Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-09-08
The Presidents Tour.

President made no lengthy reply but merely
returned his thanks, aud accepted, as the |
Chief Magistrate of tho Country, the hosp |
taltics of the State. The President and par
ty were thcn escorted to the Executive cham
bcr whore tho Governor intru iced the Pres
idcnt to Senators of the State and to the Lieu
tcnant Governor. Gen. Grant, admiral Ear
rayut and Secretary Wcllcs, and others were
subsequently introduced There were demon.
strations of respect paid to the President at
Poughkccpsic, West Point and other points
OH the Hudson River.
New York, August 3O.-In responcc to
the Mayors address, ycsterdayr tho Presi
dent, iu voice evidently affected by emotion,
remarked as follows: "To reply to what you
have just given utterancc to, under tho cir
cumstaces, would be more than could un-
lcrtake. am overwhelmed ut tho reception
you have accorded to me. Applause. Lan-
guage is inadequate to give expression to my
feeling. | accepted your invitations, and |
now beg you will, in return, accept my most
sincere and heartfelt thanks. Such an invi-
tation from this great metropolis ought to Gu
courage, and it does encourage, me in the faith
ful discharge of my duties. Cheers, 1t is
peculiarly acceptable at this time, fresh as VIC
arc from tho battlefield. But there s still
a greater battle before us. CChcers. In ref
erenco to what have done, it is before you J;
and it is for you to determine what my con
duct has been, Applause. In conclusion,
e'y ""u-mnnt1 rntcnu 70 uo: CKders Ii
accepting these resolutions, acc IN, anied by
sentiments sc. gratefully uttered, | again re-
turn you my sincere thanks.
At tho conclusion of the Presidents rc.
! Nyns ko,1, -
Loud calls were then made for Secretary Sew.
ard. He said 81 feel that am NJ bomc
thank you for the welcome you have c,ton.
dcd to me, [Applausc.1 | feel more than
that; for have brought with Inc to yours
and my home, tho President of the United
otates--l cheers united by the arms of ourhc.
foes, by tho virtue of our citizens, and by the
WISDOM anu energy of our Chief Magistrate
II anything is wanting, it is tho certificate
winch we look for at the coming polls, to bear
US out IN our own opinions, that the lrnitcl
States should consist of thirty-five, instead of
twenty-five States. a great applause. IN
the city and State of Now York, the neonlo
should be faithful, first to their views then to
their children, then to tho city and State and
then to the country. TO this duty adhere
ana, IT persons were to iuterfere with me IN
faithtuliy carrying out this principle, could
over balance them und still be faithful to tho
country. Great cheering
=, Inc PRESIDENT Secretary Seward, General
Grant, Admiral Farragut and Secretary Weles.
were guartered at Dolmonco's, while tho re.
ma,nder of the party we're provided for at the
flfth Avenue Hotel. ! he President received
many visitors last evening.
SECOND DESPATCH
NEW YORK. August 30.-The banquet to
'ho PRESIDENT last night was splendid affair
a'nong tn1sn nose present were Grant, Farragut
seward seward Wel!cs, the Russian, Mexican and
nraz.''ah a ministers, A. IT, Stewart Astor,
"nu ', uP"afds OF 2OO prominent citizens Tho
~, resident spoke at great length, and said, in
the course of his remarks. thut thc Cnvnrn
ment went to war for the EXPRESS nnrposo oe
preserving the union of tho States. and tho
Federal Government had established the oroot
1act, that the States have not the mower or thr
right either by foreible or pcaccuile means
70 separate from ench other; but the Conorcss
mas practically assumed, and up to the nrcs.
ent tlnro carried out tho doctrine. that tho
uo'cfhment was dissolved. and those Statcs
were out of tho Union. We denied their riobt
70 seccdc even pcaceably, and now we find,
"heh tncse states dosire again to renew their
practical ?! relations with the Union, by sen.
a'hg representatives to Congress, there arc men
IN that body who, in violation of our orcnt
Charter G., OF Liberty, refuse to admit them
Tho question is, will wo submit? W;ll tho
American people submit to this practical aa.
sortlon of tho doctrine thoy repudiate and
overthrow by tho WARP That issue IL hefnro
YOU YOU II we submit to this, we give tho lie
direct to every position taken by tus since tho
wal war commenced. Ilo asked, in tile shirt of
chr'stiSnty and sound philosophy, if we ara
prepared again to see one portion Of the com.
Try arraycd against the other in deadly con.