The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-11-11
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Interview with President Grant.

Interview with President Grant.
A committe appointed by the Louisville
Convention waited upon President Grant
on Wednesday of last week, and the fol-
lowing is the result of the interview:
The delegation appointed by the Louis
vile Commercial Convention called upon
the President. The Chairman, Gen. Wal
bridge, spoke as follows: Before adjourn
ment, the late Commercial Convention at
Louisville deputed to the Committee l
have the honor TO represent, the high and
delicate responsibility of expressing to
your excellency the sentiments OF gratl-
tude and reciprocation of hearty good
will. for the views communicated in your
dispatch, for their success. The great OBJ
iects for which the Convention was orlgl-
naly convened-to discuss the interests
of the Southern States as a theatre OF
ENTHUSIASTICALLY enlarged until it
embraced the material prosperity OF ev-
cry section of the country. Delegates
were in. attendance from Vermont and
Texas, Georgia and Minnesota. Thus ma
tional in its character, it was pleased TO
receive encouragement at the bands OF the
national Executive. Its deliberations
were confined mainly to- the great ques-
tions of finance, taxation, immigration,
internal improvements, transportation,
and necessary measures by which the
industries and great natural resources
of the South could be brought in harmony
with the new era of progress upon which
the Republic has entered. One sentiment
animated the entire Convention, namely:
To stand by the plighted faith of the
nation in the full payment of public secu.
rites, as stipulated, and forgetting all diff
ferences past. The desire was universal
that all sectional interests should be ig-
aored, and the citizens of the United
States should hereafter be homogeneous
nation-one entire, united and indivisible.
In conclusion, we desire to congratulate
your Excellency on the success which has
thus far marked your administration.
Enough has transpired to demonstrate
that before the expiration Of your second
term, the public debt may be more than
half exting guished, and American securi-
ties command q premium in every part of
the globe.
Grant, in reply, said he was very much
grati6ed to receive such delegation, rep,
resenting not only the great commercial
interests of the nation, but also the new
condition of affairs. The good fellowship
which ought to unite common brother
hood, and which was so happily inaugu-
rated and invigorated at Louisville,
he hoped would extend and pcrmeate
throughout the entire Union, till every
vestage of bitterness or unkindDess should
forever be eradicated. He believed, with
in year or two, that the South would be
far richer and far more prosperous than
ever she was before, and the people have
it within their own power, by iudiclous
policy and wise acts, to advance their own
interests and those of the entire country
with marvellous rapidity. AS to his sec
ond term, he could assure Gen. Walbridge
he felt now very much as he did at West
Point, in his cadet days, when he counted
every month with eagerness to get out OF
his position. He had not sought his pres
emit position, as everybody knew.
The Hon. II. W. billiard, of Georgia,
was glad to have the opportunity of say
ing to the President, that he concurred in
the cordial appreciation which all parties
must give to the sentiments just express
ed by him.
The President laughngly asked Col.
Duncan, OF Kentucky, what the people of
his State thought OF the administration,
and whether there was any hope of Ken
lucky ever turning from her present poll
tics?
Col. Duncan assured him that Ken
tuckians, with rare exceptions, fully ap-
preciated the Presidents honest inten-
tions to do what he could for the good of
the country, and that the telegraphic
message so kindly sent by the President
10 him, for the Convention, and the now
renewed assurances of kind feeling to-
ward the people of the States lately suf-
fsring 80 much, would augment and
strengthen the respect which they already
entertained for the Chief Magistrate.
AS to Kentucky, he would say, however,
that even the fifteenth amendment would
create very little difference, as the colored
vote would be divided and go very little
towards breaking down the 80, 600 Demo
cratic majority of the State.
After an informal and pleasant conver
sation of half an hour, the delegation
withdrew.
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