Year: 1874

OF Miss Nellie Grant lett her in New
York prepared to take steamer for
Europe. Of course, after so much pride,
pomp and glitter at the Presidential
Mansion and through the streets of
Washington, we supposed the follies
over and the disgraceful exhibition
ended; but on the contrary, they were
kept up till the steamer disappeared over
the blue horizon of the Atlantic.


So long as the farce was confined to
the Presidents residence, he had right
to make of it as glaring and foolish
spectacle as he pleased; and his ministers
and supporters to display the meanness of
their sycophancy and todyism. This was
a personal matter, through bad in ex-
ample, where each one could act the part
natural to him.


Thus far the disgrace of the perform.
ance attached only to the actors, but in
the Bay of New York the scene changes,
and from private. it becomes a National
affair.


The story is this. Instead of slowing
the girl, with her twenty-five trunks and
cases of plunder, away upon the steamer
at the dock, as is the custom with "com-
mon people, y the ship was sent down the
bay and ordered to lay at anchor, regard
less of the comfort of all the " common :"
passengers on board.


For the convenience of Miss Nellie a
u S. Steamer was put in requisition,
and when it suited her ladyships pleas.
ure, this vessel, decked out with flags,
colors and music, steamed leisurely past
the Naval feet and forts to receive the
grand National salute. The ships had
their flags flying, bands playing, yard
arms manned and guns firing The
same honors were paid by the FORTS
The whole farce was admirably performed.
Last year the same honors were paid the
Queen of England, when in company
with the Psha of Persia, she visited her
Royal Fleet at Spithead.


The architect who got up Grants
programme was fellow of true taste in
the display Of royal pageantry. He re-.
served the most striking spectacle till the
last.


Here we let the play close, and take
look at the principle actors after few
days have passed over their heads. The
wild display of royalty has passed away
When reflection begins to displace the
excitement of intoxication, and now the
! parties begin to look about and enquire
what the world has been saying? No
body is found to applaud, except the
hired slaves. The "common people )"
are disgusted and enraged' Nobility has
no worshippers. Mark, here is where
the mean1ess came in. Something must
be done; sotnc story set adoat through
the administration organs. A scape-goat
must be found on whose back all this
evil could be packed and that unfortunate
beast must be General Babcock, Lord
High Chamberlain and Master of Cere-
monies to the Royal Household. No
doubt the poor, humiliated devil deserves
it, and we would gladly see him buried
out of sight in his own filth, but would
he have dared to close the streets Of
Washington to prevent disturbance to
the privileged class. Could he have or
dered the Naval and Fort Commanders
to salute, without the sanction from the
President who is Commander-in-Chief of
the Navy and Naval forces.


The administration papers have found
out within a few days that His Excel
lency, the President Of the United States
and her Excellency the Presidentess,
know nothing of alt this. It was all the
doings of that terrible man Babcock,
who led the President astray and made
him imagine for a moment that it was in
very fact royal marriage: -