MEMORIAL TREES
PLANTED BY
GENERAL AND MRS. ULYSSES S.GRANT
General
Ulysses Simpson Grant ex-President of the United States of America
arrived at Nagasaki in 1879 whereupon Meji Tenno dispatched on imperial
envoy and ? ship to rest him. On his arrival
in Tokyo on July 3rd. the General was hailed with great ? by
leading citizens. Meiji Tenno welcomed him as the guest of the nation and placed Hama Detached Place at his disposed.
Imperial
mediated sightseeing and various kinds of entertainment were arranged
for him.On August 25th the final entertainment was held in honor of
General and Mrs. Grant at Ueno Park in which Meiji Tenno was graciously
present. In commemoration of this event General Grant planted a
hinoki (Cupressus lawsoniana) and Mrs Grant a gyokuran (Magnolia
grandiflora ) both of which grown thick and tall. But few people now
the history of the trees. Therefore we who had the privilege of
perticipating in the welcome event fifty years ago have created
this memorial tablet near them.
August 1929 Viscount Eiichi Shibusawa
Baron Takashi Masuda |
| グラント将軍植樹乃碑
明治十二年米国前大統領ユリシーズ シンプスン グラント将軍来航セラル明治天皇勅使ヲ遺ワシ軍艦ヲ派シテ将軍ヲ長崎ニ迎？セシメ其人亦人
デ
ハ 濱離宮ニ館セタメ 待ツニ国賓ノ禮ヲ以テ？ニ借款ヲ極メ給ウ 蓋シ拝例ナリ 将軍ハ西暦千八百二十
二年米国オハイオ州農家ニ生ル 南北戦争起ルニ？ヒ 奮然剱ヲ提ゲテ北軍ニ役シ 力戦ノチ殊功アリ ？ラレテ其総司令官トナリ 騒濫ヲ平定シテ南北一統ノ
基ヲ成シ
偉勲ニ依リテ米国陸軍総師ニ任ゼラル 而シテ衆望ノ帰スル所千八百四十年遂ニ第十八代ノ大統領ニ推サレ能ク戦後ノ国政ヲ総攬シテ大ニ治績ヲ挙ゲタリ 千八
百七十五年再任ノ期満ツルノ後 夫人及ビ末男ヲ伴ヒテ 世界周遊ノ道ニ上ル 我邦ニ渡来セラレタルワ即此時ニアリ 将軍資性真率重厚深ク東洋ノ平和ニ意ヲ
注ギ我
邦ノ内治外交ニツキテ屡々当路ニ進言スル所アリ、為ニ我ガ国運ノ伸長ヲ助クルモノ甚ダ多シト云フ。此年七月三日将軍ノ入京セラルヤ 上下挙ゲテ熱機ニ之ヲ
迎ヘ尋テ或ハ夜会ヲ開キ 或ハ演劇ヲ催セシガ八
月二十五日ニ至リ、府民ヲ以テ上野公園ニ車篤ノ臨幸ヲ仰ギ、将軍及ビ夫人ヲ招請シテ剣術、槍術、騎射、犬追物等ヲ観覧ニ供シ還幸ノ後盛写ヲ張リテ以テ大ニ
歓迎ノ意ヲ表シ此ニ所謂国民外交ノ端ヲ啓ニタリ 此日将軍ハ記念ノ為 手ズカラ此処ニ 柏ヲ植エ 夫人モ亦玉蘭ヲ植ラレタリ 爾来春風秋雨五十年ニ？歳
ト？ ニ 成育繁茂セリト雖モ人ノ其ノ由来ヲ知ル者斬名稀ナリ 予等親シク此盛事ニ與レル者深ク之ヲ憾トシ乃チ碑ヲ建テ事ノ梗概ヲ叙シ以テ永
ク後人ヲシテ聖エ 英将 ？ |
| ”Let us have peace”
U.S.Grant
1822-1885 |
