Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-30
EASTERN NEWS.
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General Grast's Tomb.

General Grazt's Tomb.
NEW Yekk. Oct. 2-During several
weeks past there has been much specu-
lation IN the minds OF Nev Workers as
70 whether General Grants body would
remain here or be removed from tie
state. These doubts grew out Of re
| Gently published statement, attributed
to Hon. Jerome B Chafee, TO the effect
that the family of General Grant did
not wish Grants body to remain IN this
city, and that Congress at Its next ses-
SION would take action IN the matter.
Ia order TO make sure about j, the
Grant Monument Commission decided
30 take action. and on tue l6.h instant
Mayor Grace. its Vice President, wrote
letter to Mrs. Grant, stating the RI
nors at soDe length, saying that they
we're likely to interfere seriously with
the raising of funds for the monument.
and asking her to make a definite and
positive statement Oh the subject. 10 be
given 10 the public. Her reply is sp-
pended:
NEW YogK. Oct 18Th.
DEAB SIR Your letter of the 10th
came daring my absence, and vas seen
on my return from Long Branch. Riv
erside vas selected by myself and fami-
y as the burial place Of my husband.
General Grant. FIRST. because believed
New York vas his preference second,
nearer the residence | hope TO occnpy
A. leng as live, and where / will be
able to visit his resting place often :
third, | have be ieved, and now % con
vIRosd. that the tomb will be visited BY
a. many of bis cosntrymen here as 1t
would q, any other place; and, fourth,
the otfsr OF a park in New York was she
first which observed unreservedly the
only condition imposed by General
Grant himself, namely. that | shall
have = place by his side. | am. very
respectfully. JULIA ID. GRANT.
To William X. Grace, Mayor Of Ne,e
York.
sherman al Petersbsrg.
PETERSBURG (Va.). Oct. Ex-senator
Snermsu spoke here tonight IN the
Academy of Music TO A crowded house.
The stage was filled with white people,
while the body of the building and the
galleries were occupied by colored peo-
pie, the outskirts of the crowd being
frinRed with white people. Senator
sherman WAS introduced by General
Malone as the foremost statesman of
the country, to whose warm heart and
love for every State In the L lion and
for the whole country" be bore cordial
testimony. General Malone esteemed
IL great honor To have the privilege of
Introducing the distinguished Senator
from Ohio TO a Virginia audience. He
came here, he said, to address the rea
son and not the prejudices Of the people,
and he bespoke for him cordial greet
ing and respectful hearing. Senator
Sherman was cordially greeted and was
accorded q most respectful and at
tentive hearing.
He began by stating that it had been
said of him that be was waving the
bloody shirt. II il Was meant BY wav-
ing the bloody shirt that he had sought
to renew the anim0sities of the war,
then this was a grave mistake, for he
had constantly said that the war was
over and that its animosities should be
buried outof sight that be would net
hold any Confederate soldier RESPONSE.
BILE for what be did during the war,
and that all he wished was to preserve
the acknowledged results Of the war
and among the rights thus OFT ined he
claimed that one was that every man OF
lawful age should be allowed to exer-
else his right to vote, without disttnc-
ton of race or color or previous condi-
ton. He claimed that in the last Presi-
Dental election the colored people had
been deprived Of their franchise, and
that by this means Grover Cleveland
became President of the United States,
instead of James g. Blaine. IL was
not the war of the rebellion, but the
war on the ballot box, which he had
srraiRnsd.
The Senator then said, General Lee
on the other hand, has conducted bis
CANVASS almost entirely upon the basis
of an appeal to Confederate soldiers
to the pride Of VireiniaHs for tbs courage
tt ey exhibited ip the war, and with mil |
itaTy trappings and flags and caval |
oaaes, he tries to turn the attention of |
your people from the questions of the |
present time TO the memories of the |
war, in which the Vir9inians fought |
bravely. and after which they submitted |
to the arbitramsnt of arms |
when their cause Was lost"
The Senator went an to say that the |
great issue of the times was that cleo |
tions should be free as the open air. |
and appealed to men of all parties to |
upheld the purity of the ballot box. |
The speaker then stated that the |
relative power of the two princi- |
pies, State sovereignty and Nation
al sovereignty, had been settled. |
Still the Democratic party adhered to |
old theories, aud sought TO belittle, |
limit and cripple the powers of the Ma |
tional Government as to manv of the |
Just and necessary objects Of National |
policy. As one OF these obi scts, the |
speaker cited the policy Of protection |
OF home industries, and often dwelling |
on the opposition OF she Democratic |
party TO that policy, said: The Rspub- |
lican party plainly aud strongly an
nounces its purpose to protect all forms |
Of American industry, and not only of
the workshop. but of the farm, BY levy |
ing duties on foreign goods that can
be manufactured or produced in
this country. We insist that this
policy gives employment to capital,
enables manufacturers TO pay more
wages. and protects them from sharp
and undue competition. and in time re-
duees to consumers the price of the ar
ticle that il will set at work the enor
mous water power of Virginia, cause 10
be established as near as practicable
to your coal and irsn the furnaces, roll
ing mills and innumerable manufae-
teries based on proximity to coal, iron,
wool and cotton" He then character
lied the Democratic party rs at sea on
the tariff, with Carlisle, Tucker, Morri-
son and Hurd pulling one vay, and
Randall and others the other; prspos-
ing nsthine, doing nothing, being moth
ing except incuumbranoes on the ma
tionai life OF eur country.
The Senator vent on 10 say that the
DsDocrats. after waiting for % years,
had finally gotten into power on the
plea of turning the rascals out" and
added, instead of turning cut the ras
Gals, they have pot in rascals- Mr..
Cleveland, often no doubt misled and
deceived, has appointed more penitsn
tiary and Jail birds In his eight months
than we're appointed in the whole -
years Of Republican administration"
The speaker then spoke in defence OF
John Roach and advocated the coinage
OF the silver dollar. He upheld the
policy of giving TO American shippers
the contracts for the carrying Of foreign
mails, and advocated the policy OF pay
ing OF the interest bearing public
debt. instead Of paying OF the non
interest bearing debt. as he claimed the
Democrats were nov Doing.
Democratic Meeting as kreskiyn.