The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-26
II. Butler King.

The Union is certainly a most unfortunate
journal in its selection of facts. 1t is perpet-
ually "boiling with indignaton' on one sub
ject or another, with an infinitely larger pro-
portion of fiction than fact to guide and temper
its wondrous revelations. The evil genius of
. its party prompts it to misconception or mis-
statement of matters relating to its opponents
sometimes with no better foundation than vague
rumor, and at other times in direct contradc !
ton TO well-establshed circumstances.
Under which of these categories should be
placed the recent aspersions of the Union as
regards Mr.. KING, the Collector of San Fran
cisco, we will not at present attempt to deter
mine. 1t however fully endorses-after having,
as it says, "made inquiries" on the subject and
become fully convinced of the truth of-asser-
tons made by New York paper respecting Mr..
KING. These assertions are that several
charges were made against Mr.. KING of such a
grave nature that he found it necessary to ten
der his resignation; that the PRESIDENT, before
the period had arrived for his resignation to
take effect, had deemed it necessary to take a
more prompt and emphatic course, and had re-
mooed him, and by a late steamer the treasury
had sent a supersedeas to Mr. KING, with au-
thority to another person to take possession Of
the papers and public money in his possession;
and that among other things there was diff
Guilty about large amount of public money
paid over to Mr.. KING by the former Collector,
Mr.. COLLIER.
We, too, like the Union, have made in
IruJJ tha h,,t
quite contrary conclusion, and instead of
''being convinced" like our contemporary, of
the correctness of these assertions, we assert
that the very reverse is fact, and that the
asserted removal of Mr.. KING is sheer fabri-
cation.
MIR. KING for long time has been anxious
to return. and many months since rendered his
resignation, and which from time TO time he
has pressed on the PRESIDENT; but various rea
sons, and among others the difficulty of pro-
vidng a suitable and acceptable successor, pre-
vented the PRESIDENT from taking action on the
subject. Recently, however, the appointment
has been rendered to gentleman well quail
fled for the situation, and, il he is willing to
accept of it, Mr.. KINc's resignation will then
be ueiiuiteIy dCCepttus W cItCt 81 SOOH dc
his successor can qualify and furnish the need
full bonds.
The enquiry we have made" has convinced
us that no charges exist against Mr.. KIas be
fore the Treasury Department, and that the
repeated tender of his resignation had no refer
ence 10 or connexion with any charges exist
ing, threatened or otherwise and when the re-
signation of Mr.. KING does go into formal effect
it will be in the ordinary course in which re-
signatons are accepted, without any promp,
ard "emphalic course" on the part Of the
President, or the superseding by the trea-
sury, which the Union so confidently asserts
has been adopted.
The assertion as to difficulty on the subject
Of public money paid over 10 him by the former
Collector is equally baseless and false. When
Mr.. COLLIER relnqushed the office he paid
over the balance which he (CoLLrER) said
was due to the United States and when he
forwarded the statement Of il TO the Depart
mcnt it was accompanied by receipt for the
amount from Mr.. KING; and the latter, in his