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Show U. S. G. TO Ci. W. C. A Julry Letter From Hie ex-I'rcNldeul ex-I'rcNldeul to ibe l'oet and I'blluHlliroiilMt. Philadelphia, 20. The following letter will be of general interest: My Dear Mr. CUdds: After an un-uaually un-uaually stormy passage for any season of the year and continuous aea Bicknese generally among the passengers after the second day out, we reached Liverpool Liver-pool on Monday afternoon, 2Siu of May. Jesao and I proved to bo among the few sailors. Neither of us fell a moment's uneasiness during the voyage. I had proposed to leave Liverpool immediately on arrival and proceed to Loudou, where I knew our minister had made arrangements for a formal reception and hid accepted foi me a few invitations ot courtesy, but what was my surprise to find nearly all the shipping in the port of Liverpool Liver-pool decorated with the flags of all nations, and from the mainmast of each the flag of the Union was most conspicuous. The docks were lined with as many of the population as could find standing room. The streets to the hotel where it was understood my party would stop were packed. The demonstration was to all appearance appear-ance as hearty and enthusiastic as in Philadelphia on our departure. The mayor waa present with hia state carriage car-riage to convoy us to the hotel and alter that to his beautiful country res-dence, res-dence, some six mitea out, where wc were entertained at dinner with a small party of gentlemen and remained re-mained all night. The following day a large party was given at the official residence of.the mayor in the city, at which were some 150 of distinguished citizen and officials of the corpora- were sent from most of tho cities in the kingdom to have me visit them. I accepted for a day at Winchester, and stopped a few moments at Leicester Leices-ter and at one other place. The aame hearty welcome was shown at each place, as you havo no doubt seen. The press of the country has been exceedingly ex-ceedingly kind and courteous. So far I have net been permitted to travel in a regular train, much less in a common car. The Midland road, which penetrates a great portion of the island, including Wales and Scotland, Scot-land, have extended to me the courtesy of their road and a Pullman car to take me wherever I wish to go during the whole of my stay in England. Wo arrived in London on Monday evening, -10th ol May, when I found our minister had accepted engage ments for me up to the avth of June, leaving but a few spare days in the interval. On Saturday last we dined with the Duke of Wellington, and last night a formal reception at Judge PierrepoDt'a waB held. It was a great success, moat brilliant in numbers, rank and attire of tho audience, and was graced by the presence of every American in the city who had called on the minister or left a card for me. I doubt whether Loudon has ever seen a private bouse so elaborately or tastefully decorited as waB our American minister s last mgtit. I am deeply indebted to him for the pains he baa taken to mako my Btay pleasant and the attenliou extended to our country. I appreciate tho fact, and I am proud of it, that tho attentions atten-tions I am receiving aro intended more for our country than for me per sooally. I love lo see our country honored and respected abroad, and I am proud to beliuve that it is so by most all nations, and by some even loved. It has always been my desirs to see all jealousy between England and the United States abated and cverv sore healed. Together they are more powerful for the spread of commerce and civilization than all others combined, and can do more to remove the causes of wars by creating mutual interests that would be so much endangered by war. I have written very hastily and a good deal at length, hut I trmt this will not bore you. Hud I written for publication publica-tion I should havo taken more pains (Signed) U. S. Gr.lst. ' To G. W. Childa, Esq. |