The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-03-07
Mrs 6tp1Ess's,
GHAELEsros Bkoap srRREE s

=. - = - February t6ts s4ooQ2 aEszss
Il SIR: I have Just received your note inform &
ing me that the Breyet Brigadier GeneFal COM E
handing deSites to see me at his ethce lIaIaeizs
diately. I respectfully inform you that If L. &
had anv business with the General 4 would .
promptly call upon him for its Transaction. &
But as am not aware of any, matter either z
public or private which demands my presence,S,,Eg
beg leave respectfully to decline answering sS
your summons, If the General has any. bpsi.s 2
ness with me, 1t; win give me great pleasure 8
to receive him at my plaeeef residence Hhite -
in the city-Mrs Gdere2s; Broad Street,
Respectfully y, your obedient servant. 49,;
y : = - :. = "a. P.ALDRICH.ssss,;Y
: To Lieut. GEIsE. -, ? -. y. S.<:s SO
= The next,1aorning Lieat, Geise called on
me and was shown to my yroom.z He informed ;
me that he had received my reply to his note,
and was directed BY Gen. Bennett to e 81 on -
me in person, present his compliments, and -
respectfully ask me 10 see him at his Office on -
public business, Of The nature Of which be was =
tsnot fully informed. 4 asked him at what
time the General had appointed to see ne:
He replied Immediately. T answered am
ready to 60 with you. Arriving at bead .
quarters, the King house, 1 was presented TO &
|. Gen. Bennett, who received me politely. he
t then said be had :, seen my reply to Lieut.
+ I am sorry you SO consider it, for l. intended
1T to be entirely respectful s. He said, think q.
+ it rather curt, Z answered, that the Office Of
Ia Judge of the Superior Court in South Caro- ?
+ lima had always been considered one Of greas~s
! dignity, that those who bad preceded me had
maintained its station and that was not IN
Eclined to depart from their example. z added
| if had been in Charleston on my private af.s.
fairs and he had requested me to come to bis =
Office, would have had no hesitation IN doing =
ESQ.,, ButasI was here Official holding Court
! thought some thing was due to : the dignity
T Of the Office and that he might at least have
addressed me under his. own band and ir.sS
formed me of his business he asked me If 4 s. =
| did not recognize the authority Of the United
States Government in the state. SAID, did,
/ ard was forced TO CO so. he then said that
he represented the Government, and although
| it would have given him pleasure to call on
me, yet.he. thought my reply might haye,
been / SIS curt. .: =, - -
Hssthen drew; my attention to the report m,
I the daily newspapers ofsthe sentences passed
by nein the Court of Sessions, and asked me-
if the report was correct He said, ask yotiss
this question because the reporters sometimes
make great biunders and we are tedsIRto error
| replied that the sentences were correctly
down my Provost Marshal 70 examine the reg
ords. He then said I am directed by Gen,
! Sickles to REQUEST you to revoke tbesentene
| as they are in violation of his order aadidcen-
| sistents with the advance of zcivilizatiei and
| the humanity o. the age. + fepiiedy SthatsE
( had never. seen Gen. SickleS order, which be-.
1 handed me; butt would not revoke the
sentences. as that punishment was imposed
tsby law; that the only discretion bad; asa
I Judge, was to increase erdeereaSe the num-
Der Of stripes to Ger linit but that the
( law prescribed whipping, and could not as
fthe Judge, dispense wit hi tand peFfoEu ny
duty. Il then explained to :biiul the division
| of our Courts in Law, Equity and of Appeals.
I and Court of Errors He asked me ifstheS
/ Chief Justice was in the city, and ifthere vas
any difference in the rank ofs~Judges: re-
! piled no. that the Chief Justice presided intheI
Court of Appeals, and2inE the Court of ErrorsE
| that the Co0rtsof Appeals was aseparate a
Court, and that the Court Of Errors wasscom-
posed of all Judges, and tiatseach Judge
/ has the same authority and dignity the
Chief Justice. / then said to, Ehim,s there is
but one way in.sVhich the whipping Gamble
avoided, and ssbat is by appiyfngt the Cover
:norsto exercise the power of pardon ssad%
( ded, twas also TO be avoided BY your taking
the : prisoners ut Of ttie custody oftbe Sheriff
He thenssai understand j Oh To decline TO
revoke the sentences. said, did He sre-, 2:
piled, !: viii report this conversation to- Gem
Sickles, and you ma y hear from me in the
cOurseoftke day. This terIninated fhsinter:
view. Il. ~ E-44.sP IBRIGH e.
= On. Tuesday morning Sheriff C}areEsSisited
the ejail fer the purpose ofearryag the sens
tence int execution, but was refused posses
sion Of the prisoners and permission; ocarry
out he sentence. ss ,y-s-ss - - 3 sS5