Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-27

| W Z therefore await us Fuolte"tioii AL ,ui'' -"
will only add, in addition 10 what we have al
ready said, that the9 Palmetto Regiment la;
been happy in their selection of Gen. McGowar
as their exponent on this3occasion.
TIE PALMETTO AssocIArloN-coN
ELEMENTARY EEFERrA[NMENT.
The City Council of:Columba entertained
the remnant of the Palmetto Regiment, OF
Thursday evening, at a gary handsome supper
The Mayor Of the city Welcomed their guest III
4 becoming and proper rlanner.
Tie following constituted the roll Of the Pal,
mctto Association present. with the addition ol
Mr. ScLoonmaker, Of ths Georgia Regiment
COmmay A.-Thomas NJ Baker, J. D.
Company 30. 7. Gsbbes, +. a, Pagan.
Company D--Antholsy Dclorea'
Cumpauy E.-S. SMceowan.
Compauy F-E, M.44bert, Henry Wienges,
Thomas; II. Thayer, Jdmes'D Wright, James
Compouy G.-W. B. McCreiSht, f. y. Duke,
CympqM2 H-W. b. Stanley, II. L. Scott,
Thomas Beggs, Henry Beard, ". /. Purse,
Hugh Miller, Jerome NJ. Miller, R. s Morrison,
Jamcs B. Glass, Jacob Pollock, John Glaze, IL.
/. Caughnmn, j. II. Shiverncll, l.. II. Trcvct,
Vim. Mooney.
Among the invited guests were his ESccllell-
cy, Coy. Allston, Coils. Il. L. Watts, y. J.
i;recn. and 7. p. Robertson, of his stall: lion.
+. NJ. kcitt. Hon ". +. DcSaussurc. Gen. }.
Jones, Professor J. p Thomas May. Mcig gllan,
and the onrcrs If the independent Battalion
f. Bcllingcr, Esq, Mr.. Britton, of the Carolina
limes, the Editor Of the South CdrUliIian. and
several other clIhulls
As soon aS full Justice had been done to the
repast. the Mayor offered:
JHc O,u!or NJ lie Palmetto ReSimc%t-t'e".
Su,ui ylic(iowaa.--lIc delivered ~ feeling clo-
oucat and chaStc address, worthy of the occa-
sion ami worthy of himself.
To which the General replied in brief but
handsome aeinuwIcd. !mcnt OF the compliment,
and gave:
YHe Good Old Sale gf South Caroliaa, o"r
Respected IEnihr.
This called I'D his EXcrllency, Gov. All<ton.
who responded with his usual good taste ami
imprcsSiyencsS, trusting that he would ever
have the ability and readiness to say wol'i III
her service when occssion demanded it. Alter
his spirited remarks, which were received with
enthusiasm, he offered the following sentiment,
which was received with much satisfaction:
The Palmetto .:lsstciaiion-All honor TO its
origln-honur and abundant success to It's be-
nerolent object.
The President, W. B. Stanley, Esq, on its
behalf. returned his cordial thanks for the COM
plimcnt of the Governor, and favored the COM
many with very interesting account OF the Or
ganization of the Palmetto Association. 1t
commenced by the action of Company II, Of
l,ic!.lanl. which organized and elected its oti-
GERS publishing its suggestion lOr q slnila! or
yaniza1ion by the several other companies of the
Regiment. Their commanding officers were
written to. but from the fewness Of their num-
hers it was deemed more advisable that they
| should unite with Company II, and concentrate
the association at Columbia. This has been
done. and most of the survivors 0f the war have
united in the object which is strictly bencvo-
| lent one-tu aid their comrades who may be ul,-
able TO suuport themselves, Or 10 afford aSsls-
tancc 10 their nccessitous widows and families.
| lie stated that on that evening at their meeting
they had contributed to the support OF the
widow of 4 deceased volunteer Of CT mpany II.
Cant. Stanley concluded by Offering:
Onr of our hOnOred Representatives IN Con-
grsSs, Tie II,a. l.. VI. hcht.
| Ills Wis TcCCN cu WIN iu1t "IPt"''NNj :" 49,
the honorable gentleman rose and responded in
il most eloquent and entertaining manner. In
a very modest way he professcd to be embar-
rassedd at having to speak, after such eloquencc
as he had heard and endeavored to excuse him
self and in the language Of Webster, asked
awhere am to go?" but he found the effort
at excuse no Co." and he shook his wings and
plumed himself for one Of those lofty excursions
into the regions Of historical incident, effective
anecdotes and social stories, which he peculiar
ly exccls in, and in which it is pleasure to &C,
company him. lie paid a graceful tribute tc
his College friend, the orator of the day, whom
lie ventured to say was his classmate-guardcd
with the statement, however, that the General
was much older man. This he considered
important in view Of his present position in so
cety-brng yet bachelor. lie said his Elk.
cellcncy complained that in his tour Of. service
he found making speeches his hardest duty 1t
1Mr. Keitt) thought the State must have
changed since he attended with the Staff, II
Governor Means day, when the campaign dutie:
were the most difficult to discharge.
MIR. Keitt said it was out Of his line to max!
\ set speech, but with the permission of the
;, company, he would ramble along, and give al