Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-02

devoting myself to the discharge of the varied
duties Of my office amid the most reckless and
extravagant attacks directed against my per-
sonal and official character.
I have been silent, because, up to this time,
the charges and accusations against me have
referred to acts done or omitted to be done
by me, and because | believe that the accusa-
tions themselves would fail in the accomplish
ment of their purpose-6rst, by reason of
their own improbability and recklessness,
and, secondly, because the mass Of the people
of South Carolina are sufficiently just and
generous not to believe in the statements of
political or personal enemies unless they are
supported by the plainest and most indubita-
BILE proof
Now, however, a sense of official propriety
will no longer silence my voice when views
and statements are presented to the public as
coming from myself by which am sought to
be condemned "out of my own mouth
NY attention has been called to two letters
written from South Carolina to the New York
Times, one Of date of Sunday, the 2lst, and
the other of Monday, the 22d, to which de-
sire in brief to refer.
In these letters have been most grieyously
misrepresented in the remarks attributed to
myself In his last letter the correspondent
states that | admitted to him that my "pri-
vate character was bad, very bad" This as
sertion is totally, essentially false. Knowing
the utter falsty Of such an admission, of
course l could not have made it. What l
did admit was this That Of all themass of
accusations against me, the only one which is
=, hot ,rbi oh ol,o
extravaganza, and an incautious expenditure
of my private means, which had involved me
in financial difficulties This is matter with
which, however, Gas the correspondent HIM
self said) the public have no concern, so long
as it does not interfere with faithful dis
charge of my Official duties.
The correspondent writes that told him
was sure of denomination. This is not true.
He asked me if believed I would be re-
nominated, and answered him eyes," and
gave him as q reason for that opinion that
the Republicans who will make the nomina-
tion know me thoroughly, and that they also
know that the charges Of official derelction
made against me are groundless and untrue,
and for that reason would stand by and de-
fend me by nomination against political per-
secution and personal malice.
did not say that newspaper charges would
not iniure me, as my constituents cannot read.
This is an old quotation, and has been at diff:
ferent times attributed to various Republicans.
1t has never been used by me.
did not say that the Hon. Mr.. Chamber
lain would probably be the boiling candidate.
said that if there ,vere boiling candidate,
the Conservatives, between the two Republi-
cans, might win the field.
I regret thus to intrude upon your columns
that which will be of no interest to most OF
your readers, but propose to enjoy for my:
self hereafter the same privilege you accord
to every man-that of being properly repre-
sented before the public.
have always recognized my full RESPONSE
bility to the people of my State and my
party for an honest and faithful discharge Of
the duties which attend my official position.
In very short time l propose to talk with the