The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-25
Governor Orr of south Carolina, De
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Major General d. e. SickLes, Charles
ton, s. O.: +1.''.'s- aa -- ~ l-
SIR:-I have learned from the public
press, although have received no Off
cial notice of the fact, that you have
been relieved from the command Of the
Second Military District, embracing
this State and North Garolina, and that
by order of the President, Major-Geu.
Candy has succeeded to the same. L
desire to express to you the great re-
gret which feel personally and off1-l
Gially at the course taken by the PreSi-
dent and his advisers in this matter.
There are many of the orders which
have been issued by you since the pas
sage OF the ereconstFuction bills in March
last, which did not meet my approval;
but 1t Is due to you and your official
action that / should bear voluntary
testimony to the wisdom and success
OF your administration, and to express
the opinion that the almost unlimited
powers with which you were invested
by the acts of Congress, have been ex-
ercised with moderation and foroear-
ance. tHF 80 aH --sH
Your General Order No. 10, SO far as
tEis State is concerned. 4 was, last
spring, in my opinion, absolutely
necessary. Looking to the impovertsh-
ed condition of the country, the short
ness OF the provisions and staple crops
last year. to the general pecuniary dis
tress pervading the country, and 10 the
necessity of protecting the'smHll means
of farmers and planters at that time
from the process of the Courts, they
were thereby enabled to subsist their
families and grow the present crop.
This crop promises to be, in many re-
speets, and In many sections of the
State, the most Important and the
largest which has been grown for sew
eral years, and when harvested you
could, without hazard or apprehension,
have executed your purpose, as de-
clared to me. of modifying General Or
der No. 10, so that creditors could have
enforced their demands without pro-
ducing general distress, If nothing
worse. II is also due to you that
should say that, in my judgment, II
General Order No. 10 had not been is
sued last spring, very conslderableln IN
crease in the number of troops in this
State would have been necessary
to have been stationed at many of the
Court-Houses 10 preserve the public
records from destruction and insure
the safety of the Sheriffs in executing
civil process in their hands, which
they had been ordered to levy by
thoughtless or heartless creditors. In
my opinion, general order No. 10 re-
ceived the approval ofa very large ma
iority4 of the citizens OF South CarolinaI
and your general administration, as
commandant of uthe District, is APP
proved by majority nearly as great.
in all the official Intercourse we have
had, begto tender you my thanks for
the uniform kindness and courtesy
with which have been treated person.
ally, and for the disposition you have
always manifested to make the bur-
dens Iof the military government as
light upon the people whom repre-
sent as il was possible under the cir
cumstances. Ihave not had the pleas
ure of personal acquaintance with
your successor, Gen. Candy, but hope
that my official relations with him may
be marked with the same harmony
and kind feeling which have charac-
terIzed our official intercourse for near
lytwO years past. / have the honor TO
be, General, very truly and respectful
ly your friend and obedient servant.
T-st-HE -# JAMES l.. ORR,
GOUeTnOr of South Carolina.