The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-06-03

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numbers Of good Democrats who said
they intended to vote for him because
Of his foreign policy, and in the State
of New York, which elected Mr.. Clcye-
as President GO,OOO Democrats actually
voted for Mr.. Blame. Mr.. Morgan was
not of this number.
AS against anything that can be taken
or constructed from this pamphlet to
Mr.. Morsan's injury politically, Capt.
Dawson said that he had known Mr..
Morgan intimately for twenty three
years, since the day when he first met
Mr. Morgan, then mere boy, coming
back from the bloody naval engagement
below New Orleans. He had known
him in South Carolina during the years
he spent here, and had met him frequent
ly in New York when his duties had
called him from this State, and never
on any occasion, or at any time had he
known him to do anything or say a
word that is incompatible with pure
Democracy. Mr.. Morgan was with US
in Charleston in one Of the toughest
political fights we ever had, in 1868,
when Lesesnc was elected, and counted
out by the Republicans. In the bloody
campaign of 1876 he was on duty in
Columbia throughout the trying scenes
that marked the organization and ses-
sions Of Wallace House, "and it is with
in my personal knowledge" said Capt.
Dawson, that he was assigned to the
discharge Of responsible and pcrilous
duty if anything untoward had come to
pass. His conduct then and there has
been fully described in the Abbeville
III edt"'n by Gen. Robert Il. Hemphill,
who was present Mt the same time, and
is therefore qualified to speak concerning
him. Mr.. Morgan was always Demo-
crat here in South Carolina, and was
here to do his duty in times of danger.
Whether here or absent l have never
known him to do or to say anything that
was inconsistent with the soudest De-
mocracy.''
AS final answer to the charge that
Mr.. Morgan had proved himself Re-
publican by writing the Blaine pamphlet,
Capt. Dawson said that, MS soon as he
heard Tint this charge had been made,
he telegraphed to Mr.. Morgan to go to
Washington and meet it. It would not
be proper to repeat what took place in
that interview. Mr.. Cleveland knew
what charges had been made. And Mr..
Morgan proved his fidelity to the Dem
ocratic party. The President was salts
fed, and Mr.. Morgan received his final
instructions and sailed for his destina-
ton. "You will ask" said Capt Daw-
son, "what is the proof that the Prcs-
dent was satisfied ? "Thc proof is this
that, if Mr.. Morgan had not shown to
the President that he was n good and
loyal Democrat, his appointment would
have been recalled. But with full
knowledge of the Blaine pamphlet, with
the contents Of that pamphlet before
him, and with full knowledge of all
That the newspapers could say against
him, the Prcsidcnt-who believes in Z
sturdy partncrship-continu him ir
Office and wished him God. speed or
his voyage. There is an answer to al
the stories as to the President being dc.
ccived in this matter"
In answer to the question, was Mr.
, Morgan a citizen Of South Carolina
Capt Dawson gave short sketch Of Mr.
Morgan's life. He was born in Louis
ianna in l945, and was appointed ca.
det at Annapolis in 1860. Resigned hi,
position ut Annapolis when louisiana
seeded, he entered the Confederate ser.
vice, in which he remained until he lef
Richmond in 1865 as one of the body
guards OF President Davis. He married
in South Carolina in 1865, and remained
, here until 1870, when he was appointed
u staff officer in tho service of the Khe.
dive of Egypt, which post he held unit
, the following year, when he returned te
} South Carolina. Selling tho factor,
, stock he held, and investing tho pro,
ceeds in a plantation near Columbia, hi
he planted there until 1870 when hi.
: plantation was forfeited to the State, fol
taxes. and he was constrained TO sell it
In 1877 he went to Washington, and wa.
, appointed to q position under the Dem
ocratic Senate, which he held for some
+ years. and until turned out by the Re
, publicans. Since 1880 Mr.. Morgan has
been engaged in mining pursuits in Mex
| leo, and more recently in the prclimi
nary work upon the pedestal Of thu
Bartholdi statue in New York until tha
work was suspended. 1t was his inten
I ton, until he received this appointment
to return to Charleston and continue tc
/ live there. 81 have thus shown" con.
sinued Capt. Dawson, "that from 1865 tc
. | 1885 Mr.. Morgan was for eleven O,