aughlerI shall continue TO think uetter u theIn
myself | believe the Rev. d.. 5t0rrr, VINO spoke
here will gree with that fret judgment OF mem
WAS probably nearly correct. How Yer, al 1estlDz
aside we are proud in my section OF the country
of the Ncw-Englanders and OF their descend,
ants We nope them spread over MI or TINS lana
and with them the princlp.es lncuiesteu IN tne
them take independence OF character, lber Se-
reliance their free Schools their learning and ther IN
dustry, and want 10 see Them prosper ana teach
others now 10 be prosperous - .
] am very much Obliged To this infant society
augbte fOr reception which il has accorded 10 me
aud Other guests this evening shall remember IL win
pleasure and nope That some Gay you VIII h'le
INT iGTcat laughter and applause.J