Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-04
GENERAL GRANTS RECEPTION BY HIS
ENGLISH CONSTITUENTS.


DR. latent among weak-minded and ig-
norant Americans.
That this feeling lives on from one
generation to another is partly due 20
our remembrance OF past wars, partly
due 70 the great number or lrlsbmen,
who naturally hate aay thing bearing
the name British, VINO have enigrated
20 America; but / believe 1t is mainly
due 20 the fact that time serving poll
ticians Of all parties have never ResI-
tated 70 arouse this national prejudice
whenever IL suited their selfish pur-
poses. The latest instance Of this
really un-AmeriCau practice occurs 10
one OF Gov. McKinloy's campaign open
ers" where be attempts 20 make polltl-
cal capital out OF the hOnOrS shown
Congressman Wilson by the London
Chamber Of Commerce. But the doughty
Governor will fail, for ocean grey
hounds, submarine cables, Commercial.
travellers, tourists and international
marriages have done what a common
origin, common literature and a COM
mon science seemingly could nos do:
welded the EngliSh-speaking peot .a-
TO q closer union, lesseued she lu-a.-r
prejudice Of the one and the arrogant
boasts Of the other.
While intelligent Americans will ap-
preciate the cOurtesies recently shown
Mr.. Wilson and receive them in the
spirit 10 which they were given, there
are others who will accept them as evil
dence OF British gratitude for efforts
expended Ia their behalf. For the ben
eft Of this latter class il may not be
amiss to make some quotations from
John Russell NOung's Around the
World With General Grant"
After sixteen years of hard labor In
the military and civil service OF his
country, General Grant sailed from
Philadelphia 10 May, 1877, for a tour
around the world. Everywhere his re
csption was most catering and the
hOnors shown him the most distinguish
ed and brilliant. This was particularly
true in England. Writing from London
to his friend Mr. Geo. w. Childs, Of
Philadelphia, Genera. Grant closes a
letter, reciting the attention shown
him as follows:
1T has always been my desire TO see
all jealousies between England and the
United States abated, and every sore
healed. Together, they are more pow
erful for the spread OF commerce and
civilization than all others combined,
and can do more 20 remove causes OF
war by creating mutual interests that
would be so much endanger ed by war"
AT Newcastle: IAN address was de-
llvered 20 General Grant by the Vice
President, council aud members Of the
Newcastle and GateShead Incorporated
Chamber of Commerce, which referred
TO the natural riches aud industries Of
the Tyne district-irOn ia all its
branches, chemicals, lead, copper,
earthenware, Gre bricks, COlors aud
Goals. The various branches Of the
iron trade, said the address,
Include melting the ore into
pig iron, the manufacture Of all
kinds OF wrought iron, rails, machines,
ordnance, and the building Of iron YES
se,s. for which our river is famous.
The shipment of coal from the town eK-
ceeds E, lOg, 900 tons per annum, and the
number Of vessels annually leaving the
river. engaged in the coal trade, or
loaded with the produce OF our manu-
factories, is larger than the number
leaving any other p0r5 In the world.
The address alluded 20 this rapid In
crease as the result of free trade, and
expressed a regret that this policy had
not been more generally followed by
other nations. The General In his re-
Spouse said, IN part;
"The President 10 his remarks has
sllpded 10 the personal friendship exist
ing between the two natiOns-I will not
saw the two peoples, because we are one
people; Applause; "0ut we are two ma
lions having a common destiny, and
that destiny will be brilliant In proper
ZION 10 the friendship and cooperation
OF the brethren on the two sides OF the
water" [AppIausel
Ina puOuC address 20 the WorSlng
ueople OF Northumberland and Durham
General Grant said ia part: II enter
tain views OF the progress 20 be made In
the future By the union and friendship
of the great English-spea6ing people,
for / believe that 10 will result In the
spread Of our language, our civilization,
and our industry, and be for the henent
OF mankind generally lCheers.I
In closing an address al Sheffield the
General, speaking again on his tavorite
theme, the English-speaking people,
said:
whatever tends to the Advancement
of one in some way or other will tend TO
the Advancement OF the other. "
When General Grant reached Birm-
inghsm, the greatest manufacturing
centre in England, aud perhaps in the
world. the citv authorities rendered
him q public banquet Three hundred
and Rfty guests were present. Mr..
Chamberlain, II. P, proposed General
Grants health. The Genera. IN re-
spending said in part;
"Now, there is one subject that has
been alluded to here, that 1 do not
know that should speak upon it atali;
/ have heard it occasionally whispered
since have been 10 Engla1d-and that
is the great advantages that would &C
crue TO the United States II free trade
should only be established. / have
sort of recollection, through reading,
that England herself had protective
tariff until she had manufactures
somewhat established. / think we are
RAPIDLY progressing 10 the way OF eS-
tablishinE manufactures ourselves,
and / believe zee shall become one
of the greatest free trade nations
on the face OF the earth; and when We
both come 20 be iree-raders l think
that probably the balance Of nations
had better stand aside and not contend
with Us at au in the markets Of the
world.
This constant reference to a con-