Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-04-02
THE APPEAL TO THENATI0N.
WARM EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
BY THE PRESIDENT.
: A Pleasant Interrkw- rae Harm Bone
By rash Taiking-A Prompt Dis:
c.aimer-ghe Hope that Congress may
Find Means of Aifordiag the Desired
Relief. -
Washington, Friday nishi, March
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Washington, " 'ps! "'s'''' -""' ~
The delegations iruni the. Taxpayers
Canycntion and Chamber of 0ommerce,
charged with the dug 0! presenting 10
Congress The Memorial of the Taxpayers
of the, ,,5cale, reached this city Wednesday
night. The delegation is full one, con-
sistiiig of the following members pres
ent:
Fran the Tacpayeys' Coneention.:-
Messrs. W. D Porter, Henry Gourdin,
j. L. Manning, NJ. j.. Bonham, }. b:
Kershaw, j. Ii. Screve", NJ. &. Butler,
CIV. Dudley, W. Il. Holcombe, L. ".
Woodward, B. II. Rutledgc, B. H. ST.
lnonton, Wm. Elliott, j. 4. Hoyt, j. G..
Thompson and T. Y. Simons.
f. the Ciarl on Chamber af Com
aierce President 5. Y. Tupper, and
Niessls. il. i.athcrs, Jas. Simons, VIM.
Aiken, l.. ID. DeSaussure, and f. IL.
Frost.
Thursday was spent mainly in avrang-
ing prellmilaries Tor the work Of the
delegations. Washington is Il city d
red tape and nothing can be accom-
plished here in hurry. Alter brief
consultation most of the delegates betook
themselves TO the Capitol, and for sever,
al hours occupied one of the gorgeously
irescoed reception rooms adjacent to the
Senate Chamber Here they were met
by euators Gordon aud Robertson, who
manifested great interest in the objects
of their mission, and who introduced
succstsivcly to the delegation such OF
their brother senators as could spare half
an hour from the business OF the Senate,
Iu this way the delegates met and had Il
pleasant talk with quite number of
leading Northern senators, including
Carpenter, of Wisconsin,, Thurman, of
Ohio, Pratt, Of Indiana, and Logan, OF
Illinois.
At three p H., the entire delegation
called b. appointment Oil Secretary Fish,
at his residence. The Secretary, who
had been>unweil, and had risen from bed
to receive them, greeted them with
marked coult .sy. the personal consider
alton which he exhibited in their case
was doubtless due in some measure to
the circumstance that three Of their
number-Messrs. James Simons, L. D..
| DeSaussurc and j. l.. Manning-are
members Of the famous old Order Of the
Cincinnati, of which Secretary Fish is
the president-geucral, Gen Simons rank
ing next to him ill the Order, as vice.
president-general. After some time
spent in pleasant social converse, the
delegates arose to take their leave, when
the secretary expressed formally his
warm interest in their grievances, and
his hope that some constitutional means
of atfording them relief might be de-
vised. lie added that he had commun-
icaled in their behalf with the President,
who was to leave the next day, tiriday, J
at one O'Clock, for Philadelphia. but
would receive them at eleven. At that
hour, Secretary Fish said he should take
pleasure in presenting them to President
Grant.
TIE VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT.
Principally at eleven clock this morn
ing he delegation proceeded TO the
White House, WhtrG lhgy were ushercd
withou. delay into th2 Presidents room.
Aiter each Of their number lad shaken
hands with Gen. Grant, who greeted
them sevcraliy by name, they ranged
themselves around the long table, ut the
head of which the President stood, rest
iur his hand upon Il chair The Hon. w.
d. Porter then, in that calm but dignifcd
and impressive manner for which he Is
50 eminent among the pubic men of
South Carolina, addressed the presi-
dent.
l. is impossible to describe the earn
cstneSs and feeling with which Mr.. Por-
ter spoke. His words produced u pro-
found impression even upon his fellow
delegates, all .of whom were only too
familiar with the sad facts Of his recit-
al.
The President listened attentiycly and
replied at some length. He said he felt
S sympathy with any people who are badly
governed aud over.taXcd, as is Loulsl'
ana, and as' South Carolina seemed, also,
to be, yet he cDuid not see how anything
could be done either by the Executive or
the Legislative branches Of the National
Government for their reliei, inasmuch as
South Carolina hYd now 4 complete en-
istcnce IS Il sovereign State, and mu t
enact her own law. The President re-
ftlred with some feeling to some person.
al; offensive ultcraDccS which had been
ma lc BY member OF the Taxpayers
Convention in regard to himself. The
delegates explained that thos! express
sion. had met with tic marked dI>aD-
probation cf the whole convention. The
i'r sid mt said that that might be 80
bu: he had seen Hn.hing III the p:occud-
ings oi the Convention expressing any
disaDproval OF what had been SAID in the
speech.
Mr.. James &. Thompson here took
occasSiGn 10 say that he WAS one of the
few Republicans who had taken part i'll
the Convention that he had heard the
srccch to which reference had been made
with pain; but he must LAY tina! he and
the Other i,cpuhiicanS III the body re.
garted the spirit in which the speech
was received by the Convention, and the
action taken IN Iccommi,ting the report
by wh:ch it was accompanied, as a plain
and pointed rc5uke to the sentiments
when it contained.
A< the delegation were about retiring.
President Giant expressed his good
wishes for the future prosperity o.! the
S.atc, AMI hoped that when they came
to !ay their memorial before Cpngrv~ ;
some proper AMI p,ac;ioaJte plan !nr Tie
rcdrcs: Of their grievance. r.ight re
found.
W.iS!HHGTON, March 30.
Tho lplrratps of' Sru;h Carolina tax