The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04
The Custom House War;" Lot Us Have
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The Custom House War;" Let Us Have
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At ,l,alf-past nine O'Clock Yesterday
mcrning, MIR. Geo w. Clark, the newly
appointed and commissioned Collector
Of the Pur', called at the Custom IIcusr
upon the. late Collector, DR.. a. G.
Mackoy,hn company with Mrssrs. Thos.
II. Bazin and II. Judge Moore AT
the time OF calling Mr.. Clark had with
linn bis commission from the Depart
ment, ~ Washington, and upon cnter-
i,g demanded possession Of the Office,
siatlnStlhat ho had come On to perform
tue lanclluns Of his Office, and stating
that The property and his accounts
could be transferred and settled as soon
as convenient DR.. Markcy refused The
demand IN violent and abusive lam
guase, while Mr.. Clark remained
smiling and perlvclly uamovcd. A.
the request Of MIR. Clark AT Ibis tine,
Mr. i'nzin went to The Office of Mr..
Groves, the Deputy Collector and re-
qncsted his presence. Upon which Mr.
i. j. Mackey, who was present, OK
claimed very Indignantly that The Doc.
Tor Should not allow "lIis man o order
your Deputy Say the wo,y, and h.,
shall DC kicked out OF the Office TO
which DR. Mackey replied with an in
junction somewhat akin to the Itspnbl,-
can maxim --"l.cL MS have pcnco"-
'''Be quiet Thomas, In attend TO it,"
AndrThomas, being thus aLiurcd, sub
s'ded. Mr. Groves, the Deputy Colloc
tor, now came in, and upon beng told
ny Mr., Clark that he (Mr. C.) was Col
5leolor Of The Port, replied that he (Mr.
G vas Deputy Collector under DR..
Mackev, and would 20 out OF Office
with him. at
a st this tine The situation Of affairs
was picturesque. Mr.. 4. j. Mackcv
was seated at his desk cnrared IN TAX
ing notes on a scrap ol paper, wl,ilo the
other participants were variously occu.
pied. . a pause OF low moments was
brckei, by'Mr. Cmrk, vii, upain IN n(orm-
q Dr, NJ, ,luiclly and with utter non
ctdMncc That h, could lave ample and
s'lltcirlp Gme 10 arrange his linvcnlory
and receipts Of lhc public property in
his possession hit ll,aL he (Dr. NY
,Ewas}ronovcd, and that he (Mr. CLARK
was now tho Collector OF tho Port, and
as such tho business of the ohce must be
Transacted solely under his supervision
and control. DR.. Mackcy then asked
lf'he' understood Mr., Clark to say, that
he, Mr.. Clark, sa, there as Collector Of
"the"Porg? TO which Mr.. Clark replied
allirmatWcly The Dr., then arose in
great rage, rag aud advancing towards Mr..
Clark ma moliacing way, said: Il H,You
infamous scoundrcl, You Massachusetts,
carpet baggcE say that again, land ]
will kick you out of the Office, you and
tho whole Of your friends, Senator Saw.
yer who is q miserable, dirty, foul Mas
sachusetts carpct.bag schoolmostcr and
G. G. Bowen, who IS rascally scoun-
drel and no bette, than SAWYER The
whole set of you Massachusetts n en-
deserve to be driven out of tho coun-
try"
Tho dramatic situation was then IN.
tcresIing. Mcssrs. Arthur and ~. ]
Mackey were holding bocl; tho Doctor
who, was almost liyid with rsoc and
ready to strike; whilo Mr. CLARK coollv
sitting in his chair, in a smilino mnnncr
reiterated the assertion that he ) (Clarkl
was tho Collector of tho Port. Dr.
Mackey was peculiarly bitter in his do
nmciations of the Administration stat.
ing that ho was Wiling to give M his
Office with pleasure at The proncr t;mc
as he did dnot wish TO serve any loncer
under anSAdministration and party thot
would be guilty OF such treach ory, |,
/ meaning thereby the recent coup detat
by 'wh'cl' his successor was appointed.
lie, DR.. NJ, was South Carolina nen-