The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22

Al one O'Clock yesterday, Mr.. George W.
Clark called upon DR.. A. G. Msokey at the Gus
tomhouse, and presented letter from the
President ofthe United States, informing Dr.
Mackey that he had been suspended. He also
presented an order from the Commissioner of
Customs directing DR.. M. to surrender his OF.
fice upon application from Mr. Clark, and re-
quring DR.. M. to take from him duplicate re-
oeipts of all public property in his charge.
DIR. Mackey said he was happy to be relieved
from all the responsibilities and anxieties OF
the position, and though he might, in view of
the bad company Mr.. Clark had been keeping
lately, lit is understood that Congressman
Bowen and Senator Sawyer are the bad COM
rany referred to1 dispute the authenticity CT
the documents presented. he preferred to re-
cognize the validity of the communications,
aud would comply without delay to the demand
made. As it was necessary, however, before
complying to make out schedules OF the public
property he had, in order that Mr. Clark might
receipt for the same, he would at once com.
mence to make them out, aud when they we're
completed the Office was ready for him.
Mr.. Clark claimed that as he had made his
application for Office, he therefore, was actu.
ally the Collector. and'in support OF this view
he called the attention Of DR.. NJ. to the fact
that the Commissioner Of Customs in his
communication, had addressed him as the
sl,te Collector"
To this DR.. Mackey replied by showing a
letter from the Commissioner, under date of
July 18th. in which he addressed him as s'Col-
lector of the PORT" This he declared was an
Offset to the letter sh OWN by Mr. Clark. He,
however, expressed hls Willingness to surren-
der the Office then and there if Mr.. Clark would
sign receipts in blank.
This MIR. Clark refused to do, whereupon DR..
M.expressed his intention to protect his bonds
men and himself at oil hazards, and told Mr.,
Clark that he would give HIM his ultlmatum
in writing, which he did, as follows:
OFFICE OF COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS,
DISTRICT OF CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, 8. o., July 81, 1859.
George ". Clark Esq.
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt at your hands Of a notification from hts
under date Of June 26 1869. whereby + am in.
formed that am suspended from the Office of
Collector Of Customs tor the District of
charleston, 3. O.; also an order from the hon
orable Commissioner Of Customs, directing me
to deliver to you. on application, all the public
property IN my possession, together with the
lol1ms, lo1n3, books OF entry, and Instructions
requiring me to take duplicate receipts,
specifying every article so delivered and for.
ward one Of said receipts to the Secretary of
the Treasury. I desire to inform you in re-
ply, that L shall proceed without delay to take
an inventory Of all public property in my pos
session, and so soon as you shall have
signed duplicate receipts for the same, shall
surrender to you the Office OF Collector OF Gus
toms Of the District of Charleston, 8. G., pur-
suant to the order of the Commissioner of Gus
toms. would state for your information,
that the schedules shall be completed and the
,fouN ov,I osc
ture on or before the 31st day of July, 1869. I
am sir, very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
A. G. MACKEY, Collector.
1t is understood that Mr. Clark sill claims
that he has right to take inn nediateposses-
sion OF the Office, and has consulted counsel in
regard to the proper course for him to pursue