Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . ethodist Conference, who calledin a body. Bishop Haven made anaddress, and the General and spent an hour in conversationwith the members of the were visits to the stock ex-changes, the banks, and the variouscenters of business. General Mc-Dowell, commanding the Mili
Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . ethodist Conference, who calledin a body. Bishop Haven made anaddress, and the General and spent an hour in conversationwith the members of the were visits to the stock ex-changes, the banks, and the variouscenters of business. General Mc-Dowell, commanding the MilitaryDepartment of the Pacific, gave Gen-eral Grant a reception, and this wasone of the pleasantest features of ourstay. It was while at the house ofGeneral McDowell that the delicatequestion, whether or not GeneralGrant should receive a delegationfrom the Chinese of San Francisco,was decided. The Chineseare not loved in California,and so, when it was pro-posed to present him withan address from the Chi-nese merchants, there werestrong objections fromsome quarters, for fear thatit would give offense to thepeople of California. Whenthe matter was submittedto General Grant he saidthat the kindness he had received from the statesmen and rul-ers of China was so marked that he would be only too happy to. ONE OF THE BIG TREES. 630 CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED—HOME AGAIN. return it by any courtesy he could show to Chinamen in Amer-ica. As the home of General McDowell is a government prop-erty, it was thought better that the Chinese delegation shouldthere present their address. So, on the afternoon of the re-ception, the delegation came, headed by Colonel Bee. Anaddress was read, and a scroll of worked silk presented to theGeneral. On this scroll were the following words in Chinese: To General Grant. We join our voices to swell the peanwhich has girdled the earth, wafted over seas and to the warrior and statesman. Most graciously pre-sented by the Chinese of California.
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