The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-29

20 consult me i1 the slightest manpor, which,
/ ass ,aoyal Goyelhor, and Intimately acquainted
sath 4he people Of the State, did not tbinks
unreasonable in,me 70 expect of you. did
ssos. cet9pasn hdwcyer 3 my official intereo1rse
|iwse9 yqu was ffSquent though about this time.
A saw published what purported tos Ia an =. 5
tract OF letter tfau yol to the Secretary Of
War OF General Grant, in which you asked for
aayloe. ,se .as to youf power Of reniosa as ie was
Proba PIG sou would find necessary: to rcnoyt,.
Eme ffeaa office. have seans nj m dsnissl. from
you as 70, the authorship Of that letter. Not.
wlthstanding thfse repeated esids1sessof a1iss
tuntriendly spirit pm your part j said nosE
/ and 1t was only when your assumed to nuiliiy.
my appointment of, q. .leyee board and b, anl.
stituts one9Jdf yoaA oW nj i'll think vol liaa
70 authority under the ,law of Congress t6 do,
that ! referred thf question, OF your right to
appoint to thepfo
decide. If tos sMesnhfnstrate M against the illegal
and an arbitrary exefct tse ofspower BY yoa ahav-
ing no connection with2thc law of Congress,
Which specifically tiefines. your dutiesss an
'3mpcdimentp To- fhe execution Of the law,
t1en yoaf power is: ipteme, which, ii <ny
op'nlon' was never Contemplated BY the Act of,
Congress. ,..sfxss. ';s. 49,.
+ I1g Ib1ut General, .yfu are not content .witfr
charging me as an. impedimen TO tie exccu--
.lon OF the law, as your sole reason for remoys
ing, me from office. As if conscious that the
Charge was 4 mera Invention d yours.t atIords
apFetext for doiT Is g an act you had predeter-
mined son to grs9ify an. .ancient gfudge, you
come down to yoTr trae forte, and pour ,outtHe
vsals of yours 1sths ina streamiof abuse and
scuIiiity on my Fleyoted head. You silfpar-
don me, General for not i,nitating, your exam.
/ pie, by way y'of 4ealiation 81 MI, education has
been sadly dcfsisp. in that polite br.inscR -Ss
literature, AID am wiling to 1eayes.tieS l6sId
TO you as without an equal / cannot forbear
thc remark, hd dwever, that when 4 Major Gene.
raj Of the Vpsted States army has ssto,play ,fhe
part of a."bngler'sin in sounding insperson his,
own honesty, it may well excite curiosity in the
| community to ;surB,se tho cause therefor. As
to your charge Of appointing rebels to oikce, If
it's a crime, would like to ask, General, if
you afefrec from, u,esaine accnsaticn.s j, nt;ef
a4cvea board composed of five members, Que OF
I fyour appeiptess was h meplber of the Secession
Convention. and signed the ordinance. of seces-
sion; another is not a. citizen of the United
States but claimed the protection of .tlle Brit
ish flag :on the arrival Of Commodore 4 arragut
aid his feet and n third was q block adj run IN
iies, Mhosas arrested and fried by q military
commission. There Is a tritc maxi,n Gc,rsral,
in this copncetiaa. which 1t would bc HeA for
you to seasss:ul iA your iTtnros personal oo,-
trNscrsics. Equally faulty aud uiforty.nts in
point utlnenory,is your i4si nssatSosa t.sst yol
Eeepd net find the tbs riot when
! called Mt your Office on MY way ts lie sIs-s
clraaics Institute. and tslkcsl oscr the matter,
with you.. did not call on you for a.g,i.srd,
! bccar.., ono had Lscn furnished Mc by General Gs
4 BairJ.
r. M disposed of yonT a,iissta:c 4, :nts
I concerning ms, and. detyndtl myself .if.an.
I what conceive to! uc yan.on and .n,aiicIIoas
I attasA upon my sharaytcr on yotr part, II.
laasethe publ: to imlss 5ctween us,. e. e..
= His Bith NO pleasure I have becln, .ioscseod
into this: :controversy.,e; NIy.dcsire waa to- hold
the most amicablc relations with YOU ofbcislly
but to osisntly submit to yourarbtrary osorcise
4 Of powcf and your aspcrsiens on on my claraoL
ter, would be to prove false to my official trust;
and 70 adnit tlie'truth Of your sLanders.
a And now Gull on 2yon to;nake good souf,
assertions Of dishonesty as charged against me-,
4 if yop expect toSayoid the verdict ofthe people,
4 which SIS. always msted .out TO the ealu,nnintor
4 and.shadcrery a iss X ...s,. !. - & ] =. !.
i ~ FINAL Disc ~ WELLS, (. /,
4 .,fes e.GoYcrnor of,the State Of Louisiana. +
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