The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-25
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II iF .Gt} Peace" sQ H.,
37s,A At lhalf-past 8 o'clock, YESTERDAY
morning, Mr.. Geo., w. CLARK, the newly
appointed land commissioned Collector
Of the Port, called at the custom house
upon, the 'late Collector Dr.,oA. g..
Mackey, in company with Messrs, Thos.
Fl. fBazin and H. Judge Moore. Il At the
time of calling, Mr.. Clark had with him
his commission from the department at
Washington, and upon entering, demand
ed possession of the office, stating that
e he had come on to perform the functions
\ OF his Office, and stating that the pro-
iPerty. and his accounts could be trans
/ terred and settled as soon as convenient.
DIR. 'Mhckey rufused the demand in abu-
ssive and violent language, while Mr.
CLARK remained smiling and perfectly yun-
moved. At the reoust Of Mr.. CLARK at
this time, Mr.. Bazin went to the Office of
MIR Groves, the Deputy Collector, and
Tequested his presence. Upon which Mr..
1; j. Maokey. who was present, exolaim-
ed very Indignantly that the Doctor
ahould' not allow s'this man to order yc::-
Deputy Say the word, and he shall be
kicked out Of the Office" To which, DIR.
Mackey replied with an Injunction some-
what akin to the Republican maxim
ctliet MS have peace"@s.Be quiet,
Thomas. I'll attend to it." And Thomas,
being thus abjured, subsidized. Mr..
Groves, the Deputy Collector, now came
IN, and upon being told by Mr.. Clark
that he {Mr. aC.) was Collector of the
Port, replied that he (Mr. G.. was Depu-
~ Collector under Mr. Mackey, and
would go out Of office with him.
At this time the situation was pictur-
esque. Mr.. e. j. Mackey was seated at
his deak sngaged in taking notes on q
scrap Of paper, while the other partici-
pants were variously occupied. A pause
OF Jew moments was broken by Mr..
Clark who again informed DR.. M. quiet
ly and with utter nonchalance, that he
could have ample and sufficient time to
arrange his inventory and receipts Of the
public property in his possession. but
that he lDr. M. was removed, and that
ne (Mr. Clark was now the Collector Of
the Port, and, as such, the business Of the
Office must be transacted dHsolely under
his supervision and control. DR.. Mackey
then, asked If he understood Mr.. Clark
to say, that he. Mr.. Clark, sat there as
Collector Of the Port? To which Mr..
Clark replied afirmatively. The Doctor
then arose in great rage, and advancing
towards Mr.. Clark in o menacinp way.
said, o''You infamous scoundrei, YOU
massachusetts, carpet bagger, say that
4 agalh, and will kick you out of the
Office, you and the whole Of your friends,
Senator Sawyer who is miserable dirty
foul Massachusetts carpet-bag school
master, and O. O. Bowen, who is a ras-
caIly scoundrel, and no better than Saw
yer. The whole set of Massachusetts,
men deserve to be driven out of the
country"
The dramatic situation was then inte-
resting Messrs. Arthur and T. j.
Mackey were holding back the Doctor,
who was almost ivid with rage, and
ready to strike; while Mr.. Clark, coolly
sitting in his chair, in smiling manner
reiterated the assertion that he Clark
vas the Collector of the Port. DR..
Mackey. was peculiarly bitter in his de-
nuneiations of the administration, stat
ing that he was willing to give up his
office with pleasure at the proper time,
as he did not wish to serve any longer
under All administration and party that
would. be- guilty, of suoh treachery,
meaning thereby the recent coup
id,etat by which his successor was ap-
pointed. He, DIR. NJ, was South Ca
roAna gentleman, and would not be die
tated to, by "a Massachusetts, carpet
bagger .sH
Dr.. Maokey then rang bell, in re-
sponse to which colored man appeared,
who was directed by DIR. MI. to call the
boat hands, for the purpose of ejecting
AIR. Clark. He then asked Mr.. Clark If
he refused to retire. Mr.. G. replied, in
provokingly cool manner. still keeping
his seat, II do" at this juncture,
Messrs. Arthur and T. J. ,Mackey pro-
.ceeded to the window, and hurried up
the boat hands. They soon came in, to
the number of some dozen or more,
white and colored. After their arrival,
DIR. NJ. again asked Mr.. Clark if he would
retire without force, to which Mr.. Clark
still smilingly refused Upon this, DR..
M. informed him that he had three mi
nutes in which to make up his mind.
During the interval of three minutes,
!. the Doctor asked the boat hands, who