St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-28
The Birthday of Our Nations
Greatest General Is Fit
tingly Observed.
Senator Evarts and Col. Doug
las Speak EloQuently Upon
His Many Virtues.
Impressive Ceremonies at
the Breaking Of Ground
for the Monument.
Gen. Horace Porter Delivers
a Brilliant Grafton at Riv-
epSide Park.

NEW 4ORk, April G.-lno annual
dinner in commemoration of the birth
day of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was given
tonight at Delmonico's. All the guests
were seated at round tables, in the cen
ter of which were banks of flowers
over which were placed inscriptions
indicative Of the character of the great
hero. One was "Tender Hearted ;"
another "Uncomplaining;; others
Home Loving" Faithful" and "Un-
obtrusive." At one end of the banquet
hall were life-siZe portraits of Gems.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Presi-
dent Lincoln. A notable feature
of the dinner was the ap-
pearance OF Mrs. Grant in the
gallery accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris and her child; Miss Elver-
son, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Gen. c. II.
L. Coils, Mrs. Fred Conkling and Ham
ilton Fish. When the party appeared
In the gallery after the toast to the
memory of Grant was drank in silence,
the gentlemen present all stood up and
greeted the wife of the great soldier
with applause. A handsome Russian
leather menu on which was an ivory
tablet, with the picture Of Gen. Grant
on it together with bronze medal,
which was struck off at the mint in
Philadelphia by Supt. o. G. Boskyshell,
were presented to each guest. The
Hon. Joseph H. Choate presided, and
on his right and lett were Hon. William
M. Evarts and Hon. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. Among those at the other tables
were Gen. Grants old friends, Minister
Romero, of Mexico, who was the
first man to aid Gen. Grant financially
after the failure of Grant & Ward, Hon.
John W. Noble, Gen. Swayne, Hon.
John A. Sleicher, II. o. Armour, Hon.
G. S. Brice, George M. Pullman, G. w.
Michael, S. B. Elkins, John S. Wise and
George F. Hodgman. 1t was. 10 o'clock
before Mr.. Choate raped for silence,
and then in few words he spoke of the
character and life of Gen. Grant-his
many achievements and the object of
the celebration, and introduced eX-Sen-
atOr Evarts. who spoke to the toast of
''Ihe Day We Celebrate" he said that
in celebrating the day those gathered
there were held together by a bond of
reverence. With great feeling he spoke
OF Gen. Sherman, who was chiefly
instrumental in forming the association.
was at the funeral of President Lin
coin, and his first intimate connection
with him was at the close of the admin
istration, and for eight years he was
thrown into the most agreeable social
relations. Senator Evarts referred to
the turbulent days of Grants admins
tratiOn and told of how well he bore up
against opposition. He told of how
Grant had helped him in his aspirations
and of how he revered his memory.
This birthday of Grant is marked by
one notable public event-the COM
mencement OF the erection of the monu-
ment to his memory, which will stand
for ages over his body. With brief
ness the speaker referred to
Grants military career, the achieve
ments at the theater of war.
and his magnanimity to his foes when
they surrendered. The whole world is
the tomb of great men, and they are
citizens of the whole world. With great
feeling the senator referred to the death
of Grant, and closed with an eloquent
tribute to his works. At the close of
Senator Evarts' speech. Col. II. K.
Douglass, of Baltimore, was introduced.
He said: 81 see here tonight very few
familiar faces. John Wise and myself
are the whole Confederate line. But we
considered it no military dishonor to
have surrendered to Gen. Grant. l was
Confederate soldier during the war.
and | neither apologize nor explain to
enmity. 1t is not because L
have any fear of the living,
but because | bow in reverence
to the memory of the dead, and when l
look at those pictures pointing to the
portraits of the three generals) l seem
to see behind them the memory of our
great leaderS-Robert E. Lee, jackson
and Johnston. Great bodies settle
slowly; it has taken twenty-five years
for this nation to do so, but it has come
at last. He said let us have peace and,
thank God, we have peace. And the
South and the North are united in more
ways than one. When you folks come
down and dig into our mountains and
started our factories, we began to see
that there was heap of good in the Yam
KEGS after ALL" The speaker then re-
ferred to the death of all the great lead
erS of the late strife, and said that still
there were a few old Confederate SOL
diers left, and he would raise enough to
make regiment to lead against Italy or
any other foe. 1t would be hard to tell
whether the blue or the gray would
lead in defense of a united nation
against common enemy. There is not
a Confederate soldier to-day who would
not contribute his mite to help the
erection of the monument to the men,
ory of the departed hero. But the time
for guSh is passed and gush means a
great deal of lying. We have got down
to the bottom rock of solid regard-We
understand each other-we have the
same hope, the same Destiny" The
other speakers were Frederick Taylor.
of New York; eX-Congressman Wise, of
Virginia, and Col. William McMichael.
of Philadelphia.
The first annual dinner of the Harlem
Republican club was given tonight at
the Metropolitan hotel in honor of the
birthday of the late Gen. Grant. The
seats at the speakers table were re-
served for Rev. Dr.. S. H. Virgin, Gen.
Cyrus Bussey, Hon. J. G. Spooner, Gen.
George A. Sheridan, John Wise, of
Virginia, and Col. Thomas P. Ochiltree.
OF those sending regrets were Hon. J.
S. ClarksOn. Vice President Morton, Sen
ator Hiscock, Secretary Foster,
Hon. John j. ingalls, and Ma
Hon. James G. Blaine and ex-Gov. For
aker, of Ohio, were expected to be
present and speak but did not appear.
The order of speeches was as follows:
"Gen Ulysses S. Grant," Gen. George
II. Sheridan; The Republican Party"
Hon. s. Wise; "a Free Ballot and
Fair Count" Gen. James R. Obeirne;
Veterans of the War;" Gen. Cyrus
Busse; "Recollections of Gen. Grant
by Confederate" Col. Thomas P.