Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-04-06
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half addressed him us follows:
General: We have called upon you rot in
behalf Of tho citizens generally, but on our
own account to pay our respects to you us Cow.
handing Genera" Of this Military Nia,ric,.--
If it were simply TO express my own scnu
mcuts it would be a ms!tcr Of no difficulty,
but as am acting as the exponent OF all the
gentlemen present it has been thought lest to
commit their sentiments to writing, and !
take great pleasure in reading them 70 you as
fellows:
Gcacrui: We have to cont.y ulatc oursely-
Is that Que SO well known 10 our people as
yourself, should have been orpointcd com
mandcr of this Military District.
The whole country, sir, Moth aud South,
is suffering in its business relations by reason
Of the unsettled political stotus Of ills section
Of the Union
1t is our desire, General, and VIC think VIC
can speak for the great masses Of our people
that all disscnsions should cease and every cr.
fort be made to restore peace and prosperity
to our distracted country
Tho wealth Of - countr, is ia tic amount
of labor employed and no;l.iug Use. II were
vain to levy taxes unless the wealth Is pr,..
ducei to pay them. 1t IS the interest ot tie
States, North and South. that cycv labora.,
white aul cnlorcd, >ho;a!l toutyibuto his shal.
to the general prosperity, aud until our pcl.ti.
cal difficulties arc settled aud Tie ten South.
ern States are represented in Congress, crosl,
vii, continue to laMauiah, AID ON .clas to BE-
but partially cultivated
We conceive it Of tic ut0,ost Importance
to the people OF The United States hat the
lnbor Of the South should le fully and immc-
diately developed.
The production OF four million bales OF
Cotton, together with our rice, SUGAR and 10.
bacco, will at once stimulate every channel OF
industry, giving employment Il cur ncrcan,
tile marine, railroads and manufactures, and
aid in securing The payment Of tho national
debt
No party feeling should exist towards the
Southern States; we are neither sectional nor
are We Of any party; VIC can mould our in
dnstry to meet any legislation, whether it be
the protection Of agriculture, commerce or
manufactures.
In conclusion, sir, VIC would suy hat rvrry
effort will he made by ourselves and friends
and we think Ivy the people at large, TO sus
tain our rulers i'll establishing representative
Governments
! General Sicklcs replied as follows
Gentlemen Ii affords nc great satisfaction
to receive this visit, and to hear the gratieyin.
sentiments which have been expressed
feel assured that the citizens generally will do
| everything in their power to sustain the laws
and to aid nc in the diSchergc Of the duties
| which | am to perform. The general inter.
css and prosperity of North and South Caro-.
lima have been the object Of ny earnest so.
licitndc since | have been in command in this
department., and what hsvc done in this re-
gard in the past, | vii! continue TO do in the
future. The solution Of the present political
| difficulties rests with the c;;zGns themselves
The military authorities VIII uct i.tcrfcre rs
| parisans in political movements or ormmniza-
tons We will cn1cnvor impnrtally aud fair
| ly to promote the reorganization of the civil
government in the twoStalcs Anrlrp prut,c c.
ton will be given to lie, lIcrtv and property
In conolusion gtntlncn. be assured lat
| shall always be glad TO hear any expression oI
your sentiments, and to comply with yc,:r sue
gcstions SO far as may conpov viii! my sense
of duty.
New YoRK - During tho passage of pro.
cession Of Irish societies, truckman. in en- :.
according to orders from the police, was Sc.
riously attacked by the members Of one of the
societies, they dccning his motions too slow
w to''SS N''H""'''SN W P''lNSt hiin, WHICH,
! the Irish attacked thcm and drove tlcm off,
but being reinforced, the police cndeavorcd
to make some arrests, when they we're attacked
by large masses Of Irish, who seriously woun.
dcd some fifteen of the officers. Large rein
forcemcnts of police arriving the assailarts
withdrew.
| Later in the day several Of the rioters were
taken out of the procession to the station
house The above occurred on Grand and
| Pitt streets. Subsequently, another quite Sc.
rious melee took place on East broadway, oc.
casionod by the police arrcsiug a Rotor
Two officers were badly Injured An Irish
marshal, named Clark was arrested for attemp.
ting to kill policeman with sword. CAP.
tain IIclmc, of the police, was badly injured
All sorts of weapons were used by the Irish,
including bludgcons, clubs, swords, pistols,
muskcts, etc.
Tho New York "Snn" says -" ConGsca.
zion is now the great Issue Of the ultraists in
Congros. Their leader holds that tho prop
o'ty of tho rebels should be divided among