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


W consult me ~ the slightest manuer, which,
q es aaoyal Gove1nor, and intimately acquainted
with the people of the State did not thinL
9nieasona0le @ mime to expect of you. did
70. complain, however; my official intercourse
w'h y9u was fr9quent though about this time
p saw published what purported to- .He an az.
.rae' OF q letter from you to the Secretary Of
war or General Iirant, in which you asked for
aov,oc ,c as 70 you1 power of renoYai, as is was
probable you would find it necessary TO romoye
me from Office. have sssn. nd dan;al. f,or,
you as to. the authorship of that letter, Not.
withstanding thfse repeated esidencessof aas,
uniriendly spirit Pn your part II said nothing,
and 1t was only 'then YOU assumed to nullifyI'
my appointment l. Of q leyee board and to sub
stitute one Of your own, which / think yoailaaa
no authority under the 'law Of Congress to do,
that referred tho question Of yuur right to
appoint to the prop par officers at to-
decide. IT 70 rem bnstrate against the illegal
anu arbitrary cxcrc} Sc ofspowcr by you-hav-
ing no connection with the law of Congress,
which specifically fiefnes. your dutics4- is an
impeachment" to fho execution of tie law,
tnen your power lis supreme, which, in my
oplnlon' was never contemplated by the Act Of
Congress. -.rt,v ! 1,t,4ssg.t. 80. s.s.e;...
/ Dut, "cneral, you are not content With
charging me as n'fimpedimcnt' to tile exeou-.
ton OF the law, as your sole reason for rsmoy-
ing me from Office. Asif conscious that the
charge was mcre invention Of yours to afford,
pretcxt Tor doi1 & an act you, had predetcr-
mined .on to gratlfy an ancient gfudge; you
come down-to yoTr true forte, and pour out tie
walls OF your wn nath in stream;of abuse and
scurrility on my devoted head. You will par
don me, General for not imitssing your exsin-
pie, by way of rttaliation: $ Nv, education has
been sadly defsiep.. in that polite br,.i,ncR Of
literature, AID am willing to leavee.the' }}itId
to you as without equal. I cannot forbear
the remark, however, that when a Major. Gene
raj Of tho .upited States army has to, play the
part Of a"bnglcr" in sounding in person his
own honesty it may well excite curiosity in the
community to ,surmise the. cause therefor. AS
to your charge Of appointing rebels to. Office, If
it's u crime, would like to ask, General, if
you are free from the same accusation Out of
aacvee board composed Of five nemhcss. d,,c of,
your appointces was u mculbcr of the Secession
Convention, and signed. the ordinance of soces-
sion; another is not citizen of the United
States, but claimed the protection of .tlc Brit
| ish flag on the arrival of Commodore Farraeut
aid his arct; and third was a blockade run
ner, whoSMas. ."rrcsttd and fried by q military:
commission There Is tr;tc maxim, Gc,.aral
| n f,ia -. u l. a rs
you to sea&s:uls,s iA your faturc. personal co,.r
trsscrsics. Equally faulty and uhtortp.Ante, I'm
point Of mcnory. l.. your i!sinssatkA tas, you
could not find ne the ad,y Of. tbs not. when
! called ut your Office on MY way to tile Nc
ctanics Institute, and talkcl otrr the matter
with y"u. ! did not call on you for ,g,,rd,
hcear-. one had beer! furnished mc by General
Baird. >
I u. IN. disposed Of your n,issta: "a, :i,ts.
concerning me-. aud dotyndtl myself iTT,.nl.
what conceive. to bc wanton and .nlalicioss
attaek nrpn my character on yolr part. 1.
leave the publ:s to Judge 5etwccn us. ,,.. !.
lt's With no. pleasure. I have been forced
into this :controverTy.~, NIy.dcsirc was TO hold.
the most aMcablc relations with YOU, o.a.s;a;ally;
but to signify submit to yourarbitrary exercise
ofpowcr, and your aspersivlis on on my cl,arac-
ter, would be to prove false to my official trust,
and to admit thc'tr1h OF your SANDERS. *
And now call on you to make good your
assertions Of dishonesty as charged against me-.
if you expect to avoid the verdict ofthe people,
which is always meted out to the calumuiator
and 'slandcrer. s... -
e~ !. j.. MADISON WELLS, /.
Governor Of tho State OF Louisiana. r