The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-28

their chief magistrate as an adept in the
art of
"Confounding the difference 'twixt meum and
by converting it all into suum"
Card from Dr.. Mackcy-The Custom
House War.
On Friday evening, at a late hour, we
received the following communication
from DIR. A. G. Mackey, late Collector oi
the Port. It arrived at the Office when
the managing proprietor was at home in
disposed, and was, therefore, not pub
lished on Saturday morning:
CHARLESTON, S. O., July %, 1869.
To the Editors Of The Courier.
SRs: I am compelled, in justice to
myself. to state that the report of my in
terview with Mr.. G. W. Clark, in your
issue of this date, is almost wholly in
correct. Without citing its many errors,
Iwould state that not one word was ut
tered by me in relation to the President
of the United States, Secretary of the
Treasury, or the Commissioner of Gus
toms, that could be made to bear even
the slightest semblance of disrespect to
either of those officials. I recognize the
report of the Ne,cs as substantially cor
rect. I am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedicat servant, A. G. MACKEY.
We can very readily understand why
DR.. Mackey endorses the account of the
interview published in the Ne,cs, as we
learn that it was prepared, in q great
measure, from information furnished by
Alderman T. J. Mackey, vino is an officer
under, and half-brother of DIR. M. AS
far as regards the position Of the Cou-
rie,', we have this much to say. AS q
conservative Democratic journal, it is of
not the slightest consequence to the
Courier whether DR.. Mackey or Mr..
Clark or any other Republican holds the
Office of Collector. It is matter Of the
utmost Indifference, and our only object
was to give the facts of the interview re-
ferred to as nearly correct as possible
Our reporter not having been present,
was compelled, CT course, to rely for his
report upon the information of others,
and in seeking that information he en-
deavored to get it from as reliable q
source as possible. Having accidentally
met Messrs. 81. Bazin and II. Judge
Moore, both of whom accompanied Mr..
Clark to the Custom House, on Thurs
day, from their sworn affidavits he made
up the report in the Courier, of Friday,
which DR.. Mackey is pleased to deem in
correct. Mr.. Bazin asserts that he was
present at the interview on Wednes lay,
and will bear out the statement of the
abuse of the Administration. And Mr..
Moore is willing to make affidavit that
the report of the Courier of the inter-
view is substantially correct, save in one
particular, viz: the omission of the pro-
fame words that were used by DR.. Mackey
on the occasion. It was not our inten-
ton, nor is it now, to do DR.. Mackey an
injustice, and in preparing our report of
the interview from the afidavits OF
Messrs. Bazin and Moore, we purposely
left out many expressions which we
thought would give the account color
of partisanship. This community will
Judge from the tenor of the two reports
which bears the stamp of partisanship
more palpably.
We simply contend that our report,
having been prepared from the statement
OF those who were present, is as much
entitled to credence as that in the Ne,cS,
prepared, as we are informed, from the
statements of a partisan of DR.. Mackey.
AS we have already said, we have nothing
to do with the quarrels between Messrs.
Mackey and Clark, but we contend that
na'lnB prepared our report OF tne mat
ter from the statements of eye-witnesses,
and DIR. Mackey having had the benefit
of an er parte statement of the transac,
ton of the Ne,cs, he, DIR. NJ, has nc
cause of complaint.
RADICAL Row AT SILVER Run, ALA
Passengers from Silver Run, Ala, re.
port serious row at that place on yes
terday. Hefin, scalawag candidate fo1
Congress-, had an appointment there,
and was met by the negroes. In the
course of his speech, he told his brethren