The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09

South Carolna was Democrat Of what vas
known as the "Dnuslas school, never an
! ssadmirer,s "devout" Oh OtherTlse so. the old
slave power OF the South " nor in any other
| sense pro-slavery maa than as being willing
| to abide by tho Constitution OF tho United
~ ates 80 FAR as it related TO slavery.
| al. That competed with nobody for the
| DOS: ION to whicI was invited; but that &C
cepted the place when tendered to me- without
| solicitation or seeking on my part. What mo-
| tives governed the commissioners 10 giving
| that invitation. is better kDLwn to them than
to mo. ver' naturally was convinced by their
action that they thought me fit for my dutiee.
Sd. TheIe was no need for me to say any
thing about ''present sfi!lations with the DEM
ocr,tic party;;" for / have had no suoh 'afills-
tious' since 1860. No ac. or word, done or
spoken by me. shows particle OF evidence OF
| such charge.
4tn. I have taken no counsel in political
matters Of any Democratic leader since my
abandonment of the Democratic party in 1860.
| DR.. Nackey's assertion ls base SANDER. DE
should be aware that there are Republicans
| who neither belr " nor propose to bs'ray their
party. and who set ore not personally 80
odious to. or malignant toward, their political
| opponents as to forbid social or business rela-
| tions. . .,
5th. I said nothing about "sharp practice"
in connection with the bills OF the Bank of the
State. for the obvious reason that no such prac-
tice existed on nv part. I saw no connection
between that subject and my action iu regard
to the collectorshlp of this por and though it
may be consonant to DR.. Maokey's ideas Of
what belongs to o "Caroina gentleman" to
drag into this discussion purely private az
fairs, and though, 80 far as am concerned,
the whole world may know the history OF my
relations to the Bank of the State, regarded
the allusion TO the matter as completely out OF
place in DR.. Mackey's speech as 1t would be
for me to say in this letter that DR.. Mackty
did not pay for his family four, we're such the
fact.
DR.. Mackey continues:
"Instead of this, which alone would have
been relevant to the subject of discussion, he
INDUCES in strain OF personal invective and
scurrilty, in which, as Carolina gentleman
20 term which he applies to me with sinister
mal,ce) cannon attempt to compete with him.
l presume that Massachusetts gentleman
would be as adverse as myself to the use of
such weapons, borrowed from the armory OF
Blllingsgate.
''His only q tempt, except by unsupported
assertions, to place himself in the Republican
ranka, ls by m appeal to the record OF how he
stood in the rebellion This certainly has ho-
thing to do with his claim to Republioanism
now. But apprehend that il he had at the
time belonged to that party, he would have
been found. at the very commencement OF the
rebellion, rather in the army Of tho republic,
fighting for the life Of the nation, than remain
ing among It's enemies and picking up o little
addition TO his income by indulging IN the un-
patriotic business Of running the blockade ut
the expense OF The revenues OF the United
States, ar the same lime that he gave aid and
comfort to the Contederacy. Knowing as Idld
how easily be could have left the city OF that
time knowing that he and other Northern men
had peen invited by the authorities to depart
from tho Confea eracy, unless they were willing
to become lts citizens, and knowing, too, that
he had no ties OF property or kindred to bind
him to the State, not only l, but some others
ing at the U ion Club, often thought that he
was the right man in the wrong place. II every
sof of Massachusetts had been inspired with
the feeling Of loyalty that actuated the course
Of Mr. Sawyer, that noble old State would have
had no such glorious record as that which his
tory now gives Of it's part in crushing the re-
bellion
To which say:
1st. That Dr. Mackey, in his speech Of the
28th ultImo, as well as on many other public
and private OCCASIONS, has shown that ho is
master in the arts OF spersonal iuvectlve" and
"scurrlllty." It is therefore with difidence
that dissent from an opinion expressed by
one who should be 80 good judge, and feel
compelled to say that careful re-reajing OF
my former communication fails to sustain the
charge.
j,
the Republican ranks "by an appeal to the
record of how stood 10 the rebellion" "Thls,
certainly has nothing to do with my claim to
Republicanlsm now"
3I. Ths charge OF "aid and comfort to the
rebellion by blockade runnirik," is stale That
charge, with others equally uniounded. was
made by DIR. Mackeys friends IN July, 1868, be-
fore tho United States Seuate who. with all
the facts before them. with no word OF explain
alton from me to o single senator, refused Dy
decisive vote oven to refer it to committee.
although tho ears OF many OF them bad been
poisoned or attempted to be poisoned. by men
who, IT not my enemies, were certainly Dr.
Mackeys especial friends. The charge and
refulatlon are on the journal OF the Senate. II
DR.. Mackey wishes to revive it, he is at liberty
to do 80.
4ih. There we're two good reasons why did
not leave South Carolina and the late so-caDed
Confcderacv. after the proclamation Of Mr.
ing the period Of forty days allowed
for such departure, I had two children
very ILL, one at the point Of death; de-
parture ,ouh my family would have been
physical impossibility without the risk Of
death; departure sohhoM my fanaity would
have been inhumin: Tne second reason and
Mr. Jefferson Davis right to dictate to me.
citizen Of tue United States, when or whittier
| should remove Did DR.. Mackey recognize
such q rIght2 Why did he not gop
5th. left the Confederate States" at the
first moment when it was practicable for me
to 20 away, and thought, when at the mid
night preceding my departure opened my
doors to shelter DR.. Mackey and his family,
who bad been frightened from their own house
by shels, I was admitting man who had
more sense OF propriety, and more regard for
consistency, than to attempt to cast imputa-
tions upon tho loyalty ot a man for who. @ faith
| fuluess to the government he him sell hat given
sworn testimony before the Courts OF tho Unl-
| ted ates. But We live and learn.
6tb. 1t, perhaps IS not necessary 10 tell any.
bJdy else nut Dr. Maokey that a m n could
hardly be IN two PAGES at once; bat ,h,H may
account 10 him Tor nv not belug i'll the United
States armv, even we're there not other very
good reasons for 1t.
Iquote again:
IL shall make no reply to NIr. Sawyer's de.
fence of Air. Clark. 1t Mr.. Clark is competent
to discharge the duties of d collector of GUS
toms, he must certainly be able 10 defend him
self; when be does 30 (lf he ever ooes) it will
be time enough for me to pay my mrluents
to hlm. I should like TO hear HIM deny, in his
own person, the charge that he sought the
nomination Of the Democratic party for the
Mayoralty."
My remarks, in relation to Mr. Clark were
in reply to tho charge that my influence mad
beon given to place Democrat III Office, aud
were entirely germane to the mattur. It Is
certain that Mr. Clark is able to defend Himself,
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