The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
Interview Of Delsga.essfrom the: Louis
vile Convention With the President.

| Vlll0 OOQV6utlOn W1tU GH0 GfCSIQGQGs
The delegation appointed by the
louisville Commercial Convention call
ed on President Grant this mo nins, in
accordance with q previous arrnnge-
ment. The chairman, Mr.. Walbndge
spoke rs follows:
Before ;,s ad;onrnmen. tho ,ate Com
merc;al Conven,;nn a, r,o,,isv;;,e dann,.
eI n ,ba comm;,,.. I'm, 1h,vo ,,,. Inn
or to nr.sen, ,h. b;yb aud d,.hc,,. r.-
sponsibil;,v Of EXPRESSING to vour Excel.
len.y sentiments Of pra,;,u,,. and rc-
ciproca,ion Of hearty p,o,l v;l for ,be
view communicated in vonr de.
snatch for III. ,r,cccss Of the prca, oh.
iec,s for winch tho ,,onven,;on co,van.
! ed ORIGINALLY called 10 d,scuss ,,,e ey-
clus;ve ;nt.resi, nj tho Son,h.rn S,,,o.
the theatre of its usefulness v "a subse-
ouen,lv ENLARGED. mill i embraced tho
material prosnerity Of every section of
our extended countrv. Delegates were
in attendance from Vermoot and Ts,a.
AZ also from Georgia and Minnesota
Thus national in its character. il was
pleasant beyond expression to rcce,ve
encouragement at tho hands of tho ma.
,ional Executive, It's deliber,tion,
were confined mainly to the great oue,.
tons of finance, taxation. Immigration,
internal improvements. TRANSPORTATION
and necessary measures nv which tho
industries and e.ea, natural resources
of the South could be broHeht in barmo
ny with the era of prosperity upon
which the republic has entered. Ono
sentiment animated the whole Conyen.
ton, namely 10 stand by the Might.
ed faith OF the nation IN The mll pay
ment OF its public securities az stipula-
ted when they were created. and. for
getting all differences in the pBst. the
desire WAS universal that all sectional
interests should be ignored. and ,ha,
the ci,izene Of the United States should
hereafter be homogeneous na.ion-one,
entire, united and i6iiyisable. In con-
cnsiou we desire to congratulate your
Excellency on tho success which. has
thus far marked your adminstrstion.-
Enough has transpired to demonstrate
that befre the expiration of your sec
ond term the public dcbt may he more
than half ext,n glished, and tho .Ameri-
can securities will command a pran,,utn
in every part of the iuhabitable globe.
| President Grant in reply said he was
very much gra,i6ed to receive such
delegation. representing not only the
great commercial interests of the ma
ton, but also the new condition of
affairs The good fclowahip which
ought to unite common brotherhood,
and which was 80 happily inaugursted
and inv,goratrd at louisville, he hoped
wou'l extend throughout the entire
Union. until every vestigs Of bitterness
or unkindness should forever be eralica
ted. He believed that within yea. or
two the South would be lar richer aud
far more prosperous than ever sha was
before and the people have it within
their own power, by jud,cious policy
and wise acts, to advance their own in :.
terests and those Of the entire country
with marvellous rapid,ty. AS to his
second term, he could assure General
Walbridge he felt now very much AZ he
did at West Point in his cadet days,
when he counted every month with en-.
gerness to get ont Of his position. He
had no. sought his present position 90
everybody knew.
Hon. II. w. Hllliard, of Georgia,
was glad to have the opportunity OF
saying TO the President that he concur.
red IN the COZ, dial appreciation which all
parties must give to the sentiments just
expressed by him.
The Prcs:a,.n: {lauehi,e,yA asked
| Colonel Duncan Of Kentuckv what the
people Of his State thought Of the adj
ministration, and whether there was any
hope of Kentucky ever turning from
her present politics? Colone, Duncan
! as,,,snl h;,, H.. II T.a.J.: III -.