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

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with whom they sorrowed in many
an hour of advelsity.
Gen. Gordon had just offered a
resolution commanding President
MoKiuley's action in taking from tho
ranks of the old Confedorates gene
rails for the army in the war with
Spain, when Col. ELLISON, of VT-
ginia, mounted to the stand,
Col. Ellison said he know of no
more propitious moment for the cleo
tion of officers, aud 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:
TIE OFFICERS ELECTED
Con. John b. Gordon for COM
mandor-in- chief.
Con. Stephen ID. Lee for COM
mandor of tho department. of Ten
nessee.
Gen. w. l.. Cabcll for commander
of the trans mississippi department..
Gen. Wade Hampton for COM
mandcr of the Army of Virginia.
Each name was secoived with ap-
Piauso hby tii0 convention.
There were no other nominations.
Upon tho election of commander
in-chicf Con. Lee put the question =,
and it was unanimously passed by q
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 we're 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 the promptings of my own heart
OF to your generosity. | do not
deserve this compliment"
Voices: eyes, you do! You do !
You do !"
"But by Gods help J. shall end my
days by keeping my face always in
the direction your faces have been
since 1861. (Applause) And while
| say that, l want it understood by
every man within the sound of my
voice and by the whole world aa
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.
(Applausc)
"Again l thank you, my country
men, and pledge myself to devote to
your service, to tho welfare of our
common country, to the enlightcn-
mont of the youth of our land the
remaining days of my lifc."
GENERAL LEE SPEAKS.
Con. Lee was called for and he,
too, made 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. Cabell, In expressing his
thanks, took occasion to say that
Texas had more veterans than any
other State and would always have
tho largest delegations at the re-
union. He invited all tho veterans
to 60 TO Texas 10 live, tho sons of
veterans to 60 there to find wives,
and tho daughters of the veterans to
select husbands from among the
dasMng cowboys.
lie said if he had in Cuba the
army which is in Atlanta to-day
there would not bo $500 men lost
i'll taking the island. Ife predicted
that the old Confcderatas woulG!
have 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
as the State of Arkansas, crowned
with diamond as big rs Fulton
county.
COWARD SPEAKS FOR HAMPTON.
In tho absence of Gen. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, Gen.
Coward, of that State, expressed
thanks 10 tho convention in Gen
Iiampton's behalf.
| SPONSORS AND MAIDS OF HONOR.
The beauty Of tho South, the fair
est of her daughters, arc in Atlanta
representing tho several States and