The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-02-20

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triotic endeavpr, public usefalnsss. snd'Pri.
yate. excellence. All are men OF noble qpa.
lities Of head and heart and unimpeachabje
interi,y. They are just such men as one
like Mr.. George Psakody .wspld sslect,f for
thus, purpose. with the csn6den. assurance
that she:uust 4 reposed in them, would g. s.
faiihluilyd dezecsted. ~ le,aa,,, i ,r,i.ems.
THE PRESIDENTS vIsrr TO MR.psA..
n II IA b'n Fa'i" aaBOY. ae.d s1i .vaGgioJ
The generous berefcence Of Mr.. PsabSdv
towards the impoverished and crippled
South was handsomely recognized ofoss-
turday last BY President Johnson. 'bya spe.
ciallvisit to the liberal and philosophical
benefactor Of his country and his, kiaa.
The President was attended By has secre4xr
ries. csloneise Rises and MoffoSsaq HE
visit 70 Mr.a Pesbody WAS announced Ay
.H0n.R C-Win,hrOp. There were preseas
Bish- h-p Nc llysile, Messrs. Geo. w, Riggs,
Geo, Peabody Russell and Samuel Wei;
more, Gen. Cullum, y. s, A., Major D.; 3,
French, Mrs. Senator Dixon. and, Mrs. Sc
nator Foster. After cordial greeting,
President Johnson said to Mr.. PEABODY Ghat
he could not refrain from coming ID hih aS
private American citizen 10 express to
him his deep gratitude.for the largesheartl
ed bcnevolence that had laid the foundas
tions Of permanent blessing to an extenI
sive and needy portion of our common
country. IIe congratulated the .c6dhxy
upon having had abroad q representative
like Mr.. Peabody, whose name was linkeil
with popular love and reverence at. home
and abroad, and he expressed the, conyic-
lion, that lhe name Of Mr.. Peabody would
be honored as that OF a great. public 6ene-
factor by .he present and future genesalions
4 al Americans, and that the good results Of
this princely mupi6cence would be realiz-
ed and recognized before some Of the Young
est Of ,the. audience should have grown gray.
In reply TO the President, Mr. Peabody
gracefully acknowledged the honor Of the
visit, which he should always remember as
one OF the proudest incidents OF his life.
He was satisfied that harmony and frsieri
nal feeling would soon. be restored to the
whole country. He desired most srdently
and'anx iously to promote this. resultiasifar
as his individual efforts would avail He
believed also that. there would be always
hereafter less and less reason to apprehend
any rupture Of the friendly relations sub
sisting between England and America that
whatever may have been the causes of dis
agreement, the jealousies or differences,
now, the whole English people, from the
Queen herself to the humblest subject. are
honestly desirous that all differences may
be amicably settled. and cordial friendly
relations maintained. He expressed confs
dence that before many years all dissatis-
factions would be removed, snd our country
would become more than ever powerful
aud prosperous among the nations Of the
earth. lie thanked the President for The
honor of the visit, which would ever be
gratefully remembered. Mr.. johnson. re.
marked thai he felt that he himself was
honored BY the visit. a..e. m,sas.a aN
The conversation then became general
drifting naturally upon the condition Of ths
fcountry. during which Mr.. Peabody re,
marked that he was very hopeful. and IL
iliustration cited passage from sermon
he once had heard. promising that though
clouds and gloom may surround os ID the
morning, five strive ID 10 right die sun.
: shine will surely COME before night. II I.
The interview was impressive and At
fecting 10 all who were present. asa 'ai
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