Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-05
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GOV. ORR AND GEN. sIaKLEs.
LETTER FROM GnvLKNuR ORR.

Exerntiv" Department "f S"utl Carolina,
Columbia, Srptrnt"r 1,h. 1867. Msjr-
Genrrsl D Il Scklrs. Charlrstom Snuth Gar
olina-Sir: ! bave le,rnrd fro,.. the pubic
press. although | have r,iv.rl M unrial WI.
tire of the fact. that you have been relieved
from hr command ut the Second Mi!itar.
District embracing this St.te and North Gar
olna. .nnd that hy order ot III, President
Major General Canhy has succeeded t" the
sanIc
desire to express to YOU tho grc"t regret
which ! tel personally. ard iiri,lIy. nt the
cou"s" t,l.7 hv thu President v,d Ills .dvi
sers in this matter. Ter. ere manv O. t',r
orders which have been issued us ynn sine,
the passage Ui the r,cunst ucii,,n bills iu
March last which did mt meet ny rp,.vri ;
hut it is dnr to yon and your ua iai .c,i,n,
that should bear volunt ry.t ali ,'ory to ,,,,,
wisdom and surccss Of your ndn inis,, ti,,.
and to express tn" oliuiun thrt the al'.o. II
limited powers with which yu wrrr in invrs
ted by the acts of Congress have hcGn rxrr
cscd with m"drrptirn and 70, h,",ranc". Yoar
General Orders. No. To-. SO far 20 this St.tc
is concerned were. last Spring, in my npi,l-
ion absolutely necessary. lmkin. to the i'm
poverishcd condition Of the country. the short
ness If the provision and staple crops of last
year, to the general pccunary distress prrva-
din. the country. and to the Necessity Of pro.
tcctimg tn" small means nt farn"rs and pl,u-
tcrs at that time from the process Of con, IS
They were thereby enabled to subsist their
families and grow The present crop
This crop promises to hr in many respects
aud iii n,"ny sections Of the State the ,,i
Important aud LARGEST that has teen .row,, la,
many years. aud when harvested y.u r.n!d
ham gard
ted your purpose. ~ drcl@ red T." ,.e Of u.nli
fying General Orders No. 10. no th,t cr, di
tors could have enforced their demands viii,
cut producing general distress. il nnl.iu"
whrS,.
II IL also due t" you to- SAY that H. MY july
mcnt. if General Orders No 10 had not br,,
issued last Spring very consider Bic incrcay.
in the nuu.bcr OF troops in this Stat. would
have hcrn necessary rs have hr"n stationed
at many Of tho rnnrthouscs tn have pr, srry,,
tie public rccnrds from destruction md .,
snr" the safety nf s!nrisss in rxrru,ing c.vi
process IN their hands Which they H. y h,,, I,
ordered to levy hy rru4itl'>s .nl hp,',l,y,.
credit" III. ny opinion &, ,mrra Or3 =,
M ID received the approval "f vrrv ''r
majority of the c'tz"ns o. ,innt' Gar Il ~
,"d ynnR gcncrs' ad linistrtiOn "s Cor',a.
der OF the District s apr we'd ky nnj"rn,
narly as great.
IN all the official Intercourse whcl VIZ ha,,
had beg to tender v"n NY thanks t:r IT,.
nnifnr'n kindness and courtesy with which
hive been treated personally. aud E,r the IL.
position you have always n,ni'.ted tn mas.
the burdens If the military gnvrrn'nrn, 3,
light npnn the people whom represent - !,
were rossih|" under H." .c;,vn stances.
have not tl'r pl'.>ur uf personal ncim IN
tm,ce with v'nr successor. Eourr.l nhy hu,
hope that nay "f'ici,l relations wth in ;v.,
no marked with the san h,rn,my und knt
feeling which have characterized our nili"i
intercourse for nearly two yenrs ps. ! l,;.v'
tho hnnnnr to he General yer, truly AID rt,s
pcctiu!ly. your lend and "lrdi.nt servant.
JAMES l.. ORR
Governor Of South Carolina