The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-29
STATE OF LOUISIANA. .
ExEcurIyE. .DEpAnrMESr, { 5
NEw ORLEANS, juno I. 1861.

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NEW ORLEANS, juno T. 1867
z" .My"r- Gr1eym i. IT. Sheridan, Conm0nd-
i'm Fy;h Military District: ~.
.GENEEAI.-I had the honor ta receive at
the hands of one of your ordc;.:ics this morn
ing. TT halEpast 3o'cock, at my residence in
Jefferson, written document Purporting to be
'Spccipl Orders Nh. 81 in which yon pro-
mul.atc that you have removed uc' fre,n the
Office Of Governor of Iiuisia.,' .' s
For the delicate consideration You displayed
III delivering, Your order It: ;lsat early hour. !
owe you mary thanks, as suppose you meant
that s;orlI enjoy one .r,o'f nights sleep bc-
fore my i,capitation.. 1t ns,y appear ungya-
cious J , mo to disappolnt yoMr expectations.
but s''ap:e to say, the eject Of your: order did
not driTc sleep from my cycits:. I returned
to my couch: with feeling Of relief THAT MY
fate Mas no worse, When The rlorrins paper
can" containing COPY of your telegram to
he Sccrctary'of War, I a:.a:u' con.-7at:' G;
myself or my n'c:~:itul sc;;t ::.;c. as. k-iwin..
yoar id:1< Of III: url:."''. lover possess,
| mr.n. ha: been cnr..' ..::cd to the Dry Tor.
tugas 81 ~ shot ly d-:.,,:hc;:d c"Irt martial
!.c.u tie tune I'D cmI'r Of tli.t ! ".::.cnt It
is very cy:1.-nt, Gcnc,le'. yau were in one Of
your wrathy MOODS when sou pcnn:'! it, and
that l Was not hanged, shot or camishcl, ap-
pears to ne undc. the circumstances. as If
were indebted for my safety to the interpos-
tion Of Divine Providence.
In yN"r order rcmoYin. n,c, General, yoi, al
lcgc us Il aon therefor, that am impending
you in the execution of the law of Cnnyrcss !;
but lio1a and in what way you du not condc-
sccnd to state
I Now, General, it may appear discourtcous in
so humble an individual us myself to contra
dict SO exalted functionary us you conceive
yourself to be, yet rs there is not q word Of
truth in tho charge you make you must excuse
me if decline to give you the benefit Of so
serious an ACCUSATION.
To 90 back to the date of the July riots of
last year, your memory cannot fail to serve you
that you ayailcd yourself Of tho occasion, in
your kilograms to General Grant relative to
that affair, to make direct personal attack on
me- impcaching my efficiency as public officer,
and recommending my removal from office.
Not conscious of having deserved your severe
structures, l confess | was surprised and painel
when | read thom in print, tho more go as you
were not iii the city On the day after the riot,
you having found it convenient to he off to
TEXAS. several days before, will not say in
anticipation of rio, nor will 1 use the word
"skulk," @ .-N
boro your damaging accusations long
while i'll silcncc, but finally exercised tho right
belonging to the humblcst individual, of, de-
Tending myself publicly against yonr charges.
This l did in n letter addressed to an honora-
bic Senator from Illinois, but coucl,ca in lam
guagc devoid OF scurrlity and personalities.
| spoke of your military services in the
highest praise. At that timoI did net sup
pose for moment that any personal hostility
on your part would result from that publca-
ton, Intact, lad dismissed tho transaction
from my mind, and when your received yotf
appointment as commander Of this district, |
called on you as if there had bee,l no ,contro-
vcrsy between us, and rendered you my co
operation in carrying out the law OF Congress
You received my visit courtcously, and fully
I expected A,cro would be harmonious relations
between ,s. When, however, the time arrived
for .yoW to net, in the appointment Of registrar.
and III tho removal ant appointment OF oih
GERS discovered NO disposition on your par