The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-26
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A Carl
August Is, 1868

To the Editor Of the Daily Nesus:
In your issue of yesterday there appeared card
Of IN individual who according to the powers that
be, will have to be called the Sheriff Of old Charles.
ton District for some time to come, under the new.
tangled title of the County of Charleston, which has
for its godfather the sire of that four-eyed beauty
MacGreQor Mackey. 49,
Without entering further into the merits of the
case admitting that the state assessment Of the land.
ed property In this city In my narae Is s14oo one
thing is certain, that the buildings thereon have
been insured for In gold and that the claims
on record, and otherwise, In my favor, would more
than balance all legal claims against me. 4
To refute whatever may be or has been said by
the few of that God.forsakan crew Of the lately
wrecked steamer, A. G. Mackey, who has just. been
heard from on board the infant ship, or Lie boat,
called -Maearegor, of orangeburs, ono thing Is
certain, alt hough they have just made fast their
lines to the old Palmetto log, those nss will soon
rot and, when the yhirlwind. comes, 1t will send
them a. rift, where only the devil cap give an acr
| count Of them. IL :5-.;5;;f .1.s-,;;i
win, therefore, conclude In calling the attention
Of your readers to the subjoined testimony of
pectable citizen who was present when the Offer Of
$4,000 was made for my signature on the bind Of E,
W. NJ. Mackey. 90. -. s!e s.oT .t.u,.. c.,
With much respect, subscribe myself your
:ebe5ient servant .o2 ssltlt:f-: z.t9.e
- MICHAEL HLLIARD COLLINS.
STATE OF SOUTH GAhol1NA, CHARLESTON ir DIS.
TAcr.-Personally appeared Mr.. MOSS Samuel,
who being duly. sworn, deposes and says :That he
was present when Mr.. a Q. Mosely called upon DR.!
n. q. Collins. and said that he was authorized TO
Offer said DR.. Collins i've thousand dollars, payable
in monthly instalments Of one hundred dollars each,
II he tDr. Collns) would sign the official bonds Of
E. W. N. Mackey, which DR.. Collins refused to do
for that confederation, saying that he did not think
that Mackey could be so mean as to humble himself
IN that manner to one who had opposed bis election.
as he DR.: collinsl had, to which Mr. Mosey !e lied
that Mackey was then 10 o bad f1 to get bonds
men, and was wiling to bury: the batchef.
and pay well In time for any assistance
which could be now procured .fcr him. pr
any hing to do with man 30 much despised by all
the respectable citizens Of Charleston, and told Mr.
Mosely that the only way that he would be induced
to have anything to do with Mackevs bond, would
be that If Msckey would agree to leave Mr.. Dingletn
charge Of the Official dut1es Of the oface give Dr..
Collins the chief clerkship, with the entire control Of
the finances, and one-haK the profits Of the oftoe,
with the control and appoin meut Of all the officers
OF the jail, hen he tDr. Colns) would guarantee TO
procure Others with himself to give an acceptable
and legal bond, which the citizens, under such cir.
:oumstances, would not object to-"
Sworn to before me, this 26,h August 1858.
B. w: SEYMOUR, Magistrate.