The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-07

i 0Ss46sOt Sawyer ana EXsCOylootuR
| 11aclkey.
We make the following extracts from
Mr. Sawyet's reply t6 the charges Of DR..
Mackey. with reference to the ''1oyalty"
of the former, published in the Charles.
ton Courier:s.i-- i, ti.
""The late Collector Of the Port OF
Charleston, on his retirement from
ohce, has seen fit to parade his woes be-
fore the public. In doing 30 he has made
sundry charges against the undersigned,
which, for some reasons, may demand a
response. We're the circulation of his
statements confined to those who know
us both, reply would be unnecessary.
Dr. Mackey is too well known, aud am
too we'll known. in this immediate COM
munlty. TO make it requisite to defend
myself from charges of obiquity or ter
glversation in political or other affairs
But the statements of the late Collector
reach other sections of the country, and.
uncontradicted, are calculated to give
aid and comfort to our political enemies.
by making it appear that United States
Senator and Representative in Con-
gress from this State are conspiring to
divide or betray the Republican party.
(Why DR.. Mackey does not join with
them in his denunciations, the other Se-
nator, whose name and cooperation
were used an this matter of a change
OF Collectors, is not clear.) The
object OF this paper is to do, awav
with the false impression given by
DR.. Mackey's insinuations and direct
charges, which have no single inch OF
ground to stand upon. There are those
whose political standing and success de-
pends on their keeping up q constant
war on somebody else. Quiet is fatal to
them. 1t IS only by exciting the DOS.
slons of the rude and ignorant, by
harangues, and tickling their ears with
fine words and loud professions, that
such demagogues live. But for the noise
they themselves make, no one would
think them of consequence enough to
heed their existence. When, however,
by continual agitation of the muddy
waters in which they swim. these turbn-
lent and noisy fellows are thrown to the
surface, they assume consequence due
only to their accidental position, and
their words and acts have present but
transltory importance. In this view it
charges made by the late Collector of
Customs. .,-.
"One word as to the charge of tstriv.
ing to establish conservative party in in
South Carolina This charge. as applied
to Representative Bowen or to myself, is
gratuitously insulting and without the
slightest foundation.
eff DIR. Mackey be one of those, as he
seems to be, who wish to keep every in.
teiiIgenk mar. not now in the Republican
party, forever out of it, and to drive
every intelligent man now in it into the
ranks Of the enemy, have little sympa-,
thy with him in such policy. aIf he be-
one, as he seems to be, of little knot
of Southern-born men, who recently
proposed to each other to ignore and put
down men not of Southern birth, and
keep them out. OF all positions of trust
and honor under the Republican party,
have no sympathy with him in that
Diundeflng, not to say suicidal policy.
But accept the platform he lays down.
as the principles inscribed on the ban.
ners of Republicanism, namely:
Equal political rights to all men of
every race, protection to labor, free
speech, free schools and free ballot
And what is better than accepting
them on banner, or on paper, have
spoken, written, voted and worked for
them, without change of purpose or ces-
sation of effort. hope it may be in the
history of DR.. Mackey's life written that
he has done the same
II desire to see the Republican party
OF South Carolina great intelligent and
strong. I wish to see included in it
every honest, well-meaning, patriotic
citizen. shall so govern my actions as
to induce men 10 flock to the banners in
scrlbed with the words above quoted.
No new political party is needed, how
ever much changes may be needed in
some of the Offices in the gift of the
party. No attempt will be made by me
to fight the battle of equal political
rights, protection to labor free
speech, free schools and free press
under any other organization than that
Of the Republican party, until that or
ganization is demonstrated to be corrupt
and inefficient for the purposes of the
battle. Then will all true deyotees of
Repubicanism form such combinations
and organizations as will best carry on
the work. AT present, no such state of
things exists, though some parties are
doing their best to render such catas-
tropbe imminent
cit is quite time for some Republicans
to take notice that the people of South
Carolina will give their voices for re-