New-York tribune., 1884-11-03
nEM0CR AND RERELLION.
A LETTER FROM T. j. MACKEY OF SOUTH CAio''N|
Mr. pIAINr THE FRIEND or THE SOUTH.

. ,yr,rp FROM r. j. MACREY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
MR. BLAINE THE FRIEND or THE SOUTH.
70 ne Ediior OF The Trioa~
SIR: In canvassing many counties OF TINS STATE
during the present campaign, have charged as III
historic fact that the National Democratic party as
an organization in alliance with the leaders oi 'he
Rebellion beg leave through your columns to pu"
lish the following chapter Of unwritcn history IN sup
port Of thrt charge
On December Is, 1850, two days before South caro-
lima passed her ordinance of secession MAJOR Anderson
then commanding at Fort Moultre, in Charleston mar
bor sent a detachment at night and removed from 'ne
United States Arsenal in the vicinity OF That city ooo
rifles To Fort Moultrie 10 prevent Their seizure oy 'e
State authorities. On discovering that the arms h"u
been removed, Governor Pckens dispatched nh agent
10 WASHINGTON to demand their return The agent re-
turned aitt the passage OF the ordnance VI secession
hearing An order directing Major Anderson to deliver
mn those arms 10 the authorities oi Sonth 'arohnn:
That order was signed James i'uehanlh Ireslioh'
II delivered to Major Anderson IL lis quarter a.
miduiglt la NV nephew. Captain ~ H. Cosie, theli Ia
command of tie United States revenue chtter Nhhhm
Aiken. lie has informed no that Major Anderson
bitterly denounced the order as treAsonhie bni was
obliged 10 obey IT, and delivered mp the gfs all long
rans rifles oi which there wele ht ihni nm,e' oo-
parntvely lew IN this country, TN tue following "nS
Anderson cut down his flag -'aii spiked MS guns nhu
occupied Fort Sumter, much stronger woih ana
oas.intted ln She subs' qnent si"ge "poa"s "pWn"'
Eo,, sumter those rides Ia the handa Of export marks
men prevented Major Anderson irom usns h'H bhi'
brto run. that In the guns the crest "i tho phfct
WINS captain oi cngnccr. III Tho regular army a' n'
Confederate s,ntcs aud have carefully studied the
attack nnd defence oi Sumter nn prrpncu 10 prove
tho proposition. that could Major Andctson hnvo used
these heavy baiboitc guns, lac would WIN lh's pung.
inp fire have silrnced the most elective touicdrlhtr
baicrcs within two hours ailer he began his reply nnd
thus have been enabled 10 " hold the lort.
As Illustrating the spirit aud effect OF the teachings oi
the Democratic PARTY. | sh0od state the following
facts: General Ripley of Ohio commanded th' south
Carolina forces at the attack upon Sumter;
Cooper Of rennsya'' ~ 'S ia"H hnI J"nson
and Lee by date OF commission and wa, thlci oi nc
stan department Gorgas. oi Connccueu,, was VIC
chief ordnance officer Pcmhcrton oi New. iork,
commanded nj Vickshutg and was aitcrwaId chici oi
artillery Ioven. Of Boston, commanded ut New
Orleans when IT fell before Buffers splendid attack
mud tinsinyus W. Smith. OF Ncw-l lotk commanded one
oi the corps OF the Confederate Army. These were
All Northern Democratic.
While recognize the fact TINT tens OF thousands OF
the Democrats oi the North fell brayeiy under The
ensign OF the Union II ~ nevtrth lo.s true that 10 90
theii duly ~ their country they ad 10 much ouuue
Urmnrta y which itself implies TINT the Drnoctntic
pniy IN ~ oginic rhnncl'i was ngniht Inc wnf Tor
The maintenance oi the lnon
I Hna the chirl engineer oi tho cn'nty expedition
tItni nintrd inin Missouri aud knrsnt under The com
tunni uf urnrini sterling itirr m me nll oi lsUl
n wns no nntn mtitt in TINT ntnt TINT IN nnin iui
pust ~ ihnl minIinhlg tswtliiioh ~ lbVuo huur
wns tD fiimnln,e and arppuit nn rwlinF W ne
Knight ol ihr ,lold,p iirt, oi roWtihiadt ln MIA
e,nii nnd nnnn aud Il prht pit htlirtr1 ninDng
,hr 'nni-tinir, ihn lhuinas Hendricks Was ihrii
tprnshl,ph lpn1ti We tUnlh hnte W,runitl liipi w
an en,rp with trlrrrihil sanirl We wnhll hhrt
vrieiuri iuln s ipirnn win hlardt hnnl9 vs. 70
hsspliabip e,nte' hltre ahl torah uund have
,eeiltll ,Lho ppinalt tlIi ihpt dir ruV nittiiut
npinthuileniit ,ht r,iih ehn' ~ the stlii euhih
ehlph nnN sttha ,H tuttii nu' We htn ~ iht Ntlh
ha, ~ aii ips 'nht, ihp ilttr 'rllr tirt -, ~
eu,lb Walsh 10 hriak ht ifpntnifrl WHeir' ~ We
Up,Un,,spF VI lhp hmth ihai ritte ihr pihrh ~ thH
hnilheN plantation Ntrl ihp Nmhh'n tnlNh Hil's
Nnui w. suriiiy pnild
Ihr snuih Wuh ils rNr nillliHs ut pauptlfDl ttEin
iaho,prs rau ouA pptp sneppssiN Win go rhrtp "h9'
ot funpe Manufacturing cntlun "a slgh ~ iir hrli1
thai p0iurn u, huuthtn mlli nNuern can itIl even
" Chinese cheap lahuI. Ia The North iieW1nianf h
snnpy free lade written Ia ialius. in The South They
enblalcn neerade On theiF banntla ~ capital let
teis.
Peimd ma To add that the pemocrtao party has
never rilc over the Union oOmposed entirely ol iiee
state, and in my Judgment the vote ol neAt tuesday
will prove that tho great Niaics O 'e 'NllIeu NuIlh
do intend that the hazardous experiment hhaIi po
tIied now. - -
kIhe Home of the Sisters of Mercy of Charleston y C.,
was DESTROYED BY the Union batteries during the
bombai idlnent of that city in 1868. They we're re-
duoed 10 such poverty IN 1870 ~ to sleep on straw
mattresses aud subsis ad soup and corn meal
As they had ministercd 10 the sick and wounded of
both armies during the War, advised them to appeal
10 the Republican Congress for aid. They did So !
urged their petition at Washington and was repced
by every Democrat, Democrats feared that the sup
por of a Southern claim would injuriousy revive the
recollection oil their party record al the North APP
peaed TO Mr. Blaine. He cbampioned the cause of The
Sisters of Mercy at once. General James A. Gaiheld
united with him. and Con appropriated TI2OOO
day a. "a monument of the benign character of those
two Protestant statesmen, and James Garheid Is
remembered ID the prayers that those GOOD women
breat be tor the repose of the souls OF the dead
T. j. MACKEY, of South Carolina.
'Ererett House, Neic- York, Nov. l, 1854.