The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-01
ALWAYS A PRESIDENT.
The Thoughtrrlness of Wales When Gem
eral Grant Visited England,


The Thoughtfrlness of Wales When Gem
eral Grant Visited England,
Grants minister to the court of
St. James being mortified at the
manner in which ex-President Mon
roe was received at the many recep-
tions to which he (Pierrepont) was
an invited guest, and, though an ex-
president, was often seated "below
the SALT" being preceded by young
sprigs of the English nobility, de-
termined that General Grant should
not be subjected to like treatment.
He went to the Earl of Dufferjn and
told him that General Grant was on
his way to England and that he
wanted him received in manner
worthy of an American president.
Earl Dufferin replied: 'Pierrepont,
you Americans are unostentatious
you disdain titles, you are perfectly
satisfied, like Franklin, to be plain
gentlemen, and, although I honor
General Grant as a great general, |
do not see how he can be received
in state. There is no precedent.
Give me precedent, and am will
ing to do anything can for your
sake. -
"I can cite you precedent, - re-
piled Pierrepont. when Napoleon
III was exiled, Queen Victoria re-
ceived him in state, and he sat on
her right as an emperor. %
"Oh, yes" said Earl Dufferip,
"once an emperor always an en-
peror!"
"Iaccept that motto, said Pierre
pont. "Once president always
president. I"
"well, (" replied Earl Dufferin, II
will call a meeting of the embassies
and sec what can be done.
A meeting was called, and several
ambassadors, representing Belgium
and several little principalities, re-
fused to sit below General Grant.
Pierrepont, in his dilemma, went at
once to the Prince Of Wales and told
him that General Grant was on his
way to England and the difficulties
he (PierreponD had to encounter in
regard to his reception.
81 want you to preside at recep-
tion, with General Grant as the
guest. -
Certainly, Pierrepont,it it will give
me great pleasure to honor General
Grant. Taking a memorandum
from his pocket, he erased an en-
gagement and gave General Grant
a reception the day after his arrival.
Invitations were at once sent out
stating that the Prince of Wales
would preside at a reception i'll horl-
or of General Grant. Another meet
ing of the embassies was called, and
they asked three hours delay be-
fore accepting, but they all sat be-
low the hero of Appomattox
When the Prince of Wales visited
America, in 1859, Edward Pierre
points was one of the so families
delegated to entertain him, and his
relations with the prince were of
the closest. Pierrepont, though
small in stature, was of irdomitablu
courage. Being desirous of visiting
the Garden Of the Gods, near Mani
tou, in 1889, and his attention being
called to tho danger on account of
several hold ups near Colorado City,
he bought six shooter and insisted
upon the writer carrying his pistols
so that they could be brought into
immediate play.
At reception whore the lord
chief justice of England was guest
the subject of American atrocities
was being discussed. pierrepont
quickly took up remark and said,
"If you will look into your history.
after the Lord George Gordon riots
you will find that two wagon loads
of young men were taken to Gal
lows hill and executed without any
form of trial. -
The loss of his only son at Rome.
who was Il member of the diplomat
ic corps, was the sorrow of his life,
and the Latin quotation HE touch
ed the earth" was suitable inscrip-
ton, forwarded to the bereaved
family by the associate members OF
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