Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-21

thAhS ~ sup tHaI VIII OBVIOUSLY
trench upon rights guaranteed by
that constitution which lie has sworn
to obey.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servants,
(Signcd)
RoEERr B. ELLIOTT,
Attorney General South Carolina.
JOHN r. ToEBERT,
State superintendent Of Education.
JAMES KENNEDY,
Adjntant and Inspector General.
OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER,
CoLuMBIA, S. c., April IS, 1870.
Hon. l'n1e Hampton, Columbiu, s.. c..
SIR: I received OH Saturday
evening the 1.ItIl Instant, a letter sub
scribcd by WadeH Manning, Pri
vate Secretary, i'll which 1 am in =
formed that the writer is directed by
you to say i'll substance that you do
not desire to prcjudgc my claim to
my present Office; that you have in
dicatcd heretofore your opinion Of
the futility Of my assertion Of my
official rights; and that it would dis
cmbarrass the operation Of the Exc
cutlye department confded to my
care If l were to retire ut once. am
further Informed by the same com
munlcation that in he event ofmy
refusing to take the course above
requested, you see nothing in my
prc.ent position cntitling ne to the
use OF the rooms, anu custody Of the
records OF my Office; and thai you
cannot consent t" my remaining in
my Office; and finally, that yonr re-
sponsibility will require you to pre-
vent such an obstruction to the con
duct OF the government.
received the toreg ling c,n M ni-
cations Immediately after al inter
view held by me with you il, the
Executive Chamber, III which YOU
voluntarily sla.el to me that you
would leave the question Of my OIL
cial rights entirely to llc courts, and
that could either occupy ny olli:e
or seal it up to remain undisturbed
until decision OF the court should
be reached.
You can, therefore judge Of my
prise, not to speak ofuthcr feelings
produced by the letter ofyour private
secretary. This feeling is increased
when | cal! to mind the Ian sli. lge
used by You on so mary occasions,
and notably il Il coalmunica ion adj
dressed to the President Of the United
States, as follows / r.p.at, there
fore, that ifthe E'c lcral troops are
withdrawn from the State House,
there shall bc on my part, or that OF
my friends, no resort To violence tn
assert our claims, but that VIC shalt
look for their maintenance solely to
such peaceful remedies Us the consti-
tuition and laws Of the State provide.
| shall use all my authority to re-
press The use or exhibition Of force in
The settlement Of all disputed qaes
tions, and this authority shall be
exercised in such manner that the
peace shall be prcscr:cl.' -
In the face Of these pledges, you
now call upon me to rc'inquish my
Office, and you inform me Of your
purpose to prevent me from continu-
ing to hold it. 1t il my duty to re-
mind you that [ was declared elected
to my present Office by the Board Of
State Canvassers us tho result Of the
canvass cf the fac, ofall the returns
Of the recent election, no returns be-
ing rejected or disallowel III whole
or in part. | was, thereupon, COM
missioncd by Governor C.am berlain
ut Il time when his authority rs Gov-
ernor WAS undisputcd. I immedi-
ately qualified by taking the oath Of
Office and filing my official bond, and
| have since been and am now in the
discharge ofthc dnties Of my Office.
1t is my duty further to rcmin d
you, that under proceedings in quc