Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-22

done, will never lack defenders.
The national cemeteries for those
who fell in battle are proof that the
dead as we'll as the living have our
love. What an army of silent senti-
nels we have, and with what loving
care their graves are kept.
"Every soldiers grave made dur
ing our unfortunate civil war is q
tribute to American valor; and while,
when those graves were made, we
differed widely about the future of
this Government, the differences
were long ago settled by the abitra-
ment of arms, and the time has now
come, in the evolution of sentiment
and feeling, under the providence of
God, when, i'll the spirit of frater-
nifty, we should share with you in the
care of the graves of tho Confederate
soldiers.
"The cordia, feeling that now
happily exists between tho North
and South prompts this gracious act,
and, if it needed further justification,
it is found in the gallant loyalty to
the Union and the flag 80 conspicu-
ously shown in the year just passed
( by the sons and grandsons of these
heroic dead.
"What a glorious futw awaits lis
if unitedly, wisely an bravely we
face the new problems low pressing
upon us, determined to solve them
for right and humanity"
No sooner had President McKin-
ley concluded than there were loud
cries for Wheeler, and when that
little man got up, his head scarcely
higher than the Speakers desk, the
audience once moro gavo vent to
wild enthusiasm. Gen. Wheeler
reforred eulogistically to tho efforts
of the President towards preserving
peace as long as the country's honor
would permit such efforts, and of his
masterful policy after war was in
ovitable. Gen. Wheeler paid a
tribute to Admiral Dewey, and
added: "The army, in conjunction
with the navy, was ordered to attack
and destroy the Spanish forces at
Santiago. In four weeks that order
was obeyed and its purposes accom-
plished. The proud Spanish nation
stood suing peace from the nation
which, a month before, it had held
up to ridicule and scorn."
Calls for Brig. Gen. Young brought
that officer to his feet with o short
speech regarding the conditions of
the army camps in the South. He
! said that no troops in the world were
better, more regally fed and treated
than were tho troops in South Caro-
lima and Georgia. Gen. Lawton was
loudly cheered for, but refused to
make speech. He simply thanked,
on behalf of his men at Santiago,
the Legislature and the people of
Georgia for their tribute to himself.
Secretary Alger refused to speak and
the Legislature dissolved.
The Presidcno held a private re-
coption in the Senate and aftcrward
q public reception on the steps of tho
rotunda. There hundreds of South
erners crushed and jostled each other
in their anxiety to shake q Northern
Presidents hand. Many had come
from miles distance, and when, at
2.15 p. M, the President left the
capitol there were still hundreds Bit
terly disappointed because they had
not been able to make their way
through the surginH throng to got q
second hold of his hand.
The days festivities included q
unique floral parade.
At the Exposition Auditorium
Thursday afternoon President Nc
Kinley made another memorable
speech. He was introduced by Col.
Iomphill, who said:
"rhe other day Chicago, with her
patriotic multitudes, celebrated the
SUCCESS of the American arms in the
Spanish war. A few days after
wards Philadelphia, with her liberty
loving hosts, held q great jnbilec,
giving credit and glory to our victo-
rious army and navy. To-day it is
loft to Atlanta to celebrate the first
genuine Peace Jubilee in this coun-
try. 1t is peculiarly fitting that this
great jubilee should be hold in the
South. This section did hor duty
and furnished to the war her Quota
Of heroes, and as long as time lasts
and tho pages of history are read tho
names of Schloy, Wheeler, Lee,
Hobson, Bagley, Blue and many
others brave and true, will live to