The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-02
Gov. Orr and Con. Sioklos.
CORRESPONDENTS.

CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsmINGr0N, September 22 Tho follow
ing correspondence has passed between
Governor Orr OF South Carolina, and Gcnc.
raj Sicklcs, relative to tho removal Of the
latter:
ENECurvE DEPARTMENT OF s CARoLINA, I
CoLuMnlA, Scptcmbcr 7th, 1867.
Wyor Gen. D. L Sichles Charleston, S. G.
SIR: have learned from the public
press, although have received no official
notice Of the fact, that you have been rIliev-
cd from the command of the Second Mill
tary District, embracing this state and
North Caroliua, and that by order of the
President Major Gen. Candy has succeeded
to the same.
desire to express TO you the great regret
which feel personally and officially. ut
the course taken by tho President and his
advisers in this matter There nrc many
OF the orders which have been issued by
yon since the passage Of the reconstruction
bills in March last which did not meet my
approval; hut il is due TO you and your Off.
cial action thai | should bear voluntary les
timony to the wisdom md success Of your
administration, aud toCXprcss the opinion
.hHf 'ro almost uplimtrd powers with
which you were invested by the acts Gf Con-
grcsS have been exercised with moderation
and iorh,a nmce Your general orders. No.
10, 50 L,r this tate is concerncd were,
last sprtnl, ia my opinion. absolutely ncccs-
sary. looking tn The impoverished condition
of lhc country, the shortncss Of the pro-
vision and staple crnrss of las, year, to the
general pcoun,ary distress pcrvalag the
country. and /" the necessity OF protecting
the snail means Of far acrs and Planters ut
that time t'rom the process Of courts. They
were thereby enabled to subsist th .ir fami-
lies and grow the present crop.
This crop promises 10 he III many rcpcct s
and in many sections Of the state thc most
important and largest that has been grown
for several years, and whcn harvested you
could. without hazard or apprehension have
executed your purpose, as declared n me,
of modifying general orders No. 10, so that
creditors could nave enforced their demands
without producing general distress, if moth :
ing worse
It's also due you to say. that in my
judgment, if general orders No. 10 had not
been issued lust spring very considerable
increase III the nu;nhtr of troops in this
State would have been neccs sary to have
been stationed at many Of the court .houscs
10 have preserved the public records from
destruction and insure The safely OF slicr-
ifs in executing civil process in ,hoir hands
which they nnd been ordered TO levy by
thoughllrss aud hearttss creditors In my
opinion. general orders No. 10 received the
approval Of q very large majority of The
citizens Of South Carolina, and your gene
raj administration as commaEdant OF tho
district is approved by II majority nearly as
great
In oil the .oilioial intercourse which we
have had. | beg to tender you my thanks for
the uniform kindness and courtesy with
which have been treated personally, and
for the disposition you have always mani.
tested to make the burdens OF tho military
government AS light upon tho people whom
| represent as it were possible under tho
circumstances / have not the pleasure of
n personal acquaintance with your success :.
sor, General Cauby, but hope that my off :.
cial relations with him may nc marked with
the same harmony and kind feeling which
have characterized our official intercourse
for nearly TWO years past l have the hon
or to be, General, very truly and, respect
fully, your friend and obcdient servant,
JAMES I ORR,
Governor of South Carolina.
The following is tho reply Of General
Sicklcs 10 Governor Orr:
~1T WAsnSoroS, Sept. 81, 1867
Sin Your Exccllcncy's letter of tho 7lh
inst, was forwarded to mo at New York.
and received on the lith. Tho cordial
terms in which you are pleased to refer TO
our official and personal relations during
my service in the Carolnas arc gratefully
appreciated. In my successor, Brevet
n jor-Gencra! Candy you will meet nm
oihccr whose ample experience and distin-
guishcd services have justly commended
him to tao confidence Of the Government.
In view OF the announcement already made
by General Carby. adopting and Confirming
the orders heoetotoro in force in he Second
hliiilory District, IL is not probable that
any change in tho conduct OF nffnirs will
result from tho change in command In my
retirement IL is source Of much gratifcn-
tion to compare The present condition of
South Carolina with That which Iifound in
assuming command in the autumn Of 1866.
Tho system Of free labor has been sue.
cessfully ipaugurated Tho emancipaicd
blacks have been invested with civil rights
hy, thu voluntary act of your legislntucc.
The tranquility and order which have been
( maintained attest the general desire of all
classes OF the people to observe the obliga.
tions OF good citizens, An abundant har-
vest has rewarded industry. Grain is now
exported from Charleston. Registration
Las proceeded almost to completion without
! lcommotion or tumult, or any, serious inter.
rnpton OF the ordinary ayocaions of the
people. Since October, 1866, the courts OF
the United States and Of tho States have
exercised nearly oil their powers without
hiudrauce.