Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-25
The Philadelphia Convention.

delegates to the Convention left last evening;
tho balance leave to day. The proceedings
throughout were most harmonous-not sim
gle event to mar tho good feeling. The nd.
dress, but not tho resolutions, was written by
Henry j. Raymond. 1t is merely the rcso.
utions elaborated. During its rcading. for
time, almost brcathlcss silence was preserved
The President requested the delegates and
spectators to manifest no sign Of approval, or
to make other demonstrations, till the reading
was completed. This request secured quiet,
until the speaker arrived at the following par
agraph:
"And the 10,O0000 Of americans who
live in the South would be unworthy citizcns
of free common wealth, degenerate sons of
an heroic ancestry, unfit ever to become guard.
i,ns of the rights and principles bequcathcd
to us by the fathers and founders OF tho re-
public, if they could accent with uncomplain-
ing submission the humiliations thus sought
to be imposed upon them"
The entire audience then broke forth IN an
unrcstrained burst of applause, which lasted
for several minutes. At the conclusion of
this enthusiasm, demand was nude that the
paragraph quoted be read over ag lin, Which
was assontcd to, and ng,in the applause broke
forth with rctouhled effect The press club
gave a splendid b,nquct to the members of
the press last night, at which radicals and
Southcrncrs fratcrnizcd and high hilarity pre-
vailed.
PHILADELPHIA, August 17.-Thc Con
vention adjourned yesterday, after adopting
very able address and resolutions. 1t has
been a complete success, and the friends o.
the President will carry all tho elections in
this Site, New York and all the North wcs-
tern States. regard the Union as restored
The greatest harmony and e,vtsia!isy prevail
e0 amongst the mcubcrs.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR ORR.
Fellow Citizens: | esteem myself fortunate
upnn the present occnsion, with being honorcd
with an invitrtion to address you Oh the upn,,-
ing Of your camp,ign in this State Ten years
ago, stood before you with the late lamcntcl
Douglas, when VIC then gave to you our opin.
ions Of the principles OF the Democratic party,
would to Cod that he again stood before you,
since the great changes have occurred a
gulf has yawncd; but now that gulf has been
closed, and we have come here to form union
between the conservative men Of the North
and of the South. I will merely glance at Il
few points to show you that the prD(c, sDns
made by the people of the So nth since they
have laid down their arms, are honest AMI
whole sonlel. The war began on the part of
the South through the people believing they
had the rlg',t'to Scuodo You did not agree
to that War resulted; the South was con.
quercd; and the interpretation you gave the
Constitution has been established firmly as
the lc sal one. Tint decision WAS pronounced
OH the field Of b,t;le by the highest tribunal,
and the decree is itco:arovcrtiblc. The ma
tionality of our Government has been cst,L-
lishcd The South has surrendered the prin
cipcs she believed, and is willing to accept
your Interpretation. No man would reopen
the dreadful contest to sec whether the dccis
ion was the right one; but an are wilin. to
abide by it forever. BY tl.is war, the people
of the South have, 10 Il very large extent, been
stripped of their property Their banks are
gone and their credit gonc. In many loceli-
lost. Thus, the people OF the South have far
have, and it is mad folly to charge tia. they
will not fulfill their oaths to support this Gov
ernmcnt. Although yoar public debt has
been contracted in d,fcanga section of coun
try from which comc, yet would feel that
any rcpudation Of tic debt would be "a dis
honor to my own integrity. This is my Gov
crnmcnt; it is my children's and grand chill
drcn's Government. AS Il participant. in the
rebellion, | am now for this Government and
its honor is my honor. desire it to stand
before all tho nations of the earth in the glory.
and pride, and prosperity of a great nation Of
the world. Fellow citizens. we have been
knocking at the door for eight long months,
asking Congress that the best, the intellectual,
and leading men Of the South shall be admit
ted into Congress, to represent us there If
we are MT to be trusted now, when are we to
be trusted lsit just or yht that we should
DO excluded from these priviIcgcs7 No; for
the right of representation is regarded rs one
of the most sacred rights in this country. Is
it just and fair, Or generous. that we should be
excluded from legislation, while taxes arc i'm
posed upon us without our consent? am a
delegate from South Carolin, to the Copvnn