The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-09
For the North Carolina Standard
GENERAL DOCKERY.

Mr. EDlToR A friend quite recently placed in
nv hands The Observer" small print published
in The town of Fayetteville, in which the Editor
has the following language IN reference to charge
which has been proved upon General Dockery, the
late Senator from Robesoh county, of putting him
self in article which he furnished The "Inde-
pendent"
"Among the attempts made by the Republican
party injure this most efficient Senator aud ster-
ling whg, the latest is found in the loco foco pa
peGs, charging him (Gen. Dockery) with writing
a article for the independent praisIng himself
as nan well known for great irmness of put-
pose and strength of Intellect The assertion that
he wrote any such article is utterly unfounded
qDe knOl1 al to be So"
Here, then, we have the issue nearly made up,
and presented almost by authority for pre-
surne that the Editor would not undertake TO con-
lradlct upon his oUn kno1rLedge, unless the denial
of the charge had been made To him BY the Sena-
in question; and even then, his language should
have been more guarded. | suspect, however. that
all the idea which the Editor of the Observe"
intended to convey the utter mpruhabIlity of
the story, and not that he would have his readers
believe that be had been authorized BY the Gen
era to pronounce the charge false: this will not
be done.
The charge is, that Gen Dockery prepared an
article for publication in the independent" which,
among other things. complimented him she Gene
ral) for the fm. able and manly stand which he
took IN the organization Of the Senate. Now, not
wIh>l standing this seeming denial BY the Editor of
the "Ob>erver." | feel fully authorized in beliey-
ing that this efficient Senator" has been guilty
of the ridiculous conduct" with which tie is
charged and chailpnge either the SrnaIor IN
question or the Editor Of the = Independent" TO
its denial.
ln the first place, the charge is in perfect keep
ing with What is said TO be The character Of the
man, who, if ! am mol wrongly informed, is a man
of small intellect and still less sensIbiliiy, which,
when united, form compound Of excessive vanity
incapable OF discriminating between nCtorietY and
fame. In the second PLACE, when Gen. Dockery
was called upon by Col. Wheeler 10 know if he
wrote the article Gas Mr. Loring said he dId) which
contained also offensive matter r-f1rcIing up
Treasurer, he Admitted under his own hand that
he wrote the article. In The third place, the charge
That Gen. DockeTy had been guilty. pn6fng him
self has been made in " THE North Carolina Stand
ard" under the very eve of Mr. Loring, and yet
il has 2ever been denied by him, who certainly
knows whether it is true false.
Now, Mr.. Editor, TO "cliDch The nail'' ] chal-
lenge its denial, and call upon the "IndependrD; :"
10 come out and answer, without any special plead
ing, the following lnterrogatory: Was not the art
Gle which you Told Col. Wheeler and his friend
was prepared by Gen. Dockery an article Iaudato-
ry of himself-in other words did he not prepare
for rub!Ic alton ia your paper aa article putting
himself?
OF Thomas Lorng have no fears, if he speaks
at all my confidence is not yet gone, for
IF ever called upon
To give his witness in doubtful cause,
Tho PhaerIs himself should bid him Iie:'
he would spurn TO do il for still think that he
would diSdan 10 barter truth,
"'Fo which life owes lis lusire and Its worth"
for Party feeling. Speak cut then, friend L~rng
if thou canst, aud wipe off the impulalion cas-, up
on this "eihcIeni Senator; - else that strength
Of intellect" will become "by-word" and a re-
Proach. JUNIUS