Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-04
sorenade to Speaker Orr.

lion. James ia. UT, ppcakcTo vi Wic tio''oor
of Representatives, arrived N this city on.
Saturday morning. AT an early hour IN
the evening, his friends determined to give
him serenade at half past ten o'clock,
g 9 Immediately the necessary arrange
msnts were made Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather, (for it commcn-.
ccd showing an hour before Withcrs' brass
band startled the guests of Browns Hotel
from their ease and quiet with their really
fine music,) respectable and enthusiastic
asscmblago of gentlemen had taken posses
sion of the pavement in front of the hotel.
Such testimonial could not but be graft,
flying to Mr.. Orr, and we do no more than
express the sentiments of this community,
in saying that it was well deserved.
After several appropriate pieces had been
played by the band, loud and repeated calls
were made for Mr.. Orr. Upon his appear
once on the balcony, he was greeted with
loud cheers, when he addressed the comp;
NY rs follows:
Fellow Citizens: thank you most cor
daily and heartily for this demonstration.
prize it the more highly, because of the
inclemcncy of the evening, and if proof
were wanting, the evening itself would fur
nish me with abundant evidence of your
sincere regard. | have been recipient Of
many fuvors from tho people of Washing
ton. This is the tenth winter ofiny resi-
dencc among you, and perhaps the last;
Geud cries of "no :" "no") aud | feel
many regrets at the stcru, fact that we arc
to part, and that these kindly relations are
soon, to be severed! Since have been
representative, and while filing the inpor-
amt Office of Speaker of tho popular branch
of the National Legislature, | have striyen,
as you all know, to preserve and to rcrpct-
uatc the union of these States. have
been a party nlan--dcvotcd to the princi-
pies of party--but the great object of my
life has always been to defend and advance
the interests of this great commonwealth
ICheera. During the ten years / have
had the honor to represents a portion of the
people of South Carolina, the waves of fa-
nOticism have, rolled with fearful effect
throughout the country, and in this the cap
itol OF the nation.
ntil the present time they have been
successfully resisted, and hope there will
always beitound conservatism and patriot.
ism enough to put out the fires OF section
al strife, and, that concord and harmony
will again be restored to the country
[ Load cheers.] We ought to be one pco-
Pile; we were Incorporated into an indcpcn-
dent government under the auspices of us
pure and patriotic men as ever lived.
Wise men framed and put the government
into operation, and if their work fail, where
are the nlca. to be found competent to rear
a structure like shis gigantic temple, dedi-
Gated to liberty, which trust your poster,
ity and maine will be able to defend under
all circumstances. Enthusiastic applausc1
The inclemency of the night forbids my
trespassing longer upon your time. thank
you heartily for this expression of your kinth
feelings towards me, and permit me, in adv
dressing yC perhaps for she last time, to,
conclude with a quotation from the great
Webster: <" Liberty and Union. nowund
forever, one and inscparablc." l.ouG and
long-continucd cheering a.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Orr's remarks,
the band again struck up; after which Hon..
G. j. Faulkner, of Virginia, and Hon S.
S. Cox, of Ohio, were called out, and made
bricfan appropriate addresses. The COM
pany then proceeded to the residence of
Gen. Joseph I.ano, OF Oregon, for the pur-
pose of extending the scrcnadc to him,
which was duly acknowledged by that gen
tloman. Washington tnion.
CoTToN STATEaIENT.--W copy from the
Charleston Mercury, the following cotton
statement, for the week ending November
25:
Received the past week by railroads,
0,941 bales, by water and wagons, I27 bales
---togethcr 10,068 balcs--( corresponding
week last year. 1850 bales) Exported
in the same time to foreign ports, 1856
bales; coastwise, 6,373 bales--making the
total exports ofthe week, II ,4GS bales
and leaving on hand stock of64, ,6GS bales,
inclusive of 1854 bales on shipboard not
cleared, against stock of 2T,991 bales,
and 9,700 bales on shipboard same time
last year.
The total receipts since our last report
amount to 132,717 bales--(against o.
998 bales same time last yoar)--making q
grand total from tho 1st September to tho
latest dates, of ], ,075,027 bales, against 603-
456 bales same time last year, and 832,5 ,581
bales the year previous. Increase sinoe
last year, 57l, ,5Tl bales.
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DANGEROUS CoUNTERFEITs.-- Danger
Gus counterfeits on the Bank of IIowards-
vile, Va, and on the Merchants and Plan.
ters' Bank of Savannah, Ga, have appear
ed. The notes OH the Savannah Bank are
of the denom nation of SO, and from a gen.