The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-08-20

ttFtetg " Au1 ttesrull 70 gou0lct me
examiDslion. Mr.. March was defended
BIZ counsel. and The prosecution in bsLalf
q The Captain carried on By counsel en-
pIoyed BY himself. The rhsrseler Of me
testimony. on The part Of The complain.
AM. generally. Was such, that The co1a.
sci for Mr.. Murch deemed IL unneeesss-
~ 10 enIer upon any defenee-ii was
composed entirely Of The crew and Of.
Ulcers under he immediate command NJ
The complainant. Nones-Gnd Of Me-
GROES has Darn serranfs. employed
IN The wsrd-room-fire negroes, if am
correctly informed. we're brought for
ward 10 testify; The moment The iini vas
called 10 The stand, Mr.. Mureh end his
counsel protesting sgainsl such evidence.
u not being competenlin The courts Of
This state Tor negroes 70 testify against
white persons. lef. the room-lhe Col.
lrcinr proceeded. however, 20 take the
testimony. and after closing The same. for.
warded il TO Washington; The whole OF
which presume you can find in lhe Of.
nee Of The Secretary Of The Treasury. A
copy Of one af The negro dispositions I
INV have before me Mr.. Murch had
his commission taken from him; The les.
iimony having been laid befnre the Pre-.
si';ent and and APPROVED 5y him."
So unexpected was this decision 20 Mr.
Mnrch, and indeed 20 every one who
knew The character OF The testimony adj
duced sgsins. him. that Mr.. Murch
thought IL proper TO appeal directly 10 the
President Tor reinstatement; he did 90.
both personally aud BY letter. To i'm.
press more fully upon The minds OF The
powers that be al Washington the inius.
lice done 10 him. Mr.. Murch forwarded
10 The Secretary Of The Treasury a de.
position Of one Of The negroes. taken a.
The negro's own request, after his dis.
charge from The Cuuer. by a Magistrate
OF The town Of New CasIle-in which he
states that what he testified 10 before
Col. Whiteley, The Collector. was false;
.ihal he was compelled, BY threats made
BY Capt. Nones, 10 give such testimony,
DC. DC. Upon the receipt of This de.
position. BY Mr.. Woodbury., the Secre.
,ary Of The Treasury. he informed Mr..
Much. in substance. by letter. ..ihat this
testimony OF The negro could not 90 10
rtbut his first deposition, but nigh. be-
made HE ground work Of new proceed
ings agsins. Capt. Nones:" Il have not
HE leller befnre me, and therefore mere
ny give The ssbstance.) TO which Mr..
Mnseb, under da,e d September 10.
1880. made the following reply, afier &C.
knowledgine the receipi of Mr.. Wood.
bnrv's letter OF HE 9th instant; he ssys:
:" have To say shal the affidavit or VIM.
si<vvs~r -t~~es~1 -sanf IA aha n~psrt-
msnt. mol for the purpose of commence
ing new proceedings against Captain
Nones. or any other person. but with
the object Of showing 10 The Depart
ment The character of the evidence on
which my dismissal has been founded"
Several letters were written 10 The De-
parlmsnt aud The President by the friends
of Mr.. Murch, aud ] think a formal re.
mons'rance sent by his counsel 10 The
Treasury Department. On the 4,h Of
January, 1910, The Secretary Of the
Treasury wrote 10 me, (who had ad.
dressed letter directly TO the President
in regard TO Mr. Murch,) as follows
- Sir. in reply TO y"ur letter Of The eth
u|l, TO The United States, which has been
referred 10 This Department, | would i'm
form you that Lieut.. Murch was dis
missed from the Revenue service, BY
the President. on satisfactory evidence
Of improper conduct, which. though the
charges and proof have been once or
twice re-exanIned. has never been ca.
tisfactorily rebu,led or explsined."
These proceedings are now matter Of
record, or ought TO be, in the Treasury
Department. Copies Of most Of which
| took the precaulion at tie time to re-
tain. If you think any good can be had
by publishing il, please do so. and make
whatever remarks you may think proper.
| will only add ,ha, no officer. howe.
YER high or honest, is safe for a mo-
meni. u the government is TO tolerate
negroes, under The immediate control OF
IN officer. TO give testimony sgainst ano.
her whom he has thought proper 10 pre-.
fer charges against.
r. s. You will perceive that Wood
bury was willing for Murch TO make the
deposition OF The negro Kork, sufficient
ground to commence proceedings upon
,gains. Nones.