Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-13

it will SO appear TO the pubic when htlShed.
It Was not SO intended, the p9itive ASSURANCE Fg1
me, chat nothing Contained your last letter viii
inthesfghtes degreef fiuHaehee dsciaion9 MAJ
relieve your mipde You. kpgW full WeR that o. -
fusal to Join Democratic Clubs 4 20 legal Offence s
and no breach Of contract You: might have dom
ne the iustieefto Suppose that I Knew as much
You could hsaseaaly ati6e led yourself5I 20 this Of
feet ifsthe suppesitiene was yiolehts sieAtiau,
spai Srihcipe, that al ofcerss presumed to haYs
faithfully dischafged his duty, Until tBe SontalJ
appears. al Without singleinstahee Of dsrsicti6t
efsdutyc proved against me, you might have prf
sumed, further, that 1;yould yat the approaching
trial, tdiseharge,my duty, and render p judgment
according to tie law and the evidence 'f'''' :.
.sHI become satisfied upon the Hearing, thai
these laborers ought,not .tobe dspossessed, :the5
will remain where they are. If my mind arrive
at different conclusion, the warrant of ejectmen'
viii be issued IF resisted BY the armed bands O
negroes who fnfest tRat portion of fhe District
will make out a full statement of the case and sub
mits it TO YOU ipua capacity other thaprt that fir
which you write, for such action as you may deem
demanded By Your oath Of office. But no intiRi
dati6n can influence my Judgment II Have my
du.iest tofperform, and IN myshdmble sphere they
will be performed conscientiouslg land TO the, bes
of my ability. If yon decide four days before the
trial. at distance Of seventy five miles upon the
testimony of one o11egro, GwRs Has heYet spoken
one word tonne ON the nsubjeet, Gthst eontefi:
plated Judgments to which am myself pro
foundly ignorant an act Of 4 outrage II A;hsTs
your dssafunce that i am, to sbe held stsGtly 20
countable fer all damages that may be sustained by
colofed!men thus wronged' IN. g, bymy verdict
Lean only say that while such Language from ode
in your postion augurs i'll for the cause of Justice
during your administration, I must submit pay;
ing the power you must EXERCISE IT, "A military
trial. we thought, was thing ef thepsst in South
Carolina, for We had so interpreted recent order
of Gen. Canby., IF my accountability is to bees
tablished before civil tribunal permit me to ask
how it is you can predict their action With such un
efTine etcertainty2 a!it G-&t1x5 bic Df"d SO
IlYou write as'Assistantg Commissioner of the
Freedmeh's Bureau ;syeu alsol claim 10 be Govern:
or Of this State will be no satisfaction toTthe
people Of" South Carolina to know that you extend
oyer them two protecting arms, either Of which
you can drop tabpessure9 according,to the exigen
cies and dcipcumsta of the ease.is isdJ ID III
have written as respectfully as It was possible
to write, in replying to your letter: If I have mis-
interpreted your meaning, i am sorry for it .Epe'
tSat She@ofds gca uss S Till 5sar bat oee csnstfac.
ton, to wit "a reflection upon the discharge of my
official duEes and an effort toinhRenee ihe In the
tdtureby military intimidation. And Ihaseore.
Piled at length, TO satisfy you that your threat
intended as such, is wholly disfegarded, and fals
To- nfuence me in either direction. ~ Syr4
SS ssS - am, very respectfully, .aaisoJ a5I
70 "a. tcy, Your I obefispt BED @ ssEyaSs ,
20 i''" 's'9 'I.t s..e Magistrate. Union .