Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-07-28

with whom they sorrowed in many
an hour of adversely.
Gen. Gordon had just offered a
resolution commanding President
MoKinley's action in taking from tho
ranks of the old Confedcrates gene
rails for tho army in tho war with
Spain, when Col. Ellison, of Vir-
ginia, mounted to the stand.
Col. Ellison said he know of no
mere propitious moment for the cleo,
tion of officers, and paying glow
ing tribute to each of the officers who
have 80 ably served the U. G. V. in
tho past, he placed in nomination the
following:
THE oFFICERs ELECrED
Con. John B. Gordon for COM
mander-in- chief.
Gen. Stephen ID. Leo for COM
mander of the Department. of Ten
nessee.
Gen. w. l.. Cabell for commander
of the trans-Mississippi department.
Con. Wade Hampton for COM
mandor of tho Army of Virginia.
Each name was scccived with ap-
plause by the convention.
Thcre were no other nominations.
Upon tho election of commander
in-c,:iof Con. Lee put the question
and it was unanimously passed by a
rising vote.
On yielding the chair to Gen. Cor
don, Gen. Lee said he hoped that
gallant officer would remain in COM
mand.
Gen. Gordon put the question for
the election of the other officers
and they were likewise unanimously
reelected.
GEN. GORDON RESPONDS.
In acknowledging the compliment
which had been paid him, Gen. Cor
don said:
"My comrades, no words of thanks
| could command would do justice
to tho promptings of my own heart
or to your generosity. / do not
deserve this compliment"
Voices: eyes, you do! You do
You do %
"But by Gods help shall end my
days by keeping my face always in
the direction your faces have been
since 1861. (Applausc.) And while
| say that, | want it understood by
every man within the sound of my
voice and by the whole world Of
we'll that there beats no t1ucr heart
for this reunited country, for the
honor and glory of the American
republic, for the prosperity and the
freedom of this liberty loving people
beats in any breast than in mine
(Applause.)
"Again | thank you, my country
men, and pledge myself to devote to
your service, to tho welfare of oul
common country, to the cnlightcn-
mont Of the youth of our land the
remaining days of my life."
GENERAL LEE SPEAKS.
Gen. Lee was called for and he,
too, made a feeling response for the
honor which had been done him in
rc-electing him second in command.
He considered the four offices which
had just been filled the highest which
any Confederate could receive.
GEN. CABELL.
Gen. Caboll, In expressing his
thanks, took occasion to say that
Texas had more veterans than any
other State and would always have
the largest delegations at tho re-
union. lie invited all tho veterans
to 60 to Texas to live, tho sons of
veterans to 60 there to find wives
and the daughters of the veterans to
select husbands from among the
dashing cowboys.
Ilc said if he had in Cuba the
army which is in Atlanta to-day
there would not DO $500 men lost
in taking the island. lie predicted
that the old Confederatcs would
havo to be called in again before the
war should be successfully conclu-
dcd.
In regard to the part he took in
tho war Gen. Cabcll said he would
not take for it lump of gold as big
rs tho State Of Arkansas, crowned
with a diamond as big as Fulton
county.
COWARD SPEAKS FOR HAMPTON.
In tho absence OF Gen. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, Gen
Coward, of that State, expressed
thanks to the convention in Gen
JIampton's behalf.
| SPONSORS AND MAIDS OF HONOR,
The beauty of the South, tho fair.
est of her daughters, arc in Atlanta