The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-07
THE MA0KBY-SAWYHR .WAA.
T e LAS T 8 HOT.
Tho Ex.Colloctor Cemmonds the Senator
TO tho Democrats as SEA Dear Barsain ~

Perhaps some OF the readers OF TIE NEWS
may have seen the long letter of Senator Saw
yer. in reply to the public onslaught upon bis
political record made ut Radi ,al meeting
short time ago by DR.. A. G.. Maokey. The fol.
lowing rejo'nder OF the ex' Collector has been
sent to us for publication: s
SENATOR F. A. SAWYER AS A REPUBLICAN,.
On my return to the city, after o brief visit
yer had, in communication published in the
Charleston Courier. attempted some sort OF
weak diluted reply to the remarks which had
uttered on the subject Of his Republloanism in
In that communication. extending to the
length OF, two columns and o half, I nave look
ed in vain for any substantial defence against
the CHARGES preferred sy H.e. ae makes &c
denial Of my charge that he came to this city.
originally, as devout imirer OF the old slave
power OF the South, aud that he was chosen
as teacher by our commissioners, from
among his Northern competitors. because s1ch
was his character.
He says nothing Of his former or his present
atfilatioDs with the Democratic party. He does
day is leading Democrat Of this city. Aud
he takes especlal care to be silent about my
illusions M @ to y his .'sharp pracsice" in reference
Instead OF this, which alone would have been
relevant to the subject OF discussion, he lnr
dulges In 9 STRAIN of personal invectiye and
scurrility, in which as a Carolina gentlemen
"a term which he applies to me With sinister
ma'ice,l l cannot attempt to compete with
him. presume that massachusetts on
tleman" would be as adverse as myself to the
ory Of Bllingsgate.
His only attempt. except BY Unsupported as
rsnks' is by an appeal to the record Of how he
nothing to do with his claim to kepublicanism
now. But aPprehend that If he had at the
time belonged to that party. he would have
rebellion. rather in tho army Of the republic,
fighting for the life OF the nation, than remain.
ing among it's enemies and. picking up little
addition 70 his income by indulgins Ia the un.
the expense OF the revenues Of the United
States. at tho same time chat he gave said and
comfort" to the Confederaey. Knowing
left the olty at that time knowing iaat
be and other Northern men had been invited
by the authorities to depart from the Confede-
racy. unles . they were willing to become its
Of property or kindred to bind him to the
State. not only I, but some others who saw his
sta!wart form and soldierly bearing at the
Union Club, often thought that he was the
Massachusetts had been inspired with the feel
ing OF 10y atty that actnateu the course OF Mr..
Sawyer, that noble old State would have had
now gives OF it's part in crushing the rebellion.
(, shall make no reply to Mr.. Sawyer's de-
FENCE Of Mr. Clark. II Mr.. Clark Is competent
toms. he must certainly be able to defend him
self; when he does so (f he ever does il vii
be time enough for me to pay my compliments
to him. should like to hear him deny, in his
own person, the charge. that he sought the
nomination of the Democratic rarity for the
Mayoralty. Neither shall be diverted by the
scurrilit1es OF Senator Sawyer into contest OF
one seek to save the Republican party from
the results of his political treachery. In that
quarrel and in that quarrel alone, will fight
until the battle is lost or won.
To but single sentence Of this TRADE of
abuse will make any reply. Mr., Sawyer in
snuates that belong TO s. little knot of
Southern born men who recently proposed to
Southern BIRTH"
Ieuspect that Mr.. Gauyor has ho-o drawn
upon nus imagination or his invention. 1
men," and have heard Of no such proposition.
As far as ann concerned, 1t is SIMPLY absurd.
The prinolple which has governed my entire
Ife-a principle which did much to keep me
from the hereey of State SOW reignty and the
sin of secesslon-is is that in this united land I
recognlz mo North, no South, no East, no
west; Every man, wherever born within our
vast do main. is c'ti2en OF one great empire,
entitled everywhere to equal privileges.
My warmest and truest friends at this day
IN the hepuplcan party are men Of Northern
cams are the same, no matter from what State
they may come. I do not denounce Mr.. Saw.
yer because massachusetts, gave him birth, but
because the political course he is here pursu-
ing, il pursued at Boston, would meet with the
same just retrlbution that south Carolina will
yet award to him.
Ny main charge against Mr.. Sawyer is that
in South Carolina, on the ruins of the Repu0T-
purchase him.
The sonly comprehensive reply to this charge
hQ ms al Z :, -. R~V.
paragraph OF his communication, of which. aa
an explicit recognition OF the truth OF nv ale
Rations, give him the Benefit OF republica
ton. with his own italics.
1T ls quite time for some Republicans TO
take notice that the people of South Carolina
WILL give their voices for respectable and upriqht
s" fo, Eho may not be hspublssns rather an
sound1sess on the party issues M ly be neuer SO
sure. The day when partisan soundness would
Offset and outweigh the want Of all other requi-
tSr ter cos has by is
let let ! ". Mackey and his friends make the most
This is Senator sawgers first open bid ten
presume. be accepted, because it is sccompa-
MED with some sort OF weak qualification,
which. although 1t means nothing, the Demo.
crat$ will require to be stricken from the
But Mr.: Sawyer has been too keen a specu-
iator IN blockade stock and in depreciated bank
bills TO be driven from the market by first re.
f6ation. 49-.st7 80 1'''-17
Let me say to the gentlemen OF the bono
cratc party. that II they should buy the hena-
tor at ever 30 low price. they will bs making
GEAR bargain. A. q. MAcKEY.
DISMISSAL OF THE Quo WXRRAzro.-In the
case OF the State OK rel. Attorney General. vs.
7. J. Mackey-Quo Wayranto; same VS.. d.
Barrow--Pressley, Lord & Inglesby for rela-
tors; same va32 r. qreene--C, g. Bowen, B.
y. Tharin, for respondents, Barrow and Mack
ey-T. B. Kug for ). F. Greene, Associate
Justice A. J. Willard has delivered in Cham
bers. lat Columbia. his decision dismissing the
Quo Worranto. The points OF these casee are
go familiar to our readers that we deem fur
ther mention npif,enansarv t3TWyJat re d IN